Donald J. Trump won Carteret County with 71.0% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 45,817 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 43.0 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Carteret County that is loaded, the margin moved 1.0 points toward Republicans.
Carteret County leans Republican by 43.3 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Carteret County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 2 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 42.0 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 45,817 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 81.6% of the 56,130 citizens aged 18 and over in Carteret County.
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