The Split Ticket: When Voters Go Outside The Party Lines

In the last 40 years, North Carolina has voted for a president and governor from separate parties in seven out of 11 elections. Each time the state has split the vote, North Carolinians have elected a Republican president and a Democratic governor. The 2020 election produced the same result, as thousands of people voted for President Donald Trump and Governor Roy Cooper.<img src="https://feedpress.me/link/14838/15094340.gif" height="1" width="1"/>