Donald Trump wins North Carolina by a three-point margin over Kamala Harris, surpassing poll predictions.Nearly 3 out of every 4 registered voters cast a ballot in this election, but the turnout favored Trump and not Harris.”The big takeaway right now for me is really the Harris collapse in the eastern part of the state,” political scientist Michael Bitzer said.Bitzer says Black voters in the eastern part of the state did not turn out for Harris the way they did for Joe Biden in 2020.What’s more, Bitzer said the turnout numbers were higher in red counties.”Urban counties were either at or below the state turnout rate, and the surrounding suburban counties, like Davie counties like Davidson, had a much higher turnout rate,” Bitzer said.Eighty percent of Davie County voters cast a ballot, and Davidson County saw a 77% turnout.Meanwhile, Forsyth County had a 73% turnout, and Guilford County had a 72% …
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