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Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · NC

Obama led North Carolina's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.

County-level returns aggregated statewide; Obama led by 14.5 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.

Statewide result
North Carolina 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
CandidateVotesShare
Obama887,39156.1%
Clinton657,66941.6%
Other35,6662.3%
By county (100)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyLed byMarginVotes
Wake CountyObama+28.9164,743
Mecklenburg CountyObama+42.0150,257
Guilford CountyObama+38.394,096
Durham CountyObama+52.372,463
Forsyth CountyObama+36.261,683
Buncombe CountyObama+11.151,404
Cumberland CountyObama+34.251,127
Orange CountyObama+40.840,209
New Hanover CountyObama+15.532,539
Pitt CountyObama+23.127,668
Robeson CountyClinton+12.324,524
Gaston CountyClinton+8.722,568
Johnston CountyClinton+8.922,340
Cabarrus CountyObama+4.221,251
Alamance CountyObama+16.320,852
Union CountyClinton+2.220,168
Nash CountyObama+20.919,188
Iredell CountyClinton+8.819,084
Wayne CountyObama+20.517,929
Catawba CountyClinton+14.317,422
Davidson CountyClinton+14.717,170
Brunswick CountyClinton+11.316,772
Rowan CountyObama+2.216,522
Cleveland CountyClinton+7.216,164
Wilson CountyObama+27.415,717
Craven CountyObama+15.815,693
Chatham CountyObama+16.615,443
Rockingham CountyClinton+3.615,440
Henderson CountyClinton+17.114,525
Onslow CountyObama+6.814,205
Columbus CountyClinton+19.414,003
Harnett CountyClinton+7.113,721
Edgecombe CountyObama+38.313,703
Halifax CountyObama+23.613,471
Haywood CountyClinton+37.312,948
Lenoir CountyObama+14.312,583
Burke CountyClinton+37.512,367
Moore CountyObama+8.612,311
Randolph CountyClinton+25.412,188
Granville CountyObama+20.411,301
Vance CountyObama+25.811,298
Franklin CountyObama+6.911,129
Carteret CountyClinton+22.910,329
Richmond CountyClinton+7.510,086
Surry CountyClinton+45.110,084
Lee CountyClinton+10.610,071
Lincoln CountyClinton+40.49,781
Rutherford CountyClinton+28.09,371
Sampson CountyObama+11.99,237
Beaufort CountyObama+5.79,063
Caldwell CountyClinton+40.09,027
Duplin CountyClinton+1.78,989
Bladen CountyClinton+1.48,867
Person CountyClinton+0.08,455
Watauga CountyObama+11.28,337
Pender CountyObama+4.88,083
Stanly CountyClinton+25.37,828
Wilkes CountyClinton+45.97,760
Pasquotank CountyObama+28.87,245
Jackson CountyClinton+27.07,057
Scotland CountyObama+14.57,020
Martin CountyObama+11.76,958
Hoke CountyObama+33.36,431
Northampton CountyObama+28.86,198
Dare CountyClinton+9.56,090
Transylvania CountyClinton+7.96,002
McDowell CountyClinton+45.45,920
Anson CountyObama+15.25,848
Warren CountyObama+37.95,838
Stokes CountyClinton+38.05,813
Bertie CountyObama+32.05,628
Hertford CountyObama+44.75,583
Macon CountyClinton+36.05,312
Caswell CountyObama+24.55,271
Montgomery CountyClinton+11.55,050
Ashe CountyClinton+53.44,629
Alexander CountyClinton+49.24,616
Davie CountyClinton+16.54,501
Madison CountyClinton+30.34,363
Greene CountyClinton+5.14,318
Washington CountyObama+19.43,851
Yancey CountyClinton+41.63,780
Currituck CountyClinton+25.73,696
Polk CountyClinton+9.33,480
Yadkin CountyClinton+39.33,338
Cherokee CountyClinton+48.73,273
Chowan CountyObama+8.62,991
Perquimans CountyClinton+3.32,738
Gates CountyObama+4.92,685
Jones CountyObama+10.32,680
Pamlico CountyObama+5.52,674
Swain CountyClinton+44.32,459
Alleghany CountyClinton+54.32,274
Clay CountyClinton+47.61,610
Camden CountyClinton+13.01,588
Hyde CountyClinton+2.61,494
Graham CountyClinton+59.61,241
Mitchell CountyClinton+29.51,239
Tyrrell CountyClinton+15.31,196
Avery CountyClinton+26.41,191