2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2020-united-states-presidential-election-in-north-carolina

1. How big is 2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina?
2. What is the capital of 2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina?
3. What is the population (2020 census)?
4. What made North Carolina a very close state in the 2020 election?
5. Who won the 2020 presidential election in North Carolina and by how much?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is 2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina?53,819 square miles
2. What is the capital of 2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina?Raleigh
3. What is the population (2020 census)?10,439,388
4. What made North Carolina a very close state in the 2020 election?North Carolina has a mix of growing urban and suburban areas and a strong rural base, so people in the state can support either party. This mix makes the vote counts very close and the state a swing state.
5. Who won the 2020 presidential election in North Carolina and by how much?Donald Trump won the state with 49.93% of the vote, while Joe Biden received 48.59%. Trump’s margin of victory was 1.34%, the smallest win for him in any state that year.

Electoral College: A body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution, constituted every four years for the sole purpose of electing the President and Vice President.
Plurality: The largest share of votes in an election, even if it is less than 50% of the total votes cast.
Poll Aggregator: A website or organization that collects and averages results from multiple opinion polls to provide a broader picture of public sentiment.