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Carteret County, North Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Carteret County by 43.1 points, out of 45,693 votes for president.

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D+50R+50D+25R+252000: R+32.320002004: R+39.120042008: R+34.720082012: R+40.820122016: R+44.020162020: R+42.020202024: R+43.12024
Carteret County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP32,50871.1%
Kamala Harris DEM12,81328.0%
All other candidates3720.8%
Total45,693

Carteret County was R+43.1 against R+3.2 statewide, 39.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP30,02870.3%
Joseph R. Biden DEM12,09328.3%
All other candidates5741.3%
Total42,695

Carteret County was R+42.0 against R+1.3 statewide, 40.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP26,56970.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM9,93926.3%
All other candidates1,2733.4%
Total37,781

Carteret County was R+44.0 against R+3.7 statewide, 40.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP24,77569.8%
Barack Obama DEM10,30129.0%
All other candidates4411.2%
Total35,517

Carteret County was R+40.8 against R+2.0 statewide, 38.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP23,13166.9%
Barack Obama DEM11,13032.2%
All other candidates3361.0%
Total34,597

Carteret County was R+34.7 against D+0.3 statewide, 35.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP17,71669.3%
John Kerry DEM7,73230.2%
All other candidates1270.5%
Total25,575

Carteret County was R+39.1 against R+12.4 statewide, 26.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP17,38165.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM8,83933.4%
All other candidates2410.9%
Total26,461

Carteret County was R+32.3 against R+12.8 statewide, 19.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Carteret County, North Carolina in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Carteret County by 43.1 points, out of 45,693 votes counted for president.

Is Carteret County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 43.1 points; 2020: Republican by 42.0 points; 2016: Republican by 44.0 points; 2012: Republican by 40.8 points; 2008: Republican by 34.7 points; 2004: Republican by 39.1 points; 2000: Republican by 32.3 points.

How does Carteret County vote compared with the rest of North Carolina?

In 2024 it was 39.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 43.1 points against Republican by 3.2 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data