North Carolina (NC) — Statewide

North Carolina (NC) — Statewide

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North Carolina (NC) — Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)D Cand.R Cand.State MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSourceEVs
186884,559(46.6%)96,939(53.4%)(46.6%, 53.4%, 0.0%)Horatio SeymourUlysses S. GrantR+6.8R+5.3R+1.5181,498Wikipedia9
187270,130(42.5%)(Δ -14,429)94,772(57.4%)(Δ -2,167)(42.5%, 57.4%, 0.2%)Horace GreeleyUlysses S. GrantR+14.9(Δ R+8.1)R+11.8(Δ R+6.5)R+3.1(Δ R+1.6)165,163(Δ -16,335)Wikipedia10
1876125,427(53.6%)(Δ 55,297)108,484(46.4%)(Δ 13,712)(53.6%, 46.4%, 0.0%)Samuel J. TildenRutherford B. HayesD+7.2(Δ D+22.2)D+3.0(Δ D+14.8)D+4.2(Δ D+7.4)233,911(Δ 68,748)Wikipedia10
1880124,208(51.5%)(Δ -1,219)115,874(48.0%)(Δ 7,390)(51.5%, 48.0%, 0.5%)Winfield Scott HancockJames A. GarfieldD+3.5(Δ R+3.8)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)D+3.6(Δ R+0.7)241,208(Δ 7,297)Wikipedia10
1884142,905(53.3%)(Δ 18,697)125,021(46.6%)(Δ 9,147)(53.3%, 46.6%, 0.2%)Grover ClevelandJames G. BlaineD+6.7(Δ D+3.2)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)D+6.1(Δ D+2.5)268,356(Δ 27,148)Wikipedia11
1888147,902(51.8%)(Δ 4,997)134,784(47.2%)(Δ 9,763)(51.8%, 47.2%, 1.0%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonD+4.6(Δ R+2.1)D+0.8(Δ D+0.3)D+3.8(Δ R+2.3)285,563(Δ 17,207)Wikipedia11
1892132,951(47.9%)(Δ -14,951)100,346(36.1%)(Δ -34,438)(47.4%, 35.8%, 15.8%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonD+11.6(Δ D+7.0)D+3.0(Δ D+2.2)D+8.6(Δ D+4.9)280,270(Δ -5,293)Wikipedia11
1896174,408(52.8%)(Δ 41,457)155,122(47.0%)(Δ 54,776)(52.6%, 46.8%, 0.2%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyD+5.8(Δ R+5.8)R+4.3(Δ R+7.3)D+10.1(Δ D+1.5)331,337(Δ 51,067)Wikipedia11
1900157,733(54.1%)(Δ -16,675)132,997(45.6%)(Δ -22,125)(53.9%, 45.5%, 0.3%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyD+8.5(Δ D+2.6)R+6.1(Δ R+1.8)D+14.6(Δ D+4.5)292,518(Δ -38,819)Wikipedia11
1904124,091(59.8%)(Δ -33,642)82,442(39.8%)(Δ -50,555)(59.7%, 39.7%, 0.4%)Alton B. ParkerTheodore RooseveltD+20.0(Δ D+11.6)R+18.8(Δ R+12.7)D+38.9(Δ D+24.3)207,818(Δ -84,700)Wikipedia12
1908136,928(54.3%)(Δ 12,837)114,887(45.6%)(Δ 32,445)(54.2%, 45.5%, 0.1%)William Jennings BryanWilliam Howard TaftD+8.7(Δ R+11.3)R+8.5(Δ D+10.3)D+17.3(Δ R+21.6)252,554(Δ 44,736)Wikipedia12
1912144,407(59.5%)(Δ 7,479)69,135(28.5%)(Δ -45,752)(59.2%, 28.4%, 11.9%)Woodrow WilsonTheodore RooseveltD+30.9(Δ D+22.2)D+14.4(Δ D+23.0)D+16.4(Δ R+0.8)243,776(Δ -8,778)Wikipedia12
1916168,383(58.1%)(Δ 23,976)120,890(41.7%)(Δ 51,755)(58.1%, 41.7%, 0.2%)Woodrow WilsonCharles Evans HughesD+16.4(Δ R+14.5)D+3.1(Δ R+11.3)D+13.3(Δ R+3.2)289,837(Δ 46,061)Wikipedia12
1920305,447(56.7%)(Δ 137,064)232,848(43.2%)(Δ 111,958)(56.7%, 43.2%, 0.1%)James M. CoxWarren G. HardingD+13.5(Δ R+2.9)R+26.2(Δ R+29.3)D+39.6(Δ D+26.4)538,741(Δ 248,904)Wikipedia12
1924284,270(58.9%)(Δ -21,177)191,753(39.7%)(Δ -41,095)(58.9%, 39.7%, 1.4%)John W. DavisCalvin CoolidgeD+19.2(Δ D+5.7)R+25.2(Δ D+1.0)D+44.4(Δ D+4.7)482,687(Δ -56,054)Wikipedia12
1928286,227(45.1%)(Δ 1,957)348,923(54.9%)(Δ 157,170)(45.1%, 54.9%, 0.0%)Al SmithHerbert HooverR+9.9(Δ R+29.0)R+17.4(Δ D+7.8)D+7.5(Δ R+36.8)635,150(Δ 152,463)Wikipedia12
1932497,566(69.9%)(Δ 211,339)208,344(29.3%)(Δ -140,579)(69.9%, 29.3%, 0.8%)Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverD+40.6(Δ D+50.5)D+17.8(Δ D+35.2)D+22.9(Δ D+15.3)711,501(Δ 76,351)Wikipedia13
1936616,141(73.4%)(Δ 118,575)223,283(26.6%)(Δ 14,939)(73.4%, 26.6%, 0.0%)Franklin D. RooseveltAlf LandonD+46.8(Δ D+6.1)D+24.3(Δ D+6.5)D+22.5(Δ R+0.3)839,464(Δ 127,963)Wikipedia13
1940609,015(74.0%)(Δ -7,126)213,633(26.0%)(Δ -9,650)(74.0%, 26.0%, 0.0%)Franklin D. RooseveltWendell WillkieD+48.1(Δ D+1.3)D+10.0(Δ R+14.3)D+38.1(Δ D+15.6)822,648(Δ -16,816)Wikipedia13
1944527,399(66.7%)(Δ -81,616)263,155(33.3%)(Δ 49,522)(66.7%, 33.3%, 0.0%)Franklin D. RooseveltThomas E. DeweyD+33.4(Δ R+14.6)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)D+25.9(Δ R+12.2)790,554(Δ -32,094)Wikipedia14
1948459,070(58.3%)(Δ -68,329)258,572(32.8%)(Δ -4,583)(58.0%, 32.7%, 8.8%)Harry S. TrumanThomas E. DeweyD+25.3(Δ R+8.1)D+4.5(Δ R+3.0)D+20.9(Δ R+5.1)791,209(Δ 655)Wikipedia14
1952652,803(53.9%)(Δ 193,733)558,107(46.1%)(Δ 299,535)(53.9%, 46.1%, 0.0%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerD+7.8(Δ R+17.5)R+10.9(Δ R+15.3)D+18.7(Δ R+2.2)1,210,910(Δ 419,701)Wikipedia14
1956590,530(50.7%)(Δ -62,273)575,062(49.3%)(Δ 16,955)(50.7%, 49.3%, 0.0%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerD+1.3(Δ R+6.5)R+15.4(Δ R+4.5)D+16.7(Δ R+1.9)1,165,592(Δ -45,318)Wikipedia14
1960713,136(52.1%)(Δ 122,606)655,420(47.9%)(Δ 80,358)(52.1%, 47.9%, 0.0%)John F. KennedyRichard NixonD+4.2(Δ D+2.9)D+0.2(Δ D+15.6)D+4.1(Δ R+12.7)1,368,556(Δ 202,964)Wikipedia14
1964800,139(56.2%)(Δ 87,003)624,844(43.8%)(Δ -30,576)(56.2%, 43.8%, 0.0%)Lyndon B. JohnsonBarry GoldwaterD+12.3(Δ D+8.1)D+22.6(Δ D+22.4)R+10.3(Δ R+14.3)1,424,983(Δ 56,427)Wikipedia13
1968464,113(29.2%)(Δ -336,026)627,192(39.5%)(Δ 2,348)(29.2%, 39.5%, 31.3%)Hubert HumphreyRichard NixonR+10.3(Δ R+22.6)R+0.7(Δ R+23.3)R+9.6(Δ D+0.7)1,587,493(Δ 162,510)Wikipedia13
1972438,705(28.9%)(Δ -25,408)1,054,889(69.5%)(Δ 427,697)(28.9%, 69.5%, 1.6%)George McGovernRichard NixonR+40.6(Δ R+30.3)R+23.1(Δ R+22.4)R+17.4(Δ R+7.9)1,518,612(Δ -68,881)Wikipedia13
1976927,365(55.5%)(Δ 488,660)741,960(44.4%)(Δ -312,929)(55.3%, 44.2%, 0.1%)Jimmy CarterGerald FordD+11.0(Δ D+51.6)D+2.1(Δ D+25.2)D+9.0(Δ D+26.4)1,677,906(Δ 159,294)Wikipedia13
1980875,635(47.5%)(Δ -51,730)915,018(49.6%)(Δ 173,058)(47.2%, 49.3%, 2.8%)Jimmy CarterRonald ReaganR+2.1(Δ R+13.2)R+9.7(Δ R+11.8)D+7.6(Δ R+1.4)1,855,833(Δ 177,927)Wikipedia13
1984824,287(37.9%)(Δ -51,348)1,346,481(61.9%)(Δ 431,463)(37.9%, 61.9%, 0.2%)Walter MondaleRonald ReaganR+24.0(Δ R+21.9)R+18.2(Δ R+8.5)R+5.8(Δ R+13.4)2,175,361(Δ 319,528)Wikipedia13
1988890,167(41.7%)(Δ 65,880)1,237,258(58.0%)(Δ -109,223)(41.7%, 58.0%, 0.3%)Michael DukakisGeorge H.W. BushR+16.3(Δ D+7.7)R+7.7(Δ D+10.5)R+8.5(Δ R+2.7)2,134,370(Δ -40,991)Wikipedia13
19921,114,042(42.7%)(Δ 223,875)1,134,661(43.5%)(Δ -102,597)(42.7%, 43.4%, 13.7%)Bill ClintonGeorge H.W. BushR+0.8(Δ D+15.5)D+5.6(Δ D+13.3)R+6.3(Δ D+2.2)2,611,850(Δ 477,480)Wikipedia14
19961,107,849(44.3%)(Δ -6,193)1,225,938(49.0%)(Δ 91,277)(44.0%, 48.7%, 6.7%)Bill ClintonBob DoleR+4.7(Δ R+3.9)D+8.5(Δ D+3.0)R+13.2(Δ R+6.9)2,515,807(Δ -96,043)Wikipedia14
20001,257,692(43.4%)(Δ 149,843)1,631,163(56.2%)(Δ 405,225)(43.2%, 56.0%, 0.4%)Al GoreGeorge W. BushR+12.8(Δ R+8.1)D+0.5(Δ R+8.0)R+13.3(Δ R+0.1)2,911,262(Δ 395,455)Wikipedia14
20041,525,849(43.6%)(Δ 268,157)1,961,166(56.1%)(Δ 330,003)(43.6%, 56.0%, 0.3%)John KerryGeorge W. BushR+12.4(Δ D+0.4)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)R+10.0(Δ D+3.4)3,501,007(Δ 589,745)Wikipedia15
20082,142,651(49.9%)(Δ 616,802)2,128,474(49.5%)(Δ 167,308)(49.7%, 49.4%, 0.6%)Barack ObamaJohn McCainD+0.3(Δ D+12.8)D+7.3(Δ D+9.7)R+6.9(Δ D+3.0)4,310,789(Δ 809,782)Wikipedia15
20122,178,391(48.5%)(Δ 35,740)2,270,395(50.5%)(Δ 141,921)(48.4%, 50.4%, 1.0%)Barack ObamaMitt RomneyR+2.0(Δ R+2.4)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)R+5.9(Δ D+1.0)4,505,372(Δ 194,583)Wikipedia15
20162,189,316(46.8%)(Δ 10,925)2,362,631(50.5%)(Δ 92,236)(46.2%, 49.8%, 2.7%)Hillary ClintonDonald TrumpR+3.7(Δ R+1.6)D+2.1(Δ R+1.8)R+5.8(Δ D+0.1)4,741,564(Δ 236,192)Wikipedia15
20202,684,292(48.9%)(Δ 494,976)2,758,775(50.2%)(Δ 396,144)(48.6%, 49.9%, 0.9%)Joe BidenDonald TrumpR+1.3(Δ D+2.3)D+4.5(Δ D+2.4)R+5.8(Δ R+0.0)5,524,804(Δ 783,240)Wikipedia15
20242,715,375(48.2%)(Δ 31,083)2,898,423(51.4%)(Δ 139,648)(47.6%, 50.9%, 0.4%)Kamala HarrisDonald TrumpR+3.2(Δ R+1.9)R+1.5(Δ R+5.9)R+1.7(Δ D+4.1)5,699,141(Δ 174,337)Wikipedia16

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
State Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

North Carolina (NC) — Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
186884,559(46.6%)96,939(53.4%)(46.6%, 53.4%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.00%0.00%
187270,130(42.5%)(Δ -14,429)94,772(57.4%)(Δ -2,167)(42.5%, 57.4%, 0.2%)261(0.2%)Charles O'Conor0.16%2610.16%0.63%-0.47%
1876125,427(53.6%)(Δ 55,297)108,484(46.4%)(Δ 13,712)(53.6%, 46.4%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%1.16%-1.16%
1880124,208(51.5%)(Δ -1,219)115,874(48.0%)(Δ 7,390)(51.5%, 48.0%, 0.5%)1,126(0.5%)James Weaver0.47%1,1260.47%3.47%-3.00%
1884142,905(53.3%)(Δ 18,697)125,021(46.6%)(Δ 9,147)(53.3%, 46.6%, 0.2%)430(0.2%)John St. John0.16%4300.16%2.87%-2.71%
1888147,902(51.8%)(Δ 4,997)134,784(47.2%)(Δ 9,763)(51.8%, 47.2%, 1.0%)2,840(1.0%)Clinton Fisk0.99%2,8771.01%3.57%-2.57%
1892132,951(47.9%)(Δ -14,951)100,346(36.1%)(Δ -34,438)(47.4%, 35.8%, 15.8%)44,336(16.0%)James Weaver15.82%46,97316.76%10.97%5.79%
1896174,408(52.8%)(Δ 41,457)155,122(47.0%)(Δ 54,776)(52.6%, 46.8%, 0.2%)635(0.2%)Joshua Levering0.19%1,8070.55%2.27%-1.72%
1900157,733(54.1%)(Δ -16,675)132,997(45.6%)(Δ -22,125)(53.9%, 45.5%, 0.3%)990(0.3%)John Woolley0.34%1,7880.61%2.84%-2.23%
1904124,091(59.8%)(Δ -33,642)82,442(39.8%)(Δ -50,555)(59.7%, 39.7%, 0.4%)819(0.4%)Thomas Watson0.39%1,2850.62%5.99%-5.38%
1908136,928(54.3%)(Δ 12,837)114,887(45.6%)(Δ 32,445)(54.2%, 45.5%, 0.1%)372(0.1%)Eugene V. Debs0.15%7390.29%5.39%-5.09%
1912144,407(59.5%)(Δ 7,479)69,135(28.5%)(Δ -45,752)(59.2%, 28.4%, 11.9%)29,129(12.0%)William H. Taft11.95%30,23412.40%30.74%-18.34%
1916168,383(58.1%)(Δ 23,976)120,890(41.7%)(Δ 51,755)(58.1%, 41.7%, 0.2%)509(0.2%)Allan Benson0.18%5640.19%4.64%-4.45%
1920305,447(56.7%)(Δ 137,064)232,848(43.2%)(Δ 111,958)(56.7%, 43.2%, 0.1%)446(0.1%)Eugene Debs0.08%4460.08%5.53%-5.45%
1924284,270(58.9%)(Δ -21,177)191,753(39.7%)(Δ -41,095)(58.9%, 39.7%, 1.4%)6,651(1.4%)Robert La Follette1.38%6,6641.38%17.14%-15.76%
1928286,227(45.1%)(Δ 1,957)348,923(54.9%)(Δ 157,170)(45.1%, 54.9%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.99%-0.99%
1932497,566(69.9%)(Δ 211,339)208,344(29.3%)(Δ -140,579)(69.9%, 29.3%, 0.8%)5,591(0.8%)Thomas/Maurer0.79%5,5910.79%2.94%-2.16%
1936616,141(73.4%)(Δ 118,575)223,283(26.6%)(Δ 14,939)(73.4%, 26.6%, 0.0%)21(0.0%)Norman Thomas0.00%400.00%2.66%-2.65%
1940609,015(74.0%)(Δ -7,126)213,633(26.0%)(Δ -9,650)(74.0%, 26.0%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.48%-0.48%
1944527,399(66.7%)(Δ -81,616)263,155(33.3%)(Δ 49,522)(66.7%, 33.3%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.72%-0.72%
1948459,070(58.3%)(Δ -68,329)258,572(32.8%)(Δ -4,583)(58.0%, 32.7%, 8.8%)69,652(8.8%)Strom Thurmond8.80%73,5679.30%5.38%3.92%
1952652,803(53.9%)(Δ 193,733)558,107(46.1%)(Δ 299,535)(53.9%, 46.1%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.49%-0.49%
1956590,530(50.7%)(Δ -62,273)575,062(49.3%)(Δ 16,955)(50.7%, 49.3%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.67%-0.67%
1960713,136(52.1%)(Δ 122,606)655,420(47.9%)(Δ 80,358)(52.1%, 47.9%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.73%-0.73%
1964800,139(56.2%)(Δ 87,003)624,844(43.8%)(Δ -30,576)(56.2%, 43.8%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.48%-0.48%
1968464,113(29.2%)(Δ -336,026)627,192(39.5%)(Δ 2,348)(29.2%, 39.5%, 31.3%)496,188(31.3%)George Wallace31.26%496,18831.26%13.86%17.40%
1972438,705(28.9%)(Δ -25,408)1,054,889(69.5%)(Δ 427,697)(28.9%, 69.5%, 1.6%)25,018(1.6%)John Schmitz1.65%25,0181.65%1.80%-0.16%
1976927,365(55.5%)(Δ 488,660)741,960(44.4%)(Δ -312,929)(55.3%, 44.2%, 0.1%)2,219(0.1%)Roger MacBride0.13%8,5810.51%1.90%-1.39%
1980875,635(47.5%)(Δ -51,730)915,018(49.6%)(Δ 173,058)(47.2%, 49.3%, 2.8%)52,800(2.9%)John Anderson2.85%65,1803.51%8.24%-4.73%
1984824,287(37.9%)(Δ -51,348)1,346,481(61.9%)(Δ 431,463)(37.9%, 61.9%, 0.2%)3,794(0.2%)David Bergland0.17%4,5930.21%0.67%-0.46%
1988890,167(41.7%)(Δ 65,880)1,237,258(58.0%)(Δ -109,223)(41.7%, 58.0%, 0.3%)5,682(0.3%)Lenora Fulani0.27%6,9450.33%0.98%-0.66%
19921,114,042(42.7%)(Δ 223,875)1,134,661(43.5%)(Δ -102,597)(42.7%, 43.4%, 13.7%)357,864(13.7%)Ross Perot13.70%363,14713.90%19.55%-5.64%
19961,107,849(44.3%)(Δ -6,193)1,225,938(49.0%)(Δ 91,277)(44.0%, 48.7%, 6.7%)168,059(6.7%)Ross Perot6.68%182,0207.24%10.05%-2.82%
20001,257,692(43.4%)(Δ 149,843)1,631,163(56.2%)(Δ 405,225)(43.2%, 56.0%, 0.4%)12,307(0.4%)Harry Browne0.42%22,4070.77%3.75%-2.98%
20041,525,849(43.6%)(Δ 268,157)1,961,166(56.1%)(Δ 330,003)(43.6%, 56.0%, 0.3%)11,731(0.3%)Michael Badnarik0.34%13,9920.40%1.00%-0.60%
20082,142,651(49.9%)(Δ 616,802)2,128,474(49.5%)(Δ 167,308)(49.7%, 49.4%, 0.6%)25,722(0.6%)Bob Barr0.60%39,6640.92%1.42%-0.50%
20122,178,391(48.5%)(Δ 35,740)2,270,395(50.5%)(Δ 141,921)(48.4%, 50.4%, 1.0%)44,515(1.0%)Johnson/Gray0.99%56,5861.26%1.73%-0.48%
20162,189,316(46.8%)(Δ 10,925)2,362,631(50.5%)(Δ 92,236)(46.2%, 49.8%, 2.7%)130,126(2.8%)Johnson/Weld2.74%189,6174.00%5.73%-1.73%
20202,684,292(48.9%)(Δ 494,976)2,758,775(50.2%)(Δ 396,144)(48.6%, 49.9%, 0.9%)48,678(0.9%)Jorgensen/Cohen0.88%81,7371.48%1.84%-0.36%
20242,715,375(48.2%)(Δ 31,083)2,898,423(51.4%)(Δ 139,648)(47.6%, 50.9%, 0.4%)24,762(0.4%)Stein/Ware0.43%85,3431.50%1.88%-0.38%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

North Carolina (NC) — Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. MarginEVs
186884,559(46.6%)96,939(53.4%)(46.6%, 53.4%, 0.0%)R+6.8R+5.3R+1.59
187270,130(42.5%)(Δ -14,429)94,772(57.5%)(Δ -2,167)(42.5%, 57.4%, 0.2%)R+14.9(Δ R+8.1)R+11.9(Δ R+6.5)R+3.1(Δ R+1.6)10
1876125,427(53.6%)(Δ 55,297)108,484(46.4%)(Δ 13,712)(53.6%, 46.4%, 0.0%)D+7.2(Δ D+22.2)D+3.0(Δ D+14.9)D+4.2(Δ D+7.3)10
1880124,208(51.7%)(Δ -1,219)115,874(48.3%)(Δ 7,390)(51.5%, 48.0%, 0.5%)D+3.5(Δ R+3.8)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)D+3.6(Δ R+0.6)10
1884142,905(53.3%)(Δ 18,697)125,021(46.7%)(Δ 9,147)(53.3%, 46.6%, 0.2%)D+6.7(Δ D+3.2)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)D+6.1(Δ D+2.5)11
1888147,902(52.3%)(Δ 4,997)134,784(47.7%)(Δ 9,763)(51.8%, 47.2%, 1.0%)D+4.6(Δ R+2.0)D+0.9(Δ D+0.3)D+3.8(Δ R+2.3)11
1892132,951(57.0%)(Δ -14,951)100,346(43.0%)(Δ -34,438)(47.4%, 35.8%, 15.8%)D+14.0(Δ D+9.3)D+3.4(Δ D+2.5)D+10.6(Δ D+6.8)11
1896174,408(52.9%)(Δ 41,457)155,122(47.1%)(Δ 54,776)(52.6%, 46.8%, 0.2%)D+5.9(Δ R+8.1)R+4.4(Δ R+7.8)D+10.3(Δ R+0.3)11
1900157,733(54.3%)(Δ -16,675)132,997(45.7%)(Δ -22,125)(53.9%, 45.5%, 0.3%)D+8.5(Δ D+2.7)R+6.3(Δ R+1.9)D+14.8(Δ D+4.5)11
1904124,091(60.1%)(Δ -33,642)82,442(39.9%)(Δ -50,555)(59.7%, 39.7%, 0.4%)D+20.2(Δ D+11.7)R+20.0(Δ R+13.7)D+40.2(Δ D+25.4)12
1908136,928(54.4%)(Δ 12,837)114,887(45.6%)(Δ 32,445)(54.2%, 45.5%, 0.1%)D+8.8(Δ R+11.4)R+9.0(Δ D+11.0)D+17.8(Δ R+22.4)12
1912144,407(67.6%)(Δ 7,479)69,135(32.4%)(Δ -45,752)(59.2%, 28.4%, 11.9%)D+35.2(Δ D+26.5)D+20.9(Δ D+29.9)D+14.4(Δ R+3.4)12
1916168,383(58.2%)(Δ 23,976)120,890(41.8%)(Δ 51,755)(58.1%, 41.7%, 0.2%)D+16.4(Δ R+18.8)D+3.3(Δ R+17.6)D+13.1(Δ R+1.2)12
1920305,447(56.7%)(Δ 137,064)232,848(43.3%)(Δ 111,958)(56.7%, 43.2%, 0.1%)D+13.5(Δ R+2.9)R+27.7(Δ R+31.0)D+41.2(Δ D+28.0)12
1924284,270(59.7%)(Δ -21,177)191,753(40.3%)(Δ -41,095)(58.9%, 39.7%, 1.4%)D+19.4(Δ D+5.9)R+30.4(Δ R+2.7)D+49.9(Δ D+8.7)12
1928286,227(45.1%)(Δ 1,957)348,923(54.9%)(Δ 157,170)(45.1%, 54.9%, 0.0%)R+9.9(Δ R+29.3)R+17.6(Δ D+12.8)D+7.7(Δ R+42.1)12
1932497,566(70.5%)(Δ 211,339)208,344(29.5%)(Δ -140,579)(69.9%, 29.3%, 0.8%)D+41.0(Δ D+50.8)D+18.3(Δ D+35.9)D+22.7(Δ D+15.0)13
1936616,141(73.4%)(Δ 118,575)223,283(26.6%)(Δ 14,939)(73.4%, 26.6%, 0.0%)D+46.8(Δ D+5.8)D+24.9(Δ D+6.6)D+21.9(Δ R+0.8)13
1940609,015(74.0%)(Δ -7,126)213,633(26.0%)(Δ -9,650)(74.0%, 26.0%, 0.0%)D+48.1(Δ D+1.3)D+10.0(Δ R+14.9)D+38.1(Δ D+16.2)13
1944527,399(66.7%)(Δ -81,616)263,155(33.3%)(Δ 49,522)(66.7%, 33.3%, 0.0%)D+33.4(Δ R+14.6)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)D+25.9(Δ R+12.2)14
1948459,070(64.0%)(Δ -68,329)258,572(36.0%)(Δ -4,583)(58.0%, 32.7%, 8.8%)D+27.9(Δ R+5.5)D+4.7(Δ R+2.8)D+23.2(Δ R+2.7)14
1952652,803(53.9%)(Δ 193,733)558,107(46.1%)(Δ 299,535)(53.9%, 46.1%, 0.0%)D+7.8(Δ R+20.1)R+10.9(Δ R+15.6)D+18.7(Δ R+4.5)14
1956590,530(50.7%)(Δ -62,273)575,062(49.3%)(Δ 16,955)(50.7%, 49.3%, 0.0%)D+1.3(Δ R+6.5)R+15.5(Δ R+4.6)D+16.8(Δ R+1.9)14
1960713,136(52.1%)(Δ 122,606)655,420(47.9%)(Δ 80,358)(52.1%, 47.9%, 0.0%)D+4.2(Δ D+2.9)D+0.2(Δ D+15.7)D+4.1(Δ R+12.8)14
1964800,139(56.2%)(Δ 87,003)624,844(43.8%)(Δ -30,576)(56.2%, 43.8%, 0.0%)D+12.3(Δ D+8.1)D+22.7(Δ D+22.5)R+10.4(Δ R+14.4)13
1968464,113(42.5%)(Δ -336,026)627,192(57.5%)(Δ 2,348)(29.2%, 39.5%, 31.3%)R+14.9(Δ R+27.2)R+0.8(Δ R+23.5)R+14.1(Δ R+3.7)13
1972438,705(29.4%)(Δ -25,408)1,054,889(70.6%)(Δ 427,697)(28.9%, 69.5%, 1.6%)R+41.3(Δ R+26.3)R+23.6(Δ R+22.8)R+17.7(Δ R+3.6)13
1976927,365(55.6%)(Δ 488,660)741,960(44.4%)(Δ -312,929)(55.3%, 44.2%, 0.1%)D+11.1(Δ D+52.4)D+2.1(Δ D+25.7)D+9.0(Δ D+26.7)13
1980875,635(48.9%)(Δ -51,730)915,018(51.1%)(Δ 173,058)(47.2%, 49.3%, 2.8%)R+2.2(Δ R+13.3)R+10.6(Δ R+12.7)D+8.4(Δ R+0.6)13
1984824,287(38.0%)(Δ -51,348)1,346,481(62.0%)(Δ 431,463)(37.9%, 61.9%, 0.2%)R+24.1(Δ R+21.9)R+18.3(Δ R+7.7)R+5.7(Δ R+14.1)13
1988890,167(41.8%)(Δ 65,880)1,237,258(58.2%)(Δ -109,223)(41.7%, 58.0%, 0.3%)R+16.3(Δ D+7.7)R+7.8(Δ D+10.5)R+8.5(Δ R+2.8)13
19921,114,042(49.5%)(Δ 223,875)1,134,661(50.5%)(Δ -102,597)(42.7%, 43.4%, 13.7%)R+0.9(Δ D+15.4)D+6.9(Δ D+14.7)R+7.8(Δ D+0.7)14
19961,107,849(47.5%)(Δ -6,193)1,225,938(52.5%)(Δ 91,277)(44.0%, 48.7%, 6.7%)R+5.1(Δ R+4.1)D+9.5(Δ D+2.6)R+14.5(Δ R+6.7)14
20001,257,692(43.5%)(Δ 149,843)1,631,163(56.5%)(Δ 405,225)(43.2%, 56.0%, 0.4%)R+12.9(Δ R+7.9)D+0.5(Δ R+8.9)R+13.5(Δ D+1.1)14
20041,525,849(43.8%)(Δ 268,157)1,961,166(56.2%)(Δ 330,003)(43.6%, 56.0%, 0.3%)R+12.5(Δ D+0.4)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)R+10.0(Δ D+3.5)15
20082,142,651(50.2%)(Δ 616,802)2,128,474(49.8%)(Δ 167,308)(49.7%, 49.4%, 0.6%)D+0.3(Δ D+12.8)D+7.4(Δ D+9.9)R+7.0(Δ D+3.0)15
20122,178,391(49.0%)(Δ 35,740)2,270,395(51.0%)(Δ 141,921)(48.4%, 50.4%, 1.0%)R+2.1(Δ R+2.4)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)R+6.0(Δ D+1.0)15
20162,189,316(48.1%)(Δ 10,925)2,362,631(51.9%)(Δ 92,236)(46.2%, 49.8%, 2.7%)R+3.8(Δ R+1.7)D+2.2(Δ R+1.7)R+6.0(Δ R+0.0)15
20202,684,292(49.3%)(Δ 494,976)2,758,775(50.7%)(Δ 396,144)(48.6%, 49.9%, 0.9%)R+1.4(Δ D+2.4)D+4.5(Δ D+2.3)R+5.9(Δ D+0.1)15
20242,715,375(48.4%)(Δ 31,083)2,898,423(51.6%)(Δ 139,648)(47.6%, 50.9%, 0.4%)R+3.3(Δ R+1.9)R+1.5(Δ R+6.0)R+1.8(Δ D+4.1)16

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

North Carolina (NC) — Senate Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)ClassD Cand.R Cand.Senate MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSource
1978516,663(45.5%)619,151(54.5%)(45.5%, 54.5%, 0.0%)IIJOHN RANDOLPH INGRAMJESSE HELMSR+9.0D+3.0(Δ R+9.3)R+12.01,135,814
1980887,653(49.4%)898,064(50.0%)(49.4%, 50.0%, 0.4%)IIIROBERT MORGANJOHN P. EASTR+0.6D+11.0(Δ D+8.0)R+11.61,797,665
19841,070,488(47.8%)(Δ 553,825)1,156,768(51.7%)(Δ 537,617)(47.8%, 51.7%, 0.4%)IIJAMES B. (JIM) HUNT JR.JESSE HELMSR+3.9(Δ D+5.2)R+1.4(Δ R+14.8)R+2.5(Δ D+9.5)2,239,051(Δ 1,103,237)
1990981,573(47.4%)(Δ -88,915)1,087,331(52.6%)(Δ -69,437)(47.4%, 52.5%, 0.0%)IIHARVEY B. GANTTJESSE HELMSR+5.1(Δ R+1.3)D+4.5(Δ R+1.4)R+9.6(Δ R+7.1)2,069,585(Δ -169,466)
19921,194,015(46.3%)(Δ 306,362)1,297,892(50.3%)(Δ 399,828)(46.3%, 50.3%, 3.3%)IIITERRY SANFORDLAUCH FAIRCLOTHR+4.0(Δ R+3.5)D+5.4(Δ D+0.9)R+9.4(Δ D+2.1)2,577,891(Δ 780,226)
19961,173,875(45.9%)(Δ 192,302)1,345,833(52.6%)(Δ 258,502)(45.9%, 52.6%, 1.0%)IIHARVEY B. GANTTJESSE HELMSR+6.7(Δ R+1.6)R+1.5(Δ D+4.4)R+5.3(Δ D+4.3)2,556,456(Δ 486,871)
19981,029,237(51.2%)(Δ -164,778)945,943(47.0%)(Δ -351,949)(51.2%, 47.0%, 1.8%)IIIJOHN EDWARDSLAUCH FAIRCLOTHD+4.1(Δ D+8.2)D+1.3(Δ D+2.8)D+2.8(Δ D+12.3)2,012,143(Δ -565,748)
20021,047,983(45.0%)(Δ -125,892)1,248,664(53.6%)(Δ -97,169)(45.0%, 53.6%, 1.5%)IIERSKINE B. BOWLESELIZABETH H. DOLER+8.6(Δ R+1.9)R+4.1(Δ R+4.2)R+4.5(Δ D+0.8)2,331,181(Δ -225,275)
20041,632,527(47.0%)(Δ 603,290)1,791,450(51.6%)(Δ 845,507)(47.0%, 51.6%, 1.4%)IIIERSKINE BOWLESRICHARD BURRR+4.6(Δ R+8.7)D+4.3(Δ D+8.4)R+8.8(Δ R+11.7)3,472,082(Δ 1,459,939)
20082,249,311(52.7%)(Δ 1,201,328)1,887,510(44.2%)(Δ 638,846)(52.7%, 44.2%, 3.1%)IIKAY HAGANELIZABETH DOLED+8.5(Δ D+17.1)D+7.5(Δ R+5.7)D+0.9(Δ D+5.4)4,271,970(Δ 1,940,789)
20101,145,074(43.1%)(Δ -487,453)1,458,046(54.8%)(Δ -333,404)(43.0%, 54.8%, 2.1%)IIIELAINE MARSHALLRICHARD BURRR+11.8(Δ R+7.2)R+4.6(Δ R+12.2)R+7.1(Δ D+1.7)2,660,079(Δ -812,003)
20141,377,651(47.3%)(Δ -871,660)1,423,259(48.9%)(Δ -464,251)(47.3%, 48.8%, 3.7%)IIKAY R. HAGANTHOM TILLISR+1.6(Δ R+10.0)R+7.2(Δ R+19.5)D+5.6(Δ D+4.7)2,915,281(Δ -1,356,689)
20162,128,165(45.4%)(Δ 983,091)2,395,376(51.1%)(Δ 937,330)(45.4%, 51.1%, 3.6%)IIIDEBORAH K. ROSSRICHARD BURRR+5.7(Δ D+6.1)D+6.0(Δ D+13.1)R+11.7(Δ R+4.5)4,691,133(Δ 2,031,054)
20202,569,965(46.9%)(Δ 1,192,314)2,665,598(48.7%)(Δ 1,242,339)(46.9%, 48.7%, 3.1%)IICAL CUNNINGHAMTHOM TILLISR+1.7(Δ R+0.2)R+2.3(Δ R+19.1)D+0.5(Δ R+5.1)5,474,952(Δ 2,559,671)
20221,784,049(47.3%)(Δ -344,116)1,905,786(50.5%)(Δ -489,590)(47.3%, 50.5%, 1.4%)IIICheri BeasleyTed BuddR+3.2(Δ D+2.5)R+2.4(Δ R+0.1)R+0.8(Δ D+10.8)3,773,924(Δ -917,209)Wikipedia

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Class
Senate class (I, II, or III) for this race.
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
Senate Margin
Senate margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).

North Carolina (NC) — Senate Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
1978516,663(45.5%)619,151(54.5%)(45.5%, 54.5%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%1.77%-1.77%
1980887,653(49.4%)898,064(50.0%)(49.4%, 50.0%, 0.4%)11,948(0.7%)F. W. (RICK) PASOTTO0.42%11,9480.66%3.33%-2.66%
19841,070,488(47.8%)(Δ 553,825)1,156,768(51.7%)(Δ 537,617)(47.8%, 51.7%, 0.4%)11,795(0.5%)BOBBY YATES EMORY0.42%11,7950.53%0.86%-0.34%
1990981,573(47.4%)(Δ -88,915)1,087,331(52.6%)(Δ -69,437)(47.4%, 52.5%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%1.81%-1.81%
19921,194,015(46.3%)(Δ 306,362)1,297,892(50.3%)(Δ 399,828)(46.3%, 50.3%, 3.3%)85,984(3.3%)BOBBY YATES EMORY3.33%85,9843.34%5.04%-1.70%
19961,173,875(45.9%)(Δ 192,302)1,345,833(52.6%)(Δ 258,502)(45.9%, 52.6%, 1.0%)36,605(1.4%)RAY UBINGER0.99%36,6051.43%2.64%-1.20%
19981,029,237(51.2%)(Δ -164,778)945,943(47.0%)(Δ -351,949)(51.2%, 47.0%, 1.8%)36,963(1.8%)BARBARA HOWE1.84%36,9631.84%3.30%-1.46%
20021,047,983(45.0%)(Δ -125,892)1,248,664(53.6%)(Δ -97,169)(45.0%, 53.6%, 1.5%)33,807(1.5%)SEAN HAUGH1.45%33,8071.45%4.10%-2.65%
20041,632,527(47.0%)(Δ 603,290)1,791,450(51.6%)(Δ 845,507)(47.0%, 51.6%, 1.4%)47,743(1.4%)TOM BAILEY1.38%47,7431.38%3.46%-2.09%
20082,249,311(52.7%)(Δ 1,201,328)1,887,510(44.2%)(Δ 638,846)(52.7%, 44.2%, 3.1%)133,430(3.1%)CHRISTOPHER COLE3.12%133,4303.12%3.51%-0.39%
20101,145,074(43.1%)(Δ -487,453)1,458,046(54.8%)(Δ -333,404)(43.0%, 54.8%, 2.1%)55,687(2.1%)MICHAEL BEITLER2.09%55,6872.09%6.58%-4.49%
20141,377,651(47.3%)(Δ -871,660)1,423,259(48.9%)(Δ -464,251)(47.3%, 48.8%, 3.7%)109,721(3.8%)SEAN HAUGH3.74%109,7213.76%4.37%-0.61%
20162,128,165(45.4%)(Δ 983,091)2,395,376(51.1%)(Δ 937,330)(45.4%, 51.1%, 3.6%)167,592(3.6%)SEAN HAUGH3.57%167,5923.57%4.46%-0.89%
20202,569,965(46.9%)(Δ 1,192,314)2,665,598(48.7%)(Δ 1,242,339)(46.9%, 48.7%, 3.1%)239,389(4.4%)SHANNON W. BRAY3.13%239,3894.37%3.96%0.41%
20221,784,049(47.3%)(Δ -344,116)1,905,786(50.5%)(Δ -489,590)(47.3%, 50.5%, 1.4%)84,089(2.2%)Shannon W. Bray1.37%84,0892.23%15.16%-12.93%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

North Carolina (NC) — Senate Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. Margin
1978516,663(45.5%)619,151(54.5%)(45.5%, 54.5%, 0.0%)R+9.0D+3.0(Δ R+9.8)R+12.0
1980887,653(49.7%)898,064(50.3%)(49.4%, 50.0%, 0.4%)R+0.6D+11.9(Δ D+8.9)R+12.5
19841,070,488(48.1%)(Δ 553,825)1,156,768(51.9%)(Δ 537,617)(47.8%, 51.7%, 0.4%)R+3.9(Δ D+5.1)R+1.4(Δ R+15.5)R+2.5(Δ D+9.6)
1990981,573(47.4%)(Δ -88,915)1,087,331(52.6%)(Δ -69,437)(47.4%, 52.5%, 0.0%)R+5.1(Δ R+1.2)D+4.6(Δ R+1.4)R+9.7(Δ R+7.2)
19921,194,015(47.9%)(Δ 306,362)1,297,892(52.1%)(Δ 399,828)(46.3%, 50.3%, 3.3%)R+4.2(Δ R+3.6)D+5.8(Δ D+1.2)R+10.0(Δ D+2.5)
19961,173,875(46.6%)(Δ 192,302)1,345,833(53.4%)(Δ 258,502)(45.9%, 52.6%, 1.0%)R+6.8(Δ R+1.7)R+1.5(Δ D+4.8)R+5.3(Δ D+4.4)
19981,029,237(52.1%)(Δ -164,778)945,943(47.9%)(Δ -351,949)(51.2%, 47.0%, 1.8%)D+4.2(Δ D+8.4)D+1.5(Δ D+3.0)D+2.7(Δ D+12.7)
20021,047,983(45.6%)(Δ -125,892)1,248,664(54.4%)(Δ -97,169)(45.0%, 53.6%, 1.5%)R+8.7(Δ R+1.9)R+4.4(Δ R+4.5)R+4.3(Δ D+1.0)
20041,632,527(47.7%)(Δ 603,290)1,791,450(52.3%)(Δ 845,507)(47.0%, 51.6%, 1.4%)R+4.6(Δ R+8.9)D+4.4(Δ D+8.9)R+9.1(Δ R+11.8)
20082,249,311(54.4%)(Δ 1,201,328)1,887,510(45.6%)(Δ 638,846)(52.7%, 44.2%, 3.1%)D+8.7(Δ D+17.5)D+7.8(Δ R+6.4)D+0.9(Δ D+5.3)
20101,145,074(44.0%)(Δ -487,453)1,458,046(56.0%)(Δ -333,404)(43.0%, 54.8%, 2.1%)R+12.0(Δ R+7.4)R+5.1(Δ R+12.9)R+6.9(Δ D+2.2)
20141,377,651(49.2%)(Δ -871,660)1,423,259(50.8%)(Δ -464,251)(47.3%, 48.8%, 3.7%)R+1.6(Δ R+10.4)R+7.5(Δ R+20.9)D+5.9(Δ D+4.9)
20162,128,165(47.0%)(Δ 983,091)2,395,376(53.0%)(Δ 937,330)(45.4%, 51.1%, 3.6%)R+5.9(Δ D+6.1)D+6.9(Δ D+14.4)R+12.8(Δ R+5.9)
20202,569,965(49.1%)(Δ 1,192,314)2,665,598(50.9%)(Δ 1,242,339)(46.9%, 48.7%, 3.1%)R+1.8(Δ R+0.2)R+2.4(Δ R+21.1)D+0.5(Δ R+5.3)
20221,784,049(48.4%)(Δ -344,116)1,905,786(51.6%)(Δ -489,590)(47.3%, 50.5%, 1.4%)R+3.3(Δ D+2.6)R+2.8(Δ R+0.5)R+0.5(Δ D+12.3)

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).