2026 results · North Carolina · county
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Whatley carried Wilkes County by 37.9 points in the Senate race, 21.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+59.7). 2 races have votes counted here.
- Votes counted, Senate
- 23,629
- 65% of the 36,240 votes for president in 2024
- 2026 margin
- R+37.9
- 2024 president
- R+59.7
- Shift from 2024
- 21.7 pts → D
- In North Carolina
- 96th of 100
- The 96th best county for Cooper of the 100 counted; 93rd for turnout against 2024.
Statewide races
- North Carolina SenateRoy Cooper won · D+19.7 across the state29.5% Roy Cooper67.4% Michael WhatleyR+37.923,629 votes21.7 pts → D2024 R+59.7
The House
- North Carolina 5th DistrictWilkes County's part of the district · still counting · D+0.1 across the district26.8% Chuck Hubbard69.6% Virginia FoxxR+42.823,668 votes15.7 pts → D2024 R+58.5
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.