Overview
- State Board of Elections data list 7,655,591 registered voters, with 2,976,558 unaffiliated (38.8%), 2,315,067 Republicans (30.2%), and 2,312,990 Democrats (30.2%).
- Last week’s changes added 4,318 Republican registrations and 1,637 Democratic registrations, producing a 2,077-voter GOP edge as unaffiliated registrations grew by 8,861.
- The Republican advantage over Democrats is roughly 0.027% of the electorate, underscoring how small the shift is.
- NC GOP chair Jason Simmons called the new edge a structural advantage heading into 2026, while Democratic chair Anderson Clayton argued Republicans will struggle to sell their agenda.
- Unaffiliated voters remain the fastest-growing group and now near 3 million, and officials note registration totals fluctuate with routine list maintenance and election cycles.