//Maps show past presidential election results in North Carolina by county

Maps show past presidential election results in North Carolina by county

As the presidential race heats up toward Election Day, eyes turn to North Carolina as it plays a significant role in the upcoming election. North Carolina is one of the nation’s perennial swing states, carrying 15 electoral votes. Over the past five presidential elections, the state has been carried four times by Republicans and once by Democrats.Check out the interactive maps below to see a county-by-county look at the election results for the past five presidential elections in North Carolina. You can also get a look at how each state in the nation voted over those same elections.Mobile users click here for the full 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 CAROLINA MAP INSIGHTSNorth Carolina hasn’t played the role as the definitive decisive state to clinch the election for either of the two major party candidates. Historically, it has served the Republican Party well, especially over the past two decades. North Carolina went red both in 2000 and 2004. But in 2008, North Carolina flipped in favor of the Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who would go on to win the election in a landslide Electoral College victory over Republican candidate John McCain. It was a narrow victory for Obama in the Tar Heel state as he won by approximately 14,000 votes. North Carolina went back in Republicans’ direction the next election when it the state went to Mitt Romney over the now-incumbent President Barack Obama. The margin of victory for the former Massachusetts governor was nearly 92,000 votes. Obama went on to win re-election in the nation despite North Carolina being the lone battleground state that did not go in his favor in 2012. The margin of victory widened for the Republican Party in 2016 when the state went in favor of Donald Trump, who won by about 173,000 votes over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. An interesting note from 2016 was that Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson received about 130,000 votes in North Carolina. Click here for more Commitment 2020 coverageClick here for a complete North Carolina voter guide The Ones To Watch: 2020 North Carolina political races that will influence the state’s future

As the presidential race heats up toward Election Day, eyes turn to North Carolina as it plays a significant role in the upcoming election.

North Carolina is one of the nation’s perennial swing states, carrying 15 electoral votes. Over the past five presidential elections, the state has been carried four times by Republicans and once by Democrats.

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Check out the interactive maps below to see a county-by-county look at the election results for the past five presidential elections in North Carolina. You can also get a look at how each state in the nation voted over those same elections.

Mobile users click here for the full experience



NORTH CAROLINA MAP INSIGHTS

North Carolina hasn’t played the role as the definitive decisive state to clinch the election for either of the two major party candidates. Historically, it has served the Republican Party well, especially over the past two decades. North Carolina went red both in 2000 and 2004.

But in 2008, North Carolina flipped in favor of the Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who would go on to win the election in a landslide Electoral College victory over Republican candidate John McCain. It was a narrow victory for Obama in the Tar Heel state as he won by approximately 14,000 votes.

North Carolina went back in Republicans’ direction the next election when it the state went to Mitt Romney over the now-incumbent President Barack Obama. The margin of victory for the former Massachusetts governor was nearly 92,000 votes. Obama went on to win re-election in the nation despite North Carolina being the lone battleground state that did not go in his favor in 2012.

The margin of victory widened for the Republican Party in 2016 when the state went in favor of Donald Trump, who won by about 173,000 votes over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. An interesting note from 2016 was that Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson received about 130,000 votes in North Carolina.

Click here for more Commitment 2020 coverage

Click here for a complete North Carolina voter guide

The Ones To Watch: 2020 North Carolina political races that will influence the state’s future