2026 results · North Carolina · North Carolina 11th District
Jamie Ager, the Democrat, flips North Carolina's 11th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 9.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 25.2-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie AgerDemocrat | 195,637 | 57.1% | |
| Jennifer Capps BalkcomRepublican | 141,427 | 41.3% | |
| Travis GrooLibertarian | 5,345 | 1.6% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 8:33 PM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted342,409 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: North Carolina State Board of Elections
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About the seat
North Carolina's 11th District takes in all or part of 16 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+9.4 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 25.2 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 14 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+9.4
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+13.5
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 1 of 14
- Buncombe County38%
- Henderson County17%
- Haywood County8%
- McDowell County5%
- Transylvania County5%
- Macon County5%
- Jackson County5%
- Cherokee County4%
- 8 more14%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 16 counties compared moved 25.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 77% as many votes as in 2024, from 82% in Buncombe County to 43% in Polk County.
Madison County moved most: R+23.2 for president in 2024, D+9.4 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Buncombe County added 23,949 net votes for Ager against the 2024 margin, 25% of the district's change
Across the 16 counties compared, the margin moved by 95,527 votes toward Ager: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Buncombe County+23,949 Ager
- Henderson County+13,773 Ager
- Haywood County+10,147 Ager
- McDowell County+7,422 Ager
- Macon County+5,634 Ager
- Cherokee County+5,287 Ager
- Jackson County+5,157 Ager
- Transylvania County+4,278 Ager
6 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Ager this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Henderson CountyR+14.3D+6.6
- Haywood CountyR+24.7D+2.7
- Transylvania CountyR+12.0D+11.0
- Jackson CountyR+9.2D+19.5
- Madison CountyR+23.2D+9.4
- Swain CountyR+23.3D+3.5
How the vote came in
Ager did best among mail ballots (D+54.9) and Balkcom among Election Day votes(R+12.2).
- Early Voting233,784 votes, 68% of the countD+26.1
- Election Day98,839 votes, 29% of the countR+12.2
- Absentee by Mail9,786 votes, 3% of the countD+54.9
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
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The seats that changed party
Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 10–4, now D 10–4, counting the leaders in 4 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.