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North Carolina

One in five people in North Carolina who took the quiz scored libertarian, about the same as the country. One in 110 voted that way. Here is what the count says about North Carolina, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.

18.4%
of quiz takers hold libertarian positions10,240 people with a North Carolina ZIP, January to October 2024, margin ±0.8 points
0.9%
voted Libertarian2020 presidential, 48,701 of 5.5 million votes
37of 50
on the state score41.2 of 100 from five published parts

How North Carolina scores

41.2 of 100, rank 37 of 50. Five parts, each turned into a 0 to 100 mark and weighted as shown. The method page has the formulas.

Personal freedom Cato rank 33 of 50, 202335weight 25
Economic freedom Cato rank 26 of 50, 202349weight 25
Civil forfeiture law Institute for Justice grade B, 202575weight 10
Quiz takers who hold libertarian positions 18.4% of 10,240, pulled toward the national 18.9% for sample size, then ranked against the other states42weight 25
Voted Libertarian for president 0.88% in 2020, ranked against the other states15weight 15

Wins on the ledger, 0 for North Carolina, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.

Where North Carolina lands

Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.

Libertarian18.4%
Moderate47.0%
Progressive21.7%
Conservative7.7%
Authoritarian5.2%

United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.

How free is North Carolina

Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.

Overall freedom rank24 of 50Cato, 2023
Economic freedom rank26Cato, 2023
Personal freedom rank33Cato, 2023
Education freedom ranknot ranked
Civil forfeiture gradeBInstitute for Justice, 2025
Right to workYesNRTW, 2024
Concealed carryShall issueUSCCA, 2025
CannabisMedicalNCSL, 2025

What North Carolina changed

Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.

Nothing on the ledger for North Carolina yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.

Who is doing the work in North Carolina

Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. 2 groups are based in North Carolina, and other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.

John Locke FoundationFree market policy research and advocacy at the state capitol.Raleigh, NC
James G. Martin Center for Academic RenewalHigher education policy research: academic freedom, cost and governance.Raleigh, NC
Cato InstitutePublic policy research across every issue on this site, with a sponsors program and internships.National
Reason FoundationPolicy research on transportation, pensions, drug policy, criminal justice and education, and publisher of Reason magazine.National
Institute for JusticePublic-interest law firm that litigates occupational licensing, civil forfeiture, eminent domain, school choice and free speech cases at no cost to the client.National
Who are you, and what do you care about?Find your people in North Carolina

Count North Carolina

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