North Carolina 2020 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2020, the Republican candidate won 75 of North Carolina's 100 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | Donald J Trump | Republican | 46,056 | 53.5% | 8.4 pts | 86,091 |
| Alexander | Donald J Trump | Republican | 15,888 | 78.5% | 58.0 pts | 20,236 |
| Alleghany | Donald J Trump | Republican | 4,527 | 74.5% | 50.0 pts | 6,076 |
| Anson | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 5,789 | 51.7% | 4.2 pts | 11,194 |
| Ashe | Donald J Trump | Republican | 11,451 | 72.4% | 46.1 pts | 15,814 |
| Avery | Donald J Trump | Republican | 7,172 | 75.8% | 52.7 pts | 9,458 |
| Beaufort | Donald J Trump | Republican | 16,437 | 62.5% | 25.9 pts | 26,315 |
| Bertie | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 5,939 | 60.5% | 21.6 pts | 9,815 |
| Bladen | Donald J Trump | Republican | 9,676 | 56.5% | 13.7 pts | 17,125 |
| Brunswick | Donald J Trump | Republican | 55,850 | 61.9% | 25.0 pts | 90,175 |
| Buncombe | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 96,515 | 59.7% | 21.1 pts | 161,569 |
| Burke | Donald J Trump | Republican | 31,019 | 69.5% | 40.1 pts | 44,602 |
| Cabarrus | Donald J Trump | Republican | 63,237 | 53.9% | 9.4 pts | 117,227 |
| Caldwell | Donald J Trump | Republican | 32,119 | 75.0% | 51.1 pts | 42,829 |
| Camden | Donald J Trump | Republican | 4,312 | 72.4% | 46.6 pts | 5,953 |
| Carteret | Donald J Trump | Republican | 30,028 | 70.3% | 42.0 pts | 42,695 |
| Caswell | Donald J Trump | Republican | 7,089 | 58.8% | 18.5 pts | 12,051 |
| Catawba | Donald J Trump | Republican | 56,588 | 67.8% | 37.0 pts | 83,425 |
| Chatham | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 26,787 | 55.1% | 11.5 pts | 48,599 |
| Cherokee | Donald J Trump | Republican | 12,628 | 76.9% | 55.1 pts | 16,423 |
| Chowan | Donald J Trump | Republican | 4,471 | 57.4% | 15.7 pts | 7,784 |
| Clay | Donald J Trump | Republican | 5,112 | 74.2% | 49.5 pts | 6,893 |
| Cleveland | Donald J Trump | Republican | 33,798 | 65.9% | 32.8 pts | 51,308 |
| Columbus | Donald J Trump | Republican | 16,832 | 63.6% | 27.9 pts | 26,446 |
| Craven | Donald J Trump | Republican | 31,032 | 58.5% | 18.6 pts | 53,065 |
| Cumberland | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 84,469 | 57.4% | 16.6 pts | 147,150 |
| Currituck | Donald J Trump | Republican | 11,657 | 72.2% | 46.2 pts | 16,147 |
| Dare | Donald J Trump | Republican | 13,938 | 57.5% | 16.5 pts | 24,232 |
| Davidson | Donald J Trump | Republican | 64,658 | 73.0% | 47.5 pts | 88,514 |
| Davie | Donald J Trump | Republican | 18,228 | 72.0% | 45.5 pts | 25,311 |
| Duplin | Donald J Trump | Republican | 13,793 | 60.7% | 22.1 pts | 22,715 |
| Durham | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 144,688 | 80.4% | 62.4 pts | 179,914 |
| Edgecombe | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 16,089 | 63.2% | 27.0 pts | 25,477 |
| Forsyth | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 113,033 | 56.2% | 13.9 pts | 201,270 |
| Franklin | Donald J Trump | Republican | 20,901 | 56.0% | 13.4 pts | 37,351 |
| Gaston | Donald J Trump | Republican | 73,033 | 63.2% | 27.8 pts | 115,498 |
| Gates | Donald J Trump | Republican | 3,367 | 56.4% | 13.7 pts | 5,971 |
| Graham | Donald J Trump | Republican | 3,710 | 79.5% | 60.1 pts | 4,665 |
| Granville | Donald J Trump | Republican | 16,647 | 52.7% | 6.6 pts | 31,598 |
| Greene | Donald J Trump | Republican | 4,874 | 55.7% | 11.9 pts | 8,753 |
| Guilford | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 173,086 | 60.8% | 23.1 pts | 284,486 |
| Halifax | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 15,545 | 60.3% | 21.2 pts | 25,759 |
| Harnett | Donald J Trump | Republican | 35,177 | 60.3% | 22.4 pts | 58,293 |
| Haywood | Donald J Trump | Republican | 22,834 | 62.5% | 26.5 pts | 36,542 |
| Henderson | Donald J Trump | Republican | 40,032 | 58.6% | 18.8 pts | 68,371 |
| Hertford | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 7,097 | 66.7% | 34.0 pts | 10,634 |
| Hoke | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 11,804 | 54.5% | 10.9 pts | 21,639 |
| Hyde | Donald J Trump | Republican | 1,418 | 56.9% | 14.9 pts | 2,492 |
| Iredell | Donald J Trump | Republican | 67,010 | 65.5% | 32.4 pts | 102,371 |
| Jackson | Donald J Trump | Republican | 11,356 | 53.0% | 8.2 pts | 21,428 |
| Johnston | Donald J Trump | Republican | 68,353 | 61.4% | 24.3 pts | 111,357 |
| Jones | Donald J Trump | Republican | 3,280 | 59.4% | 19.6 pts | 5,525 |
| Lee | Donald J Trump | Republican | 16,469 | 56.8% | 14.9 pts | 29,008 |
| Lenoir | Donald J Trump | Republican | 14,590 | 51.4% | 3.5 pts | 28,409 |
| Lincoln | Donald J Trump | Republican | 36,341 | 72.4% | 45.9 pts | 50,217 |
| Macon | Donald J Trump | Republican | 14,211 | 68.5% | 38.5 pts | 20,743 |
| Madison | Donald J Trump | Republican | 7,979 | 61.0% | 23.5 pts | 13,076 |
| Martin | Donald J Trump | Republican | 6,532 | 52.1% | 5.0 pts | 12,540 |
| McDowell | Donald J Trump | Republican | 16,883 | 73.4% | 48.0 pts | 23,003 |
| Mecklenburg | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 378,107 | 66.7% | 35.1 pts | 567,053 |
| Mitchell | Donald J Trump | Republican | 7,090 | 78.4% | 57.8 pts | 9,041 |
| Montgomery | Donald J Trump | Republican | 8,411 | 65.5% | 31.8 pts | 12,849 |
| Moore | Donald J Trump | Republican | 36,764 | 63.0% | 27.4 pts | 58,339 |
| Nash | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 25,947 | 49.6% | 0.2 pts | 52,271 |
| New Hanover | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 66,138 | 50.2% | 2.1 pts | 131,830 |
| Northampton | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 6,069 | 60.0% | 20.6 pts | 10,110 |
| Onslow | Donald J Trump | Republican | 46,078 | 63.8% | 30.2 pts | 72,235 |
| Orange | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 63,594 | 74.8% | 51.1 pts | 84,997 |
| Pamlico | Donald J Trump | Republican | 4,849 | 63.5% | 28.0 pts | 7,631 |
| Pasquotank | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 9,832 | 49.4% | 0.3 pts | 19,897 |
| Pender | Donald J Trump | Republican | 21,956 | 64.3% | 29.9 pts | 34,169 |
| Perquimans | Donald J Trump | Republican | 4,903 | 65.5% | 32.2 pts | 7,484 |
| Person | Donald J Trump | Republican | 13,184 | 60.2% | 21.6 pts | 21,894 |
| Pitt | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 47,252 | 54.0% | 9.4 pts | 87,573 |
| Polk | Donald J Trump | Republican | 7,689 | 62.2% | 25.7 pts | 12,358 |
| Randolph | Donald J Trump | Republican | 56,894 | 77.6% | 56.3 pts | 73,316 |
| Richmond | Donald J Trump | Republican | 11,830 | 57.0% | 14.8 pts | 20,763 |
| Robeson | Donald J Trump | Republican | 27,806 | 58.9% | 18.6 pts | 47,188 |
| Rockingham | Donald J Trump | Republican | 31,301 | 65.5% | 32.0 pts | 47,809 |
| Rowan | Donald J Trump | Republican | 49,297 | 67.2% | 35.7 pts | 73,408 |
| Rutherford | Donald J Trump | Republican | 24,891 | 72.3% | 45.8 pts | 34,429 |
| Sampson | Donald J Trump | Republican | 17,411 | 60.8% | 22.5 pts | 28,618 |
| Scotland | Donald J Trump | Republican | 7,473 | 50.6% | 1.9 pts | 14,775 |
| Stanly | Donald J Trump | Republican | 25,458 | 75.0% | 51.1 pts | 33,939 |
| Stokes | Donald J Trump | Republican | 20,142 | 78.4% | 57.8 pts | 25,701 |
| Surry | Donald J Trump | Republican | 27,538 | 75.2% | 51.4 pts | 36,638 |
| Swain | Donald J Trump | Republican | 4,161 | 58.9% | 19.5 pts | 7,068 |
| Transylvania | Donald J Trump | Republican | 11,636 | 57.0% | 15.6 pts | 20,404 |
| Tyrrell | Donald J Trump | Republican | 1,044 | 57.5% | 15.7 pts | 1,817 |
| Union | Donald J Trump | Republican | 80,382 | 61.4% | 24.2 pts | 131,011 |
| Vance | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 12,431 | 59.2% | 19.2 pts | 20,999 |
| Wake | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 393,336 | 62.3% | 26.5 pts | 631,830 |
| Warren | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 6,400 | 62.2% | 25.7 pts | 10,293 |
| Washington | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 3,396 | 54.7% | 9.9 pts | 6,205 |
| Watauga | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 17,122 | 53.1% | 8.3 pts | 32,220 |
| Wayne | Donald J Trump | Republican | 30,709 | 55.3% | 11.7 pts | 55,537 |
| Wilkes | Donald J Trump | Republican | 27,592 | 77.8% | 56.6 pts | 35,466 |
| Wilson | Joseph R Biden Jr | Democratic | 20,754 | 50.9% | 2.9 pts | 40,735 |
| Yadkin | Donald J Trump | Republican | 15,933 | 80.0% | 61.1 pts | 19,923 |
| Yancey | Donald J Trump | Republican | 7,516 | 66.2% | 33.7 pts | 11,352 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in North Carolina in 2020?
The Republican candidate won 75 of North Carolina's 100 counties in 2020, with 25 counties going to the other major party.
Which North Carolina county had the closest presidential result in 2020?
Nash had the closest margin in North Carolina in 2020, with Joseph R Biden Jr (Democratic) winning by 0.2 points out of 52,271 total votes cast.
Which North Carolina county had the widest presidential margin in 2020?
Durham had the widest margin in North Carolina in 2020, with Joseph R Biden Jr (Democratic) winning by 62.4 points.
How many counties are included in North Carolina's 2020 presidential results?
This page covers 100 counties in North Carolina for the 2020 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.