Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,487,3022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,6652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Raleigh-Cary, NC
HarrisD+16
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 57.2% | 469,267 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 40.9% | 335,551 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 16,107 |
D+60R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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 | +26.1% |
| 1896 | +17.8% |
| 1900 | +17.2% |
| 1904 | +44.4% |
| 1908 | +13.3% |
| 1912 | +52.2% |
| 1916 | +28.0% |
| 1920 | +26.2% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | +6.4% |
| 1932 | +63.7% |
| 1936 | +67.6% |
| 1940 | +64.5% |
| 1944 | +55.4% |
| 1948 | +55.1% |
| 1952 | +29.2% |
| 1956 | +28.6% |
| 1960 | +22.1% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −44.9% |
| 1976 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | −24.3% |
| 1988 | −15.2% |
| 1992 | −0.0% |
| 1996 | −4.4% |
| 2000 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | −6.9% |
| 2008 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | +17.3% |
| 2024 | +16.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 469,267 | 335,551 | 820,925 | ||
| D | 450,472 | 315,451 | 780,538 | ||
| D | 343,972 | 266,822 | 643,901 | ||
| D | 307,988 | 274,626 | 591,507 | ||
| D | 290,771 | 243,896 | 539,901 | ||
| R | 196,461 | 225,767 | 424,119 | ||
| D | 178,207 | 144,624 | 325,426 | ||
| R | 121,197 | 133,132 | 270,900 | ||
| R | 106,780 | 106,885 | 252,412 | ||
| R | 75,507 | 102,675 | 178,793 | ||
| R | 62,922 | 103,445 | 166,719 | ||
| D | 64,031 | 63,720 | 134,650 | ||
| D | 59,711 | 55,432 | 115,747 | ||
| R | 28,636 | 76,511 | 106,744 | ||
| R | 28,326 | 37,067 | 97,380 | ||
| D | 46,533 | 32,162 | 78,695 | ||
| D | 41,045 | 26,204 | 67,249 | ||
| D | 37,577 | 20,879 | 58,456 | ||
| D | 38,766 | 21,226 | 59,992 | ||
| D | 31,665 | 8,295 | 42,377 | ||
| D | 30,299 | 8,708 | 39,007 | ||
| D | 32,783 | 7,084 | 39,867 | ||
| D | 36,312 | 7,026 | 43,338 | ||
| D | 28,731 | 6,256 | 35,294 | ||
| D | 17,213 | 15,145 | 32,358 | ||
| D | 15,023 | 8,187 | 23,731 | ||
| D | 16,792 | 9,830 | 26,622 | ||
| D | 10,152 | 5,714 | 15,871 | ||
| D | 8,609 | 1,688 | 13,256 | ||
| D | 8,290 | 6,349 | 14,649 | ||
| D | 8,081 | 3,102 | 11,206 | ||
| D | 10,709 | 7,546 | 18,357 | ||
| D | 11,956 | 8,333 | 20,342 | ||
| D | 8,600 | 4,016 | 17,552 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.4%
German
9.8%
Irish
9.1%
American
6.4%
Italian
4.6%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.6%
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: 37.6 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
$100,665
Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Raleigh-Cary, NC$100,665
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.7%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.7%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Raleigh-Cary has absorbed one of the fastest-growing educated workforces in the South, driven by tech and life-sciences expansion around Research Triangle Park, producing presidential margins that have tightened measurably over the past three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-eight points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.
A population of 1,487,302, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,665 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 16.3 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 820,925 votes cast, 469,267 went Democratic and 335,551 went Republican.
What is Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 7 times, and other 0 times.
When did Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina?
Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina has a population of 1,487,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina is $100,665 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Raleigh-Cary, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.