Cabarrus County, North Carolina: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+64 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 236,1332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,0052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+64 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Alamance County, NC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cabarrus CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cabarrus County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +25.0% |
| 1896 | +37.9% |
| 1900 | +14.1% |
| 1904 | +9.1% |
| 1908 | −6.1% |
| 1912 | +36.4% |
| 1916 | −5.3% |
| 1920 | −7.6% |
| 1924 | +11.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +41.9% |
| 1936 | +62.6% |
| 1940 | +64.1% |
| 1944 | +36.3% |
| 1948 | +6.0% |
| 1952 | −24.4% |
| 1956 | −33.7% |
| 1960 | −28.7% |
| 1964 | −5.0% |
| 1968 | −30.6% |
| 1972 | −54.3% |
| 1976 | −1.6% |
| 1980 | −21.0% |
| 1984 | −45.2% |
| 1988 | −35.6% |
| 1992 | −18.9% |
| 1996 | −20.8% |
| 2000 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | −34.5% |
| 2008 | −18.4% |
| 2012 | −20.0% |
| 2016 | −19.6% |
| 2020 | −9.4% |
| 2024 | −7.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 54,494 | 63,746 | 120,202 | ||
| R | 52,162 | 63,237 | 117,227 | ||
| R | 35,521 | 53,819 | 93,289 | ||
| R | 32,849 | 49,557 | 83,566 | ||
| R | 31,546 | 45,924 | 77,994 | ||
| R | 19,803 | 40,780 | 60,824 | ||
| D | 32,704 | 16,284 | 49,381 | ||
| R | 14,447 | 23,035 | 41,310 | ||
| R | 13,513 | 21,281 | 41,123 | ||
| R | 10,686 | 22,524 | 33,284 | ||
| R | 8,477 | 22,528 | 31,058 | ||
| R | 9,768 | 15,143 | 25,585 | ||
| R | 12,049 | 12,455 | 24,630 | ||
| R | 5,336 | 18,384 | 24,048 | ||
| R | 5,501 | 13,226 | 25,265 | ||
| R | 11,921 | 13,178 | 25,099 | ||
| R | 8,680 | 15,678 | 24,358 | ||
| R | 7,173 | 14,462 | 21,635 | ||
| R | 9,140 | 15,053 | 24,193 | ||
| D | 5,059 | 4,294 | 12,826 | ||
| D | 9,064 | 4,233 | 13,297 | ||
| D | 11,776 | 2,579 | 14,355 | ||
| D | 12,297 | 2,825 | 15,122 | ||
| D | 8,465 | 3,444 | 11,977 | ||
| R | 4,869 | 6,548 | 11,417 | ||
| D | 4,449 | 3,510 | 8,148 | ||
| R | 4,418 | 5,148 | 9,566 | ||
| R | 2,080 | 2,314 | 4,416 | ||
| D | 1,738 | 389 | 3,711 | ||
| R | 1,610 | 1,821 | 3,431 | ||
| D | 1,509 | 1,254 | 2,805 | ||
| D | 1,485 | 1,112 | 2,638 | ||
| D | 2,250 | 996 | 3,306 | ||
| D | 1,419 | 679 | 2,958 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.7%
English
10.4%
American
8.9%
Irish
7.3%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.3%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,005
Cabarrus County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Cabarrus County$89,005
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Cabarrus County ranks in the top 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.0%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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 Democratic margin here reached sixty-four points in 1940. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A population of 236,133, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,005 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alamance County and Henderson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cabarrus County, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cabarrus County, North Carolina voted Republican by 7.7 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 120,202 votes cast, 54,494 went Democratic and 63,746 went Republican.
What is Cabarrus County, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Cabarrus County, North Carolina in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cabarrus County, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cabarrus County, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Cabarrus County, North Carolina?
Cabarrus County, North Carolina has a population of 236,133 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cabarrus County, North Carolina?
Median household income in Cabarrus County, North Carolina is $89,005 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Cabarrus County, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cabarrus County, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.