North Carolina sent 134 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention . 115 delegates were tied to the results of the primary , with the remainder being unelected superdelegates not pledged to any candidate . Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters ( but not registered Republicans ) were allowed to participate . The polls were open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM , Eastern daylight time ( UTC-4 ) . North Carolina had 5,811,778 registered voters in 2,817 precincts , with turnout at 36.42 %
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 North Carolina Democratic primary