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Election 1920 Results

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1920 presidential election in North Carolina

James M. Cox (Democrat) beat Warren G. Harding (Republican) in North Carolina in 1920, 56.7% to 43.3%, a margin of 13.5 points and 72,548 votes.

North Carolina voted 39.6 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+26.2.

The Democratic hold continued from 1916, when Woodrow Wilson won.

Democrats led in 72 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 28. The largest, Buncombe, cast 18,184 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.8 points. The closest was Montgomery, where 17 votes separated the two parties.

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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
James M. Cox won Democratic 305,367 56.7%
Warren G. Harding Republican 232,819 43.3%
Total538,186

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Buncombe 10,167 55.9% 8,017 44.1% 18,184 D+11.8
Guilford 9,615 54.8% 7,920 45.2% 17,535 D+9.7
Forsyth 8,123 54.5% 6,792 45.5% 14,915 D+8.9
Mecklenburg 11,313 76.8% 3,421 23.2% 14,734 D+53.6
Gaston 7,148 55.2% 5,803 44.8% 12,951 D+10.4
Wake 8,020 68.7% 3,653 31.3% 11,673 D+37.4
Johnston 6,030 51.9% 5,588 48.1% 11,618 D+3.8
Randolph 5,110 44.8% 6,297 55.2% 11,407 R+10.4
Catawba 5,404 47.7% 5,935 52.3% 11,339 R+4.7
Rowan 6,421 56.8% 4,888 43.2% 11,309 D+13.6
Iredell 6,470 59.5% 4,402 40.5% 10,872 D+19.0
Davidson 4,797 44.6% 5,960 55.4% 10,757 R+10.8
Alamance 5,255 53.2% 4,619 46.8% 9,874 D+6.4
Cabarrus 4,418 46.2% 5,148 53.8% 9,566 R+7.6
Wilkes 2,843 30.6% 6,451 69.4% 9,294 R+38.8
Rutherford 5,101 56.0% 4,015 44.0% 9,116 D+11.9
Surry 3,547 40.7% 5,170 59.3% 8,717 R+18.6
Robeson 6,183 73.6% 2,220 26.4% 8,403 D+47.2
Durham 4,646 56.7% 3,550 43.3% 8,196 D+13.4
Stanly 3,843 47.1% 4,312 52.9% 8,155 R+5.8
Cleveland 5,181 63.7% 2,953 36.3% 8,134 D+27.4
Rockingham 4,507 55.6% 3,605 44.4% 8,112 D+11.1
Sampson 2,426 31.2% 5,353 68.8% 7,779 R+37.6
Wayne 4,794 62.9% 2,822 37.1% 7,616 D+25.9
Ashe 3,431 47.4% 3,808 52.6% 7,239 R+5.2
Harnett 3,919 54.2% 3,311 45.8% 7,230 D+8.4
Haywood 4,229 58.5% 3,000 41.5% 7,229 D+17.0
Burke 3,262 47.6% 3,592 52.4% 6,854 R+4.8
Lincoln 3,331 51.5% 3,137 48.5% 6,468 D+3.0
Caldwell 2,931 47.1% 3,298 52.9% 6,229 R+5.9
Duplin 3,398 55.8% 2,697 44.2% 6,095 D+11.5
Chatham 3,186 52.3% 2,906 47.7% 6,092 D+4.6
Henderson 2,496 42.8% 3,337 57.2% 5,833 R+14.4
Beaufort 3,522 60.9% 2,266 39.1% 5,788 D+21.7
Nash 4,031 72.1% 1,556 27.9% 5,587 D+44.3
Union 4,168 74.8% 1,404 25.2% 5,572 D+49.6
McDowell 2,809 52.3% 2,561 47.7% 5,370 D+4.6
Cumberland 3,233 62.1% 1,972 37.9% 5,205 D+24.2
Pitt 4,196 82.9% 864 17.1% 5,060 D+65.8
Moore 2,679 54.0% 2,279 46.0% 4,958 D+8.1
Madison 1,340 27.0% 3,616 73.0% 4,956 R+45.9
Stokes 1,999 40.6% 2,926 59.4% 4,925 R+18.8
Columbus 3,111 63.6% 1,783 36.4% 4,894 D+27.1
Yancey 2,280 46.8% 2,596 53.2% 4,876 R+6.5
Wilson 3,496 71.8% 1,374 28.2% 4,870 D+43.6
New Hanover 4,102 85.2% 712 14.8% 4,814 D+70.4
Jackson 2,385 50.3% 2,355 49.7% 4,740 D+0.6
Alexander 2,045 43.6% 2,643 56.4% 4,688 R+12.8
Yadkin 1,350 29.0% 3,301 71.0% 4,651 R+41.9
Montgomery 2,321 50.2% 2,304 49.8% 4,625 D+0.4
Richmond 3,341 74.8% 1,124 25.2% 4,465 D+49.7
Carteret 2,070 47.2% 2,315 52.8% 4,385 R+5.6
Watauga 1,721 39.5% 2,631 60.5% 4,352 R+20.9
Cherokee 1,761 41.3% 2,506 58.7% 4,267 R+17.5
Macon 2,177 51.5% 2,050 48.5% 4,227 D+3.0
Davie 1,624 38.5% 2,591 61.5% 4,215 R+22.9
Craven 3,413 82.4% 731 17.6% 4,144 D+64.7
Halifax 3,429 86.7% 524 13.3% 3,953 D+73.5
Orange 1,993 53.4% 1,737 46.6% 3,730 D+6.9
Lenoir 2,560 68.9% 1,153 31.1% 3,713 D+37.9
Swain 1,434 39.0% 2,239 61.0% 3,673 R+21.9
Anson 3,175 88.0% 433 12.0% 3,608 D+76.0
Lee 2,327 67.1% 1,143 32.9% 3,470 D+34.1
Granville 2,622 75.9% 833 24.1% 3,455 D+51.8
Edgecombe 3,343 99.3% 24 0.7% 3,367 D+98.6
Franklin 2,742 82.3% 589 17.7% 3,331 D+64.6
Vance 2,461 75.1% 816 24.9% 3,277 D+50.2
Transylvania 1,542 47.9% 1,680 52.1% 3,222 R+4.3
Person 1,646 51.2% 1,566 48.8% 3,212 D+2.5
Martin 2,561 82.9% 530 17.1% 3,091 D+65.7
Bladen 1,939 64.6% 1,064 35.4% 3,003 D+29.1
Avery 397 13.7% 2,503 86.3% 2,900 R+72.6
Mitchell 697 24.5% 2,153 75.5% 2,850 R+51.1
Polk 1,361 50.7% 1,326 49.3% 2,687 D+1.3
Brunswick 1,253 47.9% 1,362 52.1% 2,615 R+4.2
Alleghany 1,409 54.0% 1,201 46.0% 2,610 D+8.0
Northampton 2,305 93.3% 165 6.7% 2,470 D+86.6
Onslow 1,557 64.6% 853 35.4% 2,410 D+29.2
Pamlico 1,286 56.1% 1,008 43.9% 2,294 D+12.1
Pender 1,580 69.3% 699 30.7% 2,279 D+38.7
Pasquotank 1,736 77.4% 507 22.6% 2,243 D+54.8
Warren 1,865 86.3% 295 13.7% 2,160 D+72.7
Greene 1,649 79.0% 439 21.0% 2,088 D+58.0
Washington 1,116 53.5% 971 46.5% 2,087 D+6.9
Bertie 1,840 89.7% 212 10.3% 2,052 D+79.3
Scotland 1,705 84.8% 306 15.2% 2,011 D+69.6
Caswell 1,239 71.0% 505 29.0% 1,744 D+42.1
Clay 755 45.3% 911 54.7% 1,666 R+9.4
Hyde 1,134 68.1% 530 31.9% 1,664 D+36.3
Graham 644 41.3% 915 58.7% 1,559 R+17.4
Perquimans 1,042 68.1% 487 31.9% 1,529 D+36.3
Dare 825 56.6% 632 43.4% 1,457 D+13.2
Hoke 1,266 88.4% 166 11.6% 1,432 D+76.8
Jones 964 71.5% 385 28.5% 1,349 D+42.9
Hertford 1,104 83.3% 221 16.7% 1,325 D+66.6
Chowan 1,091 83.9% 209 16.1% 1,300 D+67.8
Tyrrell 718 57.4% 532 42.6% 1,250 D+14.9
Gates 796 70.9% 327 29.1% 1,123 D+41.8
Currituck 1,000 92.1% 86 7.9% 1,086 D+84.2
Camden 540 79.2% 142 20.8% 682 D+58.4

Counties as they stood in 1920; 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