North Carolina voters share top issues leading them to the polls
(NewsNation) — Ahead of next week’s election, North Carolina voters told NewsNation that the economy, immigration and national security are at the top of their minds.
NewsNation’s Anna Kooiman spoke with voters in Charlotte, North Carolina, as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris prepare for dueling rallies in the Tar Heel State on Wednesday.
As of Wednesday morning, the race between Trump and Harris remained a toss-up with the former president leading Harris by just 1.4 points, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ polling.
Democrats have a chance to flip the Republican-leaning state blue even though North Carolina has voted red in 10 of the last 11 races. Former President Barack Obama won the Tar Heel State in 2008 and was the first Democrat to do so in nearly three decades.
North Carolina is one of seven swing states that could sway this year’s election. It’s another state that has seen another record turnout from early voting. Preliminary data reveals about 3.2 million people in the state have already voted, which is over one-third of the state’s registered voters.