Cumberland County, North Carolina

2024 results by precinct

77 precincts · 140,513 votes cast

Harris · D+13

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+13.4%	78,631	59,840	140,513
2020	D	+16.6%	84,469	60,032	147,150
2016	D	+16.0%	71,605	51,265	127,506
2012	D	+19.7%	75,792	50,666	127,641
2008	D	+17.7%	74,693	52,151	127,575
2004	R	−3.5%	45,788	49,139	95,226
2000	R	−0.6%	38,129	38,626	77,151
1996	D	+4.4%	32,739	29,804	66,479
1992	D	+4.9%	30,291	27,139	64,470
1988	R	−6.4%	23,789	27,057	50,979
1984	R	−16.5%	22,614	31,602	54,319
1980	D	+1.2%	22,073	21,540	45,228
1976	D	+26.0%	24,297	14,226	38,683
1972	R	−42.0%	9,853	24,376	34,595
1968	D	+2.8%	9,938	9,143	28,620
1964	D	+20.8%	13,864	9,093	22,957
1960	D	+17.9%	11,601	8,072	19,673
1956	D	+13.9%	8,862	6,699	15,561
1952	D	+8.4%	8,839	7,474	16,313
1948	D	+35.9%	4,996	1,741	9,062
1944	D	+53.3%	6,615	2,014	8,629
1940	D	+68.8%	6,050	1,118	7,168
1936	D	+72.8%	6,505	1,024	7,529
1932	D	+68.2%	5,012	931	5,983
1928	R	−3.5%	3,297	3,534	6,831
1924	D	+35.8%	2,923	1,372	4,332
1920	D	+24.2%	3,233	1,972	5,205
1916	D	+23.7%	1,971	1,217	3,188
1912	D	+51.7%	1,678	235	2,793
1908	D	+11.5%	1,832	1,453	3,285
1904	D	+17.0%	1,594	1,129	2,729
1900	R	−4.2%	1,964	2,138	4,113
1896	D	+6.5%	2,509	2,200	4,745
1892	D	+17.2%	2,178	1,333	4,906
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

0.7%

African American

30.2%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 32.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.5%

75–84

2.2%

3.6%

65–74

4.3%

4.6%

55–64

5.6%

4.5%

45–54

5.4%

5.9%

35–44

6.5%

8.7%

25–34

8.0%

7.5%

18–24

5.1%

9.1%

5–17

8.7%

3.7%

3.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,291

Cumberland County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Cumberland County$61,291

North Carolina$72,388

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

29.6%

Baptist

13.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.6%

Methodist

6.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cumberland County's large active-duty and veteran population surrounding Fort Liberty shapes an electorate that has backed Democratic presidential candidates by double digits in recent cycles, while its diverse workforce keeps turnout competitive across party lines.

The Democratic margin in Cumberland County reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points — still decisive.

Cumberland County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,291, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 338,545 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 Sacramento County and Bernalillo County.

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Cumberland County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.