Politically, NC is controlled by Raleigh and Charlotte. Both are majority dem and most of the people living there are transplants from deep blue states. The rest of the state is largely rural and republican or old style democrat.
“Politically, NC is controlled by Raleigh and Charlotte.”
NC is much like so many other conservative states. Georgia has Atlanta which controls so much of state policy. Tennessee has Memphis and Knoxville. Alabama has Birmingham. Etc, Etc.