Election Results for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	15,773	12.1
Deaths:	12,849	9.9
Net Migration:	8,527	6.6
Net Immigration:	4,328	3.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +3,406	D +63	R + 0.8%
D +3,469
2024 vs. 2016	R +18,270	D +20,318	R + 1.1%
D +38,588
2020 vs. 2016	R +14,864	D +20,255	R + 0.3%
D +35,119
2024 vs. 2012	R +12,184	D +43,882	D + 5.1%
D +56,066

2016 vs. 2008	R +24	D +26,312	D + 5.2%
D +26,336
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	71%	Kamala Harris (D)	261,568	69.7%	Donald Trump (R)	107,058	28.5%	6,534 [+]	1.7%	375,160	-21	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 2,296 (0.6%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,491 (0.4%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	70%	Joe Biden (D)	258,099	70.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	103,652	28.2%	5,251 [+]	1.4%	367,002	-19	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,911 (0.8%);
2016	67%	Hillary Clinton (D)	222,980	68.5%	Donald Trump (R)	88,788	27.3%	13,523 [+]	4.2%	325,291	-19	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,548 (2.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,209 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	205,502	67.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	94,874	31.2%	3,931 [+]	1.3%	304,307	-16	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,102 (1.0%);
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	196,644	68.3%	John McCain (R)	88,764	30.8%	2,636 [+]	0.9%	288,044	-15	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,656 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	59%	John Kerry (D)	145,586	62.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	86,741	37.1%	1,214 [+]	0.5%	233,541	-14	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	108,064	59.4%	George W. Bush (R)	72,414	39.8%	1,428 [+]	0.8%	181,906	-8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 289 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	50%	Bill Clinton* (D)	98,500	58.3%	Robert Dole (R)	60,990	36.1%	9,411 [+]	5.6%	168,901	-5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 6,792 (4.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,464 (0.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	56%	Bill Clinton (D)	95,947	56.1%	George Bush* (R)	56,156	32.9%	18,814 [+]	11.0%	170,917	-5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 18,216 (10.7%);
1988	49%	Michael Dukakis (D)	74,424	54.5%	George Bush (R)	61,142	44.7%	1,090 [+]	0.8%	136,656	-9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	51%	Walter Mondale (D)	69,011	51.1%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	65,521	48.6%	405	0.3%	134,937	-10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	44%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	57,006	53.5%	Ronald Reagan (R)	40,745	38.3%	8,724 [+]	8.2%	106,475	-12	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 7,134 (6.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 736 (0.7%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	53,798	57.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	38,519	41.5%	574 [+]	0.6%	92,891	-7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	52%	Richard Nixon* (R)	55,361	59.3%	George McGovern (D)	36,988	39.6%	966 [+]	1.0%	93,315	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 966 (1.0%);
1968	63%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	33,743	37.9%	George Wallace (AIP)	28,762	32.3%	26,622 [+]	29.9%	89,127	-14	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 26,622 (29.9%);
1964	58%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	46,711	60.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	29,946	39.1%	0	0.0%	76,657	1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	56%	John Kennedy (D)	40,411	59.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	27,585	40.6%	0	0.0%	67,996	-9	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	47%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	30,175	55.1%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	24,554	44.9%	0	0.0%	54,729	-13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	52%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	37,205	63.6%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	21,260	36.4%	0	0.0%	58,465	-19	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	37%	Harry Truman* (D)	25,049	67.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	9,166	24.7%	2,909 [+]	7.8%	37,124	-20	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,167 (5.8%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 742 (2.0%);
1944	37%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	25,615	75.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	8,520	25.0%	0	0.0%	34,135	-21	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	42%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	29,671	83.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,065	17.0%	0	0.0%	35,736	-28	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	47%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	28,214	81.5%	Alf Landon (R)	6,386	18.4%	29 [+]	0.1%	34,629	-18	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	41%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	20,926	72.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	7,346	25.4%	601 [+]	2.1%	28,873	-14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 601 (2.1%);
1928	47%	Herbert Hoover (R)	16,586	55.8%	Al Smith (D)	13,158	44.2%	0	0.0%	29,744	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	40%	John Davis (D)	13,958	61.6%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	8,399	37.0%	319 [+]	1.4%	22,676	-17	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 319 (1.4%);
1920	49%	James Cox (D)	14,093	57.1%	Warren Harding (R)	10,592	42.9%	0	0.0%	24,685	-17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	31%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	8,198	57.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6,061	42.5%	14 [+]	0.1%	14,273	-4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	28%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	7,227	58.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,895	31.2%	1,349 [+]	10.8%	12,471	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,342 (10.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 7 (0.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	31%	William J. Bryan (D)	6,708	52.4%	William Taft (R)	6,093	47.6%	0	0.0%	12,801	-4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	27%	Alton Parker (D)	6,591	61.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	4,106	38.2%	51 [+]	0.5%	10,748	-18	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	46%	William J. Bryan (D)	8,891	51.2%	William McKinley* (R)	8,407	48.4%	78 [+]	0.4%	17,376	-3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

258,099

70.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

103,652

28.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,911

0.8%

Other

2,340

0.6%

TOTAL

367,002

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -19

2016 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

222,980

68.5%

Donald Trump (R)

88,788

27.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,548

2.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,209

0.4%

Other

3,766

1.2%

TOTAL

325,291

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -19

2012 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

205,502

67.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

94,874

31.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,102

1.0%

Other

829

0.3%

TOTAL

304,307

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -16

2008 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

196,644

68.3%

John McCain (R)

88,764

30.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,656

0.6%

Other

980

0.3%

TOTAL

288,044

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -15

2004 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

86,741

37.1%

John Kerry (D)

145,586

62.3%

Other

1,214

0.5%

TOTAL

233,541

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

72,414

39.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

108,064

59.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

289

0.2%

Other

1,139

0.6%

TOTAL

181,906

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -8

1996 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

98,500

58.3%

Robert Dole (R)

60,990

36.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

6,792

4.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,464

0.9%

Other

1,155

0.7%

TOTAL

168,901

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

95,947

56.1%

George Bush* (R)

56,156

32.9%

Ross Perot (I)

18,216

10.7%

Other

598

0.3%

TOTAL

170,917

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

61,142

44.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

74,424

54.5%

Other

1,090

0.8%

TOTAL

136,656

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -9

1984 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

65,521

48.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

69,011

51.1%

Other

405

0.3%

TOTAL

134,937

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -10

1980 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

40,745

38.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

57,006

53.5%

John Anderson (I)

7,134

6.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

736

0.7%

Other

854

0.8%

TOTAL

106,475

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

53,798

57.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

38,519

41.5%

Other

574

0.6%

TOTAL

92,891

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

55,361

59.3%

George McGovern (D)

36,988

39.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

966

1.0%

TOTAL

93,315

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -1

1964 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

46,711

60.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

29,946

39.1%

TOTAL

76,657

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

40,411

59.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

27,585

40.6%

TOTAL

67,996

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -9

1948 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

25,049

67.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

9,166

24.7%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

2,167

5.8%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

742

2.0%

TOTAL

37,124

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -20

1944 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

25,615

75.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

8,520

25.0%

TOTAL

34,135

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -21

1940 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

29,671

83.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

6,065

17.0%

TOTAL

35,736

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -28

1936 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

28,214

81.5%

Alf Landon (R)

6,386

18.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

34,629

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -18

1932 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

20,926

72.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

7,346

25.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

601

2.1%

TOTAL

28,873

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -14

1928 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

16,586

55.8%

Al Smith (D)

13,158

44.2%

TOTAL

29,744

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -2

1924 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

8,399

37.0%

John Davis (D)

13,958

61.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

319

1.4%

TOTAL

22,676

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -17

1920 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

10,592

42.9%

James Cox (D)

14,093

57.1%

TOTAL

24,685

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -17

1916 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

8,198

57.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

6,061

42.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

14,273

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

7,227

58.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,895

31.2%

William Taft* (R)

1,342

10.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

TOTAL

12,471

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -12

1908 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

6,093

47.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

6,708

52.4%

TOTAL

12,801

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -4

1904 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

4,106

38.2%

Alton Parker (D)

6,591

61.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

10,748

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -18

1900 President, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

8,407

48.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

8,891

51.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

17,376

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	366,759	55.21%	31.5%
Black:	168,051	25.30%	24.6%
Indian:	2,171	0.33%	43.6%
Asian:	34,526	5.20%	55.7%
2+ races:	15,016	2.26%	70.6%
Hispanic:	77,787	11.71%	36.7%

Total non-White:	297,551	44.79%	32.0%

Change in White population:	87,852	17.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	72,101	14.3

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