Donald J. Trump won North Carolina with 50.9% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 5,699,141 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 3.2 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in North Carolina that is loaded, the margin moved 1.9 points toward Republicans.
North Carolina leans Republican by 2.8 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
North Carolina voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 7 of 13 presidential elections from 1976 to 2024. On average its margin sat 8.0 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 5,699,141 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 73.2% of the 7,783,960 citizens aged 18 and over in North Carolina.