2026 results · North Carolina · county

Craven County, North Carolina

Whatley carried Craven County by 3.5 points in the Senate race, 17.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+20.5). 2 races have votes counted here.

Craven County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 42,036; 75% of the 56,028 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+3.5
2024 president: R+20.5
Shift from 2024: 17.0 pts → D
In North Carolina: 49th of 100; The 49th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 30th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
47.0% Roy Cooper50.5% Michael Whatley
R+3.542,036 votes
17.0 pts → D2024 R+20.5

The House

North Carolina 1st DistrictCraven County's part of the district · Don Davis won · D+3.4 across the district
45.4% Don Davis50.9% Laurie Buckhout
R+5.441,922 votes
15.1 pts → D2024 R+20.6

Also in this county: NC-03, 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.