Some more election data tidbits:

There were only four counties that voted for Trump AND Cooper:

Granville
Lenoir
Martin
Scotland
Cooper received more votes than Trump in 26 counties.

Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Durham
Forsyth
Buncombe
Cumberland
New Hanover
Orange
Pitt
Chatham
Nash
Wilson
Watauga
Edgecombe
Halifax
Vance
Hoke
Pasquotank
Scotland
Hertford
Warren
Northampton
Anson
Bertie
Washington
Trump received more votes than Dan Forest in every county

And

Cooper received more votes than Biden in every county
Total votes, ordered by most to least

Cooper: 2,830,611
Trump: 2,754,218
Biden: 2,680,598
Forest: 2,582,821
President Third Party: 81,590
Governor Third Party: 81,131
Cooper won 29 counties in 2020, after winning 28 in 2016.

In 2016, but not 2020: Jackson Co.

In 2020, but not 2016: Lenoir, Martin Cos.

Total margins of victory:
2016: 10,277 (0.22 percentage points)
2020: 247,785 (4.51 percentage points)
Counties Cooper won both 2016+2020

Anson
Bertie
Buncombe
Chatham
Cumberland
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Granville
Guilford
Halifax
Hertford
Hoke
Mecklenburg
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Orange
Pasquotank
Pitt
Scotland
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wilson
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