North Carolina President Results
Race Details2,758,775
2,684,292
Votes
Senate
Race Details2,665,598
2,569,965
Early voting in North Carolina
In North Carolina, registered voters can request a mail-in ballot or vote early in-person. In 2016, 65% of the total votes were cast early. Detailed ballot request data is being treated as confidential by the North Carolina Board of Elections until the ballot is returned, so ballot request data is unavailable.
Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned4,593,191
North Carolina Primary election results
Democratic Primary/ 110 Del.110 Delegates
Full North Carolina Primary Results- DEM
Joe BidenWinner
43%572,271
+ 69 Delegates
- DEM
Bernie Sanders
24.2%322,645
+ 37 Delegates
- DEM
Michael Bloomberg
13%172,558
+ 2 Delegates
Republican Primary/ 71 Del.71 Delegates
Full North Carolina Primary Results- REP
Donald TrumpWinner
93.5%750,600
+ 71 Delegates
- REP
No Preference
2.5%20,085
- REP
Joe Walsh
2%16,356
How North Carolina voted
In 2016, Donald Trump won North Carolina with 51 percent of the vote, according to NBC News results, while Hillary Clinton received 47 percent. Though North Carolina has supported Republicans in almost all presidential elections since 1980, Barack Obama eked out a narrow win in 2008. When Mitt Romney flipped the state red again in 2012, his margin of victory was 3 percent, according to NBC News results.
2016
2016 Results- Republican
Donald TrumpTrumpWinner
50.5%2,362,631
- Democrat
Hillary ClintonClinton
46.8%2,189,316
2016 Exit Polls
Summary of 2016 Exit Poll data that shows the proportion of how different groups voted.
2012
2012 Results- Republican
Mitt RomneyRomneyWinner
50.5%2,270,395
- Democrat
Barack ObamaObama
48.5%2,178,391
2012 Exit Polls
Summary of 2012 Exit Poll data that shows the proportion of how different groups voted.
More to the story in North Carolina 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic fallout are two major issues that have an impact on the election. NBC News is tracking and updating daily the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state and U.S. territory, as well as the jobless claims as reported weekly by the Department of Labor that counts how many people have filed for unemployment benefits.
| U.S. Cases | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100,472,464 | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| 3,321,447 | +7.00% | -41.00% |
| U.S. Claims | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,690,000 | +1.01% | -0.99% | |
| 46,052 | -6.94% | -15.37% |
The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)
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