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Elections / 1908 · President · NC

William Jennings Bryan carried North Carolina D+8.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in North Carolina, 1908. The state ran 18.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)

North Carolina result
252,542 votes counted
Bryan (D)
136,928
54.2%
Taft (R)
114,888
45.5%
All others
726
0.3%
Margin
D+8.7
1908 presidential election
North Carolina, 1908
BryanD+8.7
1908 presidential margin by county for North Carolina — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of North Carolina — 1908 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1908 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Alamance County, NC · R+1.6Alexander County, NC · R+15.1Alleghany County, NC · D+4.8Anson County, NC · D+66.4Ashe County, NC · R+1.1Beaufort County, NC · D+16.6Bertie County, NC · D+55.5Bladen County, NC · D+26.3Brunswick County, NC · R+16.2Buncombe County, NC · R+0.9Burke County, NC · R+1.8Cabarrus County, NC · R+6.1Caldwell County, NC · R+10.5Camden County, NC · D+41.6Carteret County, NC · D+4.2Caswell County, NC · D+37.4Catawba County, NC · R+3.7Chatham County, NC · D+0.8Cherokee County, NC · R+25.2Chowan County, NC · D+48.9Clay County, NC · D+3.3Cleveland County, NC · D+22.0Columbus County, NC · D+14.4Craven County, NC · D+51.4Cumberland County, NC · D+11.5Currituck County, NC · D+82.3Dare County, NC · D+5.9Davidson County, NC · R+4.8Davie County, NC · R+20.6Duplin County, NC · D+10.4Durham County, NC · D+1.1Edgecombe County, NC · D+60.0Forsyth County, NC · R+7.3Franklin County, NC · D+55.9Gaston County, NC · D+9.7Gates County, NC · D+31.9Graham County, NC · R+5.3Granville County, NC · D+36.0Greene County, NC · D+23.9Guilford County, NC · D+14.2Halifax County, NC · D+70.1Harnett County, NC · D+17.8Haywood County, NC · D+19.9Henderson County, NC · R+27.2Hertford County, NC · D+40.8Hyde County, NC · D+49.6Iredell County, NC · D+15.5Jackson County, NC · R+3.0Johnston County, NC · R+4.3Jones County, NC · D+30.0Lee County, NC · D+19.4Lenoir County, NC · D+18.1Lincoln County, NC · TiedMacon County, NC · R+6.0Madison County, NC · R+40.3Martin County, NC · D+52.1McDowell County, NC · R+2.6Mecklenburg County, NC · D+40.7Mitchell County, NC · R+53.4Montgomery County, NC · R+3.8Moore County, NC · D+1.5Nash County, NC · D+11.4New Hanover County, NC · D+56.8Northampton County, NC · D+80.5Onslow County, NC · D+10.1Orange County, NC · R+2.7Pamlico County, NC · D+11.0Pasquotank County, NC · D+39.3Pender County, NC · D+42.7Perquimans County, NC · D+6.2Person County, NC · R+12.7Pitt County, NC · D+46.2Polk County, NC · R+9.7Randolph County, NC · R+4.0Richmond County, NC · D+38.0Robeson County, NC · D+35.0Rockingham County, NC · R+3.1Rowan County, NC · D+8.6Rutherford County, NC · D+5.7Sampson County, NC · R+29.7Scotland County, NC · D+78.7Stanly County, NC · R+6.1Stokes County, NC · R+23.4Surry County, NC · R+25.3Swain County, NC · R+21.5Transylvania County, NC · R+3.5Tyrrell County, NC · R+11.7Union County, NC · D+41.7Vance County, NC · D+27.2Wake County, NC · D+11.3Warren County, NC · D+56.5Washington County, NC · R+5.8Watauga County, NC · R+15.4Wayne County, NC · D+18.9Wilkes County, NC · R+36.8Wilson County, NC · D+26.1Yadkin County, NC · R+46.3Yancey County, NC · D+1.5
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic54.2%136,928
William H. TaftRepublican45.5%114,888
OtherAll other candidates0.3%726
D+60
R+60
98 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 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 — 1908
98 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alamance CountyR
−1.6%
2,1132,1844,331
Alexander CountyR
−15.1%
7931,0741,867
Alleghany CountyD
+4.8%
6335751,208
Anson CountyD
+66.4%
1,4903011,791
Ashe CountyR
−1.1%
1,6391,6743,313
Beaufort CountyD
+16.6%
1,8281,3043,163
Bertie CountyD
+55.5%
1,2583601,618
Bladen CountyD
+26.3%
1,1326601,792
Brunswick CountyR
−16.2%
6078411,448
Buncombe CountyR
−0.9%
3,5063,5727,140
Burke CountyR
−1.8%
1,3101,3582,668
Cabarrus CountyR
−6.1%
1,6101,8213,431
Caldwell CountyR
−10.5%
1,4131,7453,160
Camden CountyD
+41.6%
398164562
Carteret CountyD
+4.2%
1,1521,0602,212
Caswell CountyD
+37.4%
8203731,195
Catawba CountyR
−3.7%
1,8642,0103,909
Chatham CountyD
+0.8%
1,5211,4973,020
Cherokee CountyR
−25.2%
7821,3102,092
Chowan CountyD
+48.9%
621213834
Clay CountyD
+3.3%
343321665
Cleveland CountyD
+22.0%
2,2821,4593,742
Columbus CountyD
+14.4%
1,8451,3813,226
Craven CountyD
+51.4%
1,3994491,848
Cumberland CountyD
+11.5%
1,8321,4533,285
Currituck CountyD
+82.3%
70168769
Dare CountyD
+5.9%
416370786
Davidson CountyR
−4.8%
2,1262,3404,490
Davie CountyR
−20.6%
7801,1851,969
Duplin CountyD
+10.4%
1,5081,2252,733
Durham CountyD
+1.1%
1,8591,8203,688
Edgecombe CountyD
+60.0%
1,7534382,191
Forsyth CountyR
−7.3%
2,4722,8765,501
Franklin CountyD
+55.9%
1,9845612,545
Gaston CountyD
+9.7%
2,3981,9704,408
Gates CountyD
+31.9%
653337990
Graham CountyR
−5.3%
418465883
Granville CountyD
+36.0%
1,5617342,296
Greene CountyD
+23.9%
8765381,414
Guilford CountyD
+14.2%
3,8222,8636,758
Halifax CountyD
+70.1%
2,1653802,545
Harnett CountyD
+17.8%
1,5011,0472,553
Haywood CountyD
+19.9%
1,9521,3043,258
Henderson CountyR
−27.2%
9171,6022,519
Hertford CountyD
+40.8%
8393531,192
Hyde CountyD
+49.6%
662223885
Iredell CountyD
+15.5%
2,4651,8034,274
Jackson CountyR
−3.0%
1,0221,0862,110
Johnston CountyR
−4.3%
2,5932,8275,420
Jones CountyD
+30.0%
585315900
Lee CountyD
+19.4%
8325621,394
Lenoir CountyD
+18.1%
1,3939662,362
Lincoln CountyD
+0.2%
1,2221,2172,439
Macon CountyR
−6.0%
9271,0451,972
Madison CountyR
−40.3%
8622,0272,889
Martin CountyD
+52.1%
1,3384211,759
McDowell CountyR
−2.6%
9501,0001,954
Mecklenburg CountyD
+40.7%
3,9261,6455,601
Mitchell CountyR
−53.4%
5501,8082,358
Montgomery CountyR
−3.8%
1,0081,0872,097
Moore CountyD
+1.5%
1,1091,0772,205
Nash CountyD
+11.4%
1,6781,3343,012
New Hanover CountyD
+56.8%
1,8575112,368
Northampton CountyD
+80.5%
1,7261861,912
Onslow CountyD
+10.1%
8707101,580
Orange CountyR
−2.7%
1,0171,0732,092
Pamlico CountyD
+11.0%
6285011,155
Pasquotank CountyD
+39.3%
9294051,334
Pender CountyD
+42.7%
9303731,303
Perquimans CountyD
+6.2%
5685021,070
Person CountyR
−12.7%
7509691,719
Pitt CountyD
+46.2%
2,4198903,312
Polk CountyR
−9.7%
5116211,132
Randolph CountyR
−4.0%
2,4722,6765,148
Richmond CountyD
+38.0%
1,0294621,491
Robeson CountyD
+35.0%
2,6981,3003,998
Rockingham CountyR
−3.1%
1,8872,0083,916
Rowan CountyD
+8.6%
2,3922,0094,462
Rutherford CountyD
+5.7%
1,9781,7663,747
Sampson CountyR
−29.7%
1,3352,4653,805
Scotland CountyD
+78.7%
71485799
Stanly CountyR
−6.1%
1,4911,6853,176
Stokes CountyR
−23.4%
1,0611,7112,777
Surry CountyR
−25.3%
1,7092,8704,585
Swain CountyR
−21.5%
6029311,533
Transylvania CountyR
−3.5%
5706111,181
Tyrrell CountyR
−11.7%
312395707
Union CountyD
+41.7%
2,0298342,863
Vance CountyD
+27.2%
1,1216411,762
Wake CountyD
+11.3%
3,7132,9616,684
Warren CountyD
+56.5%
1,0662961,362
Washington CountyR
−5.8%
4955561,051
Watauga CountyR
−15.4%
9621,3132,275
Wayne CountyD
+18.9%
2,2071,5043,722
Wilkes CountyR
−36.8%
1,5593,3824,949
Wilson CountyD
+26.1%
1,7321,0142,746
Yadkin CountyR
−46.3%
5971,6442,259
Yancey CountyD
+1.5%
9789501,928