North Carolina — 2020 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
North Carolina's 2020 Democratic primary — 100 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2020Democratic primary leaderBidenSanderscolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
North Carolina 2020 Democratic presidential primary — 1,332,382 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Biden✓572,27143.0%
- Sanders322,64524.2%
- Bloomberg172,55813.0%
- Warren139,91210.5%
- Buttigieg43,6323.3%
- Klobuchar30,7422.3%
- All others30,3482.3%
- Steyer10,6790.8%
- Gabbard6,6220.5%
- Yang2,9730.2%
County-by-county leaders — 100 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | Biden | +14.4 | 194,926 |
| Mecklenburg County | Biden | +20.4 | 162,430 |
| Guilford County | Biden | +19.6 | 81,990 |
| Durham County | Biden | +9.2 | 81,910 |
| Buncombe County | Sanders | +12.7 | 62,282 |
| Forsyth County | Biden | +17.2 | 56,047 |
| Orange County | Biden | +0.6 | 44,558 |
| Cumberland County | Biden | +33.8 | 35,953 |
| New Hanover County | Biden | +9.4 | 33,651 |
| Pitt County | Biden | +24.3 | 21,457 |
| Cabarrus County | Biden | +24.8 | 21,346 |
| Union County | Biden | +22.1 | 20,514 |
| Johnston County | Biden | +20.4 | 18,163 |
| Alamance County | Biden | +18.8 | 17,661 |
| Brunswick County | Biden | +24.6 | 17,302 |
| Chatham County | Biden | +17.7 | 17,240 |
| Gaston County | Biden | +23.0 | 16,872 |
| Iredell County | Biden | +18.6 | 15,135 |
| Henderson County | Biden | +13.3 | 14,894 |
| Robeson County | Biden | +26.2 | 14,552 |
| Nash County | Biden | +36.5 | 12,067 |
| Wayne County | Biden | +29.6 | 11,634 |
| Catawba County | Biden | +16.4 | 11,240 |
| Craven County | Biden | +30.7 | 10,449 |
| Rowan County | Biden | +23.1 | 10,400 |
| Moore County | Biden | +30.7 | 9,979 |
| Watauga County | Sanders | +24.3 | 9,934 |
| Davidson County | Biden | +22.5 | 9,928 |
| Wilson County | Biden | +32.2 | 9,726 |
| Onslow County | Biden | +31.1 | 9,488 |
| Harnett County | Biden | +27.2 | 8,815 |
| Haywood County | Biden | +17.5 | 8,548 |
| Franklin County | Biden | +26.5 | 8,123 |
| Cleveland County | Biden | +34.4 | 8,114 |
| Halifax County | Biden | +47.5 | 7,811 |
| Rockingham County | Biden | +26.1 | 7,727 |
| Granville County | Biden | +25.1 | 7,540 |
| Edgecombe County | Biden | +39.4 | 7,074 |
| Burke County | Biden | +22.2 | 6,896 |
| Carteret County | Biden | +25.2 | 6,817 |
| Randolph County | Biden | +15.5 | 6,781 |
| Lenoir County | Biden | +35.3 | 6,627 |
| Lincoln County | Biden | +26.6 | 6,207 |
| Jackson County | Sanders | +0.0 | 5,837 |
| Vance County | Biden | +45.2 | 5,655 |
| Lee County | Biden | +22.9 | 5,633 |
| Pender County | Biden | +24.1 | 5,497 |
| Dare County | Biden | +16.8 | 5,326 |
| Beaufort County | Biden | +35.7 | 5,275 |
| Transylvania County | Biden | +11.4 | 5,275 |
| Hoke County | Biden | +32.2 | 5,237 |
| Sampson County | Biden | +38.6 | 5,121 |
| Richmond County | Biden | +39.6 | 4,934 |
| Columbus County | Biden | +36.8 | 4,714 |
| Surry County | Biden | +19.8 | 4,685 |
| Rutherford County | Biden | +22.0 | 4,580 |
| Person County | Biden | +34.1 | 4,558 |
| Northampton County | Biden | +47.5 | 4,525 |
| Duplin County | Biden | +40.2 | 4,475 |
| Caldwell County | Biden | +18.3 | 4,442 |
| Pasquotank County | Biden | +41.0 | 4,269 |
| Bladen County | Biden | +45.4 | 4,228 |
| Wilkes County | Biden | +23.0 | 3,969 |
| Hertford County | Biden | +47.2 | 3,903 |
| Madison County | Sanders | +5.9 | 3,890 |
| Warren County | Biden | +43.2 | 3,846 |
| Scotland County | Biden | +41.1 | 3,762 |
| Stanly County | Biden | +27.7 | 3,737 |
| Macon County | Biden | +19.4 | 3,629 |
| Martin County | Biden | +48.0 | 3,522 |
| McDowell County | Biden | +13.1 | 3,406 |
| Anson County | Biden | +49.4 | 3,335 |
| Bertie County | Biden | +40.6 | 3,181 |
| Davie County | Biden | +18.0 | 3,166 |
| Caswell County | Biden | +29.5 | 3,063 |
| Stokes County | Biden | +17.6 | 3,016 |
| Montgomery County | Biden | +34.9 | 2,590 |
| Polk County | Biden | +21.4 | 2,547 |
| Yancey County | Biden | +5.7 | 2,439 |
| Ashe County | Biden | +18.0 | 2,406 |
| Alexander County | Biden | +21.6 | 2,307 |
| Greene County | Biden | +30.8 | 2,212 |
| Currituck County | Biden | +26.4 | 2,017 |
| Washington County | Biden | +40.7 | 1,933 |
| Cherokee County | Biden | +20.1 | 1,919 |
| Yadkin County | Biden | +17.2 | 1,881 |
| Pamlico County | Biden | +38.5 | 1,751 |
| Swain County | Biden | +5.3 | 1,597 |
| Chowan County | Biden | +36.5 | 1,525 |
| Gates County | Biden | +37.2 | 1,412 |
| Jones County | Biden | +48.0 | 1,326 |
| Perquimans County | Biden | +25.3 | 1,312 |
| Alleghany County | Biden | +11.3 | 1,082 |
| Avery County | Biden | +17.8 | 1,037 |
| Clay County | Biden | +22.1 | 971 |
| Mitchell County | Sanders | +6.5 | 899 |
| Hyde County | Biden | +31.4 | 802 |
| Camden County | Biden | +35.4 | 783 |
| Graham County | Biden | +26.4 | 576 |
| Tyrrell County | Biden | +21.8 | 559 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2020 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.