New Hanover County, NC — Elections & Voting
Presidential election results and party lean trends
Election Overview
Source: New Hanover County (2024)2024 Winner
Democrat
Dem Votes
68,814
49.8%
GOP Votes
67,949
49.1%
Total Votes
138,243
Margin
D+0.6%
Shift from 2020
R+1.5pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
D+0.6%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68,814 | 67,949 | 138,243 | 49.8% | 49.1% | D+0.6 |
| 2020 | 66,138 | 63,331 | 131,830 | 50.2% | 48.0% | D+2.1 |
| 2016 | 50,219 | 54,665 | 108,737 | 46.2% | 50.3% | R+4.1 |
In the 2024 presidential election, New Hanover County recorded 138,243 total votes. Democrats won the county with 49.8% of the vote compared to 49.1% for Republicans, a margin of D+0.6%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted R+1.5pp from the previous election. Since 2016, New Hanover County has shifted 4.7 percentage points toward Democrats.