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Orange County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Designated Market Area: Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 150,477   ( 16,676 from 2010 , 1,770 from 2020)
Land area: 397.6 square miles
Population density: 378.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:103,596 68.85% 9.4%
Black:17,27211.48% 9.9%
Indian:4770.32% 24.5%
Asian:12,1538.08% 34.6%
2+ races:3,7262.48% 40.0%
Hispanic:13,2538.81% 20.3%
Total non-White:46,88131.15% 19.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,607 8.8
Deaths:2,2277.5
Net Migration: 1,6885.7
Net Immigration: 9093.1
Change in White population:8,925 6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:7,751 5.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Orange County, NC

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,619 D +2,052 R + 0.9%
D +3,671
2020 vs. 2012 R -1,363 D +11,056 D + 8.9%
D +9,693
2020 vs. 2008 R -90 D +9,878 D + 6.5%
D +9,788
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,709 D +7,826 D + 7.4%
D +6,117
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 70% Joe Biden (D) 63,594 74.8% Donald Trump* (R) 20,176 23.7% 1,227 [+] 1.4% 84,997 -26 -23 1.54%
2016 72% Hillary Clinton (D) 59,923 72.8% Donald Trump (R) 18,557 22.5% 3,860 [+] 4.7% 82,340 -27 -23 1.74%
2012 71% Barack Obama* (D) 53,901 70.2% Mitt Romney (R) 21,539 28.1% 1,317 [+] 1.7% 76,757 -22 -19 1.70%
2008 72% Barack Obama (D) 53,806 71.8% John McCain (R) 20,266 27.1% 838 [+] 1.1% 74,910 -22 -19 1.74%
2004 65% John Kerry (D) 42,910 66.9% George W. Bush* (R) 20,771 32.4% 472 [+] 0.7% 64,153 -24 -18 1.83%
2000 52% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 30,921 62.7% George W. Bush (R) 17,930 36.3% 493 [+] 1.0% 49,344 -20 -12 1.69%
1996 54% Bill Clinton* (D) 28,674 61.3% Robert Dole (R) 15,053 32.2% 3,038 [+] 6.5% 46,765 -17 -9 1.86%
1992 59% Bill Clinton (D) 28,595 60.5% George Bush* (R) 13,009 27.5% 5,696 [+] 12.0% 47,300 -16 -10 1.81%
1988 51% Michael Dukakis (D) 22,326 60.2% George Bush (R) 14,503 39.1% 238 [+] 0.6% 37,067 -19 -14 1.74%
1984 54% Walter Mondale (D) 20,564 56.7% Ronald Reagan* (R) 15,585 43.0% 128 0.4% 36,277 -19 -16 1.67%
1980 47% Jimmy Carter* (D) 15,226 53.3% Ronald Reagan (R) 9,261 32.4% 4,102 [+] 14.3% 28,589 -17 -18 1.54%
1976 49% Jimmy Carter (D) 15,755 62.3% Gerald Ford* (R) 9,302 36.8% 240 [+] 0.9% 25,297 -7 -11 1.51%
1972 53% George McGovern (D) 12,634 51.8% Richard Nixon* (R) 11,632 47.7% 142 [+] 0.6% 24,408 -22 -13 1.61%
1968 53% Hubert Humphrey (D) 8,366 45.7% Richard Nixon (R) 6,097 33.3% 3,845 [+] 21.0% 18,308 -6 -10 1.15%
1964 49% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 9,206 61.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,785 38.6% 0 0.0% 14,991 -5 0 1.05%
1960 47% John Kennedy (D) 7,180 57.9% Richard Nixon (R) 5,231 42.1% 0 0.0% 12,411 -6 -7 0.91%
1956 37% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,743 51.9% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 4,396 48.1% 0 0.0% 9,139 -1 -9 0.78%
1952 40% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,156 57.5% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,813 42.5% 0 0.0% 8,969 -4 -13 0.74%
1948 31% Harry Truman* (D) 3,523 60.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,813 31.0% 507 [+] 8.7% 5,843 -2 -14 0.74%
1944 29% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,274 69.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,467 30.9% 0 0.0% 4,741 -2 -15 0.60%
1940 35% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,673 77.0% Wendell Willkie (R) 1,100 23.0% 0 0.0% 4,773 -3 -22 0.58%
1936 45% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,860 72.4% Alf Landon (R) 1,446 27.1% 29 [+] 0.5% 5,335 1 -9 0.64%
1932 37% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,924 69.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,114 26.5% 165 [+] 3.9% 4,203 -3 -13 0.59%
1928 41% Herbert Hoover (R) 2,564 58.8% Al Smith (D) 1,799 41.2% 0 0.0% 4,363 4 1 0.69%
1924 30% John Davis (D) 1,879 62.4% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,065 35.4% 66 [+] 2.2% 3,010 -4 -19 0.62%
1920 40% James Cox (D) 1,993 53.4% Warren Harding (R) 1,737 46.6% 0 0.0% 3,730 3 -14 0.69%
1916 28% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,230 51.5% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,158 48.5% 0 0.0% 2,388 7 2 0.82%
1912 25% Woodrow Wilson (D) 997 50.0% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 821 41.2% 176 [+] 8.8% 1,994 -3 -15 0.82%
1908 29% William Taft (R) 1,073 51.3% William J. Bryan (D) 1,017 48.7% 0 0.0% 2,090 6 0 0.83%
1904 20% Alton Parker (D) 900 60.7% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 558 37.6% 25 [+] 1.7% 1,483 -2 -19 0.71%
1900 36% William McKinley* (R) 1,280 49.9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,275 49.7% 10 [+] 0.4% 2,565 4 -2 0.88%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 63,594 74.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 20,176 23.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 653 0.8%
Other 574 0.7%
TOTAL 84,997
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -26 Diff (US): -23


2016 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 59,923 72.8%
Donald Trump (R) 18,557 22.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,404 2.9%
Jill Stein (Grn) 459 0.6%
Other 997 1.2%
TOTAL 82,340
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -23


2012 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 53,901 70.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 21,539 28.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,056 1.4%
Other 261 0.3%
TOTAL 76,757
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -19


2008 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 53,806 71.8%
John McCain (R) 20,266 27.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 522 0.7%
Other 316 0.4%
TOTAL 74,910
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -19


2004 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 20,771 32.4%
John Kerry (D) 42,910 66.9%
Other 472 0.7%
TOTAL 64,153
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -18


2000 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 17,930 36.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 30,921 62.7%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 75 0.2%
Other 418 0.8%
TOTAL 49,344
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -12


1996 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 28,674 61.3%
Robert Dole (R) 15,053 32.2%
Ross Perot (Ref) 1,534 3.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 906 1.9%
Other 598 1.3%
TOTAL 46,765
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -9


1992 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 28,595 60.5%
George Bush* (R) 13,009 27.5%
Ross Perot (I) 5,535 11.7%
Other 161 0.3%
TOTAL 47,300
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -10


1988 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 14,503 39.1%
Michael Dukakis (D) 22,326 60.2%
Other 238 0.6%
TOTAL 37,067
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -14


1984 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 15,585 43.0%
Walter Mondale (D) 20,564 56.7%
Other 128 0.4%
TOTAL 36,277
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -16


1980 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 9,261 32.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 15,226 53.3%
John Anderson (I) 3,364 11.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 300 1.0%
Other 438 1.5%
TOTAL 28,589
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -18


1976 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 15,755 62.3%
Gerald Ford* (R) 9,302 36.8%
Other 240 0.9%
TOTAL 25,297
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11


1972 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 11,632 47.7%
George McGovern (D) 12,634 51.8%
John Schmitz (Amer) 142 0.6%
TOTAL 24,408
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -13


1968 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 6,097 33.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 8,366 45.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 3,845 21.0%
TOTAL 18,308
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -10


1964 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 9,206 61.4%
Barry Goldwater (R) 5,785 38.6%
TOTAL 14,991
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 0


1960 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 7,180 57.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 5,231 42.1%
TOTAL 12,411
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -7


1948 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 3,523 60.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 1,813 31.0%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 362 6.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 145 2.5%
TOTAL 5,843
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -14


1944 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,274 69.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 1,467 30.9%
TOTAL 4,741
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -15


1940 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,673 77.0%
Wendell Willkie (R) 1,100 23.0%
TOTAL 4,773
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -22


1936 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,860 72.4%
Alf Landon (R) 1,446 27.1%
Other 29 0.5%
TOTAL 5,335
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -9


1932 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,924 69.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,114 26.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 165 3.9%
TOTAL 4,203
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -13


1928 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 2,564 58.8%
Al Smith (D) 1,799 41.2%
TOTAL 4,363
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1


1924 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,065 35.4%
John Davis (D) 1,879 62.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 66 2.2%
TOTAL 3,010
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -19


1920 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 1,737 46.6%
James Cox (D) 1,993 53.4%
TOTAL 3,730
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -14


1916 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,230 51.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,158 48.5%
TOTAL 2,388
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2


1912 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 997 50.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 821 41.2%
William Taft* (R) 172 8.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 1,994
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -15


1908 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 1,073 51.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,017 48.7%
TOTAL 2,090
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 0


1904 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 558 37.6%
Alton Parker (D) 900 60.7%
Other 25 1.7%
TOTAL 1,483
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -19


1900 President, Orange County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,280 49.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,275 49.7%
Other 10 0.4%
TOTAL 2,565
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -2
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Orange County, NC

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 55% Cheri Beasley (D) 51,125 76.8% Ted Budd (R) 14,213 21.4% 1,215 [+] 1.8% 66,553 -29 1.76%
2020 S2 70% Cal Cunningham (D) 61,214 72.4% Thom Tillis* (R) 20,862 24.7% 2,449 [+] 2.9% 84,525 -24 1.54%
2020 G 70% Roy Cooper* (D) 65,042 76.7% Dan Forest (R) 18,810 22.2% 963 [+] 1.1% 84,815 -25 1.54%
2016 S3 72% Deborah Ross (D) 57,877 70.7% Richard Burr* (R) 21,884 26.7% 2,055 [+] 2.5% 81,816 -24 1.74%
2016 G 72% Roy Cooper (D) 61,344 74.8% Pat McCrory* (R) 19,153 23.4% 1,492 [+] 1.8% 81,989 -25 1.74%
2014 S2 47% Kay Hagan* (D) 38,705 73.3% Thom Tillis (R) 12,779 24.2% 1,342 [+] 2.5% 52,826 -25 1.81%
2012 G 70% Walter Dalton (D) 48,684 64.4% Pat McCrory (R) 24,492 32.4% 2,379 [+] 3.1% 75,555 -22 1.69%
2010 S3 43% Elaine Marshall (D) 31,092 67.7% Richard Burr* (R) 13,791 30.0% 1,075 [+] 2.3% 45,958 -25 1.73%
2008 S2 71% Kay Hagan (D) 52,037 70.3% Elizabeth Dole* (R) 19,882 26.9% 2,087 [+] 2.8% 74,006 -17 1.73%
2008 G 71% Bev Perdue (D) 47,888 65.1% Pat McCrory (R) 22,288 30.3% 3,433 [+] 4.7% 73,609 -17 1.72%
2004 S3 65% Erskine Bowles (D) 43,476 67.8% Richard Burr (R) 19,797 30.9% 846 [+] 1.3% 64,119 -21 1.85%
2004 G 64% Mike Easley* (D) 45,681 71.7% Patrick Ballantine (R) 16,782 26.3% 1,243 [+] 2.0% 63,706 -17 1.83%
2002 S2 41% Erskine Bowles (D) 25,401 64.3% Elizabeth Dole (R) 13,629 34.5% 496 [+] 1.3% 39,526 -19 1.70%
2000 G 54% Mike Easley (D) 33,837 67.0% Richard Vinroot (R) 15,528 30.7% 1,142 [+] 2.3% 50,507 -16 1.72%
1998 S3 38% John Edwards (D) 23,789 68.2% Lauch Faircloth* (R) 10,519 30.2% 555 [+] 1.6% 34,863 -17 1.73%
1996 S2 55% Harvey Gantt (D) 32,361 67.6% Jesse Helms* (R) 14,851 31.0% 662 [+] 1.4% 47,874 -22 1.87%
1996 G 55% James Hunt* (D) 34,542 71.8% Robin Hayes (R) 12,371 25.7% 1,184 [+] 2.5% 48,097 -17 1.87%
1992 S3 59% Terry Sanford* (D) 30,320 65.0% Lauch Faircloth (R) 14,805 31.7% 1,530 [+] 3.3% 46,655 -19 1.81%
1992 G 58% James Hunt (D) 31,999 69.1% Jim Gardner (R) 12,476 26.9% 1,843 [+] 4.0% 46,318 -16 1.78%
1990 S2 50% Harvey Gantt (D) 26,997 71.5% Jesse Helms* (R) 10,752 28.5% 23 [+] 0.1% 37,772 -24 1.83%
1988 G 50% Robert Jordan (D) 20,546 56.1% James Martin* (R) 16,083 43.9% 0 0.0% 36,629 -11 1.65%
1986 S3 37% Terry Sanford (D) 17,790 68.9% Terry Sanford (D) 8,043 31.1% 0 0.0% 25,833 n/a 1.68%
1984 S2 54% James Hunt (D) 24,828 68.7% Jesse Helms* (R) 11,139 30.8% 163 [+] 0.5% 36,130 -21 1.61%
1984 G 54% Rufus Edmisten (D) 20,656 57.4% James Martin (R) 15,083 41.9% 216 [+] 0.6% 35,955 -12 1.61%
1980 S3 45% Robert Morgan* (D) 17,377 63.7% John East (R) 9,320 34.2% 586 [+] 2.1% 27,283 -16 1.52%
1980 G 45% James Hunt* (D) 20,925 75.4% Beverly Lake (R) 6,216 22.4% 615 [+] 2.2% 27,756 -15 1.50%
1978 S2 29% John Ingram (D) 9,523 59.8% Jesse Helms* (R) 6,409 40.2% 0 0.0% 15,932 -14 1.40%
1976 G 47% James Hunt (D) 16,515 67.6% David Flaherty (R) 7,338 30.0% 575 [+] 2.4% 24,428 -4 1.47%
1974 S3 24% Robert Morgan (D) 6,802 58.1% William Stevens (R) 4,357 37.2% 549 [+] 4.7% 11,708 0 1.15%
1972 S2 53% Nick Galifianakis (D) 16,348 67.8% Jesse Helms (R) 7,759 32.2% 0 0.0% 24,107 -22 1.64%
1972 G 52% Hargrove Bowles (D) 13,607 57.2% James Holshouser (R) 10,117 42.5% 61 [+] 0.3% 23,785 -8 1.58%
1968 S3 48% Sam Ervin* (D) 11,197 67.4% Robert Somers (R) 5,415 32.6% 0 0.0% 16,612 -7 1.16%
1968 G 52% Robert Scott (D) 11,491 64.1% James Gardner (R) 6,434 35.9% 0 0.0% 17,925 -11 1.15%
1966 S2 30% Everett Jordan* (D) 6,088 62.3% John Shallcross (R) 3,691 37.7% 0 0.0% 9,779 -7 1.08%
1964 G 47% Dan Moore (D) 8,174 56.9% Robert Gavin (R) 6,199 43.1% 0 0.0% 14,373 0 1.03%
1962 S3 20% Sam Ervin* (D) 3,886 68.2% Claude Greene (R) 1,814 31.8% 0 0.0% 5,700 -8 0.70%
1960 S2 44% Everett Jordan* (D) 8,049 69.3% Kyle Hayes (R) 3,569 30.7% 0 0.0% 11,618 -8 0.90%
1960 G 46% Terry Sanford (D) 7,443 60.5% Robert Gavin (R) 4,840 39.4% 16 [+] 0.1% 12,299 -6 0.91%
*: 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 Orange County, NC

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 NC04Valerie Foushee (D) 51,115 77.1% Courtney Geels (R) 15,185 22.9% 0 0.0% 66,300
County Total for 2022-11-08:   66,300
2020-11-03 NC04David Price* (D) 63,681 75.9% Robert Thomas (R) 20,270 24.1% 0 0.0% 83,951
County Total for 2020-11-03:   83,951
2018-11-06 NC04David Price* (D) 52,209 77.6% Von Loor (R) 12,868 19.1% 2,213 3.3% 67,290
County Total for 2018-11-06:   67,290
2016-11-08 NC04David Price* (D) 59,838 74.4% Sue Googe (R) 20,576 25.6% 0 0.0% 80,414
County Total for 2016-11-08:   80,414
2014-11-04 NC04David Price* (D) 35,025 80.4% Paul Wright (R) 8,514 19.6% 0 0.0% 43,539
2014-11-04 NC06Laura Fjeld (D) 4,400 50.4% Mark Walker (R) 4,333 49.6% 0 0.0% 8,733
County Total for 2014-11-04:   52,272
2012-11-06 NC04David Price* (D) 48,741 77.9% Tim D'Annunzio (R) 13,857 22.1% 0 0.0% 62,598
2012-11-06 NC06Howard Coble* (R) 6,145 52.6% Tony Foriest (D) 5,535 47.4% 0 0.0% 11,680
County Total for 2012-11-06:   74,278
2010-11-02 NC04David Price* (D) 32,050 69.9% B.J. Lawson (R) 13,770 30.1% 0 0.0% 45,820
County Total for 2010-11-02:   45,820
2008-11-04 NC04David Price* (D) 51,918 71.6% B.J. Lawson (R) 20,624 28.4% 0 0.0% 72,542
County Total for 2008-11-04:   72,542
2006-11-07 NC04David Price* (D) 26,609 78.5% Steve Acuff (R) 7,274 21.5% 0 0.0% 33,883
County Total for 2006-11-07:   33,883
2004-11-02 NC04David Price* (D) 46,436 73.9% Todd Batchelor (R) 16,363 26.0% 32 0.1% 62,831
County Total for 2004-11-02:   62,831
2002-11-05 NC04David Price* (D) 28,288 72.3% Tuan Nguyen (R) 9,697 24.8% 1,162 3.0% 39,147
County Total for 2002-11-05:   39,147
2000-11-07 NC04David Price* (D) 35,297 71.2% Jess Ward (R) 13,281 26.8% 1,002 2.0% 49,580
County Total for 2000-11-07:   49,580
1998-11-03 NC04David Price* (D) 24,451 70.2% Tom Roberg (R) 9,903 28.4% 457 1.3% 34,811
County Total for 1998-11-03:   34,811
1996-11-05 NC04David Price (D) 31,984 68.5% Fred Heineman* (R) 13,771 29.5% 960 2.1% 46,715
1996-11-05 NC12Joe Martino (R) 696 56.7% Melvin Watt* (D) 489 39.8% 43 3.5% 1,228
County Total for 1996-11-05:   47,943
1994-11-08 NC04David Price* (D) 17,536 67.6% Fred Heineman (R) 8,414 32.4% 0 0.0% 25,950
1994-11-08 NC12Joe Martino (R) 488 60.8% Melvin Watt* (D) 315 39.2% 0 0.0% 803
County Total for 1994-11-08:   26,753
1992-11-03 NC04David Price* (D) 33,147 74.7% Vicky Goudie (R) 10,186 22.9% 1,062 2.4% 44,395
1992-11-03 NC12Barbara Washington (R) 613 53.5% Melvin Watt (D) 496 43.3% 36 3.1% 1,145
County Total for 1992-11-03:   45,540
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Orange County, NC

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 107,729 13,184 12.2% 50,284 46.7% 44,261 41.1% Dem +37,100 Dem +34.4% 89%
2022 110,611 13,816 12.5% 51,505 46.6% 45,290 40.9% Dem +37,689 Dem +34.1% 92%
2020 111,652 14,966 13.4% 52,468 47.0% 44,218 39.6% Dem +37,502 Dem +33.6% 93%
2018 114,878 16,369 14.2% 53,184 46.3% 45,325 39.5% Dem +36,815 Dem +32.0% 98%
2016 116,482 17,413 14.9% 54,234 46.6% 44,835 38.5% Dem +36,821 Dem +31.6% 102%
2014 109,155 17,448 16.0% 52,850 48.4% 38,857 35.6% Dem +35,402 Dem +32.4% 98%
2012 111,521 19,125 17.1% 55,712 50.0% 36,684 32.9% Dem +36,587 Dem +32.8% 103%
2010 102,415 18,552 18.1% 53,613 52.3% 30,250 29.5% Dem +35,061 Dem +34.2% 97%
2008 100,967 19,345 19.2% 53,869 53.4% 27,753 27.5% Dem +34,524 Dem +34.2% 98%
2006 88,875 19,623 22.1% 47,124 53.0% 22,128 24.9% Dem +27,501 Dem +30.9% 88%
2004 95,587 21,372 22.4% 50,870 53.2% 23,345 24.4% Dem +29,498 Dem +30.9% 97%
2002 93,374 21,900 23.5% 50,338 53.9% 21,136 22.6% Dem +28,438 Dem +30.5% 97%
2000 94,899 22,444 23.7% 51,733 54.5% 20,722 21.8% Dem +29,289 Dem +30.9% 101%
1998 77,684 18,256 23.5% 44,487 57.3% 14,941 19.2% Dem +26,231 Dem +33.8% 86%
1996 80,660 18,938 23.5% 46,876 58.1% 14,846 18.4% Dem +27,938 Dem +34.6% 93%
1994 66,488 15,053 22.6% 41,789 62.9% 9,646 14.5% Dem +26,736 Dem +40.2% 80%
1992 60,201 13,184 21.9% 40,582 67.4% 6,435 10.7% Dem +27,398 Dem +45.5% 76%
1990 50,418 11,209 22.2% 35,123 69.7% 4,086 8.1% Dem +23,914 Dem +47.4% 66%
1988 56,439 12,126 21.5% 39,695 70.3% 4,618 8.2% Dem +27,569 Dem +48.8% 77%
1986 48,197 9,108 18.9% 35,724 74.1% 3,365 7.0% Dem +26,616 Dem +55.2% 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.