United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2016



The 2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 8, 2016, and was part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

North Carolina voted for incumbent Democratic President William C. Rutherford, with 56.15 percent of the vote, over Republican nominee Thomas P. Leach, who obtained 43.85 percent. This is the first presidential election since 1964 in which a Democratic presidential candidate won the following counties: Wayne, Moore, and Lenoir.