Election Results for Burlington, NC Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,230	12.3
Deaths:	4,768	13.9
Net Migration:	5,004	14.6
Net Immigration:	409	1.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7,241	D +1,751	D + 4.6%
D +8,992
2020 vs. 2012	R +7,886	D +2,064	D + 5.3%
D +9,950
2020 vs. 2008	R +11,197	R +1,290	D + 0.8%
D +9,907

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,956	R +3,041	R + 3.8%
D +915
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	46,056	53.5%	Joe Biden (D)	38,825	45.1%	1,210 [+]	1.4%	86,091	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 686 (0.8%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	38,815	54.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	29,833	41.9%	2,509 [+]	3.5%	71,157	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,795 (2.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 216 (0.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	38,170	56.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	28,875	42.6%	731 [+]	1.1%	67,776	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 597 (0.9%);
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	34,859	54.2%	Barack Obama (D)	28,918	44.9%	576 [+]	0.9%	64,353	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 436 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	33,302	61.5%	John Kerry (D)	20,686	38.2%	187 [+]	0.3%	54,175	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	29,305	62.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	17,459	37.1%	327 [+]	0.7%	47,091	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 170 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	45%	Robert Dole (R)	22,461	53.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	15,814	37.8%	3,586 [+]	8.6%	41,861	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 3,395 (8.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 145 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	49%	George Bush* (R)	20,637	48.3%	Bill Clinton (D)	15,521	36.3%	6,543 [+]	15.3%	42,701	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 6,444 (15.1%);
1988	45%	George Bush (R)	24,131	65.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	12,642	34.3%	78 [+]	0.2%	36,851	12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	48%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	26,063	69.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	11,230	30.1%	77	0.2%	37,370	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	46%	Ronald Reagan (R)	18,077	53.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	15,042	44.2%	947 [+]	2.8%	34,066	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 760 (2.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 164 (0.5%);
1976	45%	Jimmy Carter (D)	17,371	57.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	12,680	41.9%	196 [+]	0.6%	30,247	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	44%	Richard Nixon* (R)	22,046	74.6%	George McGovern (D)	6,833	23.1%	670 [+]	2.3%	29,549	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 670 (2.3%);
1968	62%	George Wallace (AIP)	13,139	39.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	12,310	36.5%	8,241 [+]	24.5%	33,690	-7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 8,241 (24.5%);
1964	59%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	15,397	50.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	15,177	49.6%	0	0.0%	30,574	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	58%	Richard Nixon (R)	14,818	52.1%	John Kennedy (D)	13,599	47.9%	0	0.0%	28,417	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	50%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	12,123	52.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,029	47.6%	0	0.0%	23,152	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	58%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	13,402	54.1%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	11,388	45.9%	0	0.0%	24,790	-9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	41%	Harry Truman* (D)	8,287	53.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,124	33.3%	1,969 [+]	12.8%	15,380	-12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,939 (12.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 30 (0.2%);
1944	41%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,184	64.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,976	35.1%	0	0.0%	14,160	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	47%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,429	77.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,382	22.8%	0	0.0%	14,811	-22	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,025	74.1%	Alf Landon (R)	3,847	25.9%	0	0.0%	14,872	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	58%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,240	64.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,478	34.8%	164 [+]	1.3%	12,882	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 164 (1.3%);
1928	57%	Herbert Hoover (R)	6,810	61.5%	Al Smith (D)	4,260	38.5%	0	0.0%	11,070	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	47%	John Davis (D)	4,859	59.5%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,217	39.4%	93 [+]	1.1%	8,169	-15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 93 (1.1%);
1920	63%	James Cox (D)	5,255	53.2%	Warren Harding (R)	4,619	46.8%	0	0.0%	9,874	-14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	33%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,476	52.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,278	47.9%	5 [+]	0.1%	4,759	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	28%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,132	54.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,637	41.7%	160 [+]	4.1%	3,929	-19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 150 (3.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	34%	William Taft (R)	2,184	50.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,113	49.1%	3 [+]	0.1%	4,300	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	30%	Alton Parker (D)	1,907	51.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,770	48.1%	2 [+]	0.1%	3,679	-8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	36%	William McKinley* (R)	2,256	53.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,923	45.6%	38 [+]	0.9%	4,217	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

38,825

45.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

46,056

53.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

686

0.8%

Other

524

0.6%

TOTAL

86,091

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

29,833

41.9%

Donald Trump (R)

38,815

54.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,795

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

216

0.3%

Other

498

0.7%

TOTAL

71,157

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

28,875

42.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

38,170

56.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

597

0.9%

Other

134

0.2%

TOTAL

67,776

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

28,918

44.9%

John McCain (R)

34,859

54.2%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

436

0.7%

Other

140

0.2%

TOTAL

64,353

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

33,302

61.5%

John Kerry (D)

20,686

38.2%

Other

187

0.3%

TOTAL

54,175

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

29,305

62.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

17,459

37.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

170

0.4%

Other

157

0.3%

TOTAL

47,091

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 14

1996 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

15,814

37.8%

Robert Dole (R)

22,461

53.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

3,395

8.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

145

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

41,861

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 13

1992 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

15,521

36.3%

George Bush* (R)

20,637

48.3%

Ross Perot (I)

6,444

15.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

42,701

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

24,131

65.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

12,642

34.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

36,851

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 12

1984 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

26,063

69.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

11,230

30.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

37,370

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 11

1980 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

18,077

53.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

15,042

44.2%

John Anderson (I)

760

2.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

164

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

34,066

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

17,371

57.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

12,680

41.9%

Other

196

0.6%

TOTAL

30,247

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

22,046

74.6%

George McGovern (D)

6,833

23.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

670

2.3%

TOTAL

29,549

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

12,310

36.5%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

8,241

24.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

13,139

39.0%

TOTAL

33,690

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -7

1964 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

15,397

50.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

15,177

49.6%

TOTAL

30,574

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

12,123

52.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

11,029

47.6%

TOTAL

23,152

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -5

1948 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

8,287

53.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

5,124

33.3%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1,939

12.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

TOTAL

15,380

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -12

1944 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,184

64.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

4,976

35.1%

TOTAL

14,160

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -11

1940 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

11,429

77.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

3,382

22.8%

TOTAL

14,811

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -22

1936 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

11,025

74.1%

Alf Landon (R)

3,847

25.9%

TOTAL

14,872

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -11

1932 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

8,240

64.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

4,478

34.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

164

1.3%

TOTAL

12,882

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

6,810

61.5%

Al Smith (D)

4,260

38.5%

TOTAL

11,070

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 3

1924 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

3,217

39.4%

John Davis (D)

4,859

59.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1.1%

TOTAL

8,169

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -15

1920 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

4,619

46.8%

James Cox (D)

5,255

53.2%

TOTAL

9,874

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -14

1916 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,476

52.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

2,278

47.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,759

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 2

1912 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,132

54.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,637

41.7%

William Taft* (R)

150

3.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.3%

TOTAL

3,929

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -19

1908 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,184

50.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,113

49.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,300

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -1

1904 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,770

48.1%

Alton Parker (D)

1,907

51.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,679

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -8

1900 President, Burlington, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,256

53.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,923

45.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,217

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	105,881	60.04%	4.1%
Black:	37,647	21.35%	34.5%
Indian:	715	0.41%	31.9%
Asian:	3,445	1.95%	85.1%
2+ races:	3,633	2.06%	67.0%
Hispanic:	25,032	14.19%	50.4%

Total non-White:	70,472	39.96%	42.6%

Change in White population:	4,163	2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	21,059	13.9

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