2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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  2012 November 8, 2016 2020  
Turnout65.20% Increase2.svg [1]
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Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine
Electoral vote150
Popular vote2,362,6312,189,316
Percentage49.83%46.17%

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President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

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Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color
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Treemap of the popular vote by county.

The 2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. North Carolina had 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College. [2]

Contents

Trump won the state with 49.83% of the vote, a small decrease from Mitt Romney's vote percentage in 2012. However, he won by a margin of 3.66%, an increase of 1.62% compared to Romney's margin in 2012. In contrast, Clinton obtained 46.17% of the vote, a decrease of over 2% in 2012 when Obama won 48.35% of the vote. Although both candidates saw decreases in vote share compared to 2012, Trump and Clinton both obtained more votes than the previous election's candidates due to a higher voter turnout in this election. Trump flipped seven counties to the Republican column and was the first Republican to win Robeson, Richmond, and Gates counties since Richard Nixon in 1972. Clinton flipped just one county to the Democratic column, Watauga County, home to Boone.

Trump became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Watauga County since James A. Garfield in 1880, as well as the first to do so without carrying Bumcombe or Forsyth counties since Calvin Coolidge in 1924, the first to do so without carrying Wake County since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, and the first to do so without carrying Pitt or Wilson counties since Richard Nixon in 1968. It was also the first time since 1980 that North Carolina voted more Democratic than Ohio.

Primary elections

The Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian primaries were on March 15, 2016. In North Carolina, registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote.

Democratic primary

County results of the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, 2016.
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders North Carolina Democratic Presidential Caucuses Election Results by County, 2016.svg
County results of the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, 2016.
  Hillary Clinton
  Bernie Sanders

Four candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot: [3] [4]

Polling

According to a WRAL-TV/SurveyUSA poll conducted the week before the primary: "[Hillary] Clinton holds a commanding lead of 57% to 34% among likely Democratic voters over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont." [5]

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hillary Clinton616,75854.59%
Democratic Bernie Sanders460,43440.75%
Democratic No Preference37,2003.29%
Democratic Others (total)15,3751.37%
Total votes1,129,767 100.00%

Republican primary

Republican primary results by county.
Donald Trump
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Ted Cruz
30-40%
40-50%
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Republican primary results by county.
  Donald Trump
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Ted Cruz
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%

Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot: [3] [4] [7]

Polling

According to a WRAL-TV/SurveyUSA poll conducted the week before the primary: "[Donald] Trump tops U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas 41% to 27% among likely GOP voters. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ohio Gov. John Kasich trail far behind, at 14% and 11%, respectively." [5]

Results

North Carolina Republican primary, March 15, 2016
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump462,41340.23%29029
Ted Cruz422,62136.76%27027
John Kasich145,65912.67%909
Marco Rubio88,9077.73%606
Ben Carson (withdrawn)11,0190.96%101
No Preference6,0810.53%000
Jeb Bush (withdrawn)3,8930.34%000
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)3,0710.27%000
Rand Paul (withdrawn)2,7530.24%000
Chris Christie (withdrawn)1,2560.11%000
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)9290.08%000
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)6630.06%000
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)2650.02%000
Unprojected delegates:000
Total:1,149,530100.00%72072
Source: The Green Papers

Trump managed to pull off a closer than expected win due to both Cruz and his campaigns performances in different metropolitan areas. Trump was strongest in the Charlotte, Fayetteville and Wilmington areas. Cruz did best in Greensboro, Asheville and the Research Triangle region, where North Carolina's major colleges and capital of Raleigh are located. [8]

Libertarian primary

2016 North Carolina Libertarian primary
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March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15) 2020  
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Candidate Gary Johnson No Preference
Home state New Mexico n/a
Popular vote2,4142,067
Percentage41.48%35.52%

 
CandidateJohn HaleJoy Waymire
Home stateKentuckyCalifornia
Popular vote329268
Percentage5.65%4.61%

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North Carolina results by county
  Gary Johnson
  No Preference
  Tie

Eleven candidates appeared on the Libertarian presidential primary ballot: [3] [4]

Results

North Carolina Libertarian presidential primary, March 15, 2016 [9]
CandidateVotesPercentage
Gary Johnson 2,41441.48%
No Preference2,06735.52%
John David Hale3295.65%
Joy Waymire2684.61%
Austin Petersen1893.25%
Darryl Perry1182.03%
Steve Kerbel1091.87%
Derrick Michael Reid741.27%
Cecil Ince721%
Jack Robinson Jr.701.20%
Marc Allan Feldman661.13%
Rhett Smith430.74%
Total5,739100%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
CNN [10] TossupNovember 4, 2016
Cook Political Report [11] TossupNovember 7, 2016
Electoral-vote.com [12] Lean D (flip)November 8, 2016
NBC [13] TossupNovember 7, 2016
RealClearPolitics [14] TossupNovember 8, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report [15] Tilt D (flip)November 7, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [16] Lean D (flip)November 7, 2016

Polling

Up until the summer of 2016, both Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump were each winning polls, with Trump leading slightly. From late June 2016 to mid September 2016, Clinton gained momentum and had won most polls conducted in the summer. From mid September 2016 to late October, Clinton's momentum increased as she won every poll but one. The latest polls showed a near tie, with both almost evenly matched. The average of the final 3 polls showed Clinton ahead 46% to 45%. [17] Interestingly, while she had a head-to-head lead in the last polls against Trump, polls with Gary Johnson showed the race a lot closer. The last New York Times poll conducted showed Trump and Clinton tied with 44% for each. [17]

Candidates

In addition to Clinton, Johnson and Trump, Green Party nominee Jill Stein was granted write-in status by the North Carolina State Board of Elections, the only write-in candidate to qualify. [18] [19]

Results

State senate district results:
Trump
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Clinton
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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State senate district results:
2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Trump 2,362,631 49.83%
Democratic Hillary Clinton 2,189,31646.17%
Libertarian Gary Johnson 130,1262.74%
Write-in 47,3861.00%
Green Jill Stein (write-in)12,1050.26%
Total votes4,741,564 100.00%

By county

CountyDonald Trump
Republican
Hillary Clinton
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Alamance 38,81554.55%29,83341.93%2,5093.52%8,98212.62%71,157
Alexander 13,89376.04%3,76720.62%6113.34%10,12655.42%18,271
Alleghany 3,81471.76%1,30624.57%1953.67%2,50847.19%5,315
Anson 4,50642.73%5,85955.56%1801.71%-1,353-12.83%10,545
Ashe 9,41270.11%3,50026.07%5123.82%5,91244.04%13,424
Avery 6,29876.35%1,68920.48%2623.17%4,60955.87%8,249
Beaufort 14,54360.75%8,76436.61%6312.64%5,77924.14%23,938
Bertie 3,45636.97%5,77861.82%1131.21%-2,322-24.85%9,347
Bladen 8,55053.78%7,05844.40%2891.82%1,4929.38%15,897
Brunswick 42,72062.50%23,28234.06%2,3493.44%19,43828.44%68,351
Buncombe 55,71640.10%75,45254.30%7,7795.60%-19,736-14.20%138,947
Burke 26,23867.42%11,25128.91%1,4313.67%14,98738.51%38,920
Cabarrus 53,81957.69%35,52138.08%3,9494.23%18,29819.61%93,289
Caldwell 26,62173.30%8,42523.20%1,2743.50%18,19650.10%36,320
Camden 3,54670.83%1,27425.45%1863.72%2,27245.38%5,006
Carteret 26,56970.32%9,93926.31%1,2733.37%16,63044.01%37,781
Caswell 6,02654.44%4,79243.29%2522.27%1,23411.15%11,070
Catawba 48,32466.79%21,21629.32%2,8113.89%27,10837.47%72,351
Chatham 17,10542.92%21,06552.86%1,6794.22%-3,960-9.94%39,849
Cherokee 10,84476.47%2,86020.17%4773.36%7,98456.30%14,181
Chowan 4,01455.53%2,99241.39%2223.08%1,02214.14%7,228
Clay 4,43773.83%1,36722.75%2063.42%3,07051.08%6,010
Cleveland 28,47963.75%14,96433.50%1,2302.75%13,51530.25%44,673
Columbus 14,27260.14%9,06338.19%3971.67%5,20921.95%23,732
Craven 27,73159.00%17,63037.51%1,6403.49%10,10121.49%47,001
Cumberland 51,26540.21%71,60556.16%4,6363.63%-20,340-15.95%127,506
Currituck 9,16372.33%2,91322.99%5934.68%6,25049.34%12,669
Dare 11,46058.44%7,22236.83%9274.73%4,23821.61%19,609
Davidson 54,31772.56%18,10924.19%2,4303.25%36,20848.37%74,856
Davie 15,60271.71%5,27024.22%8844.07%10,33247.49%21,756
Duplin 12,21758.58%8,28339.72%3561.70%3,93418.86%20,856
Durham 28,35018.16%121,25077.66%6,5344.18%-92,900-59.50%156,134
Edgecombe 8,26133.20%16,22465.19%4011.61%-7,963-31.99%24,886
Forsyth 75,97542.61%94,46452.98%7,8734.41%-18,489-10.37%178,312
Franklin 16,36853.90%12,87442.39%1,1263.71%3,49411.51%30,368
Gaston 61,79864.09%31,17732.33%3,4563.58%30,62131.76%96,431
Gates 2,87453.30%2,38544.23%1332.47%4899.07%5,392
Graham 3,28378.77%76818.43%1172.80%2,51560.34%4,168
Granville 13,59149.69%12,90947.19%8533.12%6822.50%27,353
Greene 4,37454.03%3,60544.53%1161.44%7699.50%8,095
Guilford 98,06238.10%149,24857.98%10,0953.92%-51,186-19.88%257,405
Halifax 9,03135.88%15,74862.57%3881.55%-6,717-26.69%25,167
Harnett 27,61459.95%16,73736.33%1,7143.72%10,87723.62%46,065
Haywood 18,92961.60%10,47334.08%1,3254.32%8,45627.52%30,727
Henderson 35,80961.55%19,82734.08%2,5404.37%15,98227.47%58,176
Hertford 3,09930.42%6,91067.84%1771.74%-3,811-37.42%10,186
Hoke 7,76042.57%9,72653.35%7444.08%-1,966-10.78%18,230
Hyde 1,28855.90%96541.88%512.22%32314.02%2,304
Iredell 54,75466.31%24,73429.96%3,0793.73%30,02036.35%82,567
Jackson 9,87052.74%7,71341.22%1,1306.04%2,15711.52%18,713
Johnston 54,37263.29%28,36233.01%3,1753.70%26,01030.28%85,909
Jones 2,97457.92%2,06540.21%961.87%90917.71%5,135
Lee 13,71254.66%10,46941.74%9033.60%3,24312.92%25,084
Lenoir 13,61350.78%12,63447.13%5602.09%9793.65%26,807
Lincoln 28,80671.97%9,89724.73%1,3203.30%18,90947.24%40,023
Macon 12,12768.38%4,87627.50%7314.12%7,25140.88%17,734
Madison 6,78360.19%3,92634.84%5604.97%2,85725.35%11,269
Martin 5,89749.29%5,84648.86%2211.85%510.43%11,964
McDowell 14,56873.30%4,66723.48%6403.22%9,90149.82%19,875
Mecklenburg 155,51832.89%294,56262.29%22,7774.82%-139,044-29.40%472,857
Mitchell 6,28277.59%1,59619.71%2182.70%4,68657.88%8,096
Montgomery 7,13061.79%4,15035.96%2602.25%2,98025.83%11,540
Moore 30,49062.62%16,32933.54%1,8733.84%14,16129.08%48,692
Nash 23,31948.92%23,23548.75%1,1112.33%840.17%47,665
New Hanover 55,34449.46%50,97945.56%5,5824.98%4,3653.90%111,905
Northampton 3,58236.37%6,14462.39%1221.24%-2,562-26.02%9,848
Onslow 37,12264.97%17,51430.65%2,4994.38%19,60834.32%57,135
Orange 18,55722.54%59,92372.78%3,8604.68%-41,366-50.24%82,340
Pamlico 4,25861.98%2,44835.63%1642.39%1,81026.35%6,870
Pasquotank 8,18047.04%8,61549.54%5963.42%-435-2.50%17,391
Pender 17,63963.26%9,35433.54%8923.20%8,28529.72%27,885
Perquimans 4,17762.27%2,31934.57%2123.16%1,85827.70%6,708
Person 11,18557.02%7,83339.93%5973.05%3,35217.09%19,615
Pitt 35,69144.32%41,82451.94%3,0123.74%-6,133-7.62%80,527
Polk 6,76861.90%3,73534.16%4313.94%3,03327.74%10,934
Randolph 49,43076.55%13,19420.43%1,9513.02%36,23656.12%64,575
Richmond 10,38353.72%8,50143.98%4442.30%1,8829.74%19,328
Robeson 20,76250.82%19,01646.54%1,0802.64%1,7464.28%40,858
Rockingham 26,83063.46%14,22833.65%1,2202.89%12,60229.81%42,278
Rowan 42,81066.51%19,40030.14%2,1593.35%23,41036.37%64,369
Rutherford 21,87172.16%7,51224.79%9243.05%14,35947.37%30,307
Sampson 14,83857.23%10,54740.68%5432.09%4,29116.55%25,928
Scotland 6,25644.92%7,31952.55%3532.53%-1,063-7.63%13,928
Stanly 21,96473.42%7,09423.71%8592.87%14,87049.71%29,917
Stokes 17,11675.90%4,66520.69%7693.41%12,45155.21%22,550
Surry 23,67173.52%7,48823.26%1,0373.22%16,18350.26%32,196
Swain 3,56558.21%2,19635.86%3635.93%1,36922.35%6,124
Transylvania 10,52058.87%6,55836.70%7914.43%3,96222.17%17,869
Tyrrell 97556.07%72041.40%442.53%25514.67%1,739
Union 66,70763.10%34,33732.48%4,6664.42%32,37030.62%105,710
Vance 7,33236.70%12,22961.22%4162.08%-4,897-24.52%19,977
Wake 196,08237.16%302,73657.38%28,8065.46%-106,654-20.22%527,624
Warren 3,21432.66%6,41365.16%2152.18%-3,199-32.50%9,842
Washington 2,56441.59%3,51056.93%911.48%-946-15.34%6,165
Watauga 13,69745.68%14,13847.15%2,1507.17%-441-1.47%29,985
Wayne 27,54054.33%21,77042.95%1,3792.72%5,77011.38%50,689
Wilkes 23,75275.89%6,63821.21%9062.90%17,11454.68%31,296
Wilson 17,53145.97%19,66351.56%9412.47%-2,132-5.59%38,135
Yadkin 13,88078.76%3,16017.93%5843.31%10,72060.83%17,624
Yancey 6,38564.11%3,19632.09%3793.80%3,18932.02%9,960
Totals2,362,63149.83%2,189,31646.17%189,6174.00%173,3153.66%4,741,564
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Trump won 10 of North Carolina's 13 congressional districts.

DistrictTrumpClintonRepresentative
1st 30%67% G. K. Butterfield
2nd 54%42% Renee Ellmers
George Holding
3rd 60%36% Walter B. Jones
4th 27%68% David Price
5th 57%39% Virginia Foxx
6th 56%41% Mark Walker
7th 57%39% David Rouzer
8th 56%41% Richard Hudson
9th 54%42% Robert Pittenger
10th 60%36% Patrick McHenry
11th 62%33% Mark Meadows
12th 28%68% Alma Adams
13th 53%44% Ted Budd

Analysis

Prior to the 2016 election, North Carolina had been a Republican stronghold since 1968 with the state voting Democratic only once between then and 2008. In 2008, North Carolina voted Democratic for only the second time in 40 years. Although the state returned to the Republican column in 2012, when the party's nominee, Mitt Romney, carried the state, it did so only narrowly, cementing its new status as a battleground state. Throughout the 2016 campaign, North Carolina was considered by most a tossup state, with the outcome going into election night heavily debated. The Trump campaign saw winning North Carolina as crucial in order for Trump to win the Electoral College; conversely, the Clinton campaign felt that it was vital for them to win the state to block Trump's path to an Electoral College win. Both Trump and Clinton campaigned in the state shortly before the general election. [21] [22]

Despite winning the state, Trump, in some ways, under-performed in comparison to Romney in 2012. Romney won a majority of the vote in 2012 with 50.4% while Trump only managed a plurality of 49.8%. Similarly, Clinton also under-performed in comparison to Obama, with Clinton winning only 46.2% in comparison to Obama's 48.35%. This situation was the result of the spike in votes for third party candidates in the state as 4% of North Carolinians voted for a candidate other than the Democratic and Republican nominees in 2016 as opposed to just 1.26% in 2012.

An increase in turnout in North Carolina allowed both Trump and Clinton to out-perform Romney and Obama in terms of the total votes each candidate received. In 2016 Trump won around 92,000 more votes than Romney did in 2012 while Clinton won around 10,000 more than Obama. Furthermore, Trump also outperformed Romney by winning North Carolina by a greater margin than Romney was able to as Trump won the state over Clinton by 3.7% compared to the 2% margin Romney won over Obama. Trump's win in North Carolina marked the 9th time the state has voted Republican in the last 10 elections and, therefore, the state continues to lean more Republican at the presidential level.

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The 2016 United States presidential election in California was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. California voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. California had 55 electoral votes in the Electoral College, the most of any state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut</span>

The 2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Connecticut voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Connecticut has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States presidential election in Indiana</span>

The 2016 United States presidential election in Indiana was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Indiana voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Indiana has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States presidential election in Oregon</span>

The 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oregon voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Oregon has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey</span>

The 2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New Jersey voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. New Jersey has 14 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States presidential election in Hawaii</span>

The 2016 United States presidential election in Hawaii was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Hawaii voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College by a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Hawaii has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States presidential election in Utah</span>

The 2016 United States presidential election in Utah was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election which was also held in the other 49 states and in the District of Columbia. Voters were asked to pick 6 electors to be pledged for a candidate in the Electoral College. The two main tickets of the election were the Republican one, consisting of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, and the Democratic one, consisting of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina</span>

The 2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state was narrowly won by the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana, against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. North Carolina had 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 United States presidential election in North Carolina</span>

The 2024 United States presidential election in North Carolina is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. North Carolina voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of North Carolina has 16 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state gained a seat.

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