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Gaston County, North Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Gaston County by 25.0 points, out of 118,959 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+34.120002004: R+36.020042008: R+25.020082012: R+25.320122016: R+31.820162020: R+27.720202024: R+25.12024
Gaston County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP73,82862.1%
Kamala Harris DEM44,06237.0%
All other candidates1,0690.9%
Total118,959

Gaston County was R+25.1 against R+3.2 statewide, 21.9 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 REP73,03363.2%
Joseph R. Biden DEM40,95935.5%
All other candidates1,5061.3%
Total115,498

Gaston County was R+27.7 against R+1.3 statewide, 26.4 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 REP61,79864.1%
Hillary Clinton DEM31,17732.3%
All other candidates3,4563.6%
Total96,431

Gaston County was R+31.8 against R+3.7 statewide, 28.1 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
Mitt Romney REP56,13862.0%
Barack Obama DEM33,17136.7%
All other candidates1,1741.3%
Total90,483

Gaston County was R+25.3 against R+2.0 statewide, 23.3 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
John McCain REP52,50762.2%
Barack Obama DEM31,38437.2%
All other candidates5110.6%
Total84,402

Gaston County was R+25.0 against D+0.3 statewide, 25.3 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
George W. Bush REP43,25267.8%
John Kerry DEM20,25431.8%
All other candidates2490.4%
Total63,755

Gaston County was R+36.0 against R+12.4 statewide, 23.6 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 REP39,45366.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM19,28132.6%
All other candidates4450.8%
Total59,179

Gaston County was R+34.1 against R+12.8 statewide, 21.3 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 Gaston County, North Carolina in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Gaston County by 25.0 points, out of 118,959 votes counted for president.

Is Gaston County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 25.1 points; 2020: Republican by 27.7 points; 2016: Republican by 31.8 points; 2012: Republican by 25.3 points; 2008: Republican by 25.0 points; 2004: Republican by 36.0 points; 2000: Republican by 34.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 21.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 25.1 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