US President and NC Governor

In North Carolina, not only are about a third of registered voters Democratic, a third Republican, and a third unaffiliated (view our Voter Registration Statistics page for details); but also, top-of-ballot contest winners in our state historically have been a mix of Republicans and Democrats, even in the same election. In nine of the past 16 presidential elections, North Carolina voted for a president and governor of different parties.

The table below contains the name and party affiliation of the top vote-getters in the U.S. presidential and N.C. gubernatorial contests in North Carolina, for presidential elections going back more than half a century.