President Donald Trump, left, introduced N.C. Third Congressional District candidate Dr. Greg Murphy during a rally at Minges Coliseum in Greenville on in July 2019. Photo by Neuse News.

Since September, President Trump will visit North Carolina for the seventh time as he prepares for the November election. North Carolina has 15 Electoral College votes that helped President Trump in 2016 reach the 270 votes needed to become president. After recovering from COVID-19, the President resumed his goal of reaching large audiences through campaign rallies.  

On Thursday, October 15, President Trump will be at the Pitt-Greenville Airport at 1:00 pm at 400 Airport Road in Greenville. Registration is required, and interested participants may only register up to two tickets per mobile number per event with all tickets subject to a first-come, first-serve basis.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has visited North Carolina twice during 2020 with the first time in February and the most recent visit at the end of September.

Historically, North Carolina has a strong mix of liberal and conservative voters, earning the state a purple title instead of the traditional red and blue to signify Republicans or Democrats. North Carolina voted mostly Democratic from 1876 through 1964 and mostly Republican beginning in 1968.

In 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain by about 14,000 votes out of 4.3 million casts (49.7% to 49.4%). In 2012, North Carolina flipped Republican when Mitt Romney beat Obama by about 2%. Donald Trump won the state by 3.6% over Hillary Clinton in 2016.