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Elections / 1912 · President · NC

Woodrow Wilson carried North Carolina D+47.3.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in North Carolina, 1912. The state ran 27.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

North Carolina result
243,809 votes counted
Wilson (D)
144,407
59.2%
Taft (R)
29,129
11.9%
Roosevelt + others
70,273
28.8%
Margin
D+47.3
1912 presidential election
North Carolina, 1912
WilsonD+47.3
1912 presidential margin by county for North Carolina — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of North Carolina — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 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+50.4Alexander County, NC · D+17.6Alleghany County, NC · D+39.8Anson County, NC · D+78.7Ashe County, NC · D+34.6Avery County, NC · D+6.0Beaufort County, NC · D+52.2Bertie County, NC · D+91.2Bladen County, NC · D+65.7Brunswick County, NC · D+32.8Buncombe County, NC · D+50.4Burke County, NC · D+48.8Cabarrus County, NC · D+36.4Caldwell County, NC · D+34.8Camden County, NC · D+64.9Carteret County, NC · D+49.0Caswell County, NC · D+61.0Catawba County, NC · D+45.5Chatham County, NC · D+51.6Cherokee County, NC · D+8.1Chowan County, NC · D+75.4Clay County, NC · D+45.7Cleveland County, NC · D+67.3Columbus County, NC · D+55.7Craven County, NC · D+83.3Cumberland County, NC · D+51.7Currituck County, NC · D+96.9Dare County, NC · D+22.2Davidson County, NC · D+18.9Davie County, NC · D+0.7Duplin County, NC · D+60.3Durham County, NC · D+58.8Edgecombe County, NC · D+84.1Forsyth County, NC · D+21.4Franklin County, NC · D+78.5Gaston County, NC · D+53.2Gates County, NC · D+58.6Graham County, NC · D+17.2Granville County, NC · D+65.3Greene County, NC · D+65.8Guilford County, NC · D+53.2Halifax County, NC · D+91.2Harnett County, NC · D+47.6Haywood County, NC · D+52.1Henderson County, NC · D+12.8Hertford County, NC · D+75.0Hoke County, NC · D+77.2Hyde County, NC · D+55.3Iredell County, NC · D+53.8Jackson County, NC · D+39.6Johnston County, NC · D+27.5Jones County, NC · D+75.5Lee County, NC · D+29.9Lenoir County, NC · D+71.0Lincoln County, NC · D+51.1Macon County, NC · D+44.4Madison County, NC · D+17.6Martin County, NC · D+67.5McDowell County, NC · D+32.1Mecklenburg County, NC · D+76.4Mitchell County, NC · D+14.0Montgomery County, NC · D+43.4Moore County, NC · D+43.3Nash County, NC · D+63.7New Hanover County, NC · D+82.9Northampton County, NC · D+90.4Onslow County, NC · D+55.0Orange County, NC · D+41.4Pamlico County, NC · D+55.5Pasquotank County, NC · D+72.6Pender County, NC · D+75.6Perquimans County, NC · D+45.6Person County, NC · D+2.0Pitt County, NC · D+63.4Polk County, NC · D+39.2Randolph County, NC · D+47.3Richmond County, NC · D+78.0Robeson County, NC · D+72.5Rockingham County, NC · D+36.0Rowan County, NC · D+53.4Rutherford County, NC · D+54.8Sampson County, NC · D+30.5Scotland County, NC · D+88.9Stanly County, NC · D+47.6Stokes County, NC · R+10.8Surry County, NC · R+7.5Swain County, NC · D+29.6Transylvania County, NC · D+41.1Tyrrell County, NC · D+11.7Union County, NC · D+72.0Vance County, NC · D+64.5Wake County, NC · D+64.0Warren County, NC · D+76.4Washington County, NC · D+11.5Watauga County, NC · D+23.6Wayne County, NC · D+62.7Wilkes County, NC · D+28.8Wilson County, NC · D+69.6Yadkin County, NC · R+3.7Yancey County, NC · D+47.6
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic59.2%144,407
Theodore RooseveltProgressive28.8%70,273
William H. TaftRepublican11.9%29,129
D+60
R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 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 — 1912
100 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alamance CountyD
+50.4%
2,1321503,929
Alexander CountyD
+17.6%
8525231,872
Alleghany CountyD
+39.8%
6522081,116
Anson CountyD
+78.7%
1,4871251,730
Ashe CountyD
+34.6%
1,6434783,363
Avery CountyO
+6.0%
2171381,307
Beaufort CountyD
+52.2%
1,6052952,509
Bertie CountyD
+91.2%
1,571431,675
Bladen CountyD
+65.7%
1,140331,684
Brunswick CountyD
+32.8%
7772801,513
Buncombe CountyD
+50.4%
3,7164266,528
Burke CountyD
+48.8%
1,365482,701
Cabarrus CountyD
+36.4%
1,7383893,711
Caldwell CountyD
+34.8%
1,6274823,287
Camden CountyD
+64.9%
30340405
Carteret CountyD
+49.0%
1,1532181,908
Caswell CountyD
+61.0%
705154904
Catawba CountyD
+45.5%
2,1102034,188
Chatham CountyD
+51.6%
1,652703,067
Cherokee CountyD
+8.1%
9067342,117
Chowan CountyD
+75.4%
66360800
Clay CountyO
+45.7%
37217776
Cleveland CountyD
+67.3%
2,351813,375
Columbus CountyD
+55.7%
1,6681552,715
Craven CountyD
+83.3%
1,819792,088
Cumberland CountyD
+51.7%
1,6782352,793
Currituck CountyD
+96.9%
6226636
Dare CountyD
+22.2%
397238715
Davidson CountyD
+18.9%
2,4841,5095,158
Davie CountyD
+0.7%
8238101,979
Duplin CountyD
+60.3%
1,757332,859
Durham CountyD
+58.8%
2,1971243,526
Edgecombe CountyD
+84.1%
1,8511022,079
Forsyth CountyD
+21.4%
3,0421,6896,322
Franklin CountyD
+78.5%
1,856712,274
Gaston CountyD
+53.2%
2,3332443,924
Gates CountyD
+58.6%
61895892
Graham CountyD
+17.2%
416261900
Granville CountyD
+65.3%
1,5611922,096
Greene CountyD
+65.8%
8941241,170
Guilford CountyD
+53.2%
3,8304606,338
Halifax CountyD
+91.2%
2,300422,477
Harnett CountyD
+47.6%
1,3641482,553
Haywood CountyD
+52.1%
2,0683543,289
Henderson CountyD
+12.8%
1,0928012,275
Hertford CountyD
+75.0%
74261908
Hoke CountyD
+77.2%
62663729
Hyde CountyD
+55.3%
636761,012
Iredell CountyD
+53.8%
2,5283923,969
Jackson CountyD
+39.6%
1,2103152,259
Johnston CountyD
+27.5%
2,7571,3355,175
Jones CountyD
+75.5%
63535795
Lee CountyD
+29.9%
8624511,373
Lenoir CountyD
+71.0%
1,5681222,037
Lincoln CountyD
+51.1%
1,280492,410
Macon CountyD
+44.4%
1,0201341,995
Madison CountyO
+17.6%
8974302,647
Martin CountyD
+67.5%
1,2512291,514
McDowell CountyD
+32.1%
1,0373432,163
Mecklenburg CountyD
+76.4%
3,9672844,822
Mitchell CountyO
+14.0%
3852031,304
Montgomery CountyD
+43.4%
1,0121442,002
Moore CountyD
+43.3%
1,1672522,114
Nash CountyD
+63.7%
1,8621722,652
New Hanover CountyD
+82.9%
2,0211402,268
Northampton CountyD
+90.4%
1,625571,735
Onslow CountyD
+55.0%
901661,517
Orange CountyD
+41.4%
9971721,994
Pamlico CountyD
+55.5%
694741,117
Pasquotank CountyD
+72.6%
972771,233
Pender CountyD
+75.6%
967191,254
Perquimans CountyD
+45.6%
647228919
Person CountyD
+2.0%
8207841,788
Pitt CountyD
+63.4%
2,3033473,086
Polk CountyD
+39.2%
6751531,330
Randolph CountyD
+47.3%
2,6653704,850
Richmond CountyD
+78.0%
1,319821,586
Robeson CountyD
+72.5%
2,7061543,520
Rockingham CountyD
+36.0%
1,9396943,462
Rowan CountyD
+53.4%
2,7482804,624
Rutherford CountyD
+54.8%
2,180823,829
Sampson CountyO
+30.5%
1,265843,870
Scotland CountyD
+88.9%
7519835
Stanly CountyD
+47.6%
1,7021053,355
Stokes CountyR
−10.8%
1,1441,4502,826
Surry CountyR
−7.5%
1,9192,2774,805
Swain CountyO
+29.6%
7662201,844
Transylvania CountyD
+41.1%
6311071,276
Tyrrell CountyD
+11.7%
297224625
Union CountyD
+72.0%
1,786922,354
Vance CountyD
+64.5%
1,2041681,606
Wake CountyD
+64.0%
3,9962825,807
Warren CountyD
+76.4%
9871121,145
Washington CountyD
+11.5%
5033841,036
Watauga CountyD
+23.6%
9334202,174
Wayne CountyD
+62.7%
2,293953,503
Wilkes CountyO
+28.8%
1,6363314,538
Wilson CountyD
+69.6%
1,741822,384
Yadkin CountyR
−3.7%
7137912,103
Yancey CountyD
+47.6%
1,112602,208