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Gates County, North Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Gates County by 21.7 points, out of 5,860 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: D+13.520002004: D+4.820042008: D+5.220082012: D+4.120122016: R+9.120162020: R+13.820202024: R+21.72024
Gates County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP3,53860.4%
Kamala Harris DEM2,26838.7%
All other candidates540.9%
Total5,860

Gates County was R+21.7 against R+3.2 statewide, 18.5 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 REP3,36756.4%
Joseph R. Biden DEM2,54642.6%
All other candidates581.0%
Total5,971

Gates County was R+13.8 against R+1.3 statewide, 12.5 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 REP2,87453.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM2,38544.2%
All other candidates1332.5%
Total5,392

Gates County was R+9.1 against R+3.7 statewide, 5.4 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
Barack Obama DEM2,78651.6%
Mitt Romney REP2,56447.5%
All other candidates460.9%
Total5,396

Gates County was D+4.1 against R+2.0 statewide, 6.1 points more Democratic than the state.

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

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM2,83052.2%
John McCain REP2,54747.0%
All other candidates430.8%
Total5,420

Gates County was D+5.2 against D+0.3 statewide, 4.9 points more Democratic than the state.

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

TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM2,12152.3%
George W. Bush REP1,92447.5%
All other candidates80.2%
Total4,053

Gates County was D+4.8 against R+12.4 statewide, 17.2 points more Democratic than the state.

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

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,94456.4%
George W. Bush REP1,48042.9%
All other candidates220.6%
Total3,446

Gates County was D+13.5 against R+12.8 statewide, 26.3 points more Democratic 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 Gates County, North Carolina in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Gates County by 21.7 points, out of 5,860 votes counted for president.

Is Gates County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 21.7 points; 2020: Republican by 13.8 points; 2016: Republican by 9.1 points; 2012: Democratic by 4.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 5.2 points; 2004: Democratic by 4.8 points; 2000: Democratic by 13.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 18.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 21.7 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