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Union County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Designated Market Area: Charlotte, NC-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 249,070   ( 47,778 from 2010 , 10,837 from 2020)
Land area: 632.7 square miles
Population density: 393.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:171,479 68.85% 14.2%
Black:29,55911.87% 27.8%
Indian:7490.30% 23.8%
Asian:11,5744.65% 250.6%
2+ races:4,8291.94% 74.2%
Hispanic:30,88012.40% 47.3%
Total non-White:77,59131.15% 51.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,372 11.3
Deaths:3,9818.4
Net Migration: 8,88918.7
Net Immigration: 5911.2
Change in White population:21,381 10.6
Change in Non-White pop.:26,397 13.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Union County, NC

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +13,675 D +713 D + 7.5%
D +14,388
2020 vs. 2012 R +19,275 R +3,023 D + 6.1%
D +16,252
2020 vs. 2008 R +26,259 R +8,723 D + 2.4%
D +17,536
2016 vs. 2008 R +12,584 R +9,436 R + 5.2%
D +3,148
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 72% Donald Trump* (R) 80,382 61.4% Joe Biden (D) 48,725 37.2% 1,904 [+] 1.5% 131,011 11 15 2.37%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 66,707 63.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 34,337 32.5% 4,666 [+] 4.4% 105,710 13 17 2.23%
2012 64% Mitt Romney (R) 61,107 64.5% Barack Obama* (D) 32,473 34.3% 1,148 [+] 1.2% 94,728 14 17 2.10%
2008 66% John McCain (R) 54,123 62.9% Barack Obama (D) 31,189 36.2% 777 [+] 0.9% 86,089 13 17 2.00%
2004 56% George W. Bush* (R) 42,820 70.2% John Kerry (D) 17,974 29.5% 207 [+] 0.3% 61,001 14 19 1.74%
2000 53% George W. Bush (R) 31,876 67.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 14,890 31.6% 395 [+] 0.8% 47,161 12 20 1.62%
1996 42% Robert Dole (R) 18,802 57.0% Bill Clinton* (D) 11,525 35.0% 2,643 [+] 8.0% 32,970 8 16 1.31%
1992 48% George Bush* (R) 16,542 51.7% Bill Clinton (D) 10,789 33.7% 4,661 [+] 14.6% 31,992 8 14 1.22%
1988 44% George Bush (R) 17,015 65.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 8,820 34.1% 61 [+] 0.2% 25,896 8 12 1.21%
1984 45% Ronald Reagan* (R) 16,885 70.4% Walter Mondale (D) 7,048 29.4% 35 0.1% 23,968 9 12 1.10%
1980 41% Jimmy Carter* (D) 10,073 51.2% Ronald Reagan (R) 9,012 45.8% 603 [+] 3.1% 19,688 -4 -5 1.06%
1976 41% Jimmy Carter (D) 10,578 62.8% Gerald Ford* (R) 6,184 36.7% 85 [+] 0.5% 16,847 -7 -11 1.00%
1972 39% Richard Nixon* (R) 10,264 71.6% George McGovern (D) 3,886 27.1% 186 [+] 1.3% 14,336 2 11 0.94%
1968 48% Richard Nixon (R) 5,290 38.7% George Wallace (AIP) 4,761 34.8% 3,630 [+] 26.5% 13,681 -1 -5 0.86%
1964 44% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 7,208 63.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 4,229 37.0% 0 0.0% 11,437 -7 -2 0.80%
1960 48% John Kennedy (D) 7,393 64.7% Richard Nixon (R) 4,030 35.3% 0 0.0% 11,423 -13 -14 0.83%
1956 42% Adlai Stevenson (D) 6,383 65.5% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 3,362 34.5% 0 0.0% 9,745 -15 -23 0.84%
1952 49% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,416 66.2% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,790 33.8% 0 0.0% 11,206 -12 -21 0.93%
1948 24% Harry Truman* (D) 3,407 66.2% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 989 19.2% 748 [+] 14.5% 5,144 -18 -31 0.65%
1944 33% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,729 83.7% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,114 16.3% 0 0.0% 6,843 -17 -30 0.87%
1940 39% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,179 91.9% Wendell Willkie (R) 634 8.1% 0 0.0% 7,813 -18 -37 0.95%
1936 44% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,480 92.6% Alf Landon (R) 601 7.4% 0 0.0% 8,081 -19 -29 0.96%
1932 37% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,103 88.8% Herbert Hoover* (R) 710 10.3% 57 [+] 0.8% 6,870 -19 -29 0.97%
1928 30% Al Smith (D) 2,840 53.7% Herbert Hoover (R) 2,448 46.3% 0 0.0% 5,288 -9 -12 0.83%
1924 20% John Davis (D) 2,721 79.4% Calvin Coolidge (R) 672 19.6% 32 [+] 0.9% 3,425 -20 -34 0.71%
1920 35% James Cox (D) 4,168 74.8% Warren Harding (R) 1,404 25.2% 0 0.0% 5,572 -18 -35 1.03%
1916 22% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,662 79.0% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 702 20.8% 4 [+] 0.1% 3,368 -21 -25 1.16%
1912 16% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,786 75.9% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 457 19.4% 111 [+] 4.7% 2,354 -8 -19 0.97%
1908 21% William J. Bryan (D) 2,029 70.9% William Taft (R) 834 29.1% 0 0.0% 2,863 -16 -22 1.13%
1904 13% Alton Parker (D) 1,181 74.7% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 379 24.0% 20 [+] 1.3% 1,580 -16 -32 0.76%
1900 24% William J. Bryan (D) 1,790 66.9% William McKinley* (R) 864 32.3% 22 [+] 0.8% 2,676 -13 -19 0.92%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 48,725 37.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 80,382 61.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,136 0.9%
Other 768 0.6%
TOTAL 131,011
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 15


2016 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 34,337 32.5%
Donald Trump (R) 66,707 63.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,327 3.1%
Jill Stein (Grn) 163 0.2%
Other 1,176 1.1%
TOTAL 105,710
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 17


2012 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 32,473 34.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 61,107 64.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 906 1.0%
Other 242 0.3%
TOTAL 94,728
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 17


2008 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 31,189 36.2%
John McCain (R) 54,123 62.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 529 0.6%
Other 248 0.3%
TOTAL 86,089
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 17


2004 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 42,820 70.2%
John Kerry (D) 17,974 29.5%
Other 207 0.3%
TOTAL 61,001
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 19


2000 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 31,876 67.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 14,890 31.6%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 146 0.3%
Other 249 0.5%
TOTAL 47,161
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 20


1996 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 11,525 35.0%
Robert Dole (R) 18,802 57.0%
Ross Perot (Ref) 2,477 7.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 117 0.4%
Other 49 0.1%
TOTAL 32,970
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 16


1992 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 10,789 33.7%
George Bush* (R) 16,542 51.7%
Ross Perot (I) 4,601 14.4%
Other 60 0.2%
TOTAL 31,992
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14


1988 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 17,015 65.7%
Michael Dukakis (D) 8,820 34.1%
Other 61 0.2%
TOTAL 25,896
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12


1984 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 16,885 70.4%
Walter Mondale (D) 7,048 29.4%
Other 35 0.1%
TOTAL 23,968
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12


1980 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 9,012 45.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 10,073 51.2%
John Anderson (I) 487 2.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 102 0.5%
Other 14 0.1%
TOTAL 19,688
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5


1976 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 10,578 62.8%
Gerald Ford* (R) 6,184 36.7%
Other 85 0.5%
TOTAL 16,847
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11


1972 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 10,264 71.6%
George McGovern (D) 3,886 27.1%
John Schmitz (Amer) 186 1.3%
TOTAL 14,336
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11


1968 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 5,290 38.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 3,630 26.5%
George Wallace (AIP) 4,761 34.8%
TOTAL 13,681
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -5


1964 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 7,208 63.0%
Barry Goldwater (R) 4,229 37.0%
TOTAL 11,437
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -2


1960 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 7,393 64.7%
Richard Nixon (R) 4,030 35.3%
TOTAL 11,423
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -14


1948 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 3,407 66.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 738 14.3%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 989 19.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 5,144
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -31


1944 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,729 83.7%
Thomas Dewey (R) 1,114 16.3%
TOTAL 6,843
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -30


1940 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,179 91.9%
Wendell Willkie (R) 634 8.1%
TOTAL 7,813
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -37


1936 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,480 92.6%
Alf Landon (R) 601 7.4%
TOTAL 8,081
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -29


1932 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,103 88.8%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 710 10.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 57 0.8%
TOTAL 6,870
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -29


1928 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 2,448 46.3%
Al Smith (D) 2,840 53.7%
TOTAL 5,288
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -12


1924 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 672 19.6%
John Davis (D) 2,721 79.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 32 0.9%
TOTAL 3,425
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -34


1920 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 1,404 25.2%
James Cox (D) 4,168 74.8%
TOTAL 5,572
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -35


1916 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,662 79.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 702 20.8%
Other 4 0.1%
TOTAL 3,368
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -25


1912 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,786 75.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 457 19.4%
William Taft* (R) 92 3.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 19 0.8%
TOTAL 2,354
Turnout: 16% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -19


1908 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 834 29.1%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,029 70.9%
TOTAL 2,863
Turnout: 21% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -22


1904 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 379 24.0%
Alton Parker (D) 1,181 74.7%
Other 20 1.3%
TOTAL 1,580
Turnout: 13% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -32


1900 President, Union County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 864 32.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,790 66.9%
Other 22 0.8%
TOTAL 2,676
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -19
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union County, NC

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 49% Ted Budd (R) 56,882 63.1% Cheri Beasley (D) 31,354 34.8% 1,867 [+] 2.1% 90,103 13 2.39%
2020 S2 71% Thom Tillis* (R) 79,645 61.3% Cal Cunningham (D) 45,096 34.7% 5,103 [+] 3.9% 129,844 13 2.37%
2020 G 72% Dan Forest (R) 77,305 59.3% Roy Cooper* (D) 51,306 39.3% 1,860 [+] 1.4% 130,471 12 2.37%
2016 S3 65% Richard Burr* (R) 67,893 65.0% Deborah Ross (D) 32,116 30.8% 4,385 [+] 4.2% 104,394 14 2.23%
2016 G 65% Pat McCrory* (R) 66,739 63.5% Roy Cooper (D) 35,921 34.2% 2,388 [+] 2.3% 105,048 15 2.23%
2014 S2 38% Thom Tillis (R) 37,601 63.8% Kay Hagan* (D) 19,057 32.4% 2,239 [+] 3.8% 58,897 15 2.02%
2012 G 64% Pat McCrory (R) 68,095 72.4% Walter Dalton (D) 24,407 25.9% 1,573 [+] 1.7% 94,075 18 2.11%
2010 S3 36% Richard Burr* (R) 34,656 69.4% Elaine Marshall (D) 14,184 28.4% 1,123 [+] 2.2% 49,963 15 1.88%
2008 S2 65% Elizabeth Dole* (R) 49,185 58.0% Kay Hagan (D) 32,716 38.6% 2,956 [+] 3.5% 84,857 14 1.99%
2008 G 66% Pat McCrory (R) 58,474 68.6% Bev Perdue (D) 25,145 29.5% 1,658 [+] 1.9% 85,277 22 2.00%
2004 S3 54% Richard Burr (R) 39,383 66.1% Erskine Bowles (D) 19,451 32.7% 703 [+] 1.2% 59,537 15 1.71%
2004 G 54% Patrick Ballantine (R) 34,444 57.8% Mike Easley* (D) 24,355 40.9% 742 [+] 1.2% 59,541 15 1.71%
2002 S2 37% Elizabeth Dole (R) 24,032 65.6% Erskine Bowles (D) 12,059 32.9% 550 [+] 1.5% 36,641 12 1.57%
2000 G 52% Richard Vinroot (R) 28,892 61.9% Mike Easley (D) 16,986 36.4% 830 [+] 1.8% 46,708 16 1.59%
1998 S3 35% Lauch Faircloth* (R) 16,121 55.4% John Edwards (D) 12,277 42.2% 680 [+] 2.3% 29,078 8 1.45%
1996 S2 44% Jesse Helms* (R) 21,723 64.1% Harvey Gantt (D) 11,737 34.6% 439 [+] 1.3% 33,899 11 1.33%
1996 G 43% Robin Hayes (R) 18,179 53.8% James Hunt* (D) 15,230 45.1% 376 [+] 1.1% 33,785 11 1.32%
1992 S3 47% Lauch Faircloth (R) 18,165 58.4% Terry Sanford* (D) 11,716 37.7% 1,205 [+] 3.9% 31,086 8 1.21%
1992 G 47% Jim Gardner (R) 15,462 49.4% James Hunt (D) 14,354 45.9% 1,483 [+] 4.7% 31,299 6 1.21%
1990 S2 41% Jesse Helms* (R) 15,827 63.5% Harvey Gantt (D) 9,098 36.5% 0 0.0% 24,925 11 1.20%
1988 G 44% James Martin* (R) 15,761 60.9% Robert Jordan (D) 10,104 39.1% 0 0.0% 25,865 6 1.17%
1986 S3 30% Terry Sanford (D) 8,589 50.5% Terry Sanford (D) 8,430 49.5% 0 0.0% 17,019 n/a 1.07%
1984 S2 45% Jesse Helms* (R) 14,684 60.6% James Hunt (D) 9,489 39.2% 62 [+] 0.3% 24,235 9 1.08%
1984 G 46% James Martin (R) 15,387 63.3% Rufus Edmisten (D) 8,856 36.5% 47 [+] 0.2% 24,290 9 1.09%
1980 S3 39% Robert Morgan* (D) 9,726 51.8% John East (R) 8,984 47.9% 57 [+] 0.3% 18,767 -2 1.04%
1980 G 40% James Hunt* (D) 12,619 66.1% Beverly Lake (R) 6,390 33.5% 84 [+] 0.4% 19,093 -4 1.03%
1978 S2 25% Jesse Helms* (R) 5,832 54.9% John Ingram (D) 4,800 45.1% 0 0.0% 10,632 0 0.94%
1976 G 40% James Hunt (D) 11,839 71.8% David Flaherty (R) 4,563 27.7% 82 [+] 0.5% 16,484 -6 0.99%
1974 S3 23% Robert Morgan (D) 6,461 72.1% William Stevens (R) 2,444 27.3% 52 [+] 0.6% 8,957 -10 0.88%
1972 S2 38% Jesse Helms (R) 7,497 54.2% Nick Galifianakis (D) 6,345 45.8% 0 0.0% 13,842 0 0.94%
1972 G 39% Hargrove Bowles (D) 8,506 59.2% James Holshouser (R) 5,823 40.5% 46 [+] 0.3% 14,375 -10 0.96%
1968 S3 45% Sam Ervin* (D) 8,385 66.4% Robert Somers (R) 4,250 33.6% 0 0.0% 12,635 -6 0.88%
1968 G 48% Robert Scott (D) 7,891 58.1% James Gardner (R) 5,690 41.9% 0 0.0% 13,581 -5 0.87%
1966 S2 21% Everett Jordan* (D) 3,697 64.2% John Shallcross (R) 2,063 35.8% 0 0.0% 5,760 -9 0.64%
1964 G 43% Dan Moore (D) 7,685 68.0% Robert Gavin (R) 3,622 32.0% 0 0.0% 11,307 -11 0.81%
1962 S3 32% Sam Ervin* (D) 6,163 76.2% Claude Greene (R) 1,926 23.8% 0 0.0% 8,089 -16 0.99%
1960 S2 45% Everett Jordan* (D) 8,046 74.5% Kyle Hayes (R) 2,755 25.5% 0 0.0% 10,801 -13 0.84%
1960 G 47% Terry Sanford (D) 7,670 67.9% Robert Gavin (R) 3,610 32.0% 18 [+] 0.2% 11,298 -14 0.84%
*: 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 Union County, NC

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 NC08Dan Bishop* (R) 58,792 65.5% Scott Huffman (D) 30,977 34.5% 0 0.0% 89,769
County Total for 2022-11-08:   89,769
2020-11-03 NC09Dan Bishop* (R) 82,136 63.7% Cynthia Wallace (D) 46,752 36.3% 0 0.0% 128,888
County Total for 2020-11-03:   128,888
2019-09-10 sp NC09Dan Bishop (R) 36,415 59.9% Dan McCready (D) 23,944 39.4% 417 0.7% 60,776
County Total for 2019-09-10:   60,776
2018-11-06 NC09Mark Harris (R) 51,645 59.1% Dan McCready (D) 34,126 39.1% 1,589 1.8% 87,360
County Total for 2018-11-06:   87,360
2016-11-08 NC09Robert Pittenger* (R) 69,870 68.2% Christian Cano (D) 32,522 31.8% 0 0.0% 102,392
County Total for 2016-11-08:   102,392
2014-11-04 NC08Richard Hudson* (R) 16,933 68.2% Antonio Blue (D) 7,889 31.8% 0 0.0% 24,822
2014-11-04 NC09Robert Pittenger* (R) 25,266 95.0% 1,324 5.0% 26,590
County Total for 2014-11-04:   51,412
2012-11-06 NC08Richard Hudson (R) 25,306 60.9% Larry Kissell* (D) 15,829 38.1% 420 1.0% 41,555
2012-11-06 NC09Robert Pittenger (R) 32,275 63.3% Jennifer Roberts (D) 17,350 34.0% 1,394 2.7% 51,019
County Total for 2012-11-06:   92,574
2010-11-02 NC08Larry Kissell* (D) 4,037 50.6% Harold Johnson (R) 3,680 46.1% 267 3.3% 7,984
2010-11-02 NC09Sue Myrick* (R) 32,625 78.0% Jeff Doctor (D) 9,192 22.0% 0 0.0% 41,817
County Total for 2010-11-02:   49,801
2008-11-04 NC08Larry Kissell (D) 7,327 53.2% Robin Hayes* (R) 6,434 46.8% 0 0.0% 13,761
2008-11-04 NC09Sue Myrick* (R) 51,248 72.6% Harry Taylor (D) 18,117 25.7% 1,215 1.7% 70,580
County Total for 2008-11-04:   84,341
2006-11-07 NC08Robin Hayes* (R) 2,837 50.4% Larry Kissell (D) 2,792 49.6% 0 0.0% 5,629
2006-11-07 NC09Sue Myrick* (R) 20,159 74.7% Bill Glass (D) 6,820 25.3% 0 0.0% 26,979
County Total for 2006-11-07:   32,608
2004-11-02 NC08Robin Hayes* (R) 6,187 57.2% Beth Troutman (D) 4,635 42.8% 0 0.0% 10,822
2004-11-02 NC09Sue Myrick* (R) 37,566 78.4% Jack Flynn (D) 10,327 21.6% 0 0.0% 47,893
County Total for 2004-11-02:   58,715
2002-11-05 NC08Robin Hayes* (R) 4,022 54.2% Chris Kouri (D) 3,284 44.3% 115 1.5% 7,421
2002-11-05 NC09Sue Myrick* (R) 21,977 77.6% Ed McGuire (D) 5,934 21.0% 393 1.4% 28,304
County Total for 2002-11-05:   35,725
2000-11-07 NC08Robin Hayes* (R) 30,198 66.8% Mike Taylor (D) 14,439 32.0% 542 1.2% 45,179
County Total for 2000-11-07:   45,179
1998-11-03 NC08Robin Hayes (R) 18,064 64.5% Mike Taylor (D) 9,590 34.3% 338 1.2% 27,992
County Total for 1998-11-03:   27,992
1996-11-05 NC08Curtis Blackwood (R) 18,760 57.1% Bill Hefner* (D) 13,875 42.3% 200 0.6% 32,835
County Total for 1996-11-05:   32,835
1994-11-08 NC08Sherrill Morgan (R) 10,243 56.0% Bill Hefner* (D) 8,037 44.0% 0 0.0% 18,280
County Total for 1994-11-08:   18,280
1992-11-03 NC08Bill Hefner* (D) 15,306 49.5% Coy Privette (R) 14,723 47.6% 914 3.0% 30,943
County Total for 1992-11-03:   30,943
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Union County, NC

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 175,139 69,554 39.7% 39,710 22.7% 65,875 37.6% Rep +29,844 Rep +17.0% 96%
2022 170,104 68,382 40.2% 39,266 23.1% 62,456 36.7% Rep +29,116 Rep +17.1% 93%
2020 167,591 68,708 41.0% 40,284 24.0% 58,599 35.0% Rep +28,424 Rep +17.0% 92%
2018 157,263 64,591 41.1% 39,997 25.4% 52,675 33.5% Rep +24,594 Rep +15.6% 91%
2016 150,955 63,444 42.0% 39,875 26.4% 47,636 31.6% Rep +23,569 Rep +15.6% 91%
2014 142,295 60,542 42.5% 39,759 27.9% 41,994 29.5% Rep +20,783 Rep +14.6% 91%
2012 135,775 58,778 43.3% 39,716 29.3% 37,281 27.5% Rep +19,062 Rep +14.0% 91%
2010 124,275 54,406 43.8% 37,997 30.6% 31,872 25.6% Rep +16,409 Rep +13.2% 89%
2008 116,526 51,904 44.5% 36,924 31.7% 27,698 23.8% Rep +14,980 Rep +12.9% 90%
2006 96,473 44,824 46.5% 31,460 32.6% 20,189 20.9% Rep +13,364 Rep +13.9% 80%
2004 91,328 42,067 46.1% 30,796 33.7% 18,465 20.2% Rep +11,271 Rep +12.3% 83%
2002 80,563 35,620 44.2% 29,164 36.2% 15,779 19.6% Rep +6,456 Rep +8.0% 81%
2000 79,121 33,817 42.7% 31,122 39.3% 14,182 17.9% Rep +2,695 Rep +3.4% 89%
1998 65,435 27,178 41.5% 28,689 43.8% 9,568 14.6% Dem +1,511 Dem +2.3% 78%
1996 59,866 24,379 40.7% 27,617 46.1% 7,870 13.1% Dem +3,238 Dem +5.4% 77%
1994 48,124 18,486 38.4% 24,881 51.7% 4,757 9.9% Dem +6,395 Dem +13.3% 67%
1992 44,175 15,883 36.0% 25,010 56.6% 3,282 7.4% Dem +9,127 Dem +20.7% 66%
1990 36,955 12,501 33.8% 22,406 60.6% 2,048 5.5% Dem +9,905 Dem +26.8% 60%
1988 38,402 12,103 31.5% 24,486 63.8% 1,813 4.7% Dem +12,383 Dem +32.2% 66%
1986 32,827 8,733 26.6% 22,793 69.4% 1,301 4.0% Dem +14,060 Dem +42.8% 59%
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.