2026 results · North Carolina · county
Gaston County, North Carolina
Cooper carried Gaston County by 0.0 points in the Senate race, 25.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+25.0). 2 races have votes counted here.
- Votes counted, Senate
- 83,123
- 70% of the 118,959 votes for president in 2024
- 2026 margin
- Even
- 2024 president
- R+25.0
- Shift from 2024
- 25.1 pts → D
- In North Carolina
- 44th of 100
- The 44th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 72nd for turnout against 2024.
Statewide races
- North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state48.8% Roy Cooper48.8% Michael WhatleyEven83,123 votes25.1 pts → D2024 R+25.0
The House
- North Carolina 14th DistrictGaston County's part of the district · Lakesha Womack won · D+2.3 across the district46.9% Lakesha Womack53.1% Tim MooreR+6.282,950 votes18.4 pts → D2024 R+24.6
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.