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North Carolina·NC·FIPS 37161
Rutherford County
Voted Republican in 2024 · 34,670 votes cast
About Rutherford County
Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. Its county seat is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Read more on Wikipedia →Total Votes (2024)
34,670
Winner Margin
R+47.7
Turnout Change
+0.7%
2020→2024 Swing
R+1.9
2024 Presidential Results
All candidates · Rutherford County, North Carolina
Donald J Trump(Republican)
73.4%25,456
Won by 16,542 votes
Kamala D Harris(Democrat)
25.7%8,914
Other(Other)
0.6%213
Chase Oliver(Libertarian)
0.3%87
Margin History
Red = Republican, Blue = Democratic
2024R+47.7
2020R+45.8
2016R+47.4
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Swung Right in 2024
Rutherford County shifted 1.9 points toward Republicans compared to 2020. Voter turnout increased by 0.7%.
What does Rutherford County really think?
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Election data: MIT Election Data Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse (CC BY 4.0)