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Wilkes County, North Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Wilkes County by 59.7 points, out of 36,240 votes for president.

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D+60R+60D+30R+302000: R+39.520002004: R+41.720042008: R+38.220082012: R+42.420122016: R+54.720162020: R+56.620202024: R+59.62024
Wilkes County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP28,81279.5%
Kamala Harris DEM7,19419.9%
All other candidates2340.6%
Total36,240

Wilkes County was R+59.6 against R+3.2 statewide, 56.4 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 REP27,59277.8%
Joseph R. Biden DEM7,51121.2%
All other candidates3631.0%
Total35,466

Wilkes County was R+56.6 against R+1.3 statewide, 55.3 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 REP23,75275.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM6,63821.2%
All other candidates9062.9%
Total31,296

Wilkes County was R+54.7 against R+3.7 statewide, 51.0 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
Mitt Romney REP20,51570.4%
Barack Obama DEM8,14828.0%
All other candidates4821.7%
Total29,145

Wilkes County was R+42.4 against R+2.0 statewide, 40.4 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
John McCain REP20,28868.3%
Barack Obama DEM8,93430.1%
All other candidates5021.7%
Total29,724

Wilkes County was R+38.2 against D+0.3 statewide, 38.5 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
George W. Bush REP19,19770.7%
John Kerry DEM7,86229.0%
All other candidates950.3%
Total27,154

Wilkes County was R+41.7 against R+12.4 statewide, 29.3 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 REP16,82669.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM7,22629.7%
All other candidates2711.1%
Total24,323

Wilkes County was R+39.5 against R+12.8 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Wilkes County, North Carolina in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Wilkes County by 59.7 points, out of 36,240 votes counted for president.

Is Wilkes County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 59.6 points; 2020: Republican by 56.6 points; 2016: Republican by 54.7 points; 2012: Republican by 42.4 points; 2008: Republican by 38.2 points; 2004: Republican by 41.7 points; 2000: Republican by 39.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 56.4 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 59.6 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