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Harnett County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Fayetteville, NC
Designated Market Area: Raleigh-Durham, NC-VA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 146,096   ( 12,540 from 2020)
Land area: 594.9 square miles
Population density: 245.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:84,630 57.93% 5.9%
Black:29,88620.46% 7.1%
Indian:1,2040.82% 2.7%
Asian:2,2601.55% 27.3%
2+ races:4,6843.21% 17.6%
Hispanic:23,43216.04% 24.4%
Total non-White:61,46642.07% 14.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:7,827 14.7
Deaths:5,64810.6
Net Migration: 9,06717.0
Net Immigration: 1,0712.0
Change in White population:4,744 3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:7,796 5.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Harnett County, NC

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +4,263 R +2,884 R + 2.5%
D +1,379
2024 vs. 2016 R +11,826 R +5,091 R + 0.9%
D +6,735
2020 vs. 2016 R +7,563 R +2,207 D + 1.7%
D +5,356
2024 vs. 2012 R +13,875 R +7,734 R + 6.2%
D +6,141
2016 vs. 2008 R +4,035 R +4,083 R + 7.7%
D -48
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 59% Donald Trump (R) 39,440 61.9% Kamala Harris (D) 23,472 36.8% 845 [+] 1.3% 63,757 11 12 1.12%
2020 59% Donald Trump* (R) 35,177 60.3% Joe Biden (D) 22,093 37.9% 1,023 [+] 1.8% 58,293 10 14 1.06%
2016 50% Donald Trump (R) 27,614 59.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 16,737 36.3% 1,714 [+] 3.7% 46,065 10 14 0.97%
2012 50% Mitt Romney (R) 25,565 58.9% Barack Obama* (D) 17,331 39.9% 519 [+] 1.2% 43,415 8 12 0.96%
2008 51% John McCain (R) 23,579 57.9% Barack Obama (D) 16,785 41.2% 341 [+] 0.8% 40,705 9 12 0.94%
2004 45% George W. Bush* (R) 20,922 64.2% John Kerry (D) 11,563 35.5% 86 [+] 0.3% 32,571 8 14 0.93%
2000 36% George W. Bush (R) 14,762 61.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 9,155 37.9% 250 [+] 1.0% 24,167 5 13 0.83%
1996 36% Robert Dole (R) 11,596 53.3% Bill Clinton* (D) 8,767 40.3% 1,376 [+] 6.3% 21,739 5 13 0.86%
1992 39% George Bush* (R) 9,751 46.6% Bill Clinton (D) 8,473 40.5% 2,708 [+] 12.9% 20,932 3 9 0.80%
1988 35% George Bush (R) 9,749 57.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 7,259 42.6% 21 [+] 0.1% 17,029 -1 4 0.80%
1984 40% Ronald Reagan* (R) 11,198 61.1% Walter Mondale (D) 7,106 38.8% 19 0.1% 18,323 -1 2 0.84%
1980 38% Jimmy Carter* (D) 8,791 53.9% Ronald Reagan (R) 7,284 44.7% 220 [+] 1.4% 16,295 -5 -6 0.88%
1976 40% Jimmy Carter (D) 8,992 60.0% Gerald Ford* (R) 5,935 39.6% 61 [+] 0.4% 14,988 -5 -8 0.89%
1972 40% Richard Nixon* (R) 10,259 74.6% George McGovern (D) 3,347 24.4% 138 [+] 1.0% 13,744 5 14 0.91%
1968 57% George Wallace (AIP) 6,531 41.5% Richard Nixon (R) 5,184 33.0% 4,007 [+] 25.5% 15,722 -7 -10 0.99%
1964 49% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 7,477 56.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,883 44.0% 0 0.0% 13,360 0 6 0.94%
1960 49% John Kennedy (D) 7,892 59.8% Richard Nixon (R) 5,301 40.2% 0 0.0% 13,193 -8 -9 0.96%
1956 43% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,421 65.0% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 3,998 35.0% 0 0.0% 11,419 -14 -22 0.98%
1952 45% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,595 63.8% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 4,306 36.2% 0 0.0% 11,901 -10 -19 0.98%
1948 36% Harry Truman* (D) 6,608 74.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,985 22.3% 323 [+] 3.6% 8,916 -10 -23 1.13%
1944 40% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,579 67.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,191 32.7% 0 0.0% 9,770 -1 -13 1.24%
1940 38% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,602 74.3% Wendell Willkie (R) 2,280 25.7% 0 0.0% 8,882 0 -19 1.08%
1936 51% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,018 78.0% Alf Landon (R) 2,264 22.0% 0 0.0% 10,282 -5 -14 1.22%
1932 48% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,346 70.4% Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,617 29.0% 49 [+] 0.5% 9,012 0 -11 1.27%
1928 50% Herbert Hoover (R) 4,740 57.1% Al Smith (D) 3,554 42.9% 0 0.0% 8,294 2 -1 1.31%
1924 42% John Davis (D) 3,296 53.1% Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,895 46.7% 11 [+] 0.2% 6,202 7 -7 1.29%
1920 55% James Cox (D) 3,919 54.2% Warren Harding (R) 3,311 45.8% 0 0.0% 7,230 3 -15 1.34%
1916 31% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,992 55.3% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,603 44.5% 8 [+] 0.2% 3,603 3 -2 1.24%
1912 24% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,364 53.4% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,035 40.5% 154 [+] 6.0% 2,553 -6 -17 1.05%
1908 28% William J. Bryan (D) 1,501 58.9% William Taft (R) 1,047 41.1% 1 [+] 0.0% 2,549 -4 -11 1.01%
1904 24% Alton Parker (D) 1,169 60.8% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 723 37.6% 31 [+] 1.6% 1,923 -2 -19 0.93%
1900 37% William J. Bryan (D) 1,342 52.8% William McKinley* (R) 1,199 47.2% 1 [+] 0.0% 2,542 2 -4 0.87%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harnett County, NC

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 G 58% Mark Robinson (R) 31,552 50.3% Josh Stein (D) 27,621 44.1% 3,505 [+] 5.6% 62,678 10 1.12%
2022 S3 34% Ted Budd (R) 22,860 61.9% Cheri Beasley (D) 13,133 35.6% 930 [+] 2.5% 36,923 11 0.98%
2020 S2 58% Thom Tillis* (R) 33,321 57.6% Cal Cunningham (D) 21,523 37.2% 3,039 [+] 5.3% 57,883 9 1.06%
2020 G 59% Dan Forest (R) 33,049 56.9% Roy Cooper* (D) 23,987 41.3% 1,046 [+] 1.8% 58,082 10 1.06%
2016 S3 49% Richard Burr* (R) 27,305 59.7% Deborah Ross (D) 16,821 36.8% 1,639 [+] 3.6% 45,765 9 0.98%
2016 G 50% Pat McCrory* (R) 27,122 59.2% Roy Cooper (D) 17,666 38.5% 1,041 [+] 2.3% 45,829 10 0.97%
2014 S2 30% Thom Tillis (R) 15,419 56.8% Kay Hagan* (D) 10,565 38.9% 1,149 [+] 4.2% 27,133 8 0.93%
2012 G 50% Pat McCrory (R) 26,289 60.8% Walter Dalton (D) 16,033 37.1% 913 [+] 2.1% 43,235 6 0.97%
2010 S3 32% Richard Burr* (R) 15,466 59.2% Elaine Marshall (D) 10,136 38.8% 513 [+] 2.0% 26,115 4 0.98%
2008 S2 51% Elizabeth Dole* (R) 20,636 50.9% Kay Hagan (D) 18,692 46.1% 1,234 [+] 3.0% 40,562 7 0.95%
2008 G 51% Pat McCrory (R) 20,560 50.7% Bev Perdue (D) 18,970 46.8% 1,037 [+] 2.6% 40,567 4 0.95%
2004 S3 44% Richard Burr (R) 18,501 57.2% Erskine Bowles (D) 13,417 41.5% 447 [+] 1.4% 32,365 6 0.93%
2004 G 44% Mike Easley* (D) 16,510 50.9% Patrick Ballantine (R) 15,475 47.7% 456 [+] 1.4% 32,441 5 0.93%
2002 S2 30% Elizabeth Dole (R) 12,174 58.6% Erskine Bowles (D) 8,263 39.8% 343 [+] 1.7% 20,780 5 0.89%
2000 G 37% Mike Easley (D) 13,037 52.9% Richard Vinroot (R) 11,277 45.7% 340 [+] 1.4% 24,654 -1 0.84%
1998 S3 29% Lauch Faircloth* (R) 9,819 53.7% John Edwards (D) 8,231 45.0% 223 [+] 1.2% 18,273 7 0.91%
1996 S2 37% Jesse Helms* (R) 13,687 61.4% Harvey Gantt (D) 8,365 37.5% 246 [+] 1.1% 22,298 9 0.87%
1996 G 37% James Hunt* (D) 12,378 55.4% Robin Hayes (R) 9,721 43.5% 235 [+] 1.1% 22,334 1 0.87%
1992 S3 38% Lauch Faircloth (R) 10,785 52.3% Terry Sanford* (D) 9,088 44.0% 760 [+] 3.7% 20,633 2 0.80%
1992 G 39% James Hunt (D) 10,399 50.3% Jim Gardner (R) 9,549 46.2% 722 [+] 3.5% 20,670 3 0.80%
1990 S2 33% Jesse Helms* (R) 10,065 60.6% Harvey Gantt (D) 6,548 39.4% 3 [+] 0.0% 16,616 8 0.80%
1988 G 35% James Martin* (R) 9,245 53.5% Robert Jordan (D) 8,035 46.5% 0 0.0% 17,280 -2 0.78%
1986 S3 27% Terry Sanford (D) 7,256 57.2% Terry Sanford (D) 5,425 42.8% 0 0.0% 12,681 n/a 0.80%
1984 S2 42% Jesse Helms* (R) 10,033 52.3% James Hunt (D) 9,064 47.3% 71 [+] 0.4% 19,168 1 0.86%
1984 G 42% Rufus Edmisten (D) 9,569 50.5% James Martin (R) 9,327 49.2% 43 [+] 0.2% 18,939 -5 0.85%
1980 S3 39% Robert Morgan* (D) 9,863 59.9% John East (R) 6,540 39.7% 50 [+] 0.3% 16,453 -10 0.92%
1980 G 39% James Hunt* (D) 10,819 64.8% Beverly Lake, Jr. (R) 5,796 34.7% 75 [+] 0.4% 16,690 -3 0.90%
1978 S2 26% Jesse Helms* (R) 5,930 59.0% John Ingram (D) 4,126 41.0% 0 0.0% 10,056 4 0.89%
1976 G 40% James Hunt (D) 10,186 68.5% David Flaherty (R) 4,454 30.0% 220 [+] 1.5% 14,860 -4 0.89%
1974 S3 29% Robert Morgan (D) 7,746 76.1% William Stevens (R) 2,384 23.4% 44 [+] 0.4% 10,174 -14 1.00%
1972 S2 40% Jesse Helms (R) 8,607 63.6% Nick Galifianakis (D) 4,926 36.4% 0 0.0% 13,533 10 0.92%
1972 G 39% Jim Holshouser (R) 6,775 50.1% Hargrove "Skipper" Bowles (D) 6,727 49.7% 24 [+] 0.2% 13,526 -1 0.90%
1968 S3 52% Sam Ervin* (D) 8,847 61.0% Robert Somers (R) 5,658 39.0% 0 0.0% 14,505 0 1.01%
1968 G 56% James Gardner (R) 7,971 51.9% Robert Scott (D) 7,397 48.1% 0 0.0% 15,368 5 0.99%
1966 S2 23% Everett Jordan* (D) 4,236 68.6% John Shallcross (R) 1,941 31.4% 0 0.0% 6,177 -13 0.68%
1964 G 49% Dan Moore (D) 7,891 58.9% Robert Gavin (R) 5,499 41.1% 0 0.0% 13,390 -2 0.96%
1962 S3 19% Sam Ervin* (D) 3,805 72.3% Claude Greene (R) 1,456 27.7% 0 0.0% 5,261 -12 0.65%
1960 S2 47% Everett Jordan* (D) 8,441 66.8% Kyle Hayes (R) 4,204 33.2% 0 0.0% 12,645 -5 0.98%
1960 G 49% Terry Sanford (D) 7,915 60.5% Robert Gavin (R) 5,166 39.5% 0 0.0% 13,081 -6 0.97%
*: 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 Harnett County, NC

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 NC13Brad Knott (R) 39,142 62.7% Frank Pierce (D) 23,301 37.3% 0 0.0% 62,443
County Total for 2024-11-05:   62,443
2022-11-08 NC09Richard Hudson* (R) 6,859 58.4% Ben Clark (D) 4,878 41.6% 0 0.0% 11,737
2022-11-08 NC13Bo Hines (R) 16,389 65.8% Wiley Nickel (D) 8,522 34.2% 0 0.0% 24,911
County Total for 2022-11-08:   36,648
2020-11-03 NC07David Rouzer* (R) 14,445 65.7% Christopher Ward (D) 7,488 34.1% 38 0.2% 21,971
2020-11-03 NC08Richard Hudson* (R) 20,596 58.6% Patricia Timmons-Goodson (D) 14,528 41.4% 0 0.0% 35,124
County Total for 2020-11-03:   57,095
2018-11-06 NC02George Holding* (R) 21,057 59.4% Linda Coleman (D) 13,408 37.8% 1,010 2.8% 35,475
County Total for 2018-11-06:   35,475
2016-11-08 NC02George Holding* (R) 27,524 61.2% John McNeil (D) 17,483 38.8% 0 0.0% 45,007
County Total for 2016-11-08:   45,007
2014-11-04 NC02Renee Ellmers* (R) 14,403 63.6% Clay Aiken (D) 8,233 36.4% 0 0.0% 22,636
2014-11-04 NC04David Price* (D) 2,494 57.3% Paul Wright (R) 1,860 42.7% 0 0.0% 4,354
County Total for 2014-11-04:   26,990
2012-11-06 NC02Renee Ellmers* (R) 21,900 60.7% Steve Wilkins (D) 13,357 37.0% 812 2.3% 36,069
2012-11-06 NC04David Price* (D) 4,136 61.4% Tim D'Annunzio (R) 2,605 38.6% 0 0.0% 6,741
County Total for 2012-11-06:   42,810
2010-11-02 NC02Renee Ellmers (R) 15,731 60.3% Bob Etheridge* (D) 9,822 37.7% 531 2.0% 26,084
County Total for 2010-11-02:   26,084
2008-11-04 NC02Bob Etheridge* (D) 24,883 61.6% Dan Mansell (R) 14,781 36.6% 708 1.8% 40,372
County Total for 2008-11-04:   40,372
2006-11-07 NC02Bob Etheridge* (D) 11,333 62.0% Dan Mansell (R) 6,955 38.0% 0 0.0% 18,288
County Total for 2006-11-07:   18,288
2004-11-02 NC02Bob Etheridge* (D) 19,416 60.1% Billy Creech (R) 12,900 39.9% 0 0.0% 32,316
County Total for 2004-11-02:   32,316
2002-11-05 NC02Bob Etheridge* (D) 12,530 60.6% Joseph Ellen (R) 7,884 38.2% 247 1.2% 20,661
County Total for 2002-11-05:   20,661
2000-11-07 NC02Bob Etheridge* (D) 14,581 59.6% Doug Haynes (R) 9,696 39.6% 178 0.7% 24,455
County Total for 2000-11-07:   24,455
1998-11-03 NC02Bob Etheridge* (D) 10,072 55.1% Dan Page (R) 8,064 44.1% 135 0.7% 18,271
County Total for 1998-11-03:   18,271
1996-11-05 NC02Bob Etheridge (D) 11,591 52.3% David Funderburk* (R) 10,134 45.8% 422 1.9% 22,147
County Total for 1996-11-05:   22,147
1994-11-08 NC02David Funderburk (R) 8,742 58.5% Richard Moore (D) 6,199 41.5% 0 0.0% 14,941
County Total for 1994-11-08:   14,941
1992-11-03 NC02Don Davis (R) 9,983 49.2% Tim Valentine* (D) 9,945 49.0% 375 1.8% 20,303
County Total for 1992-11-03:   20,303
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Harnett County, NC

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2025 92,373 33,881 36.7% 23,843 25.8% 34,649 37.5% Rep +10,038 Rep +10.9% 86%
2024 93,011 33,702 36.2% 24,772 26.6% 34,537 37.1% Rep +8,930 Rep +9.6% 87%
2022 83,721 30,094 35.9% 24,331 29.1% 29,296 35.0% Rep +5,763 Rep +6.9% 78%
2020 81,786 29,557 36.1% 25,865 31.6% 26,364 32.2% Rep +3,692 Rep +4.5% 76%
2018 76,439 26,538 34.7% 26,616 34.8% 23,285 30.5% Dem +78 Dem +0.1% 75%
2016 73,438 25,487 34.7% 27,136 37.0% 20,815 28.3% Dem +1,649 Dem +2.2% 75%
2014 69,886 23,719 33.9% 28,254 40.4% 17,913 25.6% Dem +4,535 Dem +6.5% 75%
2012 68,349 23,204 33.9% 28,944 42.3% 16,201 23.7% Dem +5,740 Dem +8.4% 78%
2010 63,128 21,216 33.6% 28,464 45.1% 13,448 21.3% Dem +7,248 Dem +11.5% 76%
2008 60,125 20,563 34.2% 28,051 46.7% 11,511 19.1% Dem +7,488 Dem +12.5% 76%
2006 55,253 19,531 35.3% 26,726 48.4% 8,996 16.3% Dem +7,195 Dem +13.0% 72%
2004 55,197 19,261 34.9% 27,258 49.4% 8,678 15.7% Dem +7,997 Dem +14.5% 75%
2002 49,132 16,073 32.7% 25,911 52.7% 7,148 14.5% Dem +9,838 Dem +20.0% 70%
2000 53,210 15,550 29.2% 27,449 51.6% 10,211 19.2% Dem +11,899 Dem +22.4% 80%
1998 40,827 12,122 29.7% 24,379 59.7% 4,326 10.6% Dem +12,257 Dem +30.0% 64%
1996 36,457 10,513 28.8% 22,814 62.6% 3,130 8.6% Dem +12,301 Dem +33.7% 61%
1994 29,065 7,655 26.3% 20,151 69.3% 1,259 4.3% Dem +12,496 Dem +43.0% 51%
1992 27,189 6,616 24.3% 19,955 73.4% 618 2.3% Dem +13,339 Dem +49.1% 51%
1990 24,603 5,436 22.1% 18,820 76.5% 347 1.4% Dem +13,384 Dem +54.4% 49%
1988 28,049 5,974 21.3% 21,645 77.2% 430 1.5% Dem +15,671 Dem +55.9% 57%
1986 25,650 4,766 18.6% 20,552 80.1% 332 1.3% Dem +15,786 Dem +61.5% 54%
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.