2026 results · North Carolina · county

Caldwell County, North Carolina

Whatley carried Caldwell County by 31.0 points in the Senate race, 21.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+52.6). 2 races have votes counted here.

Caldwell County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 27,411; 63% of the 43,451 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+31.0
2024 president: R+52.6
Shift from 2024: 21.7 pts → D
In North Carolina: 87th of 100; The 87th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 98th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
33.1% Roy Cooper64.0% Michael Whatley
R+31.027,411 votes
21.7 pts → D2024 R+52.6

The House

North Carolina 5th DistrictCaldwell County's part of the district · still counting · D+0.1 across the district
31.4% Chuck Hubbard65.7% Virginia Foxx
R+34.327,312 votes
17.7 pts → D2024 R+52.0

Also in this county: 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.