{"id":2364768,"date":"2024-11-06T00:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T05:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T00:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T05:23:41","slug":"north-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Called For Trump In First Swing-State Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2364768&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has been projected to win North Carolina, marking it as the first swing state to be called on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-trump-left-him-after-2020-election\/\" title=\"Chris Christie claims Trump abandoned him post-2020 election.\">election \u200bnight<\/a>, according to The Associated\u200d Press. \u2063With approximately 92% of the\u200c votes counted by 11:30 p.m., Trump secured 50.8% of the votes\u2064 compared to Vice President \u200cKamala Harris, who garnered 48%. This outcome was notable as North Carolina had been regarded as a &#8220;toss-up&#8221;\u200c state since Harris entered the race. Notably,\u200c Trump won Anson County, a region that had historically voted Democrat in presidential elections since at least Richard Nixon, with nearly 51% of the votes. This shift\u2064 signals a change in voter dynamics, particularly since Anson County has a \u200bsignificant Black population that\u200d typically leans Democratic. Trump \u2064had \u200dalso previously\u200d won North Carolina in \u200cthe 2016 and 2020 elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Entering_Union_County_on_North_Carolina_Highway_200.jpg\">Mark Clifton\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/06\/north-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory-of-election-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=North%20Carolina%20Called%20For%20Trump%20In%20First%20Swing-State%20Victory%20Of%20Election%20Night&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/06\/north-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory-of-election-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=North%20Carolina%20Called%20For%20Trump%20In%20First%20Swing-State%20Victory%20Of%20Election%20Night&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/06\/north-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory-of-election-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/06\/north-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory-of-election-night\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=North%20Carolina%20Called%20For%20Trump%20In%20First%20Swing-State%20Victory%20Of%20Election%20Night&amp;body=The%20AP%20has%20called%20North%20Carolina%20for%20former%20President%20Donald%20Trump,%20marking%20the%20first%20swing-state%20win%20of%20election%20night.%20%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/06\/north-carolina-called-for-trump-in-first-swing-state-victory-of-election-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is projected to win North Carolina, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/11\/05\/us\/elections\/results-president-forecast-needle.html\">first<\/a> swing state called on election night, according to The Associated Press.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump won <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/election-results-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50.8 percent<\/a> of the vote against Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; 48 percent as of 11:30 p.m., the AP reported. At the time of publication, 92 percent of the votes were in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f9e06ab012403a3f89e2251a95c99a59 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f9e06ab012403a3f89e2251a95c99a59\"><\/div>\n<p>North Carolina has been seen as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-winning-north-carolina-donald-trump-kamala-harris-updates-1976160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">toss-up<\/a>&rdquo; state since Harris first entered the race, according to Newsweek. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-elections-board-takes-down-mayoral-race-results-after-finding-discrepancy\/\" title=\"NYC Elections Board Takes Down Mayoral Race Results After Finding \u2018Discrepancy\u2019\">election night results<\/a> soon began to indicate a Trump victory.<\/p>\n<p>Trump won Anson County, North Carolina, which has voted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfae.org\/politics\/2022-12-20\/anson-countys-flip-to-red-highlights-a-shift-in-rural-nc-counties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrat<\/a> in every presidential race at least since Richard Nixon &mdash; and before that, likely since Reconstruction, according to WFAE. Its population is nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/ansoncountynorthcarolina\/PST045223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50 percent<\/a> black, a demographic group that typically leans Democrat. But Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/er.ncsbe.gov\/?election_dt=11\/05\/2024&amp;county_id=4&amp;office=ALL&amp;contest=0&amp;scroll_enabled=1&amp;scroll_delay=5000&amp;scroll_contests=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won<\/a> the county with nearly 51 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"dXUveVfpjNOIzmJotYkDbCa2QP7cTr168lRE4SG3qi9xZHFBL5swA0uWynM\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An interesting data point. Donald Trump just won Anson County, North Carolina. The county is 40% Black. Trump becomes just the second Republican to win this county since the 1870s. (For people keeping score, that means since Reconstruction).<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darvio Morrow (@DTheKingpin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DTheKingpin\/status\/1853993344843616485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump also won North Carolina in 2016 and 2020, Newsweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-winning-north-carolina-donald-trump-kamala-harris-updates-1976160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-96511a4e860b47eb72c7e4d998f297e8 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-96511a4e860b47eb72c7e4d998f297e8\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. 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