Campaign
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Polling initially showed Goldwater leading in North Carolina, but his farm policies, particularly his opposition to federal tobacco price support, hurt his campaign.
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election when the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Wayne, Moore, and Lenoir.[2]
Results by county
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County[4]
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Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic
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Barry Goldwater Republican
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Margin
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Total
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#
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%
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#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Alamance
|
15,397
|
50.36%
|
15,177
|
49.64%
|
220
|
0.72%
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30,574
|
Alexander
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3,722
|
49.75%
|
3,760
|
50.25%
|
−38
|
−0.50%
|
7,482
|
Alleghany
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2,368
|
60.09%
|
1,573
|
39.91%
|
795
|
20.18%
|
3,941
|
Anson
|
4,144
|
70.66%
|
1,721
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29.34%
|
2,423
|
41.32%
|
5,865
|
Ashe
|
4,965
|
54.64%
|
4,121
|
45.36%
|
844
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9.28%
|
9,086
|
Avery
|
1,523
|
36.44%
|
2,656
|
63.56%
|
−1,133
|
−27.12%
|
4,179
|
Beaufort
|
6,090
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62.88%
|
3,595
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37.12%
|
2,495
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25.76%
|
9,685
|
Bertie
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3,332
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78.16%
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931
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21.84%
|
2,401
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56.32%
|
4,263
|
Bladen
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4,516
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67.55%
|
2,169
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32.45%
|
2,347
|
35.10%
|
6,685
|
Brunswick
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4,240
|
53.26%
|
3,721
|
46.74%
|
519
|
6.52%
|
7,961
|
Buncombe
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31,623
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62.01%
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19,372
|
37.99%
|
12,251
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24.02%
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50,995
|
Burke
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12,815
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55.97%
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10,081
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44.03%
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2,734
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11.94%
|
22,896
|
Cabarrus
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11,921
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47.50%
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13,178
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52.50%
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−1,257
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−5.00%
|
25,099
|
Caldwell
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10,846
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55.40%
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8,733
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44.60%
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2,113
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10.80%
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19,579
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Camden
|
870
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61.97%
|
534
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38.03%
|
336
|
23.94%
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1,404
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Carteret
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6,231
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59.23%
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4,289
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40.77%
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1,942
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18.46%
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10,520
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Caswell
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2,513
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58.36%
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1,793
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41.64%
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720
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16.72%
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4,306
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Catawba
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15,814
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48.02%
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17,116
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51.98%
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−1,302
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−3.96%
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32,930
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Chatham
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5,295
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56.29%
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4,111
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43.71%
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1,184
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12.58%
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9,406
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Cherokee
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3,823
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55.90%
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3,016
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44.10%
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807
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11.80%
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6,839
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Chowan
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1,696
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68.30%
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787
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31.70%
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909
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36.60%
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2,483
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Clay
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1,457
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53.12%
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1,286
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46.88%
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171
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6.24%
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2,743
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Cleveland
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10,836
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57.92%
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7,874
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42.08%
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2,962
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15.84%
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18,710
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Columbus
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9,004
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66.82%
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4,471
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33.18%
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4,533
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33.64%
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13,475
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Craven
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7,422
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61.27%
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4,691
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38.73%
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2,731
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22.54%
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12,113
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Cumberland
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13,864
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60.39%
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9,093
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39.61%
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4,771
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20.78%
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22,957
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Currituck
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1,455
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66.26%
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741
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33.74%
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714
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32.52%
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2,196
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Dare
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1,476
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63.00%
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867
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37.00%
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609
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26.00%
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2,343
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Davidson
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13,735
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44.27%
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17,292
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55.73%
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−3,557
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−11.46%
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31,027
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Davie
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3,086
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40.90%
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4,460
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59.10%
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−1,374
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−18.20%
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7,546
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Duplin
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7,169
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65.23%
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3,821
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34.77%
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3,348
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30.46%
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10,990
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Durham
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22,874
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59.98%
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15,264
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40.02%
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7,610
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19.96%
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38,138
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Edgecombe
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7,834
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66.58%
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3,932
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33.42%
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3,902
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33.16%
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11,766
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Forsyth
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31,615
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51.08%
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30,276
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48.92%
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1,339
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2.16%
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61,891
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Franklin
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4,554
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68.47%
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2,097
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31.53%
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2,457
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36.94%
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6,651
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Gaston
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20,197
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54.11%
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17,129
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45.89%
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3,068
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8.22%
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37,326
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Gates
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1,702
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75.38%
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556
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24.62%
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1,146
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50.76%
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2,258
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Graham
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1,737
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55.41%
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1,398
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44.59%
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339
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10.82%
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3,135
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Granville
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4,596
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63.66%
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2,624
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36.34%
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1,972
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27.32%
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7,220
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Greene
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2,712
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75.06%
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901
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24.94%
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1,811
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50.12%
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3,613
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Guilford
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39,969
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52.87%
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35,635
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47.13%
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4,334
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5.74%
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75,604
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Halifax
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8,952
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65.30%
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4,757
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34.70%
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4,195
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30.60%
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13,709
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Harnett
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7,477
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55.97%
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5,883
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44.03%
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1,594
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11.94%
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13,360
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Haywood
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10,664
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65.67%
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5,575
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34.33%
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5,089
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31.34%
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16,239
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Henderson
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6,066
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40.86%
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8,780
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59.14%
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−2,714
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−18.28%
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14,846
|
Hertford
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3,953
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79.91%
|
994
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20.09%
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2,959
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59.82%
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4,947
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Hoke
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2,254
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74.32%
|
779
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25.68%
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1,475
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48.64%
|
3,033
|
Hyde
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1,127
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68.68%
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514
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31.32%
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613
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37.36%
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1,641
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Iredell
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11,231
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46.56%
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12,892
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53.44%
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−1,661
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−6.88%
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24,123
|
Jackson
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4,905
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60.65%
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3,183
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39.35%
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1,722
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21.30%
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8,088
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Johnston
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10,326
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57.85%
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7,523
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42.15%
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2,803
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15.70%
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17,849
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Jones
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2,129
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73.29%
|
776
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26.71%
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1,353
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46.58%
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2,905
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Lee
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4,730
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63.21%
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2,753
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36.79%
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1,977
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26.42%
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7,483
|
Lenoir
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7,617
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57.56%
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5,617
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42.44%
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2,000
|
15.12%
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13,234
|
Lincoln
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7,304
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55.45%
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5,869
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44.55%
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1,435
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10.90%
|
13,173
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Macon
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3,774
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56.55%
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2,900
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43.45%
|
874
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13.10%
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6,674
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Madison
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3,829
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53.44%
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3,336
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46.56%
|
493
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6.88%
|
7,165
|
Martin
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4,821
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76.14%
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1,511
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23.86%
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3,310
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52.28%
|
6,332
|
McDowell
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6,314
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60.20%
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4,174
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39.80%
|
2,140
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20.40%
|
10,488
|
Mecklenburg
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49,582
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51.56%
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46,589
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48.44%
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2,993
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3.12%
|
96,171
|
Mitchell
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1,736
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34.73%
|
3,263
|
65.27%
|
−1,527
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−30.54%
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4,999
|
Montgomery
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3,933
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53.74%
|
3,385
|
46.26%
|
548
|
7.48%
|
7,318
|
Moore
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6,384
|
55.29%
|
5,162
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44.71%
|
1,222
|
10.58%
|
11,546
|
Nash
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9,163
|
58.89%
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6,396
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41.11%
|
2,767
|
17.78%
|
15,559
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New Hanover
|
12,584
|
50.90%
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12,140
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49.10%
|
444
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1.80%
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24,724
|
Northampton
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5,046
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80.96%
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1,187
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19.04%
|
3,859
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61.92%
|
6,233
|
Onslow
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5,955
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61.23%
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3,771
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38.77%
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2,184
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22.46%
|
9,726
|
Orange
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9,206
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61.41%
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5,785
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38.59%
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3,421
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22.82%
|
14,991
|
Pamlico
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1,864
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64.30%
|
1,035
|
35.70%
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829
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28.60%
|
2,899
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Pasquotank
|
4,269
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64.21%
|
2,380
|
35.79%
|
1,889
|
28.42%
|
6,649
|
Pender
|
3,205
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62.04%
|
1,961
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37.96%
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1,244
|
24.08%
|
5,166
|
Perquimans
|
1,458
|
60.78%
|
941
|
39.22%
|
517
|
21.56%
|
2,399
|
Person
|
4,740
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68.68%
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2,162
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31.32%
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2,578
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37.36%
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6,902
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Pitt
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11,317
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68.73%
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5,149
|
31.27%
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6,168
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37.46%
|
16,466
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Polk
|
3,017
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52.18%
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2,765
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47.82%
|
252
|
4.36%
|
5,782
|
Randolph
|
10,638
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43.64%
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13,739
|
56.36%
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−3,101
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−12.72%
|
24,377
|
Richmond
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8,516
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73.17%
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3,123
|
26.83%
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5,393
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46.34%
|
11,639
|
Robeson
|
13,796
|
79.35%
|
3,591
|
20.65%
|
10,205
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58.70%
|
17,387
|
Rockingham
|
11,432
|
55.78%
|
9,063
|
44.22%
|
2,369
|
11.56%
|
20,495
|
Rowan
|
14,934
|
50.22%
|
14,804
|
49.78%
|
130
|
0.44%
|
29,738
|
Rutherford
|
9,541
|
57.28%
|
7,115
|
42.72%
|
2,426
|
14.56%
|
16,656
|
Sampson
|
8,067
|
51.38%
|
7,634
|
48.62%
|
433
|
2.76%
|
15,701
|
Scotland
|
3,844
|
75.77%
|
1,229
|
24.23%
|
2,615
|
51.54%
|
5,073
|
Stanly
|
7,931
|
47.05%
|
8,924
|
52.95%
|
−993
|
−5.90%
|
16,855
|
Stokes
|
4,898
|
51.22%
|
4,664
|
48.78%
|
234
|
2.44%
|
9,562
|
Surry
|
9,810
|
55.17%
|
7,970
|
44.83%
|
1,840
|
10.34%
|
17,780
|
Swain
|
2,294
|
59.93%
|
1,534
|
40.07%
|
760
|
19.86%
|
3,828
|
Transylvania
|
4,483
|
55.83%
|
3,547
|
44.17%
|
936
|
11.66%
|
8,030
|
Tyrrell
|
996
|
72.70%
|
374
|
27.30%
|
622
|
45.40%
|
1,370
|
Union
|
7,208
|
63.02%
|
4,229
|
36.98%
|
2,979
|
26.04%
|
11,437
|
Vance
|
5,186
|
60.04%
|
3,452
|
39.96%
|
1,734
|
20.08%
|
8,638
|
Wake
|
31,653
|
58.41%
|
22,542
|
41.59%
|
9,111
|
16.82%
|
54,195
|
Warren
|
2,849
|
59.88%
|
1,909
|
40.12%
|
940
|
19.76%
|
4,758
|
Washington
|
2,505
|
68.65%
|
1,144
|
31.35%
|
1,361
|
37.30%
|
3,649
|
Watauga
|
4,031
|
50.62%
|
3,932
|
49.38%
|
99
|
1.24%
|
7,963
|
Wayne
|
9,791
|
56.45%
|
7,555
|
43.55%
|
2,236
|
12.90%
|
17,346
|
Wilkes
|
9,176
|
45.45%
|
11,014
|
54.55%
|
−1,838
|
−9.10%
|
20,190
|
Wilson
|
7,238
|
59.13%
|
5,002
|
40.87%
|
2,236
|
18.26%
|
12,240
|
Yadkin
|
3,638
|
38.30%
|
5,860
|
61.70%
|
−2,222
|
−23.40%
|
9,498
|
Yancey
|
3,714
|
64.95%
|
2,004
|
35.05%
|
1,710
|
29.90%
|
5,718
|
Totals |
800,139 |
56.15% |
624,844 |
43.85% |
175,295 |
12.30% |
1,424,983
|
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