North Carolina
as of 2026-10-19525,970ballots cast
23.9%of the 2022 final early vote (2,198,550)
33,608by mail
485,531in person, early
By registered party
- Democrats 240,206 (45.7%)
- Republicans 102,845 (19.6%)
- Unaffiliated 181,809 (34.6%)
- Other parties 1,110
Party is the voter’s registration, not their vote. Ballots are secret: these numbers say who has voted, never how.
Pace
By ballot type
| Mail (civilian absentee) | 33,608 | 6.4% |
|---|---|---|
| In person, early | 485,531 | 92.3% |
| Military and overseas | 6,831 | 1.3% |
By county
- up to 846
- 847–2K
- 2K–3K
- 3K–6K
- 6K–74K
All 100 counties
| County | Ballots | Dem | Rep | Unaff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake | 73,586 | 46.5% | 11.9% | 41.3% |
| Mecklenburg | 58,714 | 52.4% | 11.2% | 36.3% |
| Durham | 26,347 | 62.7% | 4.6% | 32.5% |
| Guilford | 22,477 | 52.8% | 16.6% | 30.4% |
| Buncombe | 20,190 | 49.2% | 10.3% | 40.3% |
| Forsyth | 18,038 | 50.4% | 17.4% | 31.9% |
| Orange | 14,115 | 58.4% | 4.9% | 36.6% |
| Cumberland | 12,959 | 58.3% | 15.5% | 26.0% |
| Brunswick | 11,889 | 32.5% | 28.4% | 38.9% |
| Union | 11,400 | 33.0% | 27.8% | 38.9% |
| New hanover | 10,991 | 41.0% | 22.5% | 36.3% |
| Gaston | 10,046 | 37.2% | 31.5% | 31.2% |
| Cabarrus | 9,795 | 39.0% | 22.8% | 38.0% |
| Henderson | 8,965 | 30.9% | 24.4% | 44.5% |
| Johnston | 8,119 | 41.9% | 24.6% | 33.3% |
| Pitt | 8,112 | 56.4% | 16.7% | 26.7% |
| Catawba | 7,955 | 28.0% | 32.6% | 39.0% |
| Chatham | 7,339 | 48.0% | 12.1% | 39.7% |
| Alamance | 7,333 | 43.2% | 25.6% | 30.9% |
| Iredell | 7,032 | 31.6% | 31.2% | 36.9% |
| Davidson | 6,173 | 29.2% | 39.9% | 30.7% |
| Nash | 6,071 | 52.4% | 20.8% | 26.7% |
| Harnett | 6,015 | 40.7% | 28.1% | 30.7% |
| Onslow | 5,931 | 34.1% | 30.1% | 35.5% |
| Moore | 5,581 | 30.7% | 32.2% | 36.9% |
| Wayne | 4,698 | 50.1% | 27.3% | 22.5% |
| Craven | 4,502 | 39.6% | 30.8% | 29.4% |
| Franklin | 4,276 | 48.4% | 21.2% | 30.0% |
| Carteret | 4,239 | 23.0% | 40.5% | 36.3% |
| Lincoln | 4,156 | 30.8% | 35.6% | 33.5% |
| Rockingham | 4,073 | 37.4% | 33.1% | 29.3% |
| Rowan | 3,973 | 33.1% | 33.9% | 32.7% |
| Randolph | 3,894 | 24.7% | 45.3% | 30.0% |
| Cleveland | 3,883 | 43.0% | 29.1% | 27.8% |
| Wilson | 3,736 | 60.5% | 15.3% | 24.0% |
| Haywood | 3,688 | 38.3% | 24.5% | 36.9% |
| Granville | 3,620 | 50.1% | 20.2% | 29.5% |
| Burke | 3,363 | 34.3% | 29.5% | 35.9% |
| Robeson | 3,039 | 58.1% | 15.6% | 26.0% |
| Watauga | 2,982 | 40.9% | 15.4% | 43.4% |
| Lee | 2,854 | 45.4% | 21.6% | 32.9% |
| Caldwell | 2,840 | 28.6% | 37.6% | 33.5% |
| Lenoir | 2,771 | 60.5% | 18.3% | 21.1% |
| Pender | 2,640 | 32.6% | 31.5% | 35.6% |
| Surry | 2,616 | 31.5% | 39.9% | 28.6% |
| Edgecombe | 2,515 | 78.4% | 9.7% | 11.7% |
| Transylvania | 2,480 | 35.6% | 19.1% | 45.2% |
| Hoke | 2,353 | 60.5% | 11.0% | 28.4% |
| Dare | 2,147 | 30.4% | 24.6% | 44.9% |
| Stanly | 2,137 | 27.8% | 39.2% | 32.8% |
| Person | 2,135 | 48.7% | 20.1% | 30.9% |
| Rutherford | 2,130 | 27.7% | 36.6% | 35.7% |
| Mcdowell | 2,049 | 26.6% | 38.2% | 35.0% |
| Beaufort | 2,041 | 38.9% | 28.9% | 32.0% |
| Vance | 2,041 | 69.6% | 12.3% | 17.9% |
| Macon | 1,985 | 29.2% | 31.0% | 39.5% |
| Halifax | 1,980 | 72.9% | 6.3% | 20.6% |
| Jackson | 1,977 | 44.3% | 17.3% | 38.2% |
| Pasquotank | 1,949 | 51.1% | 19.3% | 29.5% |
| Davie | 1,829 | 24.7% | 38.6% | 36.5% |
| Wilkes | 1,763 | 27.4% | 44.9% | 27.7% |
| Polk | 1,742 | 33.5% | 24.6% | 41.7% |
| Stokes | 1,698 | 26.8% | 44.9% | 28.2% |
| Richmond | 1,505 | 49.0% | 22.9% | 27.8% |
| Sampson | 1,490 | 53.6% | 28.3% | 17.9% |
| Duplin | 1,486 | 41.1% | 27.3% | 31.4% |
| Columbus | 1,452 | 48.1% | 25.0% | 26.7% |
| Scotland | 1,430 | 58.1% | 16.4% | 25.4% |
| Bladen | 1,351 | 52.0% | 19.6% | 28.3% |
| Alexander | 1,317 | 24.6% | 43.1% | 32.0% |
| Ashe | 1,274 | 29.8% | 31.9% | 38.0% |
| Madison | 1,222 | 39.4% | 23.1% | 37.4% |
| Cherokee | 1,162 | 20.5% | 44.1% | 35.3% |
| Yadkin | 1,142 | 19.2% | 50.1% | 30.7% |
| Yancey | 1,065 | 39.4% | 23.4% | 37.1% |
| Martin | 992 | 66.1% | 10.6% | 23.2% |
| Warren | 947 | 70.0% | 12.0% | 17.8% |
| Hertford | 886 | 79.3% | 7.9% | 12.6% |
| Montgomery | 878 | 41.8% | 28.4% | 29.7% |
| Greene | 864 | 66.4% | 12.6% | 20.9% |
| Anson | 846 | 63.7% | 14.4% | 21.7% |
| Chowan | 835 | 42.3% | 29.3% | 28.0% |
| Pamlico | 813 | 38.9% | 28.5% | 32.5% |
| Currituck | 810 | 22.3% | 35.1% | 42.2% |
| Northampton | 797 | 76.9% | 5.9% | 17.1% |
| Caswell | 795 | 50.1% | 20.1% | 29.6% |
| Bertie | 718 | 76.0% | 6.0% | 17.8% |
| Mitchell | 713 | 19.6% | 43.5% | 36.6% |
| Clay | 641 | 27.9% | 35.6% | 36.2% |
| Washington | 626 | 71.4% | 9.9% | 18.7% |
| Perquimans | 610 | 30.8% | 36.1% | 32.8% |
| Alleghany | 577 | 30.5% | 36.4% | 33.1% |
| Avery | 518 | 23.0% | 38.4% | 38.4% |
| Swain | 497 | 41.4% | 24.1% | 34.0% |
| Camden | 400 | 26.5% | 27.5% | 46.0% |
| Jones | 388 | 45.1% | 27.3% | 27.3% |
| Gates | 379 | 54.1% | 21.9% | 24.0% |
| Graham | 373 | 28.7% | 41.8% | 29.0% |
| Hyde | 103 | 40.8% | 25.2% | 34.0% |
| Tyrrell | 101 | 41.6% | 19.8% | 38.6% |
Source: North Carolina election office, official count file, retrieved 2026-10-19 11:06 UTC. SHA-256 f4921d4e3347048769660442be494b6ede348b50c1076f72e7de9b0fe9a09139. Public record; parsed by fixed code. Only totals are kept, never voter-level records.