North Carolina was one of the seven swing states in 2024 – and the first to be declared for President-elect Donald Trump.
Previously, The Daily Wire laid out everything you needed to know about the Tar Heel State heading into the election, so how did things play out?
Polling vs. Final Result
When President Joe Biden was the nominee, Trump polled with a 5-6 point lead in the state, but once Vice President Kamala Harris became the nominee, polling narrowed to give Trump just a 1.5 point lead.
With more than 95% of precincts reporting, Trump won the state by 3.4 percentage points, more than double what polling projected he would win by.
The Counties We Watched
Harris underperformed Biden’s 2020 totals in Mecklenburg County, the metro area around Charlotte; Wake County, the metro area around Raleigh; and New Hanover County, which contains the port city of Wilmington.
Biden won Mecklenburg…
