Election 1892 Results
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1892 presidential election in North Carolina
Grover Cleveland (Democrat) beat Benjamin Harrison (Republican) in North Carolina in 1892, 47.4% to 35.8%, a margin of 11.6 points and 32,605 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1888, when Grover Cleveland also won.
Democrats led in 67 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 25 and other candidates in 3. The largest, Wake, cast 8,646 votes and went to the Democrat by 20.1 points. The closest was Transylvania, where 11 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland won | Democratic | 132,951 | 47.4% |
| Benjamin Harrison | Republican | 100,346 | 35.8% |
| James B. Weaver | Populist | 44,336 | 15.8% |
| All other candidates | 2,637 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 280,270 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake | 3,724 43.1% | 1,987 23.0% | 2,935 | 8,646 | D+20.1 |
| Buncombe | 3,588 50.7% | 3,125 44.2% | 360 | 7,073 | D+6.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 3,881 60.0% | 1,933 29.9% | 658 | 6,472 | D+30.1 |
| Guilford | 2,773 46.4% | 2,532 42.3% | 674 | 5,979 | D+4.0 |
| Forsyth | 2,880 49.6% | 2,447 42.1% | 481 | 5,808 | D+7.5 |
| Cumberland | 2,178 44.4% | 1,333 27.2% | 1,395 | 4,906 | D+17.2 |
| Halifax | 3,079 62.8% | 1,376 28.0% | 451 | 4,906 | D+34.7 |
| Randolph | 2,077 43.1% | 1,883 39.1% | 857 | 4,817 | D+4.0 |
| Wayne | 2,261 47.2% | 1,645 34.3% | 889 | 4,795 | D+12.8 |
| Johnston | 3,135 65.4% | 1,036 21.6% | 621 | 4,792 | D+43.8 |
| Pitt | 2,052 43.7% | 1,221 26.0% | 1,425 | 4,698 | D+17.7 |
| Rockingham | 1,784 38.7% | 1,961 42.6% | 862 | 4,607 | R+3.8 |
| Iredell | 2,282 50.8% | 1,524 33.9% | 688 | 4,494 | D+16.9 |
| Chatham | 1,567 35.6% | 727 16.5% | 2,107 | 4,401 | Others |
| Davidson | 1,928 45.1% | 1,836 43.0% | 510 | 4,274 | D+2.2 |
| Robeson | 2,312 54.1% | 1,117 26.2% | 842 | 4,271 | D+28.0 |
| Sampson | 1,299 30.4% | 1,325 31.1% | 1,643 | 4,267 | Others |
| Franklin | 1,741 42.3% | 993 24.1% | 1,381 | 4,115 | D+18.2 |
| Rowan | 2,303 57.4% | 876 21.8% | 832 | 4,011 | D+35.6 |
| New Hanover | 2,408 61.0% | 1,500 38.0% | 38 | 3,946 | D+23.0 |
| Moore | 1,674 43.2% | 1,460 37.6% | 744 | 3,878 | D+5.5 |
| Wilson | 2,100 54.6% | 497 12.9% | 1,250 | 3,847 | D+41.7 |
| Wilkes | 1,770 46.5% | 1,895 49.7% | 145 | 3,810 | R+3.3 |
| Surry | 1,974 52.0% | 1,740 45.9% | 79 | 3,793 | D+6.2 |
| Beaufort | 1,865 52.4% | 1,612 45.3% | 84 | 3,561 | D+7.1 |
| Granville | 1,403 39.8% | 1,630 46.2% | 496 | 3,529 | R+6.4 |
| Durham | 1,490 42.4% | 1,264 35.9% | 764 | 3,518 | D+6.4 |
| Rutherford | 1,794 51.1% | 1,452 41.4% | 262 | 3,508 | D+9.7 |
| Cleveland | 1,788 51.3% | 722 20.7% | 974 | 3,484 | D+30.6 |
| Alamance | 1,691 49.0% | 1,301 37.7% | 458 | 3,450 | D+11.3 |
| Catawba | 1,711 50.6% | 705 20.8% | 966 | 3,382 | D+29.7 |
| Bertie | 1,610 48.7% | 1,309 39.6% | 384 | 3,303 | D+9.1 |
| Edgecombe | 1,702 51.6% | 986 29.9% | 613 | 3,301 | D+21.7 |
| Richmond | 1,700 51.7% | 1,122 34.1% | 465 | 3,287 | D+17.6 |
| Duplin | 1,455 44.3% | 986 30.0% | 844 | 3,285 | D+14.3 |
| Craven | 1,305 40.0% | 1,648 50.5% | 311 | 3,264 | R+10.5 |
| Gaston | 1,616 50.4% | 1,173 36.6% | 418 | 3,207 | D+13.8 |
| Union | 1,798 56.2% | 572 17.9% | 830 | 3,200 | D+38.3 |
| Northampton | 1,365 43.0% | 1,306 41.2% | 502 | 3,173 | D+1.9 |
| Warren | 737 24.0% | 1,474 48.0% | 861 | 3,072 | R+24.0 |
| Stokes | 1,217 39.9% | 1,610 52.8% | 221 | 3,048 | R+12.9 |
| Columbus | 1,592 52.4% | 813 26.7% | 635 | 3,040 | D+25.6 |
| Vance | 908 29.9% | 1,340 44.1% | 792 | 3,040 | R+14.2 |
| Person | 1,261 42.0% | 1,400 46.7% | 340 | 3,001 | R+4.6 |
| Ashe | 1,366 46.1% | 1,460 49.3% | 134 | 2,960 | R+3.2 |
| Madison | 1,118 37.8% | 1,718 58.1% | 123 | 2,959 | R+20.3 |
| Cabarrus | 1,419 48.0% | 679 23.0% | 860 | 2,958 | D+25.0 |
| Caswell | 913 31.6% | 1,522 52.6% | 457 | 2,892 | R+21.1 |
| Orange | 1,117 39.5% | 936 33.1% | 777 | 2,830 | D+6.4 |
| Martin | 1,454 51.4% | 1,091 38.6% | 284 | 2,829 | D+12.8 |
| Nash | 997 35.5% | 476 17.0% | 1,333 | 2,806 | Others |
| Lenoir | 1,388 49.6% | 957 34.2% | 455 | 2,800 | D+15.4 |
| Burke | 1,410 51.1% | 1,098 39.8% | 250 | 2,758 | D+11.3 |
| Bladen | 1,228 44.6% | 1,205 43.8% | 321 | 2,754 | D+0.8 |
| Haywood | 1,525 58.3% | 959 36.7% | 132 | 2,616 | D+21.6 |
| Harnett | 1,222 48.6% | 650 25.9% | 641 | 2,513 | D+22.8 |
| Yadkin | 1,046 42.2% | 1,219 49.1% | 216 | 2,481 | R+7.0 |
| Pasquotank | 801 35.1% | 1,244 54.6% | 235 | 2,280 | R+19.4 |
| Henderson | 835 39.1% | 1,197 56.0% | 105 | 2,137 | R+16.9 |
| Caldwell | 1,172 55.3% | 614 29.0% | 332 | 2,118 | D+26.3 |
| Mitchell | 724 34.5% | 1,327 63.2% | 48 | 2,099 | R+28.7 |
| Montgomery | 1,011 48.7% | 839 40.4% | 226 | 2,076 | D+8.3 |
| Davie | 725 35.3% | 1,057 51.5% | 271 | 2,053 | R+16.2 |
| Lincoln | 976 47.6% | 617 30.1% | 458 | 2,051 | D+17.5 |
| Carteret | 1,211 59.5% | 613 30.1% | 210 | 2,034 | D+29.4 |
| Pender | 872 44.3% | 960 48.8% | 137 | 1,969 | R+4.5 |
| Onslow | 1,137 58.2% | 379 19.4% | 436 | 1,952 | D+38.8 |
| Anson | 1,261 65.4% | 396 20.5% | 272 | 1,929 | D+44.8 |
| Brunswick | 755 40.0% | 446 23.6% | 685 | 1,886 | D+16.4 |
| Watauga | 940 49.9% | 839 44.5% | 105 | 1,884 | D+5.4 |
| Gates | 942 50.4% | 575 30.8% | 351 | 1,868 | D+19.6 |
| McDowell | 1,055 56.7% | 727 39.0% | 80 | 1,862 | D+17.6 |
| Greene | 1,006 55.2% | 562 30.8% | 255 | 1,823 | D+24.4 |
| Jackson | 977 56.3% | 578 33.3% | 180 | 1,735 | D+23.0 |
| Yancey | 927 53.9% | 651 37.8% | 143 | 1,721 | D+16.0 |
| Hertford | 710 41.9% | 843 49.7% | 143 | 1,696 | R+7.8 |
| Macon | 862 51.4% | 562 33.5% | 253 | 1,677 | D+17.9 |
| Chowan | 679 41.4% | 882 53.7% | 80 | 1,641 | R+12.4 |
| Hyde | 858 52.4% | 430 26.3% | 349 | 1,637 | D+26.1 |
| Stanly | 1,053 64.8% | 323 19.9% | 250 | 1,626 | D+44.9 |
| Washington | 533 35.3% | 692 45.8% | 287 | 1,512 | R+10.5 |
| Cherokee | 692 47.7% | 692 47.7% | 66 | 1,450 | level |
| Alexander | 591 41.4% | 420 29.5% | 415 | 1,426 | D+12.0 |
| Currituck | 834 61.7% | 402 29.7% | 116 | 1,352 | D+32.0 |
| Perquimans | 490 36.8% | 834 62.6% | 9 | 1,333 | R+25.8 |
| Jones | 671 50.6% | 308 23.2% | 348 | 1,327 | D+27.4 |
| Pamlico | 509 38.4% | 471 35.5% | 347 | 1,327 | D+2.9 |
| Swain | 558 46.0% | 403 33.3% | 251 | 1,212 | D+12.8 |
| Alleghany | 797 69.0% | 358 31.0% | 1,155 | D+38.0 | |
| Camden | 483 44.0% | 504 45.9% | 110 | 1,097 | R+1.9 |
| Polk | 511 47.4% | 566 52.6% | 1,077 | R+5.1 | |
| Transylvania | 513 49.6% | 502 48.5% | 20 | 1,035 | D+1.1 |
| Tyrrell | 242 30.8% | 295 37.6% | 248 | 785 | R+6.8 |
| Clay | 383 53.1% | 256 35.5% | 82 | 721 | D+17.6 |
| Dare | 335 48.5% | 356 51.5% | 691 | R+3.0 | |
| Graham | 339 56.4% | 262 43.6% | 601 | D+12.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1892; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
North Carolina in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.3 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.7 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+2.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+0.3 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+0.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+2.1 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+40.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+10.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+4.2 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+1.3 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+7.8 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+25.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+33.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+48.1 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+46.8 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+16.4 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+47.3 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.7 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+11.6 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+6.8 |