North Carolina presidential election results and history

North Carolina has voted in 50 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 32 of the 50 with a recorded winner (64%).

Current members of Congress from North Carolina (16)

Ted Budd Senator · Republican
Thom Tillis Senator · Republican
Donald G. Davis District 1 · Democrat
Deborah K. Ross District 2 · Democrat
Gregory F. Murphy District 3 · Republican
Valerie P. Foushee District 4 · Democrat
Virginia Foxx District 5 · Republican
Addison P. McDowell District 6 · Republican
David Rouzer District 7 · Republican
Mark Harris District 8 · Republican
Richard Hudson District 9 · Republican
Pat Harrigan District 10 · Republican
Chuck Edwards District 11 · Republican
Alma S. Adams District 12 · Democrat
Brad Knott District 13 · Republican
Tim Moore District 14 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump3.2 pts
Electoral votes: 16
Democratic wins: 29
Republican wins: 16

North Carolina, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in North Carolina

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	50.9%	Kamala Harris	3.2	16	5,699,141	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	49.9%	Joseph R. Biden	1.4	15	5,524,804	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	49.8%	Hillary Clinton	3.7	15	4,741,558	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	50.4%	Barack Obama	2.0	15	4,505,372	Barack Obama ✗
2008	Barack Obama	49.7%	John McCain	0.3	15	4,310,789	Barack Obama ✓
2004	George W. Bush	56.0%	John Kerry	12.4	15	3,501,007	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	56.0%	Albert Gore, Jr.	12.8	14	2,911,262	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	48.7%	William J. Clinton	4.7	14	2,515,807	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	George H. W. Bush	43.4%	William J. Clinton	0.8	14	2,611,850	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	58.0%	Michael Dukakis	16.3	13	2,134,370	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	61.9%	Walter Mondale	24.0	13	2,175,361	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	49.3%	Jimmy Carter	2.1	13	1,855,833	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	55.2%	Gerald R. Ford	11.0	13	1,678,914	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	69.5%	George McGovern	40.6	13	1,518,612	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	39.5%	George Wallace	8.3	13	1,587,493	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	56.2%	Barry Goldwater	12.3	13	1,424,983	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	52.1%	Richard M. Nixon	4.2	14	1,368,556	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Adlai Stevenson	50.7%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	1.3	14	1,165,592	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1952	Adlai Stevenson	53.9%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	7.8	14	1,210,910	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1948	Harry S Truman	58.0%	Thomas E. Dewey	25.3	14	791,209	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	66.7%	Thomas E. Dewey	33.4	14	790,554	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	74.0%	Wendell L. Willkie	48.1	13	822,648	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	73.4%	Alfred M. Landon	46.8	13	839,475	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	69.9%	Herbert Hoover	40.7	13	711,498	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	54.9%	Alfred E. Smith	9.9	12	635,150	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	John W. Davis	59.0%	Calvin Coolidge	19.4	12	481,608	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	56.7%	Warren G. Harding	13.5	12	538,649	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	58.1%	Charles E. Hughes	16.4	12	289,837	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	59.2%	Theodore Roosevelt	30.9	12	243,776	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	54.2%	William Howard Taft	8.7	12	252,554	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	59.7%	Theodore Roosevelt	20.0	12	207,818	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	53.9%	William McKinley	8.5	11	292,518	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	52.6%	William McKinley	5.8	11	331,337	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	47.4%	Benjamin Harrison	11.6	11	280,270	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	51.9%	Benjamin Harrison	4.7	11	285,946	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	53.3%	James G. Blaine	6.7	11	268,356	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	51.5%	James A. Garfield	3.6	10	240,946	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	53.6%	Rutherford B. Hayes	7.2	10	233,911	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	57.4%	Horace Greeley	14.9	10	165,163	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	53.4%	Horatio Seymour	6.8	9	181,498	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1860	John C. Breckinridge	50.4%	John Bell	3.7	10	96,230	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	56.8%	Millard Fillmore	13.6	10	84,963	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	50.4%	Winfield Scott	0.9	10	78,891	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	55.2%	Lewis Cass	10.4	11	79,826	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	52.4%	James K. Polk	4.8	11	82,521	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	57.7%	Martin Van Buren	15.4	15	80,735	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Martin Van Buren	53.1%	Hugh Lawson White	6.2	15	50,153	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	84.8%	Henry Clay	69.5	15	29,799	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	73.1%	John Quincy Adams	46.2	15	51,747	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	Andrew Jackson	56.0%	William H. Crawford	12.8	15	36,109	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has North Carolina voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 3.2 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 1.4 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 3.7 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 2.0 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 0.3 points.

When did North Carolina last vote Democratic for president?

In 2008, for Barack Obama.

When did North Carolina last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does North Carolina vote for the winning presidential candidate?

North Carolina backed the national winner in 32 of 50 elections in this record (64%).

Is North Carolina a swing state?

It is competitive but leans one way: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 2.0 points, Republican by 3.7 points, Republican by 1.3 points and Republican by 3.2 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data