Politics and Government of North Carolina - Politics

Politics

See also: Politics of the United States, Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era, Voting rights in the United States, and Political party strength in North Carolina
Presidential elections results
Year Republican Democratic
2008 49.38% 2,128,474 49.70% 2,142,651
2004 56.02% 1,961,166 43.58% 1,525,849
2000 56.03% 1,631,163 43.20% 1,257,692
1996 48.73% 1,225,938 44.04% 1,107,849
1992 43.44% 1,134,661 42.65% 1,114,042
1988 57.97% 1,237,258 41.71% 890,167
1984 61.90% 1,346,481 37.89% 824,287
1980 49.30% 915,018 47.18% 875,635
1976 44.22% 741,960 55.27% 927,365
1972 69.46% 1,054,889 28.89% 438,705
1968 39.51% 627,192 29.24% 464,113
1964 43.85% 624,844 56.15% 800,139
1960 47.89% 655,420 52.11% 713,136

North Carolina is politically dominated by the Democratic and Republican political parties. Since the 19th century, third parties, such as the Green Party and Libertarian Party, have had difficulty making inroads in state politics. They have both run candidates for office with neither party's winning a state office. After engaging in a lawsuit with the state over ballot access, the Libertarian Party qualified to be on the ballot after submitting more than 70,000 petition signatures

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