North Carolina 2008 vs 2016: county swing
92 of 100 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 9 changed hands.
| County | 2008 | 2016 | Swing | Votes 2008 | Votes 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey County | R+5.7 | R+32.0 | R+26.3 | 9,717 | 9,960 |
| Alleghany County | R+21.0 | R+47.2 | R+26.2 | 5,263 | 5,315 |
| Madison County | R+1.6 | R+25.4 | R+23.8 | 10,379 | 11,269 |
| Graham County | R+37.4 | R+60.4 | R+23.0 | 4,171 | 4,168 |
| McDowell County | R+27.0 | R+49.8 | R+22.8 | 18,386 | 19,875 |
| Surry County | R+27.9 | R+50.2 | R+22.3 | 29,525 | 32,196 |
| Ashe County | R+23.3 | R+44.0 | R+20.7 | 13,069 | 13,424 |
| Swain County | R+1.6 | R+22.3 | R+20.7 | 5,798 | 6,124 |
| Caldwell County | R+29.7 | R+50.1 | R+20.4 | 35,155 | 36,320 |
| Stokes County | R+35.0 | R+55.2 | R+20.2 | 21,743 | 22,550 |
| Haywood County | R+7.7 | R+27.5 | R+19.8 | 28,067 | 30,727 |
| Macon County | R+21.5 | R+40.9 | R+19.4 | 17,238 | 17,734 |
| Burke County | R+19.2 | R+38.5 | R+19.3 | 37,443 | 38,920 |
| Robeson County flipped | D+13.8 | R+4.3 | R+18.1 | 40,834 | 40,858 |
| Currituck County | R+31.5 | R+49.3 | R+17.8 | 11,102 | 12,669 |
| Cherokee County | R+38.6 | R+56.3 | R+17.7 | 12,586 | 14,181 |
| Alexander County | R+38.4 | R+55.4 | R+17.0 | 17,254 | 18,271 |
| Jackson County flipped | D+5.4 | R+11.5 | R+16.9 | 16,866 | 18,713 |
| Wilkes County | R+38.2 | R+54.7 | R+16.5 | 29,724 | 31,296 |
| Mitchell County | R+41.6 | R+57.9 | R+16.3 | 7,846 | 8,096 |
| Rutherford County | R+31.8 | R+47.4 | R+15.6 | 28,720 | 30,307 |
| Clay County | R+35.6 | R+51.1 | R+15.5 | 5,543 | 6,010 |
| Hyde County flipped | D+1.2 | R+14.0 | R+15.2 | 2,469 | 2,304 |
| Davidson County | R+33.5 | R+48.4 | R+14.9 | 68,581 | 74,856 |
| Yadkin County | R+46.0 | R+60.9 | R+14.9 | 17,147 | 17,624 |
| Montgomery County | R+11.0 | R+25.8 | R+14.8 | 11,210 | 11,540 |
| Gates County flipped | D+5.2 | R+9.1 | R+14.3 | 5,420 | 5,392 |
| Caswell County flipped | D+3.1 | R+11.1 | R+14.2 | 10,862 | 11,070 |
| Pender County | R+15.6 | R+29.8 | R+14.2 | 23,749 | 27,885 |
| Columbus County | R+7.9 | R+21.9 | R+14.0 | 24,282 | 23,732 |
| Lincoln County | R+33.3 | R+47.3 | R+14.0 | 35,798 | 40,023 |
| Rockingham County | R+15.9 | R+29.8 | R+13.9 | 41,612 | 42,278 |
| Randolph County | R+42.3 | R+56.1 | R+13.8 | 58,147 | 64,575 |
| Perquimans County | R+14.0 | R+27.7 | R+13.7 | 6,501 | 6,708 |
| Rowan County | R+22.8 | R+36.4 | R+13.6 | 61,560 | 64,369 |
| Camden County | R+32.0 | R+45.4 | R+13.4 | 4,821 | 5,006 |
| Tyrrell County | R+1.5 | R+14.7 | R+13.2 | 1,910 | 1,739 |
| Chowan County | R+1.1 | R+14.1 | R+13.0 | 7,512 | 7,228 |
| Stanly County | R+36.7 | R+49.7 | R+13.0 | 28,506 | 29,917 |
| Onslow County | R+21.5 | R+34.3 | R+12.8 | 50,203 | 57,135 |
| Polk County | R+15.1 | R+27.7 | R+12.6 | 10,562 | 10,934 |
| Catawba County | R+25.0 | R+37.5 | R+12.5 | 69,451 | 72,351 |
| Dare County | R+9.3 | R+21.6 | R+12.3 | 18,048 | 19,609 |
| Iredell County | R+24.4 | R+36.3 | R+11.9 | 73,162 | 82,567 |
| Avery County | R+44.1 | R+55.8 | R+11.7 | 7,943 | 8,249 |
| Pamlico County | R+14.7 | R+26.4 | R+11.7 | 6,712 | 6,870 |
| Bladen County flipped | D+2.0 | R+9.4 | R+11.4 | 15,480 | 15,897 |
| Pasquotank County | D+13.7 | D+2.5 | R+11.2 | 18,180 | 17,391 |
| Richmond County flipped | D+1.5 | R+9.7 | R+11.2 | 19,327 | 19,328 |
| Franklin County | R+0.7 | R+11.5 | R+10.8 | 26,639 | 30,368 |
| Brunswick County | R+18.0 | R+28.4 | R+10.4 | 52,608 | 68,351 |
| Cleveland County | R+19.9 | R+30.2 | R+10.3 | 43,835 | 44,673 |
| Transylvania County | R+12.6 | R+22.2 | R+9.6 | 16,909 | 17,869 |
| Duplin County | R+9.4 | R+18.9 | R+9.5 | 19,904 | 20,856 |
| Carteret County | R+34.7 | R+44.0 | R+9.3 | 34,597 | 37,781 |
| Jones County | R+8.4 | R+17.7 | R+9.3 | 5,227 | 5,135 |
| Davie County | R+38.3 | R+47.5 | R+9.2 | 20,368 | 21,756 |
| Craven County | R+12.4 | R+21.5 | R+9.1 | 44,598 | 47,001 |
| Granville County flipped | D+6.6 | R+2.5 | R+9.1 | 24,725 | 27,353 |
| Person County | R+8.5 | R+17.1 | R+8.6 | 18,632 | 19,615 |
| Anson County | D+21.0 | D+12.9 | R+8.1 | 10,733 | 10,545 |
| Sampson County | R+8.4 | R+16.5 | R+8.1 | 26,038 | 25,928 |
| Hoke County | D+18.7 | D+10.8 | R+7.9 | 15,627 | 18,230 |
| Moore County | R+21.4 | R+29.1 | R+7.7 | 45,328 | 48,692 |
| Scotland County | D+15.1 | D+7.6 | R+7.5 | 14,217 | 13,928 |
| Warren County | D+39.5 | D+32.5 | R+7.0 | 10,195 | 9,842 |
| Harnett County | R+16.7 | R+23.6 | R+6.9 | 40,705 | 46,065 |
| Beaufort County | R+17.4 | R+24.2 | R+6.8 | 23,010 | 23,938 |
| Gaston County | R+25.0 | R+31.8 | R+6.8 | 84,402 | 96,431 |
| Johnston County | R+23.7 | R+30.3 | R+6.6 | 71,017 | 85,909 |
| Henderson County | R+21.0 | R+27.5 | R+6.5 | 51,614 | 58,176 |
| Bertie County | D+30.6 | D+24.8 | R+5.8 | 9,763 | 9,347 |
| Martin County flipped | D+4.6 | R+0.4 | R+5.0 | 12,541 | 11,964 |
| Lee County | R+8.4 | R+13.0 | R+4.6 | 23,788 | 25,084 |
| Northampton County | D+30.4 | D+26.0 | R+4.4 | 10,618 | 9,848 |
| Hertford County | D+41.5 | D+37.4 | R+4.1 | 10,650 | 10,186 |
| Union County | R+26.7 | R+30.6 | R+3.9 | 86,089 | 105,710 |
| Greene County | R+5.9 | R+9.5 | R+3.6 | 8,103 | 8,095 |
| Lenoir County | R+0.1 | R+3.7 | R+3.6 | 26,897 | 26,807 |
| Alamance County | R+9.3 | R+12.6 | R+3.3 | 64,353 | 71,157 |
| Watauga County | D+4.3 | D+1.5 | R+2.8 | 28,372 | 29,985 |
| Wayne County | R+8.6 | R+11.4 | R+2.8 | 49,882 | 50,689 |
| Edgecombe County | D+34.5 | D+32.0 | R+2.5 | 25,930 | 24,886 |
| New Hanover County | R+1.4 | R+3.9 | R+2.5 | 100,665 | 111,905 |
| Vance County | D+26.7 | D+24.5 | R+2.2 | 20,871 | 19,977 |
| Cumberland County | D+17.6 | D+16.0 | R+1.6 | 127,575 | 127,506 |
| Halifax County | D+28.3 | D+26.7 | R+1.6 | 25,091 | 25,167 |
| Washington County | D+16.7 | D+15.3 | R+1.4 | 6,454 | 6,165 |
| Pitt County | D+8.8 | D+7.6 | R+1.2 | 74,884 | 80,527 |
| Cabarrus County | R+18.5 | R+19.6 | R+1.1 | 77,994 | 93,289 |
| Wilson County | D+6.1 | D+5.6 | R+0.5 | 37,191 | 38,135 |
| Forsyth County | D+10.5 | D+10.4 | R+0.1 | 166,133 | 178,312 |
| Buncombe County | D+13.9 | D+14.2 | D+0.3 | 123,795 | 138,947 |
| Chatham County | D+9.7 | D+10.0 | D+0.3 | 32,880 | 39,849 |
| Nash County | R+1.4 | R+0.2 | D+1.2 | 47,118 | 47,665 |
| Guilford County | D+18.4 | D+19.9 | D+1.5 | 241,771 | 257,405 |
| Mecklenburg County | D+24.4 | D+29.4 | D+5.0 | 410,817 | 472,857 |
| Orange County | D+44.7 | D+50.3 | D+5.6 | 74,910 | 82,340 |
| Wake County | D+14.4 | D+20.2 | D+5.8 | 442,245 | 527,624 |
| Durham County | D+52.0 | D+59.5 | D+7.5 | 136,897 | 156,134 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data