North Carolina 2016 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2016, the Republican candidate won 76 of North Carolina's 100 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | Donald Trump | Republican | 38,815 | 54.5% | 12.6 pts | 71,157 |
| Alexander | Donald Trump | Republican | 13,893 | 76.0% | 55.4 pts | 18,271 |
| Alleghany | Donald Trump | Republican | 3,814 | 71.8% | 47.2 pts | 5,315 |
| Anson | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 5,859 | 55.6% | 12.8 pts | 10,545 |
| Ashe | Donald Trump | Republican | 9,412 | 70.1% | 44.0 pts | 13,424 |
| Avery | Donald Trump | Republican | 6,298 | 76.3% | 55.9 pts | 8,249 |
| Beaufort | Donald Trump | Republican | 14,543 | 60.8% | 24.1 pts | 23,938 |
| Bertie | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 5,778 | 61.8% | 24.8 pts | 9,347 |
| Bladen | Donald Trump | Republican | 8,550 | 53.8% | 9.4 pts | 15,897 |
| Brunswick | Donald Trump | Republican | 42,720 | 62.5% | 28.4 pts | 68,351 |
| Buncombe | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 75,452 | 54.3% | 14.2 pts | 138,947 |
| Burke | Donald Trump | Republican | 26,238 | 67.4% | 38.5 pts | 38,920 |
| Cabarrus | Donald Trump | Republican | 53,819 | 57.7% | 19.6 pts | 93,289 |
| Caldwell | Donald Trump | Republican | 26,621 | 73.3% | 50.1 pts | 36,320 |
| Camden | Donald Trump | Republican | 3,546 | 70.8% | 45.4 pts | 5,006 |
| Carteret | Donald Trump | Republican | 26,569 | 70.3% | 44.0 pts | 37,781 |
| Caswell | Donald Trump | Republican | 6,026 | 54.4% | 11.1 pts | 11,070 |
| Catawba | Donald Trump | Republican | 48,324 | 66.8% | 37.5 pts | 72,351 |
| Chatham | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 21,065 | 52.9% | 9.9 pts | 39,849 |
| Cherokee | Donald Trump | Republican | 10,844 | 76.5% | 56.3 pts | 14,181 |
| Chowan | Donald Trump | Republican | 4,014 | 55.5% | 14.1 pts | 7,228 |
| Clay | Donald Trump | Republican | 4,437 | 73.8% | 51.1 pts | 6,010 |
| Cleveland | Donald Trump | Republican | 28,479 | 63.7% | 30.3 pts | 44,673 |
| Columbus | Donald Trump | Republican | 14,272 | 60.1% | 21.9 pts | 23,732 |
| Craven | Donald Trump | Republican | 27,731 | 59.0% | 21.5 pts | 47,001 |
| Cumberland | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 71,605 | 56.2% | 16.0 pts | 127,506 |
| Currituck | Donald Trump | Republican | 9,163 | 72.3% | 49.3 pts | 12,669 |
| Dare | Donald Trump | Republican | 11,460 | 58.4% | 21.6 pts | 19,609 |
| Davidson | Donald Trump | Republican | 54,317 | 72.6% | 48.4 pts | 74,856 |
| Davie | Donald Trump | Republican | 15,602 | 71.7% | 47.5 pts | 21,756 |
| Duplin | Donald Trump | Republican | 12,217 | 58.6% | 18.9 pts | 20,856 |
| Durham | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 121,250 | 77.7% | 59.5 pts | 156,134 |
| Edgecombe | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 16,224 | 65.2% | 32.0 pts | 24,886 |
| Forsyth | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 94,464 | 53.0% | 10.4 pts | 178,312 |
| Franklin | Donald Trump | Republican | 16,368 | 53.9% | 11.5 pts | 30,368 |
| Gaston | Donald Trump | Republican | 61,798 | 64.1% | 31.8 pts | 96,431 |
| Gates | Donald Trump | Republican | 2,874 | 53.3% | 9.1 pts | 5,392 |
| Graham | Donald Trump | Republican | 3,283 | 78.8% | 60.3 pts | 4,168 |
| Granville | Donald Trump | Republican | 13,591 | 49.7% | 2.5 pts | 27,353 |
| Greene | Donald Trump | Republican | 4,374 | 54.0% | 9.5 pts | 8,095 |
| Guilford | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 149,248 | 58.0% | 19.9 pts | 257,405 |
| Halifax | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 15,748 | 62.6% | 26.7 pts | 25,167 |
| Harnett | Donald Trump | Republican | 27,614 | 59.9% | 23.6 pts | 46,065 |
| Haywood | Donald Trump | Republican | 18,929 | 61.6% | 27.5 pts | 30,727 |
| Henderson | Donald Trump | Republican | 35,809 | 61.6% | 27.5 pts | 58,176 |
| Hertford | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 6,910 | 67.8% | 37.4 pts | 10,186 |
| Hoke | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 9,726 | 53.4% | 10.8 pts | 18,230 |
| Hyde | Donald Trump | Republican | 1,288 | 55.9% | 14.0 pts | 2,304 |
| Iredell | Donald Trump | Republican | 54,754 | 66.3% | 36.4 pts | 82,567 |
| Jackson | Donald Trump | Republican | 9,870 | 52.7% | 11.5 pts | 18,713 |
| Johnston | Donald Trump | Republican | 54,372 | 63.3% | 30.3 pts | 85,909 |
| Jones | Donald Trump | Republican | 2,974 | 57.9% | 17.7 pts | 5,135 |
| Lee | Donald Trump | Republican | 13,712 | 54.7% | 12.9 pts | 25,084 |
| Lenoir | Donald Trump | Republican | 13,613 | 50.8% | 3.7 pts | 26,807 |
| Lincoln | Donald Trump | Republican | 28,806 | 72.0% | 47.2 pts | 40,023 |
| Macon | Donald Trump | Republican | 12,127 | 68.4% | 40.9 pts | 17,734 |
| Madison | Donald Trump | Republican | 6,783 | 60.2% | 25.4 pts | 11,269 |
| Martin | Donald Trump | Republican | 5,897 | 49.3% | 0.4 pts | 11,964 |
| McDowell | Donald Trump | Republican | 14,568 | 73.3% | 49.8 pts | 19,875 |
| Mecklenburg | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 294,562 | 62.3% | 29.4 pts | 472,857 |
| Mitchell | Donald Trump | Republican | 6,282 | 77.6% | 57.9 pts | 8,096 |
| Montgomery | Donald Trump | Republican | 7,130 | 61.8% | 25.8 pts | 11,540 |
| Moore | Donald Trump | Republican | 30,490 | 62.6% | 29.1 pts | 48,692 |
| Nash | Donald Trump | Republican | 23,319 | 48.9% | 0.2 pts | 47,665 |
| New Hanover | Donald Trump | Republican | 55,344 | 49.5% | 3.9 pts | 111,905 |
| Northampton | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 6,144 | 62.4% | 26.0 pts | 9,848 |
| Onslow | Donald Trump | Republican | 37,122 | 65.0% | 34.3 pts | 57,135 |
| Orange | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 59,923 | 72.8% | 50.2 pts | 82,340 |
| Pamlico | Donald Trump | Republican | 4,258 | 62.0% | 26.3 pts | 6,870 |
| Pasquotank | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 8,615 | 49.5% | 2.5 pts | 17,391 |
| Pender | Donald Trump | Republican | 17,639 | 63.3% | 29.7 pts | 27,885 |
| Perquimans | Donald Trump | Republican | 4,177 | 62.3% | 27.7 pts | 6,708 |
| Person | Donald Trump | Republican | 11,185 | 57.0% | 17.1 pts | 19,615 |
| Pitt | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 41,824 | 51.9% | 7.6 pts | 80,527 |
| Polk | Donald Trump | Republican | 6,768 | 61.9% | 27.7 pts | 10,934 |
| Randolph | Donald Trump | Republican | 49,430 | 76.5% | 56.1 pts | 64,575 |
| Richmond | Donald Trump | Republican | 10,383 | 53.7% | 9.7 pts | 19,328 |
| Robeson | Donald Trump | Republican | 20,762 | 50.8% | 4.3 pts | 40,858 |
| Rockingham | Donald Trump | Republican | 26,830 | 63.5% | 29.8 pts | 42,278 |
| Rowan | Donald Trump | Republican | 42,810 | 66.5% | 36.4 pts | 64,369 |
| Rutherford | Donald Trump | Republican | 21,871 | 72.2% | 47.4 pts | 30,307 |
| Sampson | Donald Trump | Republican | 14,838 | 57.2% | 16.5 pts | 25,928 |
| Scotland | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 7,319 | 52.5% | 7.6 pts | 13,928 |
| Stanly | Donald Trump | Republican | 21,964 | 73.4% | 49.7 pts | 29,917 |
| Stokes | Donald Trump | Republican | 17,116 | 75.9% | 55.2 pts | 22,550 |
| Surry | Donald Trump | Republican | 23,671 | 73.5% | 50.3 pts | 32,196 |
| Swain | Donald Trump | Republican | 3,565 | 58.2% | 22.4 pts | 6,124 |
| Transylvania | Donald Trump | Republican | 10,520 | 58.9% | 22.2 pts | 17,869 |
| Tyrrell | Donald Trump | Republican | 975 | 56.1% | 14.7 pts | 1,739 |
| Union | Donald Trump | Republican | 66,707 | 63.1% | 30.6 pts | 105,710 |
| Vance | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 12,229 | 61.2% | 24.5 pts | 19,977 |
| Wake | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 302,736 | 57.4% | 20.2 pts | 527,624 |
| Warren | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 6,413 | 65.2% | 32.5 pts | 9,842 |
| Washington | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 3,510 | 56.9% | 15.3 pts | 6,165 |
| Watauga | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 14,138 | 47.2% | 1.5 pts | 29,985 |
| Wayne | Donald Trump | Republican | 27,540 | 54.3% | 11.4 pts | 50,689 |
| Wilkes | Donald Trump | Republican | 23,752 | 75.9% | 54.7 pts | 31,296 |
| Wilson | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 19,663 | 51.6% | 5.6 pts | 38,135 |
| Yadkin | Donald Trump | Republican | 13,880 | 78.8% | 60.8 pts | 17,624 |
| Yancey | Donald Trump | Republican | 6,385 | 64.1% | 32.0 pts | 9,960 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in North Carolina in 2016?
The Republican candidate won 76 of North Carolina's 100 counties in 2016, with 24 counties going to the other major party.
Which North Carolina county had the closest presidential result in 2016?
Nash had the closest margin in North Carolina in 2016, with Donald Trump (Republican) winning by 0.2 points out of 47,665 total votes cast.
Which North Carolina county had the widest presidential margin in 2016?
Yadkin had the widest margin in North Carolina in 2016, with Donald Trump (Republican) winning by 60.8 points.
How many counties are included in North Carolina's 2016 presidential results?
This page covers 100 counties in North Carolina for the 2016 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.