North Carolina presidential primary results since 2008

North Carolina has been considered a purple state, swinging from voting Democrat one year to Republican four years later in presidential elections.

The Tar Heel state has voted in line with the country's president-elect 50% of the time since 2008.

What could history tell us about this year's primary election? Here's a brief look at how North Carolina has voted in primary elections since 2008.

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2020 Primary

Democratic

1. Joe Biden: 42.95%

2. Bernie Sanders: 24.22%

3. Michael Bloomberg: 12.95%

4. Elizabeth Warren: 10.5%

Republican

1. Donald Trump: 93.53%

2. No preference: 2.5%

3. Joe Walsh: 2.04%

N.C. general election winner: Donald Trump (R)

U.S. presidential winner: Joe Biden (D)

2016 Primary

Democratic

1. Hillary Clinton: 54.5%

2. Bernie Sanders: 40.86%

Republican

1. Donald Trump: 40.23%

2. Ted Cruz: 36.76%

3. John Kasich: 12.67%

4. Marco Rubio: 7.73%

N.C. general election winner: Donald Trump (R)

U.S. presidential winner: Donald Trump (R)

2012 Primary

Democratic

1. Barack Obama: 79.23%

2. No preference: 20.77%

Republican

1. Mitt Romney: 65.62%

2. Ron Paul: 11.12%

3. Rick Santorum: 10.39%

4. Newt Gingrich: 7.64%

N.C. general election winner: Mitt Romney (R)

U.S. presidential winner: Barack Obama (D)

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2008 Primary

Democrat

1. Barack Obama: 56.14%

2. Hillary Clinton: 41.61%

Republican

1. John McCain: 74.01%

2. Mike Huckabee: 12.18%

3. Ron Paul: 7.2%

N.C. general election winner: Barack Obama (D)

U.S. presidential winner: Barack Obama (D)

This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: North Carolina presidential primary results history 2024-2008