2026 results · North Carolina · county

McDowell County, North Carolina

Whatley carried McDowell County by 26.3 points in the Senate race, 22.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+49.2). 2 races have votes counted here.

McDowell County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 16,403; 70% of the 23,600 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+26.3
2024 president: R+49.2
Shift from 2024: 22.9 pts → D
In North Carolina: 81st of 100; The 81st best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 73rd for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
35.4% Roy Cooper61.7% Michael Whatley
R+26.316,403 votes
22.9 pts → D2024 R+49.2

The House

North Carolina 11th DistrictMcDowell County's part of the district · Jamie Ager won · D+15.8 across the district
36.6% Jamie Ager61.5% Jennifer Capps Balkcom
R+24.916,383 votes
23.4 pts → D2024 R+48.3

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.