Yes, gerrymandering plays a significant role in explaining Republicans’ 10-3 advantage in North Carolina’s newly elected congressional delegation, as well as the 74-46 margin in the N.C. House (down three from 2013-14) and the 34-16 margin in the N.C. Senate (up one from 2013-14).
But this should not obscure the fact that Republicans achieved comfortable majorities among N.C. voters when all legislative and congressional votes are combined.
Given the numbers available this morning (which will change slightly by the time of the final vote certification), here’s the breakdown:
U.S. House
Republicans – 1,544,622 votes (55.5%)
Democrats – 1,221,834 (43.9%)
Libertarians – 7,813
Other – 10,688
N.C. Senate
Republicans – 1,381,175 (53.9%)
Democrats – 1,160,337 (45.2%)
Libertarians – 1,400
Other – 21,627
N.C. House
Republicans – 1,357,846 (54.2%)
Democrats – 1,134,090 (45.3%)
Libertarians – 13,215