Kamala D. Harris won Watauga County with 52.0% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 33,095 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 6.0 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Watauga County that is loaded, the margin moved 2.3 points toward Republicans.
Watauga County leans Democratic by 6.7 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Watauga County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 4 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 5.7 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 33,095 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 71.1% of the 46,525 citizens aged 18 and over in Watauga County.
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