Kamala D. Harris won New Hanover County with 49.6% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 138,734 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 0.6 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in New Hanover County that is loaded, the margin moved 1.5 points toward Republicans.
New Hanover County leans Democratic by 1.0 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
New Hanover 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 7.0 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 138,734 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 76.3% of the 181,905 citizens aged 18 and over in New Hanover County.
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