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Cleveland County, North Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Cleveland County by 35.0 points, out of 51,602 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+17.120002004: R+23.120042008: R+19.920082012: R+20.120122016: R+30.220162020: R+32.920202024: R+35.02024
Cleveland County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP34,65467.2%
Kamala Harris DEM16,60332.2%
All other candidates3450.7%
Total51,602

Cleveland County was R+35.0 against R+3.2 statewide, 31.8 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 REP33,79865.9%
Joseph R. Biden DEM16,95533.0%
All other candidates5551.1%
Total51,308

Cleveland County was R+32.9 against R+1.3 statewide, 31.6 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 REP28,47963.7%
Hillary Clinton DEM14,96433.5%
All other candidates1,2302.8%
Total44,673

Cleveland County was R+30.2 against R+3.7 statewide, 26.5 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP25,79359.5%
Barack Obama DEM17,06239.4%
All other candidates4851.1%
Total43,340

Cleveland County was R+20.1 against R+2.0 statewide, 18.1 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 REP26,07859.5%
Barack Obama DEM17,36339.6%
All other candidates3940.9%
Total43,835

Cleveland County was R+19.9 against D+0.3 statewide, 20.2 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 REP22,75061.4%
John Kerry DEM14,21538.3%
All other candidates1140.3%
Total37,079

Cleveland County was R+23.1 against R+12.4 statewide, 10.7 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 REP19,06458.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM13,45541.1%
All other candidates2270.7%
Total32,746

Cleveland County was R+17.1 against R+12.8 statewide, 4.3 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Cleveland County, North Carolina in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Cleveland County by 35.0 points, out of 51,602 votes counted for president.

Is Cleveland County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 35.0 points; 2020: Republican by 32.9 points; 2016: Republican by 30.2 points; 2012: Republican by 20.1 points; 2008: Republican by 19.9 points; 2004: Republican by 23.1 points; 2000: Republican by 17.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 31.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 35.0 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