2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina

Main article: 2016 United States presidential election

The 2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. North Carolina had 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College.^[2]

2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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Turnout	65.20% ^[1]
Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Party Republican Democratic Home state New York New York Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine Electoral vote 15 0 Popular vote 2,362,631 2,189,316 Percentage 49.83% 46.17%
County results Congressional district results Precinct results Trump   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Clinton   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Tie
President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Donald Trump Republican

Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color

Treemap of the popular vote by county.

Trump won the state with 49.83% of the vote, a small decrease from Mitt Romney's vote percentage in 2012. However, he won by a margin of 3.66%, an increase of 1.62% compared to Romney's margin in 2012. In contrast, Clinton obtained 46.17% of the vote, a decrease of over 2% in 2012 when Obama won 48.35% of the vote. Although both candidates saw decreases in vote share compared to 2012, Trump and Clinton both obtained more votes than the previous election's candidates due to a higher voter turnout in this election. Trump flipped seven counties to the Republican column and was the first Republican to win Robeson, Richmond, and Gates counties since Richard Nixon in 1972. Clinton flipped just one county to the Democratic column, Watauga County, home to Boone.

Trump became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Watauga County since James A. Garfield in 1880, as well as the first to do so without carrying Bumcombe or Forsyth counties since Calvin Coolidge in 1924, the first to do so without carrying Wake County since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, and the first to do so without carrying Pitt or Wilson counties since Richard Nixon in 1968. It was also the first time since 1980 that North Carolina voted more Democratic than Ohio.

Primary elections

The Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian primaries were on March 15, 2016. In North Carolina, registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote.

Democratic primary

 

County results of the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, 2016.

  Hillary Clinton

  Bernie Sanders

Four candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:^[3][4]

• Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)
• Bernie Sanders
• Hillary Clinton
• Rocky De La Fuente

Polling

According to a WRAL-TV/SurveyUSA poll conducted the week before the primary: "[Hillary] Clinton holds a commanding lead of 57% to 34% among likely Democratic voters over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont."^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	616,758	54.59%
	Democratic	Bernie Sanders	460,434	40.75%
	Democratic	No Preference	37,200	3.29%
	Democratic	Others (total)	15,375	1.37%
Total votes			1,129,767	100.00%

Republican primary

 

Republican primary results by county.

  Donald Trump

  Ted Cruz

Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:^[3][4][7]

• Jeb Bush (withdrawn)
• Ben Carson (withdrawn)
• Chris Christie (withdrawn)
• Ted Cruz
• Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)
• Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)
• Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)
• John Kasich
• Rand Paul (withdrawn)
• Marco Rubio
• Rick Santorum (withdrawn)
• Donald Trump

Polling

According to a WRAL-TV/SurveyUSA poll conducted the week before the primary: "[Donald] Trump tops U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas 41% to 27% among likely GOP voters. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ohio Gov. John Kasich trail far behind, at 14% and 11%, respectively."^[5]

Results

North Carolina Republican primary, March 15, 2016

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Donald Trump	462,413	40.23%	29	0	29
Ted Cruz	422,621	36.76%	27	0	27
John Kasich	145,659	12.67%	9	0	9
Marco Rubio	88,907	7.73%	6	0	6
Ben Carson (withdrawn)	11,019	0.96%	1	0	1
No Preference	6,081	0.53%	0	0	0
Jeb Bush (withdrawn)	3,893	0.34%	0	0	0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)	3,071	0.27%	0	0	0
Rand Paul (withdrawn)	2,753	0.24%	0	0	0
Chris Christie (withdrawn)	1,256	0.11%	0	0	0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)	929	0.08%	0	0	0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	663	0.06%	0	0	0
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)	265	0.02%	0	0	0
Unprojected delegates:			0	0	0
Total:	1,149,530	100.00%	72	0	72
Source: The Green Papers

Trump managed to pull off a closer than expected win due to both Cruz and his campaigns performances in different metropolitan areas. Trump was strongest in the Charlotte, Fayetteville and Wilmington areas. Cruz did best in Greensboro, Asheville and the Research Triangle region, where North Carolina's major colleges and capital of Raleigh are located.^[8]

Libertarian primary

2016 North Carolina Libertarian primary

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Candidate Gary Johnson No Preference Home state New Mexico n/a Popular vote 2,414 2,067 Percentage 41.48% 35.52%   Candidate John Hale Joy Waymire Home state Kentucky California Popular vote 329 268 Percentage 5.65% 4.61%

North Carolina results by county   Gary Johnson   No Preference   Tie

Eleven candidates appeared on the Libertarian presidential primary ballot:^[3][4]

• John David Hale
• Cecil Ince
• Gary Johnson
• Steve Kerbel
• Darryl W. Perry
• Austin Petersen
• Derrick Michael Reid
• Jack Robinson Jr.
• Rhett Smith
• Joy Waymire
• Marc Allan Feldman

Results

North Carolina Libertarian presidential primary, March 15, 2016^[9]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Gary Johnson	2,414	41.48%
No Preference	2,067	35.52%
John David Hale	329	5.65%
Joy Waymire	268	4.61%
Austin Petersen	189	3.25%
Darryl Perry	118	2.03%
Steve Kerbel	109	1.87%
Derrick Michael Reid	74	1.27%
Cecil Ince	72	1%
Jack Robinson Jr.	70	1.20%
Marc Allan Feldman	66	1.13%
Rhett Smith	43	0.74%
Total	5,739	100%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNN^[10]	Tossup	November 4, 2016
Cook Political Report^[11]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Electoral-vote.com^[12]	Lean D (flip)	November 8, 2016
NBC^[13]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
RealClearPolitics^[14]	Tossup	November 8, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report^[15]	Tilt D (flip)	November 7, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[16]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2016

Polling

See also: Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2016 § North Carolina

Up until the summer of 2016, both Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump were each winning polls, with Trump leading slightly. From late June 2016 to mid September 2016, Clinton gained momentum and had won most polls conducted in the summer. From mid September 2016 to late October, Clinton's momentum increased as she won every poll but one. The latest polls showed a near tie, with both almost evenly matched. The average of the final 3 polls showed Clinton ahead 46% to 45%.^[17] Interestingly, while she had a head-to-head lead in the last polls against Trump, polls with Gary Johnson showed the race a lot closer. The last New York Times poll conducted showed Trump and Clinton tied with 44% for each.^[17]

Candidates

In addition to Clinton, Johnson and Trump, Green Party nominee Jill Stein was granted write-in status by the North Carolina State Board of Elections, the only write-in candidate to qualify.^[18][19]

Results

Candidate	Popular vote	Percentage
Donald Trump	2,362,631	49.83%
Hillary Clinton	2,189,316	46.17%
Gary Johnson	130,126	2.74%
Write-in	47,386	1.00%
Jill Stein (write-in)	12,105	0.26%
Total	4,741,564	100.00%
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections The Green Papers

By county

County^[20]	Clinton percentage	Clinton votes	Trump percentage	Trump votes	Johnson percentage	Johnson votes	Write-in percentage	Write-in votes	Stein percentage	Stein votes	Totals
Alamance	41.93%	29,833	54.55%	38,815	2.52%	1,795	0.70%	498	0.30%	216	71,157
Alexander	20.62%	3,767	76.04%	13,893	2.39%	437	0.83%	151	0.13%	23	18,271
Alleghany	24.57%	1,306	71.76%	3,814	2.43%	129	1.24%	66	0.00%	0	5,315
Anson	55.56%	5,859	42.73%	4,506	1.22%	129	0.46%	48	0.03%	3	10,545
Ashe	26.07%	3,500	70.11%	9,412	2.47%	332	1.34%	180	0.00%	0	13,424
Avery	20.48%	1,689	76.35%	6,298	2.01%	166	0.88%	73	0.28%	23	8,249
Beaufort	36.61%	8,764	60.75%	14,543	1.78%	426	0.75%	180	0.10%	25	23,938
Bertie	61.82%	5,778	36.97%	3,456	0.75%	70	0.43%	40	0.03%	3	9,347
Bladen	44.40%	7,058	53.78%	8,550	1.33%	212	0.42%	66	0.07%	11	15,897
Brunswick	34.06%	23,282	62.50%	42,720	2.51%	1,717	0.78%	536	0.14%	96	68,351
Buncombe	54.30%	75,452	40.10%	55,716	3.08%	4,285	1.41%	1,959	1.10%	1,535	138,947
Burke	28.91%	11,251	67.42%	26,238	2.54%	988	0.83%	324	0.31%	119	38,920
Cabarrus	38.08%	35,521	57.69%	53,819	2.99%	2,786	1.04%	973	0.20%	190	93,289
Caldwell	23.20%	8,425	73.30%	26,621	2.34%	849	0.83%	302	0.34%	123	36,320
Camden	25.45%	1,274	70.83%	3,546	2.98%	149	0.58%	29	0.16%	8	5,006
Carteret	26.31%	9,939	70.32%	26,569	2.42%	913	0.74%	278	0.22%	82	37,781
Caswell	43.29%	4,792	54.44%	6,026	1.93%	214	0.26%	29	0.08%	9	11,070
Catawba	29.32%	21,216	66.79%	48,324	2.73%	1,973	0.95%	685	0.21%	153	72,351
Chatham	52.86%	21,065	42.92%	17,105	2.84%	1,130	1.03%	412	0.34%	137	39,849
Cherokee	20.17%	2,860	76.47%	10,844	2.44%	346	0.69%	98	0.23%	33	14,181
Chowan	41.39%	2,992	55.53%	4,014	2.24%	162	0.68%	49	0.15%	11	7,228
Clay	22.75%	1,367	73.83%	4,437	2.38%	143	0.90%	54	0.15%	9	6,010
Cleveland	33.50%	14,964	63.75%	28,479	1.90%	850	0.68%	305	0.17%	75	44,673
Columbus	38.19%	9,063	60.14%	14,272	1.29%	306	0.38%	91	0.00%	0	23,732
Craven	37.51%	17,630	59.00%	27,731	2.57%	1,210	0.81%	380	0.11%	50	47,001
Cumberland	56.16%	71,605	40.21%	51,265	2.65%	3,373	0.85%	1,084	0.14%	179	127,506
Currituck	22.99%	2,913	72.33%	9,163	3.80%	482	0.66%	84	0.21%	27	12,669
Dare	36.83%	7,222	58.44%	11,460	3.44%	674	1.03%	201	0.27%	52	19,609
Davidson	24.19%	18,109	72.56%	54,317	2.48%	1,859	0.65%	484	0.12%	87	74,856
Davie	24.22%	5,270	71.71%	15,602	2.90%	631	0.95%	206	0.22%	47	21,756
Duplin	39.72%	8,283	58.58%	12,217	1.25%	260	0.41%	85	0.05%	11	20,856
Durham	77.66%	121,250	18.16%	28,350	2.56%	3,999	1.28%	2,000	0.34%	535	156,134
Edgecombe	65.19%	16,224	33.20%	8,261	1.14%	284	0.43%	106	0.04%	11	24,886
Forsyth	52.98%	94,464	42.61%	75,975	3.01%	5,370	1.15%	2,054	0.25%	449	178,312
Franklin	42.39%	12,874	53.90%	16,368	2.56%	777	0.97%	296	0.17%	53	30,368
Gaston	32.33%	31,177	64.09%	61,798	2.54%	2,445	0.91%	873	0.14%	138	96,431
Gates	44.23%	2,385	53.30%	2,874	2.00%	108	0.46%	25	0.00%	0	5,392
Graham	18.43%	768	78.77%	3,283	1.78%	74	1.03%	43	0.00%	0	4,168
Granville	47.19%	12,909	49.69%	13,591	2.18%	596	0.79%	215	0.15%	42	27,353
Greene	44.53%	3,605	54.03%	4,374	1.05%	85	0.33%	27	0.05%	4	8,095
Guilford	57.98%	149,248	38.10%	98,062	2.62%	6,754	1.04%	2,667	0.26%	674	257,405
Halifax	62.57%	15,748	35.88%	9,031	1.15%	290	0.39%	98	0.00%	0	25,167
Harnett	36.33%	16,737	59.95%	27,614	2.72%	1,252	0.84%	389	0.16%	73	46,065
Haywood	34.08%	10,473	61.60%	18,929	2.95%	905	0.99%	303	0.38%	117	30,727
Henderson	34.08%	19,827	61.55%	35,809	2.79%	1,626	1.18%	687	0.39%	227	58,176
Hertford	67.84%	6,910	30.42%	3,099	1.31%	133	0.43%	44	0.00%	0	10,186
Hoke	53.35%	9,726	42.57%	7,760	3.17%	577	0.77%	140	0.15%	27	18,230
Hyde	41.88%	965	55.90%	1,288	1.82%	42	0.35%	8	0.04%	1	2,304
Iredell	29.96%	24,734	66.31%	54,754	2.65%	2,185	0.91%	754	0.17%	140	82,567
Jackson	41.22%	7,713	52.74%	9,870	3.97%	742	1.47%	276	0.60%	112	18,713
Johnston	33.01%	28,362	63.29%	54,372	2.73%	2,347	0.83%	716	0.13%	112	85,909
Jones	40.21%	2,065	57.92%	2,974	1.15%	59	0.72%	37	0.00%	0	5,135
Lee	41.74%	10,469	54.66%	13,712	2.73%	684	0.76%	191	0.11%	28	25,084
Lenoir	47.13%	12,634	50.78%	13,613	1.48%	398	0.53%	143	0.07%	19	26,807
Lincoln	24.73%	9,897	71.97%	28,806	2.43%	971	0.76%	305	0.11%	44	40,023
Macon	27.50%	4,876	68.38%	12,127	2.63%	467	1.29%	228	0.20%	36	17,734
Madison	34.84%	3,926	60.19%	6,783	2.98%	336	0.91%	103	1.07%	121	11,269
Martin	48.86%	5,846	49.29%	5,897	1.38%	165	0.39%	47	0.08%	9	11,964
McDowell	23.48%	4,667	73.30%	14,568	1.99%	396	1.15%	229	0.08%	15	19,875
Mecklenburg	62.29%	294,562	32.89%	155,518	3.28%	15,488	1.26%	5,937	0.29%	1,352	472,857
Mitchell	19.71%	1,596	77.59%	6,282	1.70%	138	0.69%	56	0.30%	24	8,096
Montgomery	35.96%	4,150	61.79%	7,130	1.76%	203	0.44%	51	0.05%	6	11,540
Moore	33.54%	16,329	62.62%	30,490	2.78%	1,355	0.95%	464	0.11%	54	48,692
Nash	48.75%	23,235	48.92%	23,319	1.57%	750	0.63%	301	0.13%	60	47,665
New Hanover	45.56%	50,979	49.46%	55,344	3.53%	3,949	1.06%	1,184	0.40%	449	111,905
Northampton	62.39%	6,144	36.37%	3,582	0.94%	93	0.29%	29	0.00%	0	9,848
Onslow	30.65%	17,514	64.97%	37,122	3.37%	1,926	0.84%	481	0.16%	92	57,135
Orange	72.78%	59,923	22.54%	18,557	2.92%	2,404	1.21%	997	0.56%	459	82,340
Pamlico	35.63%	2,448	61.98%	4,258	1.80%	124	0.44%	30	0.15%	10	6,870
Pasquotank	49.54%	8,615	47.04%	8,180	2.54%	442	0.70%	122	0.18%	32	17,391
Pender	33.54%	9,354	63.26%	17,639	2.45%	683	0.56%	157	0.19%	52	27,885
Perquimans	34.57%	2,319	62.27%	4,177	2.42%	162	0.64%	43	0.10%	7	6,708
Person	39.93%	7,833	57.02%	11,185	2.14%	419	0.72%	142	0.18%	36	19,615
Pitt	51.94%	41,824	44.32%	35,691	2.68%	2,162	0.84%	680	0.21%	170	80,527
Polk	34.16%	3,735	61.90%	6,768	2.49%	272	0.98%	107	0.48%	52	10,934
Randolph	20.43%	13,194	76.55%	49,430	2.17%	1,403	0.69%	446	0.16%	102	64,575
Richmond	43.98%	8,501	53.72%	10,383	1.72%	333	0.45%	87	0.12%	24	19,328
Robeson	46.54%	19,016	50.82%	20,762	1.97%	803	0.62%	252	0.06%	25	40,858
Rockingham	33.65%	14,228	63.46%	26,830	2.06%	871	0.70%	294	0.13%	55	42,278
Rowan	30.14%	19,400	66.51%	42,810	2.36%	1,517	0.88%	564	0.12%	78	64,369
Rutherford	24.79%	7,512	72.16%	21,871	2.06%	624	0.86%	261	0.13%	39	30,307
Sampson	40.68%	10,547	57.23%	14,838	1.52%	393	0.58%	150	0.00%	0	25,928
Scotland	52.55%	7,319	44.92%	6,256	1.82%	254	0.52%	73	0.19%	26	13,928
Stanly	23.71%	7,094	73.42%	21,964	2.22%	664	0.56%	169	0.09%	26	29,917
Stokes	20.69%	4,665	75.90%	17,116	2.53%	571	0.77%	173	0.11%	25	22,550
Surry	23.26%	7,488	73.52%	23,671	2.30%	739	0.78%	250	0.15%	48	32,196
Swain	35.86%	2,196	58.21%	3,565	3.92%	240	1.53%	94	0.47%	29	6,124
Transylvania	36.70%	6,558	58.87%	10,520	2.74%	489	1.23%	220	0.46%	82	17,869
Tyrrell	41.40%	720	56.07%	975	1.61%	28	0.63%	11	0.29%	5	1,739
Union	32.48%	34,337	63.10%	66,707	3.15%	3,327	1.11%	1,176	0.15%	163	105,710
Vance	61.22%	12,229	36.70%	7,332	1.47%	294	0.49%	97	0.13%	25	19,977
Wake	57.38%	302,736	37.16%	196,082	3.69%	19,460	1.44%	7,606	0.33%	1,740	527,624
Warren	65.16%	6,413	32.66%	3,214	1.48%	146	0.70%	69	0.00%	0	9,842
Washington	56.93%	3,510	41.59%	2,564	1.05%	65	0.41%	25	0.02%	1	6,165
Watauga	47.15%	14,138	45.68%	13,697	4.46%	1,336	1.80%	539	0.92%	275	29,985
Wayne	42.95%	21,770	54.33%	27,540	1.90%	963	0.76%	383	0.07%	33	50,689
Wilkes	21.21%	6,638	75.89%	23,752	2.07%	647	0.73%	228	0.10%	31	31,296
Wilson	51.56%	19,663	45.97%	17,531	1.75%	667	0.67%	256	0.05%	18	38,135
Yadkin	17.93%	3,160	78.76%	13,880	2.26%	398	0.86%	151	0.20%	35	17,624
Yancey	32.09%	3,196	64.11%	6,385	2.62%	261	0.77%	77	0.41%	41	9,960
Totals	46.17%	2,189,316	49.83%	2,362,631	2.74%	130,126	1.00%	47,386	0.26%	12,105	4,741,564

 Swing by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +10–12.5%
•   Democratic — +7.5–10%
•   Democratic — +5–7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5–5%
•   Democratic — +0–2.5%
•   Republican — +0–2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5–5%
•   Republican — +5–7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5–10%
•   Republican — +10–12.5%
•   Republican — +12.5–15%
•   Republican — +>15%

 Trend relative to the state by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +10–12.5%
•   Democratic — +7.5–10%
•   Democratic — +5–7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5–5%
•   Democratic — +0–2.5%
•   Republican — +0–2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5–5%
•   Republican — +5–7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5–10%
•   Republican — +10–12.5%
•   Republican — +12.5–15%
•   Republican — +>15%

 County flips

Legend

• Democratic   Hold   Gain from Republican

  Republican   Hold   Gain from Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Bladen (largest town: Elizabethtown)
• Gates (largest town: Gatesville)
• Granville (largest city: Oxford)
• Martin (largest town: Williamston)
• Nash (largest city: Rocky Mount)
• Richmond (largest city: Rockingham)
• Robeson (largest city: Lumberton)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Watauga (largest town: Boone)

By congressional district

Trump won 10 of 13 congressional districts.^[21]

District	Trump	Clinton	Representative
1st	30%	67%	G. K. Butterfield
2nd	54%	42%	Renee Ellmers
			George Holding
3rd	60%	36%	Walter B. Jones
4th	27%	68%	David Price
5th	57%	39%	Virginia Foxx
6th	56%	41%	Mark Walker
7th	57%	39%	David Rouzer
8th	56%	41%	Richard Hudson
9th	54%	42%	Robert Pittenger
10th	60%	36%	Patrick McHenry
11th	62%	33%	Mark Meadows
12th	28%	68%	Alma Adams
13th	53%	44%	Ted Budd

Analysis

Prior to the 2016 election, North Carolina had been a Republican stronghold since 1968 with the state voting Democratic only once between then and 2008. In 2008, North Carolina voted Democratic for only the second time in 40 years. Although the state returned to the Republican column in 2012, when the party's nominee, Mitt Romney, carried the state, it did so only narrowly, cementing its new status as a battleground state. Throughout the 2016 campaign, North Carolina was considered by most a tossup state, with the outcome going into election night heavily debated. The Trump campaign saw winning North Carolina as crucial in order for Trump to win the Electoral College; conversely, the Clinton campaign felt that it was vital for them to win the state to block Trump's path to an Electoral College win. Both Trump and Clinton campaigned in the state shortly before the general election.^[22][23]

Despite winning the state, Trump, in some ways, under-performed in comparison to Romney in 2012. Romney won a majority of the vote in 2012 with 50.4% while Trump only managed a plurality of 49.8%. Similarly, Clinton also under-performed in comparison to Obama, with Clinton winning only 46.2% in comparison to Obama's 48.35%. This situation was the result of the spike in votes for third party candidates in the state as 4% of North Carolinians voted for a candidate other than the Democratic and Republican nominees in 2016 as opposed to just 1.26% in 2012.

An increase in turnout in North Carolina allowed both Trump and Clinton to out-perform Romney and Obama in terms of the total votes each candidate received. In 2016 Trump won around 92,000 more votes than Romney did in 2012 while Clinton won around 10,000 more than Obama. Furthermore, Trump also outperformed Romney by winning North Carolina by a greater margin than Romney was able to as Trump won the state over Clinton by 3.7% compared to the 2% margin Romney won over Obama. Trump's win in North Carolina marked the 9th time the state has voted Republican in the last 10 elections and, therefore, the state continues to lean more Republican at the presidential level.

See also

• 2016 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums
• 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
• 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
• 2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina
• 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election
• 2016 North Carolina elections

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Further reading

• Merivaki, Thessalia; Smith, Daniel A. (2019). "A Failsafe for Voters? Cast and Rejected Provisional Ballots in North Carolina". Political Research Quarterly. 73 (1): 65–78. doi:10.1177/1065912919875816. ISSN 1065-9129. S2CID 204439194.
• David Weigel; Lauren Tierney (August 23, 2020), , Washingtonpost.com, archived from the original on September 9, 2020, retrieved September 7, 2020

External links

• North Carolina Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement
• North Carolina Democratic Party
• North Carolina Republican Party
• North Carolina Libertarian Party
• North Carolina Green Party
• RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process November 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions