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1876–2024
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Cabarrus County·North Carolina

Cabarrus County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Charlotte exurb trending competitive as suburban growth reshapes its electorate

18762024·38 elections
Cabarrus County, North Carolina · AlexiusHoratius · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
236,133
2024 ACS
Most similar
Alamance County
NC · similarity 0.99
39 precincts · 120,202 votes cast
Trump · R+8
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−7.7%
54,49463,746120,202
2020R
−9.4%
52,16263,237117,227
2016R
−19.6%
35,52153,81993,289
2012R
−20.0%
32,84949,55783,566
2008R
−18.4%
31,54645,92477,994
2004R
−34.5%
19,80340,78060,824
2000D
+33.3%
32,70416,28449,381
1996R
−20.8%
14,44723,03541,310
1992R
−18.9%
13,51321,28141,123
1988R
−35.6%
10,68622,52433,284
1984R
−45.2%
8,47722,52831,058
1980R
−21.0%
9,76815,14325,585
1976R
−1.6%
12,04912,45524,630
1972R
−54.3%
5,33618,38424,048
1968R
−30.6%
5,50113,22625,265
1964R
−5.0%
11,92113,17825,099
1960R
−28.7%
8,68015,67824,358
1956R
−33.7%
7,17314,46221,635
1952R
−24.4%
9,14015,05324,193
1948D
+6.0%
5,0594,29412,826
1944D
+36.3%
9,0644,23313,297
1940D
+64.1%
11,7762,57914,355
1936D
+62.6%
12,2972,82515,122
1932D
+41.9%
8,4653,44411,977
1928R
−14.7%
4,8696,54811,417
1924D
+11.5%
4,4493,5108,148
1920R
−7.6%
4,4185,1489,566
1916R
−5.3%
2,0802,3144,416
1912D
+36.4%
1,7383893,711
1908R
−6.1%
1,6101,8213,431
1904D
+9.1%
1,5091,2542,805
1900D
+14.1%
1,4851,1122,638
1896D
+37.9%
2,2509963,306
1892D
+25.0%
1,4196792,958
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
1.6%
African American
15.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.4%
Baptist
11.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.1%
Methodist
7.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cabarrus County sits northeast of Charlotte in the Piedmont and has seen rapid population growth driven by suburban spillover, narrowing its Republican presidential margin from double digits a decade ago to R+7.7 in 2024.

The Republican margin in Cabarrus County reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Cabarrus County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,005, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 236,133 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alamance County and Henderson County.