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Election 1912 Results

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1912 presidential election in North Carolina

Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) beat Theodore Roosevelt (independent) in North Carolina in 1912, 59.2% to 28.4%, a margin of 30.9 points and 75,272 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1908, when William Jennings Bryan won.

Democrats led in 90 of the 100 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 7 and Republicans in 3. The largest, Buncombe, cast 6,528 votes and went to the Democrat by 50.4 points. The closest was Davie, where 13 votes separated the top two.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Woodrow Wilson won Democratic 144,407 59.2%
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive 69,135 28.4%
William Howard Taft Republican 29,129 11.9%
All other candidates 1,105 0.5%
Total243,776

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Buncombe 3,716 56.9% 426 6.5% 2,386 6,528 D+50.4
Guilford 3,830 60.4% 460 7.3% 2,048 6,338 D+53.2
Forsyth 3,042 48.1% 1,689 26.7% 1,591 6,322 D+21.4
Wake 3,996 68.8% 282 4.9% 1,529 5,807 D+64.0
Johnston 2,757 53.3% 1,335 25.8% 1,083 5,175 D+27.5
Davidson 2,484 48.2% 1,509 29.3% 1,165 5,158 D+18.9
Randolph 2,665 54.9% 370 7.6% 1,823 4,858 D+47.2
Surry 1,919 39.9% 2,277 47.4% 608 4,804 R+7.5
Mecklenburg 3,967 82.9% 284 5.9% 533 4,784 D+77.0
Rowan 2,748 59.5% 280 6.1% 1,594 4,622 D+53.4
Wilkes 1,636 36.1% 331 7.3% 2,571 4,538 Others
Catawba 2,110 50.4% 203 4.8% 1,875 4,188 D+45.5
Iredell 2,528 63.7% 392 9.9% 1,049 3,969 D+53.8
Alamance 2,132 54.3% 150 3.8% 1,647 3,929 D+50.4
Gaston 2,333 59.5% 244 6.2% 1,347 3,924 D+53.2
Sampson 1,265 32.7% 84 2.2% 2,520 3,869 Others
Rutherford 2,180 57.0% 82 2.1% 1,561 3,823 D+54.9
Cabarrus 1,738 46.8% 389 10.5% 1,584 3,711 D+36.4
Durham 2,197 62.3% 124 3.5% 1,205 3,526 D+58.8
Robeson 2,706 76.9% 154 4.4% 660 3,520 D+72.5
Wayne 2,293 65.5% 95 2.7% 1,115 3,503 D+62.7
Rockingham 1,939 55.9% 694 20.0% 838 3,471 D+35.9
Cleveland 2,351 69.7% 81 2.4% 943 3,375 D+67.3
Ashe 1,643 48.9% 478 14.2% 1,242 3,363 D+34.6
Stanly 1,702 50.7% 105 3.1% 1,548 3,355 D+47.6
Haywood 2,068 62.9% 354 10.8% 867 3,289 D+52.1
Caldwell 1,627 49.5% 482 14.7% 1,178 3,287 D+34.8
Pitt 2,303 74.6% 347 11.2% 436 3,086 D+63.4
Chatham 1,652 53.9% 70 2.3% 1,345 3,067 D+51.6
Duplin 1,757 61.5% 33 1.2% 1,069 2,859 D+60.3
Stokes 1,144 40.5% 1,450 51.3% 233 2,827 R+10.8
Cumberland 1,678 60.1% 235 8.4% 880 2,793 D+51.7
Columbus 1,668 61.4% 155 5.7% 892 2,715 D+55.7
Burke 1,365 50.5% 48 1.8% 1,288 2,701 D+48.8
Nash 1,862 70.2% 172 6.5% 618 2,652 D+63.7
Madison 897 33.9% 430 16.2% 1,320 2,647 Others
Harnett 1,364 53.4% 148 5.8% 1,041 2,553 D+47.6
Beaufort 1,605 64.0% 295 11.8% 609 2,509 D+52.2
Halifax 2,300 92.9% 42 1.7% 135 2,477 D+91.2
Lincoln 1,280 53.1% 49 2.0% 1,081 2,410 D+51.1
Wilson 1,741 73.0% 82 3.4% 561 2,384 D+69.6
Union 1,786 75.9% 92 3.9% 476 2,354 D+72.0
Henderson 1,092 48.0% 801 35.2% 382 2,275 D+12.8
Franklin 1,856 81.6% 71 3.1% 347 2,274 D+78.5
New Hanover 2,021 89.1% 140 6.2% 107 2,268 D+82.9
Jackson 1,210 53.6% 315 13.9% 734 2,259 D+39.6
Yancey 1,112 50.4% 60 2.7% 1,036 2,208 D+47.6
Watauga 933 42.9% 420 19.3% 821 2,174 D+23.6
McDowell 1,037 47.9% 343 15.9% 783 2,163 D+32.1
Cherokee 906 42.8% 734 34.7% 477 2,117 D+8.1
Moore 1,167 55.2% 252 11.9% 695 2,114 D+43.3
Yadkin 713 33.9% 791 37.6% 599 2,103 R+3.7
Granville 1,561 74.5% 192 9.2% 343 2,096 D+65.3
Craven 1,819 87.1% 79 3.8% 190 2,088 D+83.3
Edgecombe 1,851 89.0% 102 4.9% 126 2,079 D+84.1
Lenoir 1,568 77.0% 122 6.0% 347 2,037 D+71.0
Montgomery 1,012 50.5% 144 7.2% 846 2,002 D+43.4
Macon 1,020 51.1% 134 6.7% 841 1,995 D+44.4
Orange 997 50.0% 172 8.6% 825 1,994 D+41.4
Davie 823 41.6% 810 40.9% 346 1,979 D+0.7
Carteret 1,153 60.4% 218 11.4% 537 1,908 D+49.0
Alexander 852 45.5% 523 27.9% 497 1,872 D+17.6
Swain 766 41.5% 220 11.9% 858 1,844 Others
Person 820 45.9% 784 43.8% 184 1,788 D+2.0
Northampton 1,625 93.7% 57 3.3% 53 1,735 D+90.4
Anson 1,487 86.0% 125 7.2% 118 1,730 D+78.7
Bladen 1,140 67.7% 33 2.0% 511 1,684 D+65.7
Bertie 1,571 93.5% 43 2.6% 66 1,680 D+91.0
Vance 1,204 75.0% 168 10.5% 234 1,606 D+64.5
Richmond 1,319 83.6% 82 5.2% 177 1,578 D+78.4
Onslow 901 59.4% 66 4.4% 550 1,517 D+55.0
Martin 1,251 82.6% 229 15.1% 34 1,514 D+67.5
Brunswick 777 51.4% 280 18.5% 456 1,513 D+32.8
Lee 862 62.8% 451 32.8% 60 1,373 D+29.9
Polk 675 50.8% 153 11.5% 502 1,330 D+39.2
Avery 217 16.6% 138 10.6% 952 1,307 Others
Mitchell 385 29.5% 203 15.6% 716 1,304 Others
Transylvania 631 49.5% 107 8.4% 538 1,276 D+41.1
Pender 967 77.1% 19 1.5% 268 1,254 D+75.6
Pasquotank 972 78.8% 77 6.2% 184 1,233 D+72.6
Greene 894 76.4% 124 10.6% 152 1,170 D+65.8
Warren 987 86.2% 112 9.8% 46 1,145 D+76.4
Pamlico 694 62.1% 74 6.6% 349 1,117 D+55.5
Alleghany 652 58.4% 208 18.6% 256 1,116 D+39.8
Washington 503 48.6% 384 37.1% 149 1,036 D+11.5
Hyde 636 62.8% 76 7.5% 300 1,012 D+55.3
Perquimans 647 70.4% 228 24.8% 44 919 D+45.6
Hertford 742 81.7% 61 6.7% 105 908 D+75.0
Caswell 705 78.0% 154 17.0% 45 904 D+61.0
Graham 416 46.2% 261 29.0% 223 900 D+17.2
Gates 618 69.3% 95 10.7% 179 892 D+58.6
Scotland 751 89.9% 9 1.1% 75 835 D+88.9
Chowan 663 82.9% 60 7.5% 77 800 D+75.4
Jones 635 79.9% 35 4.4% 125 795 D+75.5
Clay 372 47.9% 17 2.2% 387 776 Others
Hoke 626 85.9% 63 8.6% 40 729 D+77.2
Dare 397 55.5% 238 33.3% 80 715 D+22.2
Currituck 622 97.8% 6 0.9% 8 636 D+96.9
Tyrrell 297 47.5% 224 35.8% 104 625 D+11.7
Camden 303 74.8% 40 9.9% 62 405 D+64.9

Counties as they stood in 1912; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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