2026 results · North Carolina · county

Forsyth County, North Carolina

Cooper carried Forsyth County by 35.6 points in the Senate race, 22.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (D+13.2). 3 races have votes counted here.

Forsyth County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 153,778; 75% of the 203,928 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: D+35.6
2024 president: D+13.2
Shift from 2024: 22.4 pts → D
In North Carolina: 9th of 100; The 9th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 28th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
66.7% Roy Cooper31.1% Michael Whatley
D+35.6153,778 votes
22.4 pts → D2024 D+13.2

The House

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

North Carolina 6th DistrictForsyth County's part of the district · Cyril Jefferson won · D+2.4 across the district
54.1% Cyril Jefferson45.9% Addison McDowell
D+8.245,597 votes
18.9 pts → D2024 R+10.7
North Carolina 10th DistrictForsyth County's part of the district · Pat Harrigan won · R+0.8 across the district
68.1% Ashley Bell30.1% Pat Harrigan
D+38.0107,430 votes
12.7 pts → D2024 D+25.3

Also in this county: NC-05, 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.