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Elections / 1904 · President · NC

Alton B. Parker carried North Carolina D+20.1.

Alton B. Parker (D) vs Theodore Roosevelt (R) in North Carolina, 1904. The state ran 39.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+19.7 nationally).

Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)

North Carolina result
207,844 votes counted
Parker (D)
124,121
59.7%
Roosevelt (R)
82,442
39.7%
All others
1,281
0.6%
Margin
D+20.1
1904 presidential election
North Carolina, 1904
ParkerD+20.1
1904 presidential margin by county for North Carolina — 1904 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of North Carolina — 1904 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1904 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Alamance County, NC · D+3.7Alexander County, NC · R+9.8Alleghany County, NC · D+12.6Anson County, NC · D+70.6Ashe County, NC · R+13.6Beaufort County, NC · D+35.1Bertie County, NC · D+66.6Bladen County, NC · D+24.4Brunswick County, NC · D+7.3Buncombe County, NC · D+10.2Burke County, NC · D+3.8Cabarrus County, NC · D+9.1Caldwell County, NC · R+9.5Camden County, NC · D+59.4Carteret County, NC · D+21.3Caswell County, NC · D+62.6Catawba County, NC · D+6.1Chatham County, NC · D+2.4Cherokee County, NC · R+19.3Chowan County, NC · D+58.9Clay County, NC · D+1.6Cleveland County, NC · D+35.2Columbus County, NC · D+24.6Craven County, NC · D+70.6Cumberland County, NC · D+17.0Currituck County, NC · D+88.5Dare County, NC · D+8.5Davidson County, NC · R+0.9Davie County, NC · R+18.1Duplin County, NC · D+25.4Durham County, NC · D+19.4Edgecombe County, NC · D+82.9Forsyth County, NC · D+2.0Franklin County, NC · D+76.3Gaston County, NC · D+36.9Gates County, NC · D+42.5Graham County, NC · R+5.1Granville County, NC · D+50.8Greene County, NC · D+54.1Guilford County, NC · D+23.3Halifax County, NC · D+86.1Harnett County, NC · D+23.2Haywood County, NC · D+18.4Henderson County, NC · R+20.4Hertford County, NC · D+61.1Hyde County, NC · D+31.8Iredell County, NC · D+16.8Jackson County, NC · D+3.4Johnston County, NC · D+24.7Jones County, NC · D+43.6Lenoir County, NC · D+34.5Lincoln County, NC · D+13.9Macon County, NC · R+4.4Madison County, NC · R+32.7Martin County, NC · D+73.6McDowell County, NC · R+5.3Mecklenburg County, NC · D+60.9Mitchell County, NC · R+54.5Montgomery County, NC · D+4.4Moore County, NC · D+9.4Nash County, NC · D+37.7New Hanover County, NC · D+86.5Northampton County, NC · D+85.7Onslow County, NC · D+28.2Orange County, NC · D+23.1Pamlico County, NC · D+13.4Pasquotank County, NC · D+54.9Pender County, NC · D+68.6Perquimans County, NC · D+23.5Person County, NC · D+33.1Pitt County, NC · D+68.5Polk County, NC · R+5.9Randolph County, NC · D+12.6Richmond County, NC · D+50.4Robeson County, NC · D+39.6Rockingham County, NC · D+20.4Rowan County, NC · D+33.0Rutherford County, NC · D+16.9Sampson County, NC · R+24.4Scotland County, NC · D+81.7Stanly County, NC · R+2.7Stokes County, NC · R+14.5Surry County, NC · R+17.4Swain County, NC · R+24.8Transylvania County, NC · D+2.8Tyrrell County, NC · R+3.4Union County, NC · D+50.8Vance County, NC · D+39.2Wake County, NC · D+45.6Warren County, NC · D+72.1Washington County, NC · D+2.5Watauga County, NC · R+19.0Wayne County, NC · D+27.6Wilkes County, NC · R+30.4Wilson County, NC · D+37.3Yadkin County, NC · R+34.8Yancey County, NC · D+7.9
How it voted
Share of the 1904 vote
Alton B. Parker ✓Democratic59.7%124,121
Theodore RooseveltRepublican39.7%82,442
OtherAll other candidates0.6%1,281
D+60
R+60
97 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1904 contest in context
North Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−3.2%DR18922024
North Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+11.6%
1896+5.8%
1900+8.5%
1904+20.1%
1908+8.7%
1912+47.3%
1916+16.4%
1920+13.5%
1924+19.4%
1928−9.9%
1932+40.6%
1936+46.8%
1940+48.1%
1944+33.4%
1948+25.3%
1952+7.8%
1956+1.3%
1960+4.2%
1964+12.3%
1968−10.3%
1972−40.6%
1976+11.0%
1980−2.1%
1984−24.0%
1988−16.3%
1992−0.8%
1996−4.7%
2000+12.8%
2004−12.4%
2008+0.3%
2012−2.0%
2016−3.7%
2020−1.3%
2024−3.2%
County results — 1904
97 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alamance CountyD
+3.7%
1,9071,7703,679
Alexander CountyR
−9.8%
7709371,708
Alleghany CountyD
+12.6%
6995431,242
Anson CountyD
+70.6%
1,2262071,444
Ashe CountyR
−13.6%
1,2541,6512,917
Beaufort CountyD
+35.1%
1,8038672,670
Bertie CountyD
+66.6%
1,2642521,520
Bladen CountyD
+24.4%
9275581,510
Brunswick CountyD
+7.3%
5644871,051
Buncombe CountyD
+10.2%
3,1812,5915,796
Burke CountyD
+3.8%
1,0801,0012,081
Cabarrus CountyD
+9.1%
1,5091,2542,805
Caldwell CountyR
−9.5%
1,1691,4192,629
Camden CountyD
+59.4%
38999488
Carteret CountyD
+21.3%
1,0126561,668
Caswell CountyD
+62.6%
8742011,075
Catawba CountyD
+6.1%
1,4971,3093,082
Chatham CountyD
+2.4%
1,5511,4773,038
Cherokee CountyR
−19.3%
6639801,643
Chowan CountyD
+58.9%
573148721
Clay CountyD
+1.6%
336325667
Cleveland CountyD
+35.2%
2,1621,0363,202
Columbus CountyD
+24.6%
1,4478762,323
Craven CountyD
+70.6%
1,5552681,823
Cumberland CountyD
+17.0%
1,5941,1292,729
Currituck CountyD
+88.5%
54333576
Dare CountyD
+8.5%
415350765
Davidson CountyR
−0.9%
2,0172,0544,099
Davie CountyR
−18.1%
7391,0721,837
Duplin CountyD
+25.4%
1,3868152,247
Durham CountyD
+19.4%
1,6031,0802,693
Edgecombe CountyD
+82.9%
1,5881261,763
Forsyth CountyD
+2.0%
2,3012,2094,608
Franklin CountyD
+76.3%
2,0992822,381
Gaston CountyD
+36.9%
1,9588962,879
Gates CountyD
+42.5%
677273950
Graham CountyR
−5.1%
362401763
Granville CountyD
+50.8%
1,5955182,119
Greene CountyD
+54.1%
9492831,232
Guilford CountyD
+23.3%
2,7631,7164,500
Halifax CountyD
+86.1%
2,4271812,608
Harnett CountyD
+23.2%
1,1697231,923
Haywood CountyD
+18.4%
1,6311,1252,756
Henderson CountyR
−20.4%
8871,3412,228
Hertford CountyD
+61.1%
778186969
Hyde CountyD
+31.8%
614318932
Iredell CountyD
+16.8%
2,1261,5103,676
Jackson CountyD
+3.4%
1,0159471,972
Johnston CountyD
+24.7%
2,5721,5534,125
Jones CountyD
+43.6%
638250889
Lenoir CountyD
+34.5%
1,3866742,061
Lincoln CountyD
+13.9%
1,0097611,781
Macon CountyR
−4.4%
9049871,895
Madison CountyR
−32.7%
9941,9592,953
Martin CountyD
+73.6%
1,4192161,635
McDowell CountyR
−5.3%
8369311,792
Mecklenburg CountyD
+60.9%
3,1427483,934
Mitchell CountyR
−54.5%
4081,3841,792
Montgomery CountyD
+4.4%
9378581,795
Moore CountyD
+9.4%
1,4241,1782,625
Nash CountyD
+37.7%
1,4286452,079
New Hanover CountyD
+86.5%
1,254911,345
Northampton CountyD
+85.7%
1,5091161,625
Onslow CountyD
+28.2%
8284511,335
Orange CountyD
+23.1%
9005581,483
Pamlico CountyD
+13.4%
5744381,012
Pasquotank CountyD
+54.9%
9472751,224
Pender CountyD
+68.6%
9031681,071
Perquimans CountyD
+23.5%
610378989
Person CountyD
+33.1%
9424731,415
Pitt CountyD
+68.5%
2,3294292,775
Polk CountyR
−5.9%
4975591,056
Randolph CountyD
+12.6%
2,3341,8084,163
Richmond CountyD
+50.4%
9273061,233
Robeson CountyD
+39.6%
2,2749823,262
Rockingham CountyD
+20.4%
1,9341,2763,230
Rowan CountyD
+33.0%
2,4241,2153,659
Rutherford CountyD
+16.9%
1,8601,3223,182
Sampson CountyR
−24.4%
1,0791,7772,856
Scotland CountyD
+81.7%
64665711
Stanly CountyR
−2.7%
1,0241,0802,104
Stokes CountyR
−14.5%
1,1041,4782,582
Surry CountyR
−17.4%
1,7412,4754,216
Swain CountyR
−24.8%
4998281,327
Transylvania CountyD
+2.8%
5565261,082
Tyrrell CountyR
−3.4%
343367710
Union CountyD
+50.8%
1,1813791,580
Vance CountyD
+39.2%
1,0194431,468
Wake CountyD
+45.6%
3,4101,2674,700
Warren CountyD
+72.1%
1,0601651,242
Washington CountyD
+2.5%
450428878
Watauga CountyR
−19.0%
7731,1431,947
Wayne CountyD
+27.6%
2,0601,1623,256
Wilkes CountyR
−30.4%
1,3182,4703,788
Wilson CountyD
+37.3%
1,3636231,986
Yadkin CountyR
−34.8%
6911,4332,132
Yancey CountyD
+7.9%
1,0138641,877