2026 results · North Carolina · county

Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Cooper carried Cabarrus County by 17.5 points in the Senate race, 25.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+7.7). 3 races have votes counted here.

Cabarrus County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 87,310; 73% of the 119,820 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: D+17.5
2024 president: R+7.7
Shift from 2024: 25.2 pts → D
In North Carolina: 23rd of 100; The 23rd best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 50th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
57.6% Roy Cooper40.1% Michael Whatley
D+17.587,310 votes
25.2 pts → D2024 R+7.7

The House

Cabarrus County is split between 2 districts; each line is the county’s own part of that district.

North Carolina 6th DistrictCabarrus County's part of the district · Cyril Jefferson won · D+2.4 across the district
62.4% Cyril Jefferson37.6% Addison McDowell
D+24.736,147 votes
30.8 pts → D2024 R+6.1
North Carolina 8th DistrictCabarrus County's part of the district · Mark Harris won · R+1.7 across the district
51.7% Colby Watson47.0% Mark Harris
D+4.750,638 votes
15.9 pts → D2024 R+11.2

Also in this county: NC-12, NC-14, 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.