Party control of North Carolina state government
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| Governor | Democratic |
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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.
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 37 trifectas: 23 Republican trifectas and 14 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
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Historical party control
North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2026
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| 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 | D | D | 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 | 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 | R | R | R | R | R | R |
See also
- North Carolina
- Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government
- Who runs the states
- Who runs the states, North Carolina
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