15 electoral votes
Current North Carolina polling data
North Carolina early voting stats
Democratic stronghold Wake County LEADS THE ENTIRE STATE in early votes cast.
The Biden-Harris campaign has an AMAZING site called BLUE VOTE. It has TONS of voting information on it. Go check it out!!
North Carolina counties Clinton won in 2016:
Anson (55.6% of the vote), Bertie (61.8%), Buncombe (54.3%), Chatham (52.9%), Cumberland (56.2%), Durham (77.7%), Edgecombe (65.2%), Forsyth (53.0%), Guilford (58.0%), Halifax (62.6%), Hertford (67.8%), Hoke (53.4%), Mecklenburg, the home of Charlotte, (62.3%), Northampton (62.4%), Orange (72.8%), Pasquotank (49.5%), Pitt (51.9%), Scotland (52.5%), Wake, the home of Raleigh, (57.4%), Warren (65.2%), Washington (56.9%), Watauga (47.2%), and Wilson (51.6%).
North Carolina counties where Clinton was within 5 points of Trump:
Granville (47.2%), Lenoir (47.1%), Martin (48.9%, just .4% under Trump), Nash (48.7%, just .2% under Trump), New Hanover (45.6%), and Robeson (46.5%).
In the small rural counties, we did poorly. (Thanks once again to Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.)
So who do we look to for help in securing North Carolina for Biden and electing Cal Cunningham to the U.S. Senate?
This is a BIG one. FLIP NC. They’re doing EXACTLY what we need to do: direct contact with voters. Kossack highacidity has posted an important notification about FLIP NC :
FLIP NC IS A GRASSROOTS GROUP USING TARGETED, DIRECT VOTER OUTREACH TO ELECT PROGRESSIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Reverend William Barber and the Moral Mondays movement have been, and are, absolutely crucial. Barber’s organization is called Repairers of the Breach. They are staunch defenders of voting rights. Help them fight for justice in North Carolina and elsewhere.
Indivisible is active in North Carolina. Here’s where to find them.
The North Carolina Democratic Party is looking for people who want to be involved. Help them out!
All of the county Democratic organizations in North Carolina are listed here.
Check out The County-to-County Campaign, a true grassroots effort. (Thank you heiderose1.)
Look into You Can Vote, which fights voter suppression in North Carolina. (Thank you kkbDIA.)
ActLocal has a treasure trove of progressive North Carolina organizations listed right here.
Join The Action Network which will link you into progressive organizations all over the country.
You want to be part of a fighting organization? Check out Indivisible, right here.
Check out Wave 2020, right here. Their list of local organizations is here.
Take a look at SwingLeft, right here. And their swing state project is HERE.
VOTING IN NORTH CAROLINA
Vote on Election Day
Vote early
North Carolina voters can also vote before Election Day. The early voting period runs from Thursday, October 15, 2020 to Saturday, October 31, 2020, but dates and hours may vary based on where you live.
What to bring
- If you've voted in North Carolina before, you don't need to show ID to vote.
- If you're a first-time voter who registered by mail, and didn't provide your driver's license number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number on your registration form, you will need to show ID to vote. Acceptable forms include: a driver's license or state ID; US Passport; employee ID; student ID; military ID; or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement or paycheck.
- Voters without ID: If you are unable to provide ID, you will still be able to vote a provisional ballot and can bring one of these documents to the board of elections prior to canvass.
Absentee ballot deadlines
Request: Received by Oct. 27
Return by mail: Postmarked by Nov. 3 and received no later than Nov. 12 by 5:00 p.m.
Return in person: Nov. 3 by 5:00 p.m.
Additional information
After the regular voter registration deadline of Friday, October 9, 2020, you can register and vote in person at one-stop sites during the early voting period, which runs from Thursday, October 15, 2020 to Saturday, October 31, 2020. This process is known as same-day registration. Same-day registrants must attest to their eligibility and provide proof of residence. Within two business days, the county board of elections will review the registration and the registrant's address. Your vote will be counted unless the county board of elections determines that you are not qualified to vote.
NORTH CAROLINA IS WINNABLE. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGHT HARD TO WIN IT, BUT WE CAN. SO I SAY…