North Carolina 2012 vs 2020: county swing
82 of 100 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 9 changed hands.
| County | 2012 | 2020 | Swing | Votes 2012 | Votes 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robeson County flipped | D+17.4 | R+18.6 | R+36.0 | 42,946 | 47,188 |
| Anson County | D+25.4 | D+4.2 | R+21.2 | 11,256 | 11,194 |
| Columbus County | R+7.8 | R+27.9 | R+20.1 | 24,243 | 26,446 |
| Yancey County | R+13.7 | R+33.7 | R+20.0 | 9,451 | 11,352 |
| Graham County | R+41.3 | R+60.1 | R+18.8 | 3,947 | 4,665 |
| Scotland County flipped | D+16.8 | R+2.0 | R+18.8 | 14,156 | 14,775 |
| Gates County flipped | D+4.1 | R+13.8 | R+17.9 | 5,396 | 5,971 |
| Richmond County flipped | D+2.9 | R+14.8 | R+17.7 | 19,417 | 20,763 |
| Burke County | R+23.4 | R+40.1 | R+16.7 | 36,544 | 44,602 |
| Montgomery County | R+15.1 | R+31.8 | R+16.7 | 11,231 | 12,849 |
| Caswell County | R+2.3 | R+18.5 | R+16.2 | 11,039 | 12,051 |
| McDowell County | R+31.8 | R+48.0 | R+16.2 | 18,099 | 23,003 |
| Perquimans County | R+16.0 | R+32.2 | R+16.2 | 6,652 | 7,484 |
| Bladen County flipped | D+1.9 | R+13.7 | R+15.6 | 15,957 | 17,125 |
| Caldwell County | R+35.5 | R+51.1 | R+15.6 | 34,732 | 42,829 |
| Stokes County | R+42.7 | R+57.8 | R+15.1 | 21,619 | 25,701 |
| Surry County | R+36.7 | R+51.4 | R+14.7 | 29,470 | 36,638 |
| Madison County | R+9.1 | R+23.5 | R+14.4 | 10,113 | 13,076 |
| Alleghany County | R+35.7 | R+50.0 | R+14.3 | 5,067 | 6,076 |
| Northampton County | D+34.8 | D+20.5 | R+14.3 | 10,756 | 10,109 |
| Pasquotank County | D+14.6 | D+0.3 | R+14.3 | 18,107 | 19,897 |
| Wilkes County | R+42.4 | R+56.6 | R+14.2 | 29,145 | 35,466 |
| Hyde County | R+1.3 | R+14.9 | R+13.6 | 2,383 | 2,492 |
| Alexander County | R+44.5 | R+58.0 | R+13.5 | 17,196 | 20,236 |
| Ashe County | R+32.8 | R+46.1 | R+13.3 | 12,610 | 15,814 |
| Swain County | R+6.3 | R+19.6 | R+13.3 | 5,728 | 7,068 |
| Haywood County | R+13.6 | R+26.5 | R+12.9 | 27,974 | 36,542 |
| Cleveland County | R+20.1 | R+32.9 | R+12.8 | 43,340 | 51,308 |
| Camden County | R+34.0 | R+46.6 | R+12.6 | 4,704 | 5,953 |
| Rutherford County | R+33.3 | R+45.8 | R+12.5 | 28,702 | 34,429 |
| Warren County | D+37.8 | D+25.7 | R+12.1 | 10,162 | 10,293 |
| Sampson County | R+10.9 | R+22.5 | R+11.6 | 26,174 | 28,618 |
| Currituck County | R+34.8 | R+46.2 | R+11.4 | 11,304 | 16,147 |
| Chowan County | R+4.4 | R+15.7 | R+11.3 | 7,505 | 7,784 |
| Granville County flipped | D+4.6 | R+6.6 | R+11.2 | 26,275 | 31,598 |
| Halifax County | D+32.3 | D+21.2 | R+11.1 | 26,079 | 25,759 |
| Stanly County | R+39.9 | R+51.0 | R+11.1 | 28,717 | 33,939 |
| Bertie County | D+32.6 | D+21.6 | R+11.0 | 10,123 | 9,815 |
| Rockingham County | R+21.1 | R+32.1 | R+11.0 | 42,020 | 47,809 |
| Person County | R+10.8 | R+21.5 | R+10.7 | 19,106 | 21,894 |
| Duplin County | R+11.5 | R+22.1 | R+10.6 | 20,592 | 22,715 |
| Tyrrell County | R+5.3 | R+15.8 | R+10.5 | 1,783 | 1,817 |
| Jones County | R+9.2 | R+19.6 | R+10.4 | 5,230 | 5,525 |
| Hertford County | D+44.3 | D+34.0 | R+10.3 | 10,918 | 10,634 |
| Rowan County | R+25.9 | R+35.7 | R+9.8 | 62,312 | 73,408 |
| Yadkin County | R+51.3 | R+61.1 | R+9.8 | 16,813 | 19,923 |
| Pender County | R+20.3 | R+30.0 | R+9.7 | 24,527 | 34,169 |
| Martin County flipped | D+4.6 | R+5.0 | R+9.6 | 12,652 | 12,540 |
| Franklin County | R+4.1 | R+13.5 | R+9.4 | 28,389 | 37,351 |
| Cherokee County | R+45.8 | R+55.1 | R+9.3 | 12,867 | 16,423 |
| Edgecombe County | D+36.2 | D+27.1 | R+9.1 | 26,972 | 25,477 |
| Vance County | D+28.3 | D+19.2 | R+9.1 | 20,854 | 20,999 |
| Washington County | D+18.7 | D+9.9 | R+8.8 | 6,499 | 6,205 |
| Hoke County | D+19.1 | D+10.8 | R+8.3 | 17,089 | 21,639 |
| Macon County | R+30.4 | R+38.5 | R+8.1 | 16,861 | 20,743 |
| Catawba County | R+29.4 | R+37.0 | R+7.6 | 69,601 | 83,425 |
| Jackson County | R+0.9 | R+8.2 | R+7.3 | 16,701 | 21,428 |
| Lincoln County | R+38.7 | R+46.0 | R+7.3 | 36,775 | 50,217 |
| Clay County | R+42.4 | R+49.6 | R+7.2 | 5,642 | 6,893 |
| Pamlico County | R+20.8 | R+27.9 | R+7.1 | 6,762 | 7,631 |
| Davidson County | R+40.5 | R+47.4 | R+6.9 | 70,935 | 88,514 |
| Beaufort County | R+19.3 | R+25.9 | R+6.6 | 23,620 | 26,315 |
| Mitchell County | R+51.1 | R+57.7 | R+6.6 | 7,765 | 9,041 |
| Randolph County | R+50.1 | R+56.3 | R+6.2 | 60,715 | 73,316 |
| Lee County | R+9.7 | R+14.9 | R+5.2 | 24,239 | 29,008 |
| Wilson County | D+7.5 | D+2.8 | R+4.7 | 39,109 | 40,735 |
| Greene County | R+7.7 | R+11.9 | R+4.2 | 8,236 | 8,753 |
| Polk County | R+21.4 | R+25.6 | R+4.2 | 10,389 | 12,358 |
| Harnett County | R+19.0 | R+22.4 | R+3.4 | 43,415 | 58,293 |
| Lenoir County | R+0.1 | R+3.5 | R+3.4 | 28,086 | 28,409 |
| Onslow County | R+26.8 | R+30.2 | R+3.4 | 51,435 | 72,235 |
| Wayne County | R+8.4 | R+11.7 | R+3.3 | 51,352 | 55,537 |
| Cumberland County | D+19.7 | D+16.6 | R+3.1 | 127,641 | 147,150 |
| Brunswick County | R+22.2 | R+25.0 | R+2.8 | 57,362 | 90,175 |
| Avery County | R+50.0 | R+52.6 | R+2.6 | 7,759 | 9,458 |
| Gaston County | R+25.3 | R+27.7 | R+2.4 | 90,483 | 115,498 |
| Davie County | R+43.4 | R+45.5 | R+2.1 | 20,670 | 25,311 |
| Iredell County | R+30.5 | R+32.4 | R+1.9 | 76,365 | 102,371 |
| Carteret County | R+40.8 | R+42.0 | R+1.2 | 35,517 | 42,695 |
| Craven County | R+17.7 | R+18.6 | R+0.9 | 46,170 | 53,065 |
| Nash County | D+0.9 | D+0.2 | R+0.7 | 48,492 | 52,271 |
| Dare County | R+15.9 | R+16.5 | R+0.6 | 17,974 | 24,232 |
| Moore County | R+27.9 | R+27.4 | D+0.5 | 46,415 | 58,339 |
| Transylvania County | R+16.8 | R+15.6 | D+1.2 | 16,763 | 20,404 |
| Pitt County | D+7.2 | D+9.5 | D+2.3 | 78,856 | 87,573 |
| Johnston County | R+27.5 | R+24.4 | D+3.1 | 76,691 | 111,357 |
| Alamance County | R+13.7 | R+8.4 | D+5.3 | 67,776 | 86,091 |
| Union County | R+30.2 | R+24.2 | D+6.0 | 94,728 | 131,011 |
| Chatham County | D+4.8 | D+11.5 | D+6.7 | 35,434 | 48,599 |
| Forsyth County | D+7.2 | D+13.9 | D+6.7 | 174,069 | 201,270 |
| Guilford County | D+16.4 | D+23.1 | D+6.7 | 253,852 | 284,486 |
| New Hanover County flipped | R+4.5 | D+2.2 | D+6.7 | 103,628 | 131,830 |
| Buncombe County | D+12.5 | D+21.1 | D+8.6 | 127,696 | 161,569 |
| Henderson County | R+27.4 | R+18.8 | D+8.6 | 52,392 | 68,371 |
| Orange County | D+42.1 | D+51.1 | D+9.0 | 76,757 | 84,997 |
| Durham County | D+52.8 | D+62.4 | D+9.6 | 146,735 | 179,914 |
| Cabarrus County | R+20.0 | R+9.4 | D+10.6 | 83,566 | 117,227 |
| Watauga County flipped | R+3.1 | D+8.2 | D+11.3 | 27,674 | 32,220 |
| Mecklenburg County | D+22.5 | D+35.1 | D+12.6 | 448,900 | 567,053 |
| Wake County | D+11.4 | D+26.5 | D+15.1 | 486,427 | 631,830 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data