North Carolina 2000 vs 2012: county swing
46 of 100 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 11 changed hands.
| County | 2000 | 2012 | Swing | Votes 2000 | Votes 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County | R+15.6 | R+34.0 | R+18.4 | 2,831 | 4,704 |
| Alleghany County | R+18.9 | R+35.7 | R+16.8 | 4,313 | 5,067 |
| Columbus County flipped | D+8.9 | R+7.8 | R+16.7 | 18,425 | 24,243 |
| Clay County | R+27.4 | R+42.4 | R+15.0 | 3,852 | 5,642 |
| Tyrrell County flipped | D+9.1 | R+5.3 | R+14.4 | 1,566 | 1,783 |
| Brunswick County | R+8.0 | R+22.2 | R+14.2 | 28,839 | 57,362 |
| Cherokee County | R+31.7 | R+45.8 | R+14.1 | 9,674 | 12,867 |
| Currituck County | R+22.3 | R+34.8 | R+12.5 | 6,739 | 11,304 |
| Pender County | R+8.8 | R+20.3 | R+11.5 | 14,154 | 24,527 |
| Perquimans County | R+4.6 | R+16.0 | R+11.4 | 4,306 | 6,652 |
| Ashe County | R+21.5 | R+32.8 | R+11.3 | 10,316 | 12,610 |
| Gates County | D+13.5 | D+4.1 | R+9.4 | 3,446 | 5,396 |
| Richmond County | D+11.7 | D+2.9 | R+8.8 | 14,269 | 19,417 |
| Carteret County | R+32.3 | R+40.8 | R+8.5 | 26,461 | 35,517 |
| Lincoln County | R+30.7 | R+38.7 | R+8.0 | 24,529 | 36,775 |
| Alexander County | R+37.6 | R+44.5 | R+6.9 | 13,492 | 17,196 |
| Bladen County | D+8.4 | D+1.9 | R+6.5 | 10,908 | 15,957 |
| Rutherford County | R+27.9 | R+33.3 | R+5.4 | 21,716 | 28,702 |
| Pamlico County | R+15.5 | R+20.8 | R+5.3 | 5,242 | 6,762 |
| Chowan County flipped | D+0.3 | R+4.4 | R+4.7 | 4,890 | 7,505 |
| Montgomery County | R+10.8 | R+15.1 | R+4.3 | 8,974 | 11,231 |
| Randolph County | R+45.9 | R+50.1 | R+4.2 | 42,696 | 60,715 |
| Surry County | R+32.7 | R+36.7 | R+4.0 | 23,358 | 29,470 |
| Davidson County | R+36.9 | R+40.5 | R+3.6 | 52,047 | 70,935 |
| Rockingham County | R+17.5 | R+21.1 | R+3.6 | 32,528 | 42,020 |
| Swain County | R+2.9 | R+6.3 | R+3.4 | 4,370 | 5,728 |
| Haywood County | R+10.4 | R+13.6 | R+3.2 | 22,273 | 27,974 |
| Robeson County | D+20.6 | D+17.4 | R+3.2 | 29,747 | 42,946 |
| Scotland County | D+20.0 | D+16.8 | R+3.2 | 9,403 | 14,156 |
| Cleveland County | R+17.1 | R+20.1 | R+3.0 | 32,746 | 43,340 |
| Wilkes County | R+39.5 | R+42.4 | R+2.9 | 24,323 | 29,145 |
| Stanly County | R+37.1 | R+39.9 | R+2.8 | 22,818 | 28,717 |
| Dare County | R+13.2 | R+15.9 | R+2.7 | 13,002 | 17,974 |
| Graham County | R+38.7 | R+41.3 | R+2.6 | 3,361 | 3,947 |
| Sampson County | R+8.5 | R+10.9 | R+2.4 | 19,239 | 26,174 |
| Macon County | R+28.1 | R+30.4 | R+2.3 | 13,234 | 16,861 |
| Burke County | R+21.3 | R+23.4 | R+2.1 | 30,658 | 36,544 |
| Caldwell County | R+33.5 | R+35.5 | R+2.0 | 26,115 | 34,732 |
| Duplin County | R+9.5 | R+11.5 | R+2.0 | 14,390 | 20,592 |
| Stokes County | R+40.7 | R+42.7 | R+2.0 | 17,182 | 21,619 |
| Jones County | R+7.3 | R+9.2 | R+1.9 | 3,964 | 5,230 |
| Avery County | R+48.8 | R+50.0 | R+1.2 | 6,694 | 7,759 |
| Martin County | D+5.4 | D+4.6 | R+0.8 | 9,366 | 12,652 |
| McDowell County | R+31.1 | R+31.8 | R+0.7 | 14,011 | 18,099 |
| Moore County | R+27.6 | R+27.9 | R+0.3 | 31,301 | 46,415 |
| Caswell County | R+2.1 | R+2.3 | R+0.2 | 8,422 | 11,039 |
| Northampton County | D+34.7 | D+34.8 | D+0.1 | 8,200 | 10,756 |
| Yancey County | R+14.3 | R+13.7 | D+0.6 | 8,764 | 9,451 |
| Hoke County | D+18.4 | D+19.1 | D+0.7 | 8,582 | 17,089 |
| Hyde County | R+2.0 | R+1.3 | D+0.7 | 2,237 | 2,383 |
| Iredell County | R+31.6 | R+30.5 | D+1.1 | 45,586 | 76,365 |
| Mitchell County | R+52.2 | R+51.1 | D+1.1 | 6,600 | 7,765 |
| Yadkin County | R+53.4 | R+51.3 | D+2.1 | 13,682 | 16,813 |
| Granville County | D+2.4 | D+4.6 | D+2.2 | 15,194 | 26,275 |
| Polk County | R+23.6 | R+21.4 | D+2.2 | 8,303 | 10,389 |
| Bertie County | D+30.2 | D+32.6 | D+2.4 | 7,176 | 10,123 |
| Franklin County | R+6.6 | R+4.1 | D+2.5 | 16,051 | 28,389 |
| Warren County | D+34.9 | D+37.8 | D+2.9 | 6,795 | 10,162 |
| Beaufort County | R+22.5 | R+19.3 | D+3.2 | 17,313 | 23,620 |
| Davie County | R+46.7 | R+43.4 | D+3.3 | 13,998 | 20,670 |
| Jackson County | R+4.3 | R+0.9 | D+3.4 | 12,121 | 16,701 |
| Person County | R+14.2 | R+10.8 | D+3.4 | 11,833 | 19,106 |
| Chatham County | D+1.0 | D+4.8 | D+3.8 | 20,931 | 35,434 |
| Harnett County | R+23.2 | R+19.0 | D+4.2 | 24,167 | 43,415 |
| Onslow County | R+31.1 | R+26.8 | D+4.3 | 30,215 | 51,435 |
| Anson County | D+20.4 | D+25.4 | D+5.0 | 7,985 | 11,256 |
| Craven County | R+22.7 | R+17.7 | D+5.0 | 31,985 | 46,170 |
| Madison County | R+14.1 | R+9.1 | D+5.0 | 8,325 | 10,113 |
| Hertford County | D+39.2 | D+44.3 | D+5.1 | 7,897 | 10,918 |
| Johnston County | R+32.8 | R+27.5 | D+5.3 | 41,155 | 76,691 |
| Union County | R+36.0 | R+30.2 | D+5.8 | 47,161 | 94,728 |
| Rowan County | R+31.8 | R+25.9 | D+5.9 | 44,133 | 62,312 |
| Catawba County | R+35.4 | R+29.4 | D+6.0 | 50,841 | 69,601 |
| Pasquotank County | D+8.6 | D+14.6 | D+6.0 | 10,903 | 18,107 |
| New Hanover County | R+10.8 | R+4.5 | D+6.3 | 66,319 | 103,628 |
| Lee County | R+16.1 | R+9.7 | D+6.4 | 16,283 | 24,239 |
| Henderson County | R+34.0 | R+27.4 | D+6.6 | 38,607 | 52,392 |
| Greene County | R+14.9 | R+7.7 | D+7.2 | 5,870 | 8,236 |
| Washington County | D+10.9 | D+18.7 | D+7.8 | 4,890 | 6,499 |
| Gaston County | R+34.1 | R+25.3 | D+8.8 | 59,179 | 90,483 |
| Lenoir County | R+9.4 | R+0.1 | D+9.3 | 21,163 | 28,086 |
| Watauga County | R+13.2 | R+3.1 | D+10.1 | 18,723 | 27,674 |
| Transylvania County | R+27.8 | R+16.8 | D+11.0 | 14,225 | 16,763 |
| Alamance County | R+25.1 | R+13.7 | D+11.4 | 47,091 | 67,776 |
| Edgecombe County | D+24.6 | D+36.2 | D+11.6 | 18,202 | 26,972 |
| Halifax County | D+20.7 | D+32.3 | D+11.6 | 16,970 | 26,079 |
| Cabarrus County | R+33.2 | R+20.0 | D+13.2 | 49,381 | 83,566 |
| Wayne County | R+22.9 | R+8.4 | D+14.5 | 33,884 | 51,352 |
| Pitt County flipped | R+8.1 | D+7.2 | D+15.3 | 43,075 | 78,856 |
| Orange County | D+26.4 | D+42.1 | D+15.7 | 49,344 | 76,757 |
| Vance County | D+12.0 | D+28.3 | D+16.3 | 12,701 | 20,854 |
| Wilson County flipped | R+8.8 | D+7.5 | D+16.3 | 24,826 | 39,109 |
| Wake County flipped | R+7.1 | D+11.4 | D+18.5 | 268,220 | 486,427 |
| Guilford County flipped | R+2.2 | D+16.4 | D+18.6 | 166,264 | 253,852 |
| Cumberland County | D+0.7 | D+19.7 | D+19.0 | 77,151 | 127,641 |
| Nash County flipped | R+18.4 | D+0.9 | D+19.3 | 30,513 | 48,492 |
| Forsyth County flipped | R+12.6 | D+7.2 | D+19.8 | 120,942 | 174,069 |
| Buncombe County flipped | R+8.8 | D+12.5 | D+21.3 | 85,476 | 127,696 |
| Durham County | D+28.1 | D+52.8 | D+24.7 | 84,604 | 146,735 |
| Mecklenburg County flipped | R+2.8 | D+22.5 | D+25.3 | 263,036 | 448,900 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data