How North Carolina voted in US election: First results
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
In the US presidential election, North Carolina is one of the swing states that could determine the winner. According to the voting results from November 5th, the residents of the state see Donald Trump as the next head of the White House.
Here are the voting results for the US presidential election in North Carolina.
Who is winning in North Carolina
The vote count in North Carolina currently shows the following results for the US presidential candidates:
- Donald Trump has 50.8% support;
- Kamala Harris has 48.1% of the votes.
The winner of the national election on November 5, 2024, will receive the votes of all 15 delegates from the state in the Electoral College, which will directly vote for the president in December.
Why North Carolina is important for the candidates
Due to the specifics of the US electoral system, the result of the election depends not on the nationwide popular vote, but on the support each candidate receives from each state within the Electoral College, which effectively chooses the president. In most cases, electors vote based on the preferences of the residents of their state.
North Carolina is one of the swing states, where voter preferences for candidates from both parties are almost equal. These states are decisive in the election, as most regions consistently support either the Republicans or the Democrats.
Candidates typically focus the most on swing states during their campaigns to gain an advantage.
Polling data before Election Day in North Carolina showed nearly equal results for the opponents, with a difference of less than one percentage point in favor of the Republicans: 48.3% for Donald Trump versus 47.4% for Kamala Harris.
History of election in North Carolina: Past voting data
North Carolina is historically one of the conservative states in the Sun Belt in the southeastern US, which has consistently supported the Republicans.
Over the past 10 elections, North Carolina has chosen a representative from the Democratic Party only once – in 2008, when Barack Obama won the state.
In 2016 and 2020, voters in North Carolina supported Donald Trump.
Despite the growing support for Democrats in the state, in the last election, Trump won with 49.93% of the vote compared to 48.59% for Joe Biden. However, the presidential seat in 2020 ultimately went to Biden.
The article was prepared using information from CNN, BBC, polling data from FiveThirtyEight, and Wikipedia.
For more details on the rules of the presidential election in the US, read the article by RBC-Ukraine.
Additionally, we provided a detailed explanation of what swing states are and how they will decide the outcome of the US election.
