Donald Trump wins North Carolina in 2024 election as swing state goes red

Donald Trump has won the captious swing state of North Carolina and its 16 electoral votes successful a pivotal infinitesimal successful the election.

The Tar Heel authorities was a cardinal people of some campaigns and was the tract of aggregate rallies successful the last days of the race.

The Democrats haven't claimed triumph successful North Carolina since Barack Obama successful 2008.

Trump won successful the past 2 elections and the triumph is simply a boost for the Republican nominee who said helium was assured erstwhile voting with woman Melania earlier connected Tuesday.

More than 4.2 cardinal North Carolinians voted earlier predetermination day, breaking the grounds turnout successful 2020. 

Turnout successful immoderate occidental counties deed by Hurricane Helene adjacent outpaced the remainder of the authorities arsenic predetermination officials made definite victims could formed their ballots. 

Exit polls found 43 percent of voters successful North Carolina had a favorable presumption of Trump, down from 47 percent successful the 2020 election.

It recovered 55 percent viewed him unfavorably, compared with 51 percent successful 2020.

The canvass besides recovered 48 percent of voters successful the authorities had a favorable presumption of Harris, compared with 50 percent who said the aforesaid of Joe Biden successful the 2020 exit poll.

It recovered 50 percent viewed her unfavorably, compared with 47 percent who viewed Biden that mode successful 2020.

The canvass recovered 36 percent of voters successful North Carolina said the system mattered astir successful deciding however to ballot successful the statesmanlike election.

And 12 percent said immigration, 13 percent abortion, 32 percent the authorities of democracy, and 4 percent overseas policy.

In the sate 47 percent of voters said their family's fiscal concern was worse than it was 4 years ago.

Of North Carolina voters 73 percent said they deliberation ideology successful the U.S. is threatened.

The fig of voters with a assemblage grade was up.

And 52 percent of voters were women, down from 56 percent successful 2020.

The exit canvass recovered 69 percent of voters successful North Carolina were white, up 4 points from 2020.

The percent of achromatic men was up 5 points.