Election Results for Wilmington, NC Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,821	10.0
Deaths:	21,713	12.8
Net Migration:	59,252	35.1
Net Immigration:	3,017	1.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +20,512	R +9,852	R + 2.2%
D +10,660
2024 vs. 2016	R +45,946	R +7,730	D + 2.1%
D +38,216
2020 vs. 2016	R +25,434	D +2,122	D + 4.2%
D +27,556
2024 vs. 2012	R +58,904	R +17,411	R + 1.8%
D +41,493

2016 vs. 2008	R +20,788	R +17,556	R + 7.8%
D +3,232
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	76%	Donald Trump (R)	161,649	56.3%	Kamala Harris (D)	121,831	42.4%	3,541 [+]	1.2%	287,021	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,158 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 881 (0.3%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	141,137	55.1%	Joe Biden (D)	111,171	43.4%	3,866 [+]	1.5%	256,174	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,492 (1.0%);
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	115,703	55.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	83,615	40.2%	8,823 [+]	4.2%	208,141	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,349 (3.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 597 (0.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	102,745	55.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	80,338	43.3%	2,434 [+]	1.3%	185,517	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,946 (1.0%);
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	94,915	53.6%	Barack Obama (D)	80,383	45.4%	1,724 [+]	1.0%	177,022	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,053 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	78,313	57.5%	John Kerry (D)	57,474	42.2%	522 [+]	0.4%	136,309	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	59,591	54.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	48,825	44.7%	896 [+]	0.8%	109,312	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 346 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	46%	Robert Dole (R)	43,492	49.0%	Bill Clinton* (D)	38,289	43.2%	6,951 [+]	7.8%	88,732	8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 6,375 (7.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 427 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	George Bush* (R)	38,028	43.7%	Bill Clinton (D)	36,293	41.7%	12,663 [+]	14.6%	86,984	6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 12,475 (14.3%);
1988	46%	George Bush (R)	38,740	58.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	27,659	41.5%	176 [+]	0.3%	66,575	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	48%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	38,523	61.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	23,719	38.0%	151	0.2%	62,393	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	46%	Ronald Reagan (R)	26,158	49.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	24,813	47.0%	1,812 [+]	3.4%	52,783	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,482 (2.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 279 (0.5%);
1976	47%	Jimmy Carter (D)	26,303	57.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	19,386	42.0%	417 [+]	0.9%	46,106	-6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	45%	Richard Nixon* (R)	28,540	72.5%	George McGovern (D)	9,809	24.9%	1,004 [+]	2.6%	39,353	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,004 (2.6%);
1968	60%	George Wallace (AIP)	15,369	37.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	13,431	32.4%	12,664 [+]	30.5%	41,464	-11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 12,664 (30.5%);
1964	58%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	20,029	52.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	17,822	47.1%	0	0.0%	37,851	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	56%	John Kennedy (D)	20,231	59.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	13,964	40.8%	0	0.0%	34,195	-9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	50%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	15,740	53.3%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	13,778	46.7%	0	0.0%	29,518	-11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	50%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	15,310	53.3%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	13,440	46.7%	0	0.0%	28,750	-8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	35%	Harry Truman* (D)	8,750	48.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,362	29.8%	3,902 [+]	21.7%	18,014	-15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 3,785 (21.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 117 (0.6%);
1944	39%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,554	72.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,267	28.0%	0	0.0%	18,821	-18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	39%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,566	79.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,462	20.3%	0	0.0%	17,028	-24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	41%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,468	79.3%	Alf Landon (R)	3,264	20.7%	0	0.0%	15,732	-16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	38%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	10,268	73.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,498	25.1%	169 [+]	1.2%	13,935	-14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 169 (1.2%);
1928	36%	Herbert Hoover (R)	7,479	61.0%	Al Smith (D)	4,776	39.0%	0	0.0%	12,255	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	31%	John Davis (D)	7,028	68.7%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,739	26.8%	463 [+]	4.5%	10,230	-27	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 463 (4.5%);
1920	30%	James Cox (D)	6,935	71.4%	Warren Harding (R)	2,773	28.6%	0	0.0%	9,708	-32	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	20%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,135	68.7%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,881	31.3%	1 [+]	0.0%	6,017	-15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	18%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,765	74.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	831	16.5%	439 [+]	8.7%	5,035	-14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 439 (8.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1908	20%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,394	66.3%	William Taft (R)	1,725	33.7%	0	0.0%	5,119	-18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	14%	Alton Parker (D)	2,721	78.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	746	21.5%	0	0.0%	3,467	-35	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	23%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,909	75.3%	William McKinley* (R)	1,246	24.0%	33 [+]	0.6%	5,188	-28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	375,554	78.16%	14.2%
Black:	50,388	10.49%	1.4%
Indian:	2,275	0.47%	19.0%
Asian:	6,161	1.28%	29.1%
2+ races:	9,612	2.00%	22.6%
Hispanic:	36,532	7.60%	23.7%

Total non-White:	104,968	21.84%	12.0%

Change in White population:	46,696	11.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,222	2.7

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