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North Carolina was the second-closest state in 2008; only in Missouri was the race closer. Situated in the increasingly Republican-dominated South, North Carolina was an anomaly by 2008.
In percentage terms, it was the 2nd closest race of the 2008 election (behind Missouri). In 2012, North Carolina was again the 2nd closest race (this time behind Florida) as the state flipped Republican. Mitt Romney beat Obama by about 2%.
Nov 29, 2018 · North Carolina and Ohio are two of the most gerrymandered states, said Michael Li, senior counsel in the Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program.
Aug 27, 2020 · In both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, it was the country’s second-closest state by percentage margin, and for 2016, it was among a handful of states that Trump carried with less than 50% the vote.
Nov 2, 2020 · But while the state has been decided by fewer than 4 points in each of the last three presidential races, it has only voted for a Democrat once in the past 40 years, when Barack Obama defeated John McCain by 0.3 points in 2008. A big reason why Obama carried North Carolina in 2008 was increased turnout among Black voters.
Nov 21, 2018 · Political Analysis By and Beyond the Numbers Since 2006 Founded and Authored by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Nov 6, 2018 · North Carolina Election Results. House. Legislature. Ballot Measures. Perhaps no Southern state has proven as bitterly divided in recent years as North Carolina. This year’s election...
