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2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 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. The state was narrowly won by the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana, against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. North Carolina had 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Polls of the state throughout the campaign indicated a close race, with most organizations considering it either a tossup or leaning towards Biden. Despite this, Trump ultimately won North Carolina with a 49 % plurality over Biden's 48 % vote share (a margin of 1 %). Trump thereby became the fourth-ever Republican to carry North Carolina without winning the presidency, after George H. W. Bush in 1992, Bob Dole in 1996, and Mitt Romney in 2012. This was Trump's narrowest victory in any state, and it was a closer result than his 3 % margin over Hillary Clinton in 2016 or Mitt Romney's 2 % margin over Barack Obama in 2012. North Carolina was the only state in the 2020 election in which Trump won with under 50% of the vote. In the 2020 election, North Carolina was 5 % right of the nation as a whole. The state last voted Democratic in 2008 and had last voted more Republican than neighboring Georgia in 2000. Trump's victory was, alongside his victory and actual improvement over 2016 in Florida, one of the upsets of the cycle. Election data website FiveThirtyEight's election forecast had Biden up in both states, albeit by small margins. Similarly, prediction websites Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, The Economist, and ABC News all had Biden favored in the state.

Infobox

Turnout
75 %
Nominee
Donald Trump
Party
Republican
Home state
Florida
Running mate
Mike Pence
Electoral vote
15
Popular vote
2,758,775
Percentage
49 %

Tables

2020 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Candidate
Joe Biden
Votes
572,271
%
42
Delegates
68
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
Candidate
Bernie Sanders
Votes
322,645
%
24
Delegates
37
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Candidate
Michael Bloomberg
Votes
172,558
%
12
Delegates
3
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Candidate
Elizabeth Warren
Votes
139,912
%
10
Delegates
2
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)
Candidate
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)
Votes
43,632
%
3
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)
Candidate
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)
Votes
30,742
%
2
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)
Candidate
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)
Votes
10,679
%
0
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
Candidate
Tulsi Gabbard
Votes
6,622
%
0
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)
Candidate
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)
Votes
2,973
%
0
Cory Booker (withdrawn)
Cory Booker (withdrawn)
Candidate
Cory Booker (withdrawn)
Votes
2,181
%
0
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)
Candidate
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)
Votes
1,978
%
0
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)
Candidate
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)
Votes
1,341
%
0
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)
Candidate
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)
Votes
1,243
%
0
John Delaney (withdrawn)
John Delaney (withdrawn)
Candidate
John Delaney (withdrawn)
Votes
1,098
%
0
Julian Castro (withdrawn)
Julian Castro (withdrawn)
Candidate
Julian Castro (withdrawn)
Votes
699
%
0
No Preference
No Preference
Candidate
No Preference
Votes
21,808
%
1
Total
Total
Candidate
Total
Votes
1,332,382
%
100%
Delegates
110
Candidate
Votes
%
Delegates
Joe Biden
572,271
42
68
Bernie Sanders
322,645
24
37
Michael Bloomberg
172,558
12
3
Elizabeth Warren
139,912
10
2
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)
43,632
3
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)
30,742
2
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)
10,679
0
Tulsi Gabbard
6,622
0
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)
2,973
0
Cory Booker (withdrawn)
2,181
0
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)
1,978
0
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)
1,341
0
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)
1,243
0
John Delaney (withdrawn)
1,098
0
Julian Castro (withdrawn)
699
0
No Preference
21,808
1
Total
1,332,382
100%
110
2020 North Carolina Republican presidential primary · Primary elections › Republican primary
Donald Trump (incumbent)
Donald Trump (incumbent)
Candidate
Donald Trump (incumbent)
Votes
750,600
%
93
Delegates
71
Joe Walsh (withdrawn)
Joe Walsh (withdrawn)
Candidate
Joe Walsh (withdrawn)
Votes
16,356
%
2
Delegates
0
Bill Weld
Bill Weld
Candidate
Bill Weld
Votes
15,486
%
1
Delegates
0
No Preference
No Preference
Candidate
No Preference
Votes
20,085
%
2
Total
Total
Candidate
Total
Votes
802,527
%
100%
Delegates
71
Candidate
Votes
%
Delegates
Donald Trump (incumbent)
750,600
93
71
Joe Walsh (withdrawn)
16,356
2
0
Bill Weld
15,486
1
0
No Preference
20,085
2
Total
802,527
100%
71
North Carolina Libertarian presidential primary, March 3, 2020 · Primary elections › Libertarian primary
None of the above
None of the above
Candidate
None of the above
Votes
2,060
Percentage
30%
Jacob Hornberger
Jacob Hornberger
Candidate
Jacob Hornberger
Votes
604
Percentage
9%
John McAfee
John McAfee
Candidate
John McAfee
Votes
570
Percentage
8%
Kim Ruff (withdrawn)
Kim Ruff (withdrawn)
Candidate
Kim Ruff (withdrawn)
Votes
545
Percentage
8%
Vermin Supreme
Vermin Supreme
Candidate
Vermin Supreme
Votes
410
Percentage
6%
Ken Armstrong
Ken Armstrong
Candidate
Ken Armstrong
Votes
366
Percentage
5%
Jo Jorgensen
Jo Jorgensen
Candidate
Jo Jorgensen
Votes
316
Percentage
5%
Steve Richey
Steve Richey
Candidate
Steve Richey
Votes
278
Percentage
4%
Adam Kokesh
Adam Kokesh
Candidate
Adam Kokesh
Votes
240
Percentage
3%
Max Abramson
Max Abramson
Candidate
Max Abramson
Votes
236
Percentage
3%
James Ogle
James Ogle
Candidate
James Ogle
Votes
232
Percentage
3%
Kenneth Blevins
Kenneth Blevins
Candidate
Kenneth Blevins
Votes
199
Percentage
3%
Dan Behrman
Dan Behrman
Candidate
Dan Behrman
Votes
194
Percentage
3%
Jedidiah Hill
Jedidiah Hill
Candidate
Jedidiah Hill
Votes
194
Percentage
3%
Souraya Faas
Souraya Faas
Candidate
Souraya Faas
Votes
193
Percentage
3%
Erik Gerhardt
Erik Gerhardt
Candidate
Erik Gerhardt
Votes
150
Percentage
2%
Arvin Vohra
Arvin Vohra
Candidate
Arvin Vohra
Votes
127
Percentage
2%
Total
Total
Candidate
Total
Votes
6,914
Percentage
100%
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
None of the above
2,060
30%
Jacob Hornberger
604
9%
John McAfee
570
8%
Kim Ruff (withdrawn)
545
8%
Vermin Supreme
410
6%
Ken Armstrong
366
5%
Jo Jorgensen
316
5%
Steve Richey
278
4%
Adam Kokesh
240
3%
Max Abramson
236
3%
James Ogle
232
3%
Kenneth Blevins
199
3%
Dan Behrman
194
3%
Jedidiah Hill
194
3%
Souraya Faas
193
3%
Erik Gerhardt
150
2%
Arvin Vohra
127
2%
Total
6,914
100%
2020 North Carolina Green Party presidential primary · Primary elections › Green primary
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
408
Candidate
100%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Howie Hawkins
247
60 %
Green
No Preference
161
39 %
Total votes
408
100%
2020 North Carolina Constitution Party presidential primary · Primary elections › Constitution primary
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
438
Candidate
100%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Constitution
No Preference
193
44 %
Constitution
Don Blankenship
128
29 %
Constitution
Charles Kraut
112
25 %
Total votes
438
100%

References

  1. There were three states in which Biden won with under 50% of the vote – Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin.
  2. Candidate withdrew during early voting, shortly before the date of the election.
  3. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  4. Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
  5. Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  6. Standard VI response
  7. "Some other candidate" and West (B) with 1%; would not vote with 0%
  8. If only Biden, Trump and "some other candidate" were available
  9. "Some other candidate" with 3%; would not vote with 0%
  10. Results considering those who lean towards a given candidate among those initially predisposed towards abstention, indec
  11. "Some other candidate" with 2%
  12. "Other candidate or write-in" with 0%
  13. With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  14. "Someone else" with 6%
  15. "None of these" with 1%; "Other" with 0%
  16. "Someone else" with 1%
  17. "Some other candidate" with 2%; did/would not vote and "Refused" with 0%
  18. No voters
  19. Blankenship (C) with 2%
  20. "Someone else" and would not vote with 0%
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