Lee County, North Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 30,081 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A2A2 | 2,141 | 1,523 | 46 | 3,710 | 57.7% | 41.1% | D+16.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A1A1 | 1,785 | 1,670 | 56 | 3,511 | 50.8% | 47.6% | D+3.3 |
| Precinct -D1D1 | 1,249 | 2,181 | 61 | 3,491 | 35.8% | 62.5% | R+26.7 |
| Precinct -D2D2 | 1,316 | 2,083 | 27 | 3,426 | 38.4% | 60.8% | R+22.4 |
| Precinct -C1C1 | 1,112 | 2,215 | 32 | 3,359 | 33.1% | 65.9% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -C2C2 | 927 | 2,359 | 26 | 3,312 | 28.0% | 71.2% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -E2E2 | 1,548 | 1,644 | 37 | 3,229 | 47.9% | 50.9% | R+3.0 |
| Precinct -E1E1 | 582 | 1,616 | 13 | 2,211 | 26.3% | 73.1% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -B2B2 | 983 | 935 | 25 | 1,943 | 50.6% | 48.1% | D+2.5 |
| Precinct -B1B1 | 602 | 1,263 | 24 | 1,889 | 31.9% | 66.9% | R+35.0 |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +19.4% |
| 1912 | +29.9% |
| 1916 | +29.6% |
| 1920 | +34.1% |
| 1924 | +44.0% |
| 1928 | +9.5% |
| 1932 | +63.4% |
| 1936 | +69.5% |
| 1940 | +75.0% |
| 1944 | +62.0% |
| 1948 | +54.3% |
| 1952 | +38.0% |
| 1956 | +36.2% |
| 1960 | +29.2% |
| 1964 | +26.4% |
| 1968 | −0.7% |
| 1972 | −47.5% |
| 1976 | +16.0% |
| 1980 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | −35.2% |
| 1988 | −25.3% |
| 1992 | −5.5% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −16.1% |
| 2004 | −21.4% |
| 2008 | −8.4% |
| 2012 | −9.7% |
| 2016 | −12.9% |
| 2020 | −14.9% |
| 2024 | −17.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 40.4%7,767 | 57.4%11,042 | 19,222 |
| 2020 | R | 41.3%11,851 | 53.7%15,419 | 28,714 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 17 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31,721 | 16,249 | 9,115 | 6,331 | 26 |
| 2012 | 34,927 | 16,441 | 10,197 | 8,194 | 95 |
| 2016 | 35,517 | 14,997 | 10,214 | 10,157 | 149 |
| 2020 | 38,771 | 13,859 | 11,746 | 12,876 | 290 |
| 2022 | 39,371 | 12,941 | 11,907 | 14,263 | 260 |
| 2024 | 41,335 | 12,445 | 12,792 | 15,620 | 478 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+905 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +5,766 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $72,736 in average income, against $75,010 for residents who stayed — 3% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+6.0 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Lee County, NC itself (R+17.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Wake County, NC385D+25.4
- Harnett County, NC311R+25.0
- Chatham County, NC150D+12.4
- Cumberland County, NC127D+13.4
- Moore County, NC125R+29.4
- Durham County, NC55D+61.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Harnett County, NC436
- Wake County, NC210
- Chatham County, NC117
- Moore County, NC109
- Cumberland County, NC103
- Guilford County, NC46
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 | +349 |
| 2012 | +369 |
| 2013 | +258 |
| 2014 | −720 |
| 2015 | −279 |
| 2016 | −5 |
| 2017 | +488 |
| 2018 | +505 |
| 2019 | +304 |
| 2021 | +638 |
| 2022 | +1,242 |
| 2023 | +1,183 |
| 2024 | +529 |
| 2025 | +905 |
Lee County's economy has long centered on industrial and textile employment, and its modest urban core of Sanford anchors a county that has moved steadily toward Republican margins over the past decade despite a sizable Hispanic population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.0 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 47.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.4 points.
A population of 65,816, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,387 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alamance County and Dallas County.
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Lee County, North Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/37105/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.