Politics
See also: Politics of the United States, Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era, Voting rights in the United States, and Political party strength in North CarolinaYear | Republican | Democratic |
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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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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a people with the politics left out.”
—G.M. (George Macaulay)
“I think the Senate ought to realize that I have to have about me those in whom I have confidence; and unless they find a real blemish on a man, I do not think they ought to make partisan politics out of appointments to the Cabinet.”
—Calvin Coolidge (18721933)
“The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up.”
—Richard M. Nixon (19131995)