Trump Triumphs in North Carolina for 2024 Presidential Race—Detailed Results by County Donald J.

According to The Associated Press, former President Donald J. Trump has won North Carolina again, solidifying his hold on this increasingly competitive Southern state, which his campaign saw as essential to victory.

North Carolina, with its 16 electoral votes, has now supported Trump in all three of his presidential runs, a testament to his continued political strength there, even as the state’s demographics trend younger and more diverse.

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign made a substantial effort to win North Carolina, hoping high voter turnout in rapidly growing cities like Raleigh and Charlotte could swing the state in her favor. Harris kept Trump on the defensive in North Carolina until the very end, with both candidates making frequent campaign stops. Republicans relied heavily on the one-third of North Carolina voters living in rural areas and on the fast-growing, Republican-leaning suburbs and exurbs to secure their numbers.

Despite its rapid urban growth, North Carolina remains the most rural of the nation’s swing states. Trump’s success in North Carolina was bolstered by the state Republican Party’s grassroots efforts, which drove high turnout, especially in rural areas. The last time a Republican lost North Carolina was in 2008, when Barack Obama narrowly won by just 0. (progressivedentalmn.com) 32%. Obama and Jimmy Carter remain the only Democrats to have carried the state in the last five decades.

Some conservatives worried that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor facing multiple scandals, might hurt GOP turnout. Additionally, Trump has faced criticism in North Carolina for spreading misinformation about the federal and state response to Hurricane Helene, which caused deadly flooding and landslides in the state’s western region.

Trump falsely suggested that disaster-relief funds were being diverted to shelter undocumented immigrants and implied, without evidence, that Democrats were reluctant to help conservative communities.