Though it hasn’t gone for a Democrat since 2008, North Carolina is still considered one of those battleground states in presidential elections in part because of its ever-changing demographics, which makes it a challenge to predict with any significant degree of confidence how things will turn out on Election Day.
In 2016, Donald Trump won the state over Hillary Clinton, getting 49.83 percent (2,362,631 votes) to Clinton’s 46.17 percent (2,189,316 votes). In 2020, things were even closer, with Trump getting 49.93 percent (2,758,775 votes) and Joe Biden getting 48.59 percent (2,684,292 votes).
This time around, though polling is showing a close race, early voting data has given us the opportunity to look at some actual hard numbers to speculate on trends and whatnot. And so far, the GOP has outperformed their early voting numbers in comparison to previous…
