2026 results · North Carolina · county

Burke County, North Carolina

Whatley carried Burke County by 17.9 points in the Senate race, 23.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+41.2). 2 races have votes counted here.

Burke County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 30,210; 66% of the 45,733 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+17.9
2024 president: R+41.2
Shift from 2024: 23.3 pts → D
In North Carolina: 76th of 100; The 76th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 89th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
39.8% Roy Cooper57.7% Michael Whatley
R+17.930,210 votes
23.3 pts → D2024 R+41.2

The House

North Carolina 14th DistrictBurke County's part of the district · Lakesha Womack won · D+2.3 across the district
36.9% Lakesha Womack63.1% Tim Moore
R+26.230,118 votes
14.1 pts → D2024 R+40.2

Also in this county: NC-11, with no votes counted in this county's part. Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.