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Forsyth County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Winston-Salem, NC
Designated Market Area: Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 389,157   ( 38,487 from 2010 , 6,573 from 2020)
Land area: 407.8 square miles
Population density: 954.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:213,447 54.85% 3.6%
Black:100,54025.84% 12.3%
Indian:1,1380.29% 27.3%
Asian:10,6242.73% 61.4%
2+ races:7,9052.03% 50.4%
Hispanic:55,50314.26% 32.9%
Total non-White:175,71045.15% 21.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:9,868 12.9
Deaths:9,52512.4
Net Migration: 4,9466.5
Net Immigration: 1,1451.5
Change in White population:7,513 2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:30,974 8.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Forsyth County, NC

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +9,089 D +9,480 D + 3.3%
D +18,569
2020 vs. 2012 R +5,296 D +15,414 D + 6.8%
D +20,710
2020 vs. 2008 R +11,390 D +10,558 D + 3.6%
D +21,948
2016 vs. 2008 R +2,301 D +1,078 D + 0.3%
D +3,379
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 67% Joe Biden (D) 113,033 56.2% Donald Trump* (R) 85,064 42.3% 3,173 [+] 1.6% 201,270 -8 -5 3.64%
2016 63% Hillary Clinton (D) 94,464 53.0% Donald Trump (R) 75,975 42.6% 7,873 [+] 4.4% 178,312 -7 -3 3.76%
2012 64% Barack Obama* (D) 92,323 53.0% Mitt Romney (R) 79,768 45.8% 1,978 [+] 1.1% 174,069 -5 -1 3.86%
2008 64% Barack Obama (D) 91,085 54.8% John McCain (R) 73,674 44.3% 1,374 [+] 0.8% 166,133 -5 -1 3.85%
2004 57% George W. Bush* (R) 75,294 54.1% John Kerry (D) 63,340 45.5% 491 [+] 0.4% 139,125 -2 3 3.97%
2000 52% George W. Bush (R) 67,700 56.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 52,457 43.4% 785 [+] 0.6% 120,942 0 8 4.15%
1996 50% Robert Dole (R) 59,160 52.8% Bill Clinton* (D) 46,543 41.5% 6,330 [+] 5.7% 112,033 4 12 4.45%
1992 55% George Bush* (R) 52,787 45.4% Bill Clinton (D) 49,006 42.1% 14,481 [+] 12.5% 116,274 2 8 4.45%
1988 49% George Bush (R) 57,688 59.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 39,726 40.6% 321 [+] 0.3% 97,735 1 6 4.58%
1984 51% Ronald Reagan* (R) 59,208 61.5% Walter Mondale (D) 36,814 38.3% 189 0.2% 96,211 0 3 4.42%
1980 47% Ronald Reagan (R) 42,389 50.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 38,870 45.8% 3,539 [+] 4.2% 84,798 1 -1 4.57%
1976 49% Jimmy Carter (D) 39,561 50.1% Gerald Ford* (R) 38,886 49.3% 487 [+] 0.6% 78,934 5 1 4.70%
1972 45% Richard Nixon* (R) 46,415 67.7% George McGovern (D) 20,928 30.5% 1,226 [+] 1.8% 68,569 -2 7 4.52%
1968 56% Richard Nixon (R) 31,623 46.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 20,281 30.0% 15,681 [+] 23.2% 67,585 7 3 4.26%
1964 54% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 31,615 51.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 30,276 48.9% 0 0.0% 61,891 5 10 4.34%
1960 53% Richard Nixon (R) 33,374 58.1% John Kennedy (D) 24,035 41.9% 0 0.0% 57,409 10 9 4.19%
1956 46% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 29,368 65.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,819 35.0% 0 0.0% 45,187 16 8 3.88%
1952 57% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 26,436 51.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 24,535 48.1% 0 0.0% 50,971 6 -3 4.21%
1948 32% Harry Truman* (D) 12,201 49.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 10,147 41.0% 2,377 [+] 9.6% 24,725 8 -4 3.12%
1944 36% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,390 62.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 10,014 37.9% 0 0.0% 26,404 5 -8 3.34%
1940 40% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 20,664 74.4% Wendell Willkie (R) 7,125 25.6% 0 0.0% 27,789 0 -19 3.38%
1936 40% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 18,734 78.1% Alf Landon (R) 5,256 21.9% 0 0.0% 23,990 -5 -15 2.86%
1932 36% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 14,016 69.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,727 28.5% 357 [+] 1.8% 20,100 -1 -11 2.83%
1928 40% Herbert Hoover (R) 13,258 66.6% Al Smith (D) 6,639 33.4% 0 0.0% 19,897 12 8 3.13%
1924 30% John Davis (D) 7,404 56.2% Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,315 40.3% 459 [+] 3.5% 13,178 1 -14 2.74%
1920 40% James Cox (D) 8,123 54.5% Warren Harding (R) 6,792 45.5% 0 0.0% 14,915 2 -15 2.77%
1916 26% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,115 51.8% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,585 45.2% 238 [+] 3.0% 7,938 3 -1 2.74%
1912 25% Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,042 48.1% William Taft* (R) 1,689 26.7% 1,591 [+] 25.2% 6,322 15 4 2.59%
1908 27% William Taft (R) 2,876 52.5% William J. Bryan (D) 2,472 45.1% 131 [+] 2.4% 5,479 7 1 2.17%
1904 25% Alton Parker (D) 2,301 50.9% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,209 48.9% 12 [+] 0.3% 4,522 9 -8 2.18%
1900 32% William McKinley* (R) 2,588 50.8% William J. Bryan (D) 2,482 48.7% 27 [+] 0.5% 5,097 5 -1 1.74%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 113,033 56.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 85,064 42.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,785 0.9%
Other 1,388 0.7%
TOTAL 201,270
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -5


2016 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 94,464 53.0%
Donald Trump (R) 75,975 42.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,370 3.0%
Jill Stein (Grn) 449 0.3%
Other 2,054 1.2%
TOTAL 178,312
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -3


2012 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 92,323 53.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 79,768 45.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,569 0.9%
Other 409 0.2%
TOTAL 174,069
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -1


2008 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 91,085 54.8%
John McCain (R) 73,674 44.3%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 925 0.6%
Other 449 0.3%
TOTAL 166,133
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -1


2004 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 75,294 54.1%
John Kerry (D) 63,340 45.5%
Other 491 0.4%
TOTAL 139,125
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3


2000 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 67,700 56.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 52,457 43.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 343 0.3%
Other 442 0.4%
TOTAL 120,942
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8


1996 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 46,543 41.5%
Robert Dole (R) 59,160 52.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 5,747 5.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 409 0.4%
Other 174 0.2%
TOTAL 112,033
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12


1992 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 49,006 42.1%
George Bush* (R) 52,787 45.4%
Ross Perot (I) 14,262 12.3%
Other 219 0.2%
TOTAL 116,274
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8


1988 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 57,688 59.0%
Michael Dukakis (D) 39,726 40.6%
Other 321 0.3%
TOTAL 97,735
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6


1984 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 59,208 61.5%
Walter Mondale (D) 36,814 38.3%
Other 189 0.2%
TOTAL 96,211
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 42,389 50.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 38,870 45.8%
John Anderson (I) 2,897 3.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 527 0.6%
Other 115 0.1%
TOTAL 84,798
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1


1976 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 39,561 50.1%
Gerald Ford* (R) 38,886 49.3%
Other 487 0.6%
TOTAL 78,934
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1


1972 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 46,415 67.7%
George McGovern (D) 20,928 30.5%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,226 1.8%
TOTAL 68,569
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7


1968 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 31,623 46.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 20,281 30.0%
George Wallace (AIP) 15,681 23.2%
TOTAL 67,585
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 3


1964 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 31,615 51.1%
Barry Goldwater (R) 30,276 48.9%
TOTAL 61,891
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10


1956 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 29,368 65.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,819 35.0%
TOTAL 45,187
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 8


1952 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 26,436 51.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 24,535 48.1%
TOTAL 50,971
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -3


1948 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 12,201 49.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 10,147 41.0%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,679 6.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 698 2.8%
TOTAL 24,725
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): -4


1944 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,390 62.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 10,014 37.9%
TOTAL 26,404
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -8


1940 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 20,664 74.4%
Wendell Willkie (R) 7,125 25.6%
TOTAL 27,789
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -19


1936 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 18,734 78.1%
Alf Landon (R) 5,256 21.9%
TOTAL 23,990
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -15


1932 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 14,016 69.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,727 28.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 357 1.8%
TOTAL 20,100
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -11


1928 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 13,258 66.6%
Al Smith (D) 6,639 33.4%
TOTAL 19,897
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 8


1924 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,315 40.3%
John Davis (D) 7,404 56.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 459 3.5%
TOTAL 13,178
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -14


1920 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 6,792 45.5%
James Cox (D) 8,123 54.5%
TOTAL 14,915
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -15


1916 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,115 51.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,585 45.2%
Other 238 3.0%
TOTAL 7,938
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1


1912 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,042 48.1%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,262 20.0%
William Taft* (R) 1,689 26.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 325 5.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 6,322
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 4


1908 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 2,876 52.5%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,472 45.1%
Other 131 2.4%
TOTAL 5,479
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 1


1904 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,209 48.9%
Alton Parker (D) 2,301 50.9%
Other 12 0.3%
TOTAL 4,522
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): -8


1900 President, Forsyth County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 2,588 50.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,482 48.7%
Other 27 0.5%
TOTAL 5,097
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forsyth County, NC

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 45% Cheri Beasley (D) 73,524 54.5% Ted Budd (R) 58,350 43.3% 2,944 [+] 2.2% 134,818 -7 3.57%
2020 S2 67% Cal Cunningham (D) 107,277 53.8% Thom Tillis* (R) 83,228 41.7% 9,004 [+] 4.5% 199,509 -7 3.64%
2020 G 67% Roy Cooper* (D) 118,663 59.2% Dan Forest (R) 78,475 39.2% 3,186 [+] 1.6% 200,324 -8 3.64%
2016 S3 63% Deborah Ross (D) 89,666 50.6% Richard Burr* (R) 82,004 46.3% 5,543 [+] 3.1% 177,213 -5 3.78%
2016 G 63% Roy Cooper (D) 99,689 56.2% Pat McCrory* (R) 73,589 41.5% 3,991 [+] 2.3% 177,269 -7 3.76%
2014 S2 39% Kay Hagan* (D) 56,008 51.5% Thom Tillis (R) 49,559 45.5% 3,240 [+] 3.0% 108,807 -3 3.73%
2012 G 64% Pat McCrory (R) 87,499 50.6% Walter Dalton (D) 81,872 47.3% 3,671 [+] 2.1% 173,042 -4 3.87%
2010 S3 36% Richard Burr* (R) 52,074 54.9% Elaine Marshall (D) 41,013 43.2% 1,752 [+] 1.8% 94,839 0 3.57%
2008 S2 64% Kay Hagan (D) 93,836 56.9% Elizabeth Dole* (R) 66,618 40.4% 4,583 [+] 2.8% 165,037 -4 3.86%
2008 G 64% Bev Perdue (D) 90,429 54.9% Pat McCrory (R) 69,408 42.2% 4,769 [+] 2.9% 164,606 -5 3.86%
2004 S3 57% Richard Burr (R) 74,108 53.1% Erskine Bowles (D) 63,899 45.8% 1,460 [+] 1.0% 139,467 2 4.02%
2004 G 56% Mike Easley* (D) 77,829 56.1% Patrick Ballantine (R) 58,965 42.5% 2,021 [+] 1.5% 138,815 0 3.98%
2002 S2 40% Elizabeth Dole (R) 50,867 53.6% Erskine Bowles (D) 42,696 45.0% 1,289 [+] 1.4% 94,852 0 4.07%
2000 G 52% Mike Easley (D) 62,677 51.7% Richard Vinroot (R) 56,369 46.5% 2,230 [+] 1.8% 121,276 0 4.12%
1998 S3 39% John Edwards (D) 44,880 50.9% Lauch Faircloth* (R) 42,054 47.7% 1,257 [+] 1.4% 88,191 1 4.38%
1996 S2 51% Jesse Helms* (R) 60,077 53.3% Harvey Gantt (D) 50,880 45.2% 1,665 [+] 1.5% 112,622 1 4.41%
1996 G 51% James Hunt* (D) 61,101 54.1% Robin Hayes (R) 50,191 44.5% 1,548 [+] 1.4% 112,840 2 4.40%
1992 S3 55% Lauch Faircloth (R) 59,574 51.6% Terry Sanford* (D) 52,080 45.1% 3,739 [+] 3.2% 115,393 1 4.48%
1992 G 55% James Hunt (D) 58,904 50.9% Jim Gardner (R) 51,448 44.4% 5,471 [+] 4.7% 115,823 1 4.46%
1990 S2 44% Jesse Helms* (R) 46,477 51.9% Harvey Gantt (D) 43,077 48.1% 26 [+] 0.0% 89,580 -1 4.33%
1988 G 50% James Martin* (R) 59,337 59.6% Robert Jordan (D) 40,295 40.4% 0 0.0% 99,632 4 4.49%
1986 S3 35% Terry Sanford (D) 34,540 50.3% Terry Sanford (D) 34,137 49.7% 0 0.0% 68,677 n/a 4.47%
1984 S2 53% James Hunt (D) 50,961 51.0% Jesse Helms* (R) 48,575 48.6% 424 [+] 0.4% 99,960 -3 4.46%
1984 G 53% James Martin (R) 53,242 53.4% Rufus Edmisten (D) 46,345 46.4% 203 [+] 0.2% 99,790 -1 4.48%
1980 S3 47% John East (R) 43,156 51.3% Robert Morgan* (D) 40,309 47.9% 674 [+] 0.8% 84,139 1 4.68%
1980 G 47% James Hunt* (D) 52,684 61.9% Beverly Lake (R) 31,781 37.3% 672 [+] 0.8% 85,137 0 4.61%
1978 S2 28% Jesse Helms* (R) 25,867 56.7% John Ingram (D) 19,748 43.3% 0 0.0% 45,615 2 4.02%
1976 G 48% James Hunt (D) 46,085 60.3% David Flaherty (R) 29,334 38.4% 995 [+] 1.3% 76,414 4 4.59%
1974 S3 26% Robert Morgan (D) 24,617 59.7% William Stevens (R) 16,260 39.4% 365 [+] 0.9% 41,242 2 4.04%
1972 S2 44% Nick Galifianakis (D) 34,331 51.0% Jesse Helms (R) 32,924 49.0% 0 0.0% 67,255 -5 4.57%
1972 G 45% James Holshouser (R) 39,039 56.8% Hargrove Bowles (D) 29,158 42.4% 536 [+] 0.8% 68,733 6 4.57%
1968 S3 53% Sam Ervin* (D) 34,493 54.0% Robert Somers (R) 29,350 46.0% 0 0.0% 63,843 7 4.44%
1968 G 57% Robert Scott (D) 34,577 50.4% James Gardner (R) 34,027 49.6% 0 0.0% 68,604 2 4.40%
1966 S2 29% John Shallcross (R) 17,476 51.7% Everett Jordan* (D) 16,345 48.3% 0 0.0% 33,821 7 3.75%
1964 G 51% Robert Gavin (R) 30,255 51.9% Dan Moore (D) 28,028 48.1% 0 0.0% 58,283 9 4.17%
1962 S3 22% Sam Ervin* (D) 14,725 61.2% Claude Greene (R) 9,340 38.8% 0 0.0% 24,065 -1 2.96%
1960 S2 47% Everett Jordan* (D) 27,106 52.5% Kyle Hayes (R) 24,502 47.5% 0 0.0% 51,608 9 4.00%
1960 G 51% Robert Gavin (R) 30,849 55.6% Terry Sanford (D) 24,620 44.4% 15 [+] 0.0% 55,484 10 4.11%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Forsyth County, NC

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 NC05Kyle Parrish (D) 57,034 55.6% Virginia Foxx* (R) 45,479 44.4% 0 0.0% 102,513
2022-11-08 NC06Christian Castelli (R) 15,756 49.7% Kathy Manning* (D) 15,578 49.2% 359 1.1% 31,693
County Total for 2022-11-08:   134,206
2020-11-03 NC06Kathy Manning (D) 82,361 62.9% Lee Haywood (R) 48,518 37.1% 0 0.0% 130,879
2020-11-03 NC10Patrick McHenry* (R) 37,235 57.5% David Parker (D) 27,498 42.5% 0 0.0% 64,733
County Total for 2020-11-03:   195,612
2018-11-06 NC05Denise Adams (D) 77,054 56.1% Virginia Foxx* (R) 60,303 43.9% 0 0.0% 137,357
County Total for 2018-11-06:   137,357
2016-11-08 NC05Josh Brannon (D) 93,519 53.5% Virginia Foxx* (R) 81,334 46.5% 0 0.0% 174,853
County Total for 2016-11-08:   174,853
2014-11-04 NC05Virginia Foxx* (R) 50,802 53.4% Josh Brannon (D) 44,290 46.6% 0 0.0% 95,092
2014-11-04 NC12Alma Adams (D) 11,181 89.5% Vince Coakley (R) 1,312 10.5% 0 0.0% 12,493
County Total for 2014-11-04:   107,585
2012-11-06 NC05Elizabeth Motsinger (D) 74,714 50.2% Virginia Foxx* (R) 74,045 49.8% 0 0.0% 148,759
2012-11-06 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 20,943 91.2% Jack Brosch (R) 2,026 8.8% 0 0.0% 22,969
County Total for 2012-11-06:   171,728
2010-11-02 NC05Virginia Foxx* (R) 42,710 62.7% Billy Kennedy (D) 25,454 37.3% 0 0.0% 68,164
2010-11-02 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 19,237 69.7% Greg Dority (R) 7,848 28.4% 520 1.9% 27,605
County Total for 2010-11-02:   95,769
2008-11-04 NC05Virginia Foxx* (R) 58,880 54.9% Roy Carter (D) 48,314 45.1% 0 0.0% 107,194
2008-11-04 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 43,168 77.1% Ty Cobb, Jr. (R) 12,797 22.9% 0 0.0% 55,965
County Total for 2008-11-04:   163,159
2006-11-07 NC05Virginia Foxx* (R) 28,721 56.0% Roger Sharpe (D) 22,592 44.0% 0 0.0% 51,313
2006-11-07 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 14,199 71.6% Ada Fisher (R) 5,642 28.4% 0 0.0% 19,841
County Total for 2006-11-07:   71,154
2004-11-02 NC05Virginia Foxx (R) 53,566 57.6% Jim Harrell (D) 39,459 42.4% 0 0.0% 93,025
2004-11-02 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 31,413 71.2% Ada Fisher (R) 12,686 28.8% 0 0.0% 44,099
County Total for 2004-11-02:   137,124
2002-11-05 NC05Richard Burr* (R) 48,049 76.1% David Crawford (D) 15,072 23.9% 0 0.0% 63,121
2002-11-05 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 20,911 70.0% Jeff Kish (R) 8,472 28.4% 489 1.6% 29,872
County Total for 2002-11-05:   92,993
2000-11-07 NC05Richard Burr* (R) 73,229 91.6% Steven LeBoeuf (Libertarian) 6,691 8.4% 0 0.0% 79,920
2000-11-07 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 15,068 86.0% Chad Mitchell (R) 2,253 12.9% 201 1.1% 17,522
County Total for 2000-11-07:   97,442
1998-11-03 NC05Richard Burr* (R) 49,235 72.1% Mike Robinson (D) 18,479 27.1% 565 0.8% 68,279
1998-11-03 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 13,768 74.8% Scott Keadle (R) 4,462 24.2% 186 1.0% 18,416
County Total for 1998-11-03:   86,695
1996-11-05 NC05Richard Burr* (R) 41,736 66.1% Neil Cashion (D) 19,901 31.5% 1,463 2.3% 63,100
1996-11-05 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 21,781 71.3% Ben Neill (D) 8,367 27.4% 381 1.2% 30,529
1996-11-05 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 11,783 70.0% Joe Martino (R) 4,793 28.5% 250 1.5% 16,826
County Total for 1996-11-05:   110,455
1994-11-08 NC05Richard Burr (R) 26,130 63.9% Sandy Sands (D) 14,751 36.1% 0 0.0% 40,881
1994-11-08 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 15,320 79.3% Robert Avery (D) 3,994 20.7% 0 0.0% 19,314
1994-11-08 NC12Melvin Watt* (D) 5,919 65.1% Joe Martino (R) 3,154 34.7% 13 0.1% 9,086
County Total for 1994-11-08:   69,281
1992-11-03 NC05Steven Neal* (D) 33,160 49.4% Richard Burr (R) 32,738 48.8% 1,215 1.8% 67,113
1992-11-03 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 18,924 64.7% Ben Neill (D) 9,555 32.7% 785 2.7% 29,264
1992-11-03 NC12Melvin Watt (D) 12,302 70.8% Barbara Washington (R) 4,738 27.3% 337 1.9% 17,377
County Total for 1992-11-03:   113,754
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Forsyth County, NC

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 261,747 70,657 27.0% 97,300 37.2% 93,790 35.8% Dem +26,643 Dem +10.2% 88%
2022 269,847 72,852 27.0% 102,977 38.2% 94,018 34.8% Dem +30,125 Dem +11.2% 90%
2020 271,459 76,279 28.1% 106,781 39.3% 88,399 32.6% Dem +30,502 Dem +11.2% 91%
2018 262,445 76,386 29.1% 106,681 40.6% 79,378 30.2% Dem +30,295 Dem +11.5% 90%
2016 256,163 77,076 30.1% 106,765 41.7% 72,322 28.2% Dem +29,689 Dem +11.6% 90%
2014 246,660 76,443 31.0% 106,310 43.1% 63,907 25.9% Dem +29,867 Dem +12.1% 89%
2012 246,859 78,746 31.9% 109,905 44.5% 58,208 23.6% Dem +31,159 Dem +12.6% 91%
2010 227,126 74,850 33.0% 103,342 45.5% 48,934 21.5% Dem +28,492 Dem +12.5% 86%
2008 211,688 73,308 34.6% 95,979 45.3% 42,401 20.0% Dem +22,671 Dem +10.7% 82%
2006 185,430 70,700 38.1% 83,194 44.9% 31,536 17.0% Dem +12,494 Dem +6.7% 73%
2004 212,138 80,002 37.7% 95,565 45.0% 36,571 17.2% Dem +15,563 Dem +7.3% 86%
2002 186,725 70,432 37.7% 86,741 46.5% 29,552 15.8% Dem +16,309 Dem +8.7% 78%
2000 208,173 77,823 37.4% 97,834 47.0% 32,516 15.6% Dem +20,011 Dem +9.6% 89%
1998 187,405 69,990 37.3% 91,674 48.9% 25,741 13.7% Dem +21,684 Dem +11.6% 82%
1996 177,847 66,190 37.2% 89,192 50.2% 22,465 12.6% Dem +23,002 Dem +12.9% 80%
1994 149,850 54,645 36.5% 80,550 53.8% 14,655 9.8% Dem +25,905 Dem +17.3% 69%
1992 148,345 52,487 35.4% 84,000 56.6% 11,858 8.0% Dem +31,513 Dem +21.2% 70%
1990 135,008 46,913 34.7% 78,898 58.4% 9,197 6.8% Dem +31,985 Dem +23.7% 66%
1988 151,021 50,703 33.6% 89,930 59.5% 10,388 6.9% Dem +39,227 Dem +26.0% 75%
1986 134,802 41,728 31.0% 84,971 63.0% 8,103 6.0% Dem +43,243 Dem +32.1% 69%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.