Voting & Elections in Wake Forest, NC
Presidential election results and party lean trends
County-level data: Election results are reported at the county level. Wake Forest is located in Wake County, NC. Results reflect all voters in the county, not just those in Wake Forest.
Election Overview
Source: Wake County (2024)2024 Winner
Democrat
Dem Votes
402,984
61.9%
GOP Votes
236,735
36.4%
Total Votes
650,796
Margin
D+25.5%
Shift from 2020
R+0.9pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
D+25.5%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 402,984 | 236,735 | 650,796 | 61.9% | 36.4% | D+25.5 |
| 2020 | 393,336 | 226,197 | 631,830 | 62.3% | 35.8% | D+26.5 |
| 2016 | 298,353 | 193,607 | 510,940 | 58.4% | 37.9% | D+20.5 |
In the 2024 presidential election, Wake County recorded 650,796 total votes. Democrats won the county with 61.9% of the vote compared to 36.4% for Republicans, a margin of D+25.5%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted R+0.9pp from the previous election. Since 2016, Wake County has shifted 5.0 percentage points toward Democrats.