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1924 presidential election in North Carolina
John W. Davis (Democrat) beat Calvin Coolidge (Republican) in North Carolina in 1924, 58.9% to 39.7%, a margin of 19.2 points and 92,517 votes.
North Carolina voted 44.4 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+25.2.
The Democratic hold continued from 1920, when James M. Cox won.
Democrats led in 79 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Buncombe, cast 16,850 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.6 points. The closest was Transylvania, where 38 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Davis won | Democratic | 284,270 | 58.9% |
| Calvin Coolidge | Republican | 191,753 | 39.7% |
| All other candidates | 6,664 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 482,687 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe | 10,098 59.9% | 6,285 37.3% | 467 | 16,850 | D+22.6 |
| Guilford | 8,804 55.2% | 6,822 42.8% | 317 | 15,943 | D+12.4 |
| Forsyth | 7,404 56.2% | 5,315 40.3% | 459 | 13,178 | D+15.9 |
| Davidson | 6,507 50.9% | 6,227 48.7% | 56 | 12,790 | D+2.2 |
| Catawba | 5,754 48.3% | 5,998 50.3% | 167 | 11,919 | R+2.0 |
| Wake | 8,376 70.8% | 2,975 25.1% | 485 | 11,836 | D+45.6 |
| Randolph | 5,397 45.9% | 6,336 53.9% | 24 | 11,757 | R+8.0 |
| Mecklenburg | 8,443 73.7% | 2,572 22.5% | 437 | 11,452 | D+51.3 |
| Gaston | 6,554 64.2% | 3,566 35.0% | 82 | 10,202 | D+29.3 |
| Iredell | 6,449 63.5% | 3,565 35.1% | 136 | 10,150 | D+28.4 |
| Wilkes | 3,586 36.9% | 6,131 63.0% | 11 | 9,728 | R+26.2 |
| Johnston | 4,656 48.6% | 4,910 51.2% | 23 | 9,589 | R+2.6 |
| Surry | 4,418 46.6% | 4,990 52.7% | 66 | 9,474 | R+6.0 |
| Rowan | 4,816 52.8% | 3,560 39.1% | 738 | 9,114 | D+13.8 |
| Rutherford | 5,101 56.5% | 3,897 43.2% | 29 | 9,027 | D+13.3 |
| Ashe | 4,333 52.3% | 3,952 47.7% | 3 | 8,288 | D+4.6 |
| Alamance | 4,859 59.5% | 3,217 39.4% | 93 | 8,169 | D+20.1 |
| Durham | 4,837 59.3% | 3,093 37.9% | 221 | 8,151 | D+21.4 |
| Cabarrus | 4,449 54.6% | 3,510 43.1% | 189 | 8,148 | D+11.5 |
| Stanly | 3,832 51.3% | 3,594 48.1% | 50 | 7,476 | D+3.2 |
| Burke | 4,137 56.5% | 3,190 43.5% | 7,327 | D+12.9 | |
| Rockingham | 4,467 62.7% | 2,566 36.0% | 89 | 7,122 | D+26.7 |
| Haywood | 4,582 65.2% | 2,440 34.7% | 8 | 7,030 | D+30.5 |
| Henderson | 3,007 45.5% | 3,548 53.7% | 48 | 6,603 | R+8.2 |
| New Hanover | 4,735 74.8% | 1,190 18.8% | 405 | 6,330 | D+56.0 |
| Chatham | 3,446 55.4% | 2,755 44.3% | 15 | 6,216 | D+11.1 |
| Harnett | 3,296 53.1% | 2,895 46.7% | 11 | 6,202 | D+6.5 |
| Jackson | 3,100 52.5% | 2,788 47.2% | 17 | 5,905 | D+5.3 |
| Caldwell | 3,348 57.0% | 2,503 42.6% | 26 | 5,877 | D+14.4 |
| McDowell | 3,023 53.6% | 2,590 45.9% | 25 | 5,638 | D+7.7 |
| Lincoln | 2,909 51.9% | 2,658 47.4% | 42 | 5,609 | D+4.5 |
| Cleveland | 3,749 67.8% | 1,743 31.5% | 37 | 5,529 | D+36.3 |
| Sampson | 2,021 38.5% | 3,188 60.8% | 35 | 5,244 | R+22.3 |
| Watauga | 2,365 46.9% | 2,665 52.9% | 8 | 5,038 | R+6.0 |
| Stokes | 2,309 47.8% | 2,482 51.3% | 44 | 4,835 | R+3.6 |
| Madison | 1,471 30.7% | 3,252 67.8% | 74 | 4,797 | R+37.1 |
| Wayne | 3,366 70.3% | 1,379 28.8% | 42 | 4,787 | D+41.5 |
| Moore | 2,771 57.9% | 1,974 41.3% | 38 | 4,783 | D+16.7 |
| Yancey | 2,592 54.4% | 2,156 45.2% | 21 | 4,769 | D+9.1 |
| Alexander | 2,291 48.3% | 2,437 51.3% | 20 | 4,748 | R+3.1 |
| Beaufort | 3,048 65.6% | 1,502 32.3% | 93 | 4,643 | D+33.3 |
| Montgomery | 2,483 54.4% | 2,077 45.5% | 5 | 4,565 | D+8.9 |
| Duplin | 2,924 64.9% | 1,542 34.2% | 37 | 4,503 | D+30.7 |
| Davie | 1,795 40.1% | 2,672 59.6% | 13 | 4,480 | R+19.6 |
| Columbus | 2,757 62.5% | 1,629 36.9% | 26 | 4,412 | D+25.6 |
| Robeson | 4,064 92.5% | 314 7.1% | 14 | 4,392 | D+85.4 |
| Cumberland | 2,923 67.5% | 1,372 31.7% | 37 | 4,332 | D+35.8 |
| Yadkin | 1,381 32.3% | 2,889 67.5% | 11 | 4,281 | R+35.2 |
| Macon | 2,178 51.7% | 2,015 47.9% | 18 | 4,211 | D+3.9 |
| Carteret | 2,261 54.7% | 1,854 44.9% | 15 | 4,130 | D+9.9 |
| Nash | 3,129 76.6% | 823 20.2% | 131 | 4,083 | D+56.5 |
| Cherokee | 1,742 42.7% | 2,314 56.7% | 23 | 4,079 | R+14.0 |
| Swain | 1,769 44.5% | 2,178 54.8% | 24 | 3,971 | R+10.3 |
| Pitt | 3,197 84.9% | 512 13.6% | 56 | 3,765 | D+71.3 |
| Transylvania | 1,776 49.2% | 1,814 50.2% | 22 | 3,612 | R+1.1 |
| Halifax | 3,232 90.2% | 268 7.5% | 83 | 3,583 | D+82.7 |
| Union | 2,721 79.4% | 672 19.6% | 32 | 3,425 | D+59.8 |
| Craven | 2,942 88.9% | 325 9.8% | 44 | 3,311 | D+79.0 |
| Wilson | 2,619 80.0% | 574 17.5% | 81 | 3,274 | D+62.5 |
| Richmond | 2,475 76.5% | 599 18.5% | 163 | 3,237 | D+58.0 |
| Polk | 1,613 52.5% | 1,445 47.1% | 13 | 3,071 | D+5.5 |
| Orange | 1,879 62.4% | 1,065 35.4% | 66 | 3,010 | D+27.0 |
| Alleghany | 1,643 57.0% | 1,234 42.8% | 6 | 2,883 | D+14.2 |
| Lenoir | 2,191 80.3% | 514 18.8% | 25 | 2,730 | D+61.4 |
| Granville | 2,220 82.4% | 461 17.1% | 14 | 2,695 | D+65.3 |
| Anson | 2,372 90.5% | 225 8.6% | 25 | 2,622 | D+81.9 |
| Person | 1,576 60.5% | 1,025 39.4% | 3 | 2,604 | D+21.2 |
| Avery | 357 13.9% | 2,189 85.5% | 14 | 2,560 | R+71.6 |
| Edgecombe | 2,274 89.0% | 171 6.7% | 109 | 2,554 | D+82.3 |
| Lee | 1,834 71.8% | 710 27.8% | 10 | 2,554 | D+44.0 |
| Vance | 2,013 80.4% | 470 18.8% | 21 | 2,504 | D+61.6 |
| Brunswick | 1,118 45.5% | 1,296 52.8% | 41 | 2,455 | R+7.3 |
| Bladen | 1,551 65.7% | 786 33.3% | 23 | 2,360 | D+32.4 |
| Franklin | 1,991 86.3% | 302 13.1% | 13 | 2,306 | D+73.2 |
| Mitchell | 689 30.8% | 1,540 68.8% | 8 | 2,237 | R+38.0 |
| Martin | 1,999 89.9% | 216 9.7% | 9 | 2,224 | D+80.2 |
| Clay | 953 46.2% | 1,090 52.9% | 18 | 2,061 | R+6.6 |
| Warren | 1,742 88.4% | 166 8.4% | 62 | 1,970 | D+80.0 |
| Bertie | 1,785 91.6% | 159 8.2% | 5 | 1,949 | D+83.4 |
| Northampton | 1,662 91.2% | 144 7.9% | 17 | 1,823 | D+83.3 |
| Graham | 841 47.8% | 907 51.6% | 11 | 1,759 | R+3.8 |
| Washington | 883 51.2% | 834 48.4% | 6 | 1,723 | D+2.8 |
| Scotland | 1,469 87.2% | 205 12.2% | 11 | 1,685 | D+75.0 |
| Onslow | 1,122 71.2% | 423 26.8% | 31 | 1,576 | D+44.4 |
| Pasquotank | 1,236 79.6% | 305 19.6% | 12 | 1,553 | D+59.9 |
| Caswell | 1,075 69.5% | 467 30.2% | 4 | 1,546 | D+39.3 |
| Dare | 826 56.7% | 629 43.2% | 2 | 1,457 | D+13.5 |
| Pender | 1,175 81.3% | 253 17.5% | 17 | 1,445 | D+63.8 |
| Greene | 1,119 85.6% | 182 13.9% | 7 | 1,308 | D+71.6 |
| Hoke | 1,146 88.8% | 141 10.9% | 4 | 1,291 | D+77.8 |
| Pamlico | 798 63.5% | 459 36.5% | 1,257 | D+27.0 | |
| Hertford | 932 84.8% | 164 14.9% | 3 | 1,099 | D+69.9 |
| Tyrrell | 638 59.0% | 442 40.9% | 1 | 1,081 | D+18.1 |
| Hyde | 653 67.0% | 305 31.3% | 16 | 974 | D+35.7 |
| Gates | 679 75.9% | 215 24.0% | 1 | 895 | D+51.8 |
| Jones | 692 79.3% | 179 20.5% | 2 | 873 | D+58.8 |
| Perquimans | 550 64.5% | 295 34.6% | 8 | 853 | D+29.9 |
| Chowan | 714 87.4% | 98 12.0% | 5 | 817 | D+75.4 |
| Currituck | 670 91.2% | 52 7.1% | 13 | 735 | D+84.1 |
| Camden | 436 75.6% | 132 22.9% | 9 | 577 | D+52.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1924; 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 |