2026 results · North Carolina · county

Rowan County, North Carolina

Whatley carried Rowan County by 13.2 points in the Senate race, 22.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+35.9). 2 races have votes counted here.

Rowan County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 50,921; 68% of the 75,236 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+13.2
2024 president: R+35.9
Shift from 2024: 22.7 pts → D
In North Carolina: 67th of 100; The 67th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 83rd for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state
42.2% Roy Cooper55.4% Michael Whatley
R+13.250,921 votes
22.7 pts → D2024 R+35.9

The House

North Carolina 6th DistrictRowan County's part of the district · Cyril Jefferson won · D+2.4 across the district
40.8% Cyril Jefferson59.2% Addison McDowell
R+18.550,723 votes
15.2 pts → D2024 R+33.7

Also in this county: NC-08, NC-10, 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.