2026 results · North Carolina · county
Johnston County, North Carolina
Cooper carried Johnston County by 6.2 points in the Senate race, 27.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+21.5). 2 races have votes counted here.
- Votes counted, Senate
- 89,195
- 72% of the 124,360 votes for president in 2024
- 2026 margin
- D+6.2
- 2024 president
- R+21.5
- Shift from 2024
- 27.7 pts → D
- In North Carolina
- 36th of 100
- The 36th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 62nd for turnout against 2024.
Statewide races
- North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state52.0% Roy Cooper45.8% Michael WhatleyD+6.289,195 votes27.7 pts → D2024 R+21.5
The House
- North Carolina 13th DistrictJohnston County's part of the district · Paul Barringer won · D+2.5 across the district49.7% Paul Barringer48.9% Brad KnottD+0.789,079 votes21.7 pts → D2024 R+20.9
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.