Election Results for Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,048	11.0
Deaths:	11,393	15.6
Net Migration:	5,933	8.1
Net Immigration:	304	0.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +20,538	R +12,000	D + 0.4%
D +8,538
2020 vs. 2012	R +33,327	R +33,409	R + 12.1%
D -82
2020 vs. 2008	R +36,203	R +40,811	R + 17.2%
D -4,608

2016 vs. 2008	R +15,665	R +28,811	R + 17.6%
D -13,146
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	135,614	71.0%	Joe Biden (D)	53,197	27.8%	2,281 [+]	1.2%	191,092	24	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,322 (0.7%);
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	115,076	69.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	44,659	26.9%	6,127 [+]	3.7%	165,862	23	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,247 (2.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 418 (0.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	102,287	64.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	53,279	33.7%	2,507 [+]	1.6%	158,073	18	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,956 (1.2%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	99,411	62.4%	Barack Obama (D)	57,805	36.3%	2,087 [+]	1.3%	159,303	17	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,282 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	90,638	66.5%	John Kerry (D)	45,203	33.1%	557 [+]	0.4%	136,398	16	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	79,289	65.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	40,924	33.8%	893 [+]	0.7%	121,106	18	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 422 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	45%	Robert Dole (R)	60,152	55.0%	Bill Clinton* (D)	39,284	35.9%	9,870 [+]	9.0%	109,306	14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 9,386 (8.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 310 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	George Bush* (R)	58,170	49.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	42,781	36.0%	17,782 [+]	15.0%	118,733	12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 17,614 (14.8%);
1988	48%	George Bush (R)	67,949	65.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	35,780	34.4%	153 [+]	0.1%	103,882	12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	53%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	75,768	69.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	32,945	30.2%	216	0.2%	108,929	11	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	50%	Ronald Reagan (R)	55,170	57.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	38,837	40.2%	2,707 [+]	2.8%	96,714	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,001 (2.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 590 (0.6%);
1976	55%	Jimmy Carter (D)	48,297	52.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	43,299	47.1%	412 [+]	0.4%	92,008	-1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	51%	Richard Nixon* (R)	57,394	71.7%	George McGovern (D)	21,295	26.6%	1,313 [+]	1.6%	80,002	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,313 (1.6%);
1968	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	44,273	52.7%	George Wallace (AIP)	20,475	24.4%	19,258 [+]	22.9%	84,006	9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 19,258 (22.9%);
1964	73%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	43,197	52.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	39,690	47.9%	0	0.0%	82,887	9	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	47,788	56.9%	John Kennedy (D)	36,184	43.1%	0	0.0%	83,972	7	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	74%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	45,669	61.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	28,994	38.8%	0	0.0%	74,663	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	40,684	58.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	29,484	42.0%	0	0.0%	70,168	3	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	58%	Thomas Dewey (R)	23,146	47.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	22,160	45.2%	3,727 [+]	7.6%	49,033	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 3,630 (7.4%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 97 (0.2%);
1944	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	24,642	54.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	20,402	45.3%	0	0.0%	45,044	-1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	27,548	63.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	15,767	36.4%	0	0.0%	43,315	-8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	75%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	28,742	61.8%	Alf Landon (R)	17,765	38.2%	0	0.0%	46,507	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	69%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	22,744	57.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	16,342	41.6%	198 [+]	0.5%	39,284	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 198 (0.5%);
1928	62%	Herbert Hoover (R)	19,476	62.3%	Al Smith (D)	11,810	37.7%	0	0.0%	31,286	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	65%	John Davis (D)	15,530	52.0%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	14,128	47.3%	213 [+]	0.7%	29,871	-7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 213 (0.7%);
1920	71%	Warren Harding (R)	15,468	53.1%	James Cox (D)	13,642	46.9%	0	0.0%	29,110	-7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	36%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6,944	50.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	6,869	49.7%	14 [+]	0.1%	13,827	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	32%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	5,954	49.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	4,824	40.0%	1,270 [+]	10.5%	12,048	-13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,256 (10.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 11 (0.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 3 (0.0%);
1908	34%	William Taft (R)	6,187	53.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	5,380	46.5%	0	0.0%	11,567	2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	4,666	49.1%	Alton Parker (D)	4,516	47.5%	318 [+]	3.3%	9,500	-7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	35%	William McKinley* (R)	4,887	48.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,886	48.8%	234 [+]	2.3%	10,007	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

53,197

27.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

135,614

71.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,322

0.7%

Other

959

0.5%

TOTAL

191,092

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

44,659

26.9%

Donald Trump (R)

115,076

69.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,247

2.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

418

0.3%

Other

1,462

0.9%

TOTAL

165,862

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

53,279

33.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

102,287

64.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,956

1.2%

Other

551

0.3%

TOTAL

158,073

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

57,805

36.3%

John McCain (R)

99,411

62.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,282

0.8%

Other

805

0.5%

TOTAL

159,303

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

90,638

66.5%

John Kerry (D)

45,203

33.1%

Other

557

0.4%

TOTAL

136,398

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

79,289

65.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

40,924

33.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

422

0.3%

Other

471

0.4%

TOTAL

121,106

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 18

1996 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

39,284

35.9%

Robert Dole (R)

60,152

55.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

9,386

8.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

310

0.3%

Other

174

0.2%

TOTAL

109,306

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 14

1992 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

42,781

36.0%

George Bush* (R)

58,170

49.0%

Ross Perot (I)

17,614

14.8%

Other

168

0.1%

TOTAL

118,733

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

67,949

65.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

35,780

34.4%

Other

153

0.1%

TOTAL

103,882

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 12

1984 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

75,768

69.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

32,945

30.2%

Other

216

0.2%

TOTAL

108,929

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 11

1980 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

55,170

57.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

38,837

40.2%

John Anderson (I)

2,001

2.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

590

0.6%

Other

116

0.1%

TOTAL

96,714

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

48,297

52.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

43,299

47.1%

Other

412

0.4%

TOTAL

92,008

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

57,394

71.7%

George McGovern (D)

21,295

26.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,313

1.6%

TOTAL

80,002

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

44,273

52.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

19,258

22.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

20,475

24.4%

TOTAL

84,006

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

43,197

52.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

39,690

47.9%

TOTAL

82,887

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 9

1956 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

45,669

61.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

28,994

38.8%

TOTAL

74,663

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 4

1952 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

40,684

58.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

29,484

42.0%

TOTAL

70,168

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

22,160

45.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

23,146

47.2%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

3,630

7.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

TOTAL

49,033

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

24,642

54.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

20,402

45.3%

TOTAL

45,044

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

27,548

63.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

15,767

36.4%

TOTAL

43,315

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -8

1936 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

28,742

61.8%

Alf Landon (R)

17,765

38.2%

TOTAL

46,507

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 2

1932 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

22,744

57.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

16,342

41.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

198

0.5%

TOTAL

39,284

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

19,476

62.3%

Al Smith (D)

11,810

37.7%

TOTAL

31,286

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

14,128

47.3%

John Davis (D)

15,530

52.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

213

0.7%

TOTAL

29,871

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -7

1920 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

15,468

53.1%

James Cox (D)

13,642

46.9%

TOTAL

29,110

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -7

1916 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

6,869

49.7%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

6,944

50.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

13,827

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

5,954

49.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

4,824

40.0%

William Taft* (R)

1,256

10.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.0%

TOTAL

12,048

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -13

1908 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

6,187

53.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

5,380

46.5%

TOTAL

11,567

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 2

1904 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

4,666

49.1%

Alton Parker (D)

4,516

47.5%

Other

318

3.3%

TOTAL

9,500

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -7

1900 President, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

4,887

48.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,886

48.8%

Other

234

2.3%

TOTAL

10,007

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	291,703	79.19%	3.4%
Black:	25,170	6.83%	1.2%
Indian:	1,009	0.27%	27.4%
Asian:	12,404	3.37%	30.9%
2+ races:	6,898	1.87%	42.8%
Hispanic:	31,163	8.46%	35.1%

Total non-White:	76,644	20.81%	20.9%

Change in White population:	-10,393	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	13,243	3.6

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

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