Catawba County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
40 precincts · 87,109 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -3131 | 1,223 | 3,533 | 56 | 4,812 | 25.4% | 73.4% | R+48.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2929 | 1,024 | 2,709 | 27 | 3,760 | 27.2% | 72.0% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -3333 | 908 | 2,727 | 30 | 3,665 | 24.8% | 74.4% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -3434 | 941 | 2,648 | 48 | 3,637 | 25.9% | 72.8% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -4141 | 956 | 2,599 | 29 | 3,584 | 26.7% | 72.5% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -2323 | 993 | 2,429 | 47 | 3,469 | 28.6% | 70.0% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -2424 | 811 | 2,452 | 26 | 3,289 | 24.7% | 74.6% | R+49.9 |
| Precinct -2727 | 636 | 2,551 | 22 | 3,209 | 19.8% | 79.5% | R+59.7 |
| Precinct -0101 | 453 | 2,488 | 18 | 2,959 | 15.3% | 84.1% | R+68.8 |
| Precinct -3030 | 1,120 | 1,731 | 36 | 2,887 | 38.8% | 60.0% | R+21.2 |
| Precinct -2222 | 786 | 1,995 | 20 | 2,801 | 28.1% | 71.2% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -2020 | 622 | 2,102 | 30 | 2,754 | 22.6% | 76.3% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -0505 | 619 | 2,059 | 23 | 2,701 | 22.9% | 76.2% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -3838 | 982 | 1,630 | 35 | 2,647 | 37.1% | 61.6% | R+24.5 |
| Precinct -3535 | 810 | 1,567 | 30 | 2,407 | 33.7% | 65.1% | R+31.4 |
| Precinct -3232 | 808 | 1,493 | 34 | 2,335 | 34.6% | 63.9% | R+29.3 |
| Precinct -2828 | 714 | 1,555 | 35 | 2,304 | 31.0% | 67.5% | R+36.5 |
| Precinct -0707 | 841 | 1,422 | 34 | 2,297 | 36.6% | 61.9% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -0808 | 676 | 1,472 | 25 | 2,173 | 31.1% | 67.7% | R+36.6 |
| Precinct -0909 | 320 | 1,765 | 12 | 2,097 | 15.3% | 84.2% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -3939 | 710 | 1,316 | 35 | 2,061 | 34.4% | 63.9% | R+29.4 |
| Precinct -3636 | 855 | 1,167 | 25 | 2,047 | 41.8% | 57.0% | R+15.2 |
| Precinct -0606 | 550 | 1,452 | 17 | 2,019 | 27.2% | 71.9% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -3737 | 892 | 1,077 | 23 | 1,992 | 44.8% | 54.1% | R+9.3 |
| Precinct -0303 | 384 | 1,559 | 16 | 1,959 | 19.6% | 79.6% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -0202 | 335 | 1,607 | 13 | 1,955 | 17.1% | 82.2% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -1616 | 810 | 1,088 | 19 | 1,917 | 42.3% | 56.8% | R+14.5 |
| Precinct -2121 | 317 | 1,337 | 23 | 1,677 | 18.9% | 79.7% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -2626 | 676 | 800 | 28 | 1,504 | 44.9% | 53.2% | R+8.2 |
| Precinct -2525 | 517 | 945 | 22 | 1,484 | 34.8% | 63.7% | R+28.8 |
| Precinct -1414 | 637 | 630 | 18 | 1,285 | 49.6% | 49.0% | D+0.5 |
| Precinct -4040 | 476 | 689 | 18 | 1,183 | 40.2% | 58.2% | R+18.0 |
| Precinct -1717 | 432 | 703 | 19 | 1,154 | 37.4% | 60.9% | R+23.5 |
| Precinct -1313 | 488 | 486 | 19 | 993 | 49.1% | 48.9% | D+0.2 |
| Precinct -1212 | 689 | 287 | 16 | 992 | 69.5% | 28.9% | D+40.5 |
| Precinct -1919 | 295 | 562 | 11 | 868 | 34.0% | 64.7% | R+30.8 |
| Precinct -1111 | 436 | 362 | 7 | 805 | 54.2% | 45.0% | D+9.2 |
| Precinct -0404 | 307 | 368 | 6 | 681 | 45.1% | 54.0% | R+9.0 |
| Precinct -1010 | 198 | 178 | 5 | 381 | 52.0% | 46.7% | D+5.2 |
| Precinct -1515 | 322 | 37 | 6 | 365 | 88.2% | 10.1% | D+78.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +29.7% |
| 1896 | +44.7% |
| 1900 | +2.7% |
| 1904 | +6.1% |
| 1908 | −3.7% |
| 1912 | +45.5% |
| 1916 | −1.1% |
| 1920 | −4.7% |
| 1924 | −2.0% |
| 1928 | −21.2% |
| 1932 | +18.3% |
| 1936 | +26.6% |
| 1940 | +33.0% |
| 1944 | +16.9% |
| 1948 | −3.1% |
| 1952 | −18.5% |
| 1956 | −25.5% |
| 1960 | −17.3% |
| 1964 | −4.0% |
| 1968 | −35.0% |
| 1972 | −50.5% |
| 1976 | −5.1% |
| 1980 | −23.8% |
| 1984 | −45.7% |
| 1988 | −38.1% |
| 1992 | −18.5% |
| 1996 | −24.4% |
| 2000 | −35.4% |
| 2004 | −35.3% |
| 2008 | −25.0% |
| 2012 | −29.4% |
| 2016 | −37.5% |
| 2020 | −37.0% |
| 2024 | −37.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 28.9%16,076 | 68.9%38,252 | 55,539 |
| 2020 | R | 30.0%24,845 | 65.2%54,004 | 82,883 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100,198 | 31,736 | 44,794 | 23,614 | 54 |
| 2012 | 104,613 | 30,992 | 45,231 | 28,164 | 226 |
| 2016 | 104,716 | 27,524 | 44,887 | 31,916 | 389 |
| 2020 | 109,013 | 23,192 | 47,772 | 37,384 | 665 |
| 2022 | 110,629 | 21,356 | 47,860 | 40,762 | 651 |
| 2024 | 117,342 | 20,686 | 50,877 | 44,638 | 1,141 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+2,989 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +12,078 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $65,020 in average income, against $81,986 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+25.9 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Catawba County, NC itself (R+37.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lincoln County, NC509R+45.6
- Mecklenburg County, NC422D+32.7
- Burke County, NC421R+41.1
- Caldwell County, NC359R+52.5
- Iredell County, NC355R+32.5
- Alexander County, NC230R+59.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Burke County, NC403
- Lincoln County, NC385
- Caldwell County, NC369
- Mecklenburg County, NC294
- Iredell County, NC292
- Alexander County, NC205
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −554 |
| 2012 | −175 |
| 2013 | −39 |
| 2014 | −181 |
| 2015 | +130 |
| 2016 | +612 |
| 2017 | +1,119 |
| 2018 | +692 |
| 2019 | +679 |
| 2021 | +1,307 |
| 2022 | +1,892 |
| 2023 | +1,623 |
| 2024 | +1,984 |
| 2025 | +2,989 |
Catawba County anchors North Carolina's furniture and fiber-optics corridor along the Catawba River, and its working-class industrial base has drifted steadily toward lopsided Republican margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.9 points.
A population of 163,573, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,864 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Smith County and Jackson County.
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