Election Results for Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	89,701	13.6
Deaths:	69,465	10.5
Net Migration:	66,061	10.0
Net Immigration:	14,880	2.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +105,823	D +69,179	D + 1.5%
D +175,002
2020 vs. 2012	R +96,814	D +114,261	D + 4.4%
D +211,075
2020 vs. 2008	R +138,782	D +104,778	D + 3.0%
D +243,560

2016 vs. 2008	R +32,959	D +35,599	D + 1.5%
D +68,558
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	67%	Joe Biden (D)	1,005,078	57.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	715,210	40.9%	27,684 [+]	1.6%	1,747,972	-6	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 16,804 (1.0%);
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	830,076	55.3%	Donald Trump (R)	609,387	40.6%	62,388 [+]	4.2%	1,501,851	-5	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 42,492 (2.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,652 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 54 (0.0%);
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	794,003	55.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	618,396	43.3%	17,241 [+]	1.2%	1,429,640	-4	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 13,739 (1.0%);
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	761,518	56.5%	John McCain (R)	576,428	42.7%	11,038 [+]	0.8%	1,348,984	-3	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 7,193 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (I) 39 (0.0%);
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	536,493	50.1%	John Kerry (D)	530,243	49.5%	4,256 [+]	0.4%	1,070,992	-1	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	429,435	50.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	412,433	48.6%	5,932 [+]	0.7%	847,800	3	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,609 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 104 (0.0%);
1996	45%	Bill Clinton* (D)	361,761	48.9%	Robert Dole (R)	335,209	45.3%	43,554 [+]	5.9%	740,524	5	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 38,357 (5.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 3,022 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	49%	Bill Clinton (D)	342,497	46.8%	George Bush* (R)	293,578	40.1%	95,489 [+]	13.1%	731,564	3	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 93,520 (12.8%);
1988	42%	George Bush (R)	305,392	53.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	265,755	46.3%	2,413 [+]	0.4%	573,560	0	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 45 (0.0%);
1984	46%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	333,200	57.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	250,093	42.8%	1,346	0.2%	584,639	-2	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	40%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	237,886	50.3%	Ronald Reagan (R)	214,239	45.3%	21,037 [+]	4.4%	473,162	-5	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 17,133 (3.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,511 (0.5%);
1976	40%	Jimmy Carter (D)	231,633	56.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	179,155	43.3%	2,774 [+]	0.7%	413,562	-5	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	41%	Richard Nixon* (R)	268,075	67.3%	George McGovern (D)	124,460	31.3%	5,690 [+]	1.4%	398,225	7	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 5,672 (1.4%);
1968	51%	George Wallace (AIP)	143,230	36.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	126,951	32.5%	120,709 [+]	30.9%	390,890	-13	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 120,670 (30.9%);
1964	45%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	195,317	59.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	132,578	40.4%	13	0.0%	327,908	2	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	41%	John Kennedy (D)	179,769	62.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	105,923	37.1%	65	0.0%	285,757	-13	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	37%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	156,712	63.5%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	89,333	36.2%	932	0.4%	246,977	-21	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	40%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	170,092	66.0%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	87,741	34.0%	38	0.0%	257,871	-21	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	30%	Harry Truman* (D)	125,251	72.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	35,274	20.4%	12,747 [+]	7.4%	173,272	-25	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 11,497 (6.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,250 (0.7%);
1944	30%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	128,926	77.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	37,945	22.7%	0	0.0%	166,871	-23	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	33%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	142,373	82.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	30,110	17.5%	3	0.0%	172,486	-27	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	39%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	147,431	83.5%	Alf Landon (R)	29,097	16.5%	37 [+]	0.0%	176,565	-20	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	34%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	119,249	79.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	28,566	19.1%	1,432 [+]	1.0%	149,247	-20	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,422 (1.0%);
1928	34%	Al Smith (D)	73,492	53.5%	Herbert Hoover (R)	63,875	46.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	137,368	-12	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	26%	John Davis (D)	64,658	66.4%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	31,147	32.0%	1,542 [+]	1.6%	97,347	-22	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,541 (1.6%);
1920	34%	James Cox (D)	74,078	63.5%	Warren Harding (R)	42,486	36.4%	8 [+]	0.0%	116,572	-24	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	22%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	43,572	64.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	23,540	35.0%	104 [+]	0.2%	67,216	-11	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	20%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	37,700	64.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	14,907	25.7%	5,460 [+]	9.4%	58,067	-14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 5,284 (9.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 160 (0.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 16 (0.0%);
1908	23%	William J. Bryan (D)	36,055	58.9%	William Taft (R)	25,091	41.0%	23 [+]	0.0%	61,169	-11	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	20%	Alton Parker (D)	33,413	67.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	15,772	31.9%	268 [+]	0.5%	49,453	-25	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	37%	William J. Bryan (D)	47,783	55.8%	William McKinley* (R)	37,286	43.6%	489 [+]	0.6%	85,558	-8	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,005,078

57.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

715,210

40.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

16,804

1.0%

Other

10,880

0.6%

TOTAL

1,747,972

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -6

2016 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

830,076

55.3%

Donald Trump (R)

609,387

40.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

42,492

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,652

0.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.0%

Other

16,190

1.1%

TOTAL

1,501,851

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -5

2012 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

794,003

55.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

618,396

43.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

13,739

1.0%

Other

3,502

0.2%

TOTAL

1,429,640

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

761,518

56.5%

John McCain (R)

576,428

42.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

7,193

0.5%

Other

3,806

0.3%

TOTAL

1,348,984

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

536,493

50.1%

John Kerry (D)

530,243

49.5%

Other

4,256

0.4%

TOTAL

1,070,992

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

429,435

50.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

412,433

48.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

104

0.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,609

0.2%

Other

4,219

0.5%

TOTAL

847,800

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 3

1996 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

361,761

48.9%

Robert Dole (R)

335,209

45.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

38,357

5.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

3,022

0.4%

Other

2,175

0.3%

TOTAL

740,524

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 5

1992 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

342,497

46.8%

George Bush* (R)

293,578

40.1%

Ross Perot (I)

93,520

12.8%

Other

1,969

0.3%

TOTAL

731,564

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

305,392

53.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

265,755

46.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.0%

Other

2,368

0.4%

TOTAL

573,560

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

333,200

57.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

250,093

42.8%

Other

1,346

0.2%

TOTAL

584,639

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

214,239

45.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

237,886

50.3%

John Anderson (I)

17,133

3.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,511

0.5%

Other

1,393

0.3%

TOTAL

473,162

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

231,633

56.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

179,155

43.3%

Other

2,774

0.7%

TOTAL

413,562

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

268,075

67.3%

George McGovern (D)

124,460

31.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

5,672

1.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

398,225

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 7

1968 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

120,670

30.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

126,951

32.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

143,230

36.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

390,890

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -13

1964 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

195,317

59.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

132,578

40.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

327,908

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

179,769

62.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

105,923

37.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

285,757

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -13

1956 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

89,333

36.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

156,712

63.5%

Other

932

0.4%

TOTAL

246,977

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -21

1952 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

87,741

34.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

170,092

66.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

257,871

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -21

1948 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

125,251

72.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

35,274

20.4%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

11,497

6.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,250

0.7%

TOTAL

173,272

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -25

1944 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

128,926

77.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

37,945

22.7%

TOTAL

166,871

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -23

1940 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

142,373

82.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

30,110

17.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

172,486

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -27

1936 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

147,431

83.5%

Alf Landon (R)

29,097

16.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

176,565

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): -20

1932 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

119,249

79.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

28,566

19.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,422

1.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

149,247

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -20

1928 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

63,875

46.5%

Al Smith (D)

73,492

53.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

137,368

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -12

1924 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

31,147

32.0%

John Davis (D)

64,658

66.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1,541

1.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

97,347

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -22

1920 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

42,486

36.4%

James Cox (D)

74,078

63.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

116,572

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -24

1916 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

43,572

64.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

23,540

35.0%

Other

104

0.2%

TOTAL

67,216

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): -11

1912 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

37,700

64.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

14,907

25.7%

William Taft* (R)

5,284

9.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

160

0.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.0%

TOTAL

58,067

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -14

1908 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

25,091

41.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

36,055

58.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

61,169

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -11

1904 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

15,772

31.9%

Alton Parker (D)

33,413

67.6%

Other

268

0.5%

TOTAL

49,453

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -25

1900 President, Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

37,286

43.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

47,783

55.8%

Other

489

0.6%

TOTAL

85,558

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,858,451	54.60%	11.4%
Black:	879,794	25.85%	10.6%
Indian:	23,861	0.70%	9.6%
Asian:	162,116	4.76%	85.4%
2+ races:	83,960	2.47%	54.2%
Hispanic:	395,722	11.63%	39.1%

Total non-White:	1,545,453	45.40%	23.7%

Change in White population:	189,996	6.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	296,380	10.2

Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA Market Area

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