Party control of North Carolina state government

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Party control in North Carolina

Governor	Democratic
Senate	Republican
House	Republican

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After the 2018 election cycle, North Carolina remained under divided government. Divided government was first established in North Carolina in 2017.

1 Trifectas
- 1.1 Trifectas in North Carolina
2 Current leadership of key offices
3 Historical party control
4 See also

Trifectas

Trifectas influence how hard a party must work to advance its agenda.

When one party controls the three vital centers of state political power—the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate —Ballotpedia considers that party to control a "trifecta." Trifectas make it easier for the dominant party to pursue its agenda, and more difficult for opposition parties to challenge it.

There are currently 36 trifectas: 21 Republican trifectas and 15 Democratic trifectas. North Carolina operates under divided government.

Trifectas in North Carolina

In North Carolina, Democrats held trifecta control of state government from 1993 to 1994 and 1999 to 2010. Republicans held trifecta control from 2013 to 2016. In all other years from 1992 to 2017, control of state government was divided.

Current leadership of key offices

Governor

Roy Cooper

Senate President

Dan Forest

Speaker of the House

Timothy K. Moore

Historical party control

North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2020
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Governor	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

v • e Who Runs the States

Report Background	Main Page • Part One: State Partisanship • Partisanship Results Infographic • Part Two: State Quality of Life Index (SQLI) • Part Three: Overlaying Results

Part 1	Executive Summary • State Partisanship Analysis • Partisan Control of Governorships • Partisan Control of State Legislatures • Partisan Control of State Senates • Partisan Control of State Houses • State Government Trifectas • Overall Partisan Control: Bright, Medium and Soft States • Changes of Partisan Domination over 22 years • Year-to-Year Changes in State Partisan Control • Trifectas and Presidential Election Patterns • Conclusion • Methodology • Appendix A • Appendix B

Part 2	Executive Summary • State Quality of Life Index (SQLI) • About the Index • Overall Rankings • Dramatic Changes from 1st Half to 2nd Half • Individual Indicators • Methodology • Appendices

Part 3	Introduction • Comparing Partisanship and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI) Rankings • Description of the data • Trends and correlations • Methodology • Key Values for Fifty-State Regressions • Appendices

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Party control of North Carolina state government

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Trifectas in North Carolina

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