Donald J. Trump won Transylvania County with 55.3% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 20,780 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 12.1 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Transylvania County that is loaded, the margin moved 3.5 points toward Democrats.
Transylvania County leans Republican by 13.2 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Transylvania 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 20.8 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 20,780 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 75.8% of the 27,405 citizens aged 18 and over in Transylvania County.
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