North Carolina
North Carolina, nicknamed the "Tar Heel State," is bordered by Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Raleigh, and its most populated city is Charlotte.
North Carolina has two members of the U.S. Senate, a total of 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 50 members of the State Senate and 120 members of the House of Representatives.
North Carolina 2025 elections: Municipal • Candidate ballot access
North Carolina elections, 2026 Past elections: 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014
Cities and counties in North Carolina
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage in the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and also covers mayoral, city council, and district attorney elections in every state capital. Additionally, Ballotpedia covers school board elections in the 200 largest U.S. school districts by enrollment.
- Charlotte, Durham (County), Durham (City), Forsyth County, Greensboro, Guilford County, Mecklenburg County, Raleigh, Wake County, Winston-Salem
However, in 2022, Ballotpedia also provided expanded coverage of local elections in North Carolina. Click here to find your county!
North Carolina fact checks
Policy issues in North Carolina
Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes
Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation
Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice
Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting
Energy: Energy information • Fracking
Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species
Finance: Financial regulation information
Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act
Immigration: Immigration information
Pensions: Public pensions
