Biden’s polling position has been buoyed by a respectable second place showing among white voters, coupled with near-universal support from Black voters, who comprise a larger share of the electorate in North Carolina than in other battleground states, like the Rust Belt states. “Many people are watching North Carolina’s absentee voting process, including candidates, political parties, county boards of elections, and political and data scientists,” said Patrick Gannon, a spokesman for the bipartisan North Carolina State Board of Elections.