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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Total | 243,776 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 |