James M. Cox carried North Carolina D+13.5.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in North Carolina, 1920. The state ran 39.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)

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North Carolina result

538,186 votes counted

Cox (D)

305,367

56.7%

Harding (R)

232,819

43.3%

All others

0

0.0%

Margin

D+13.5

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1920 presidential election

North Carolina, 1920

CoxD+13.5

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

James M. Cox ✓Democratic	56.7%	305,367
Warren G. HardingRepublican	43.3%	232,819
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

100 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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North Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

North Carolina's presidential margins

Year	Margin (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%

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County results — 1920

100 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alamance County	D	+6.4%	5,255	4,619	9,874
Alexander County	R	−12.8%	2,045	2,643	4,688
Alleghany County	D	+8.0%	1,409	1,201	2,610
Anson County	D	+76.0%	3,175	433	3,608
Ashe County	R	−5.2%	3,431	3,808	7,239
Avery County	R	−72.6%	397	2,503	2,900
Beaufort County	D	+21.7%	3,522	2,266	5,788
Bertie County	D	+79.3%	1,840	212	2,052
Bladen County	D	+29.1%	1,939	1,064	3,003
Brunswick County	R	−4.2%	1,253	1,362	2,615
Buncombe County	D	+11.8%	10,167	8,017	18,184
Burke County	R	−4.8%	3,262	3,592	6,854
Cabarrus County	R	−7.6%	4,418	5,148	9,566
Caldwell County	R	−5.9%	2,931	3,298	6,229
Camden County	D	+58.4%	540	142	682
Carteret County	R	−5.6%	2,070	2,315	4,385
Caswell County	D	+42.1%	1,239	505	1,744
Catawba County	R	−4.7%	5,404	5,935	11,339
Chatham County	D	+4.6%	3,186	2,906	6,092
Cherokee County	R	−17.5%	1,761	2,506	4,267
Chowan County	D	+67.8%	1,091	209	1,300
Clay County	R	−9.4%	755	911	1,666
Cleveland County	D	+27.4%	5,181	2,953	8,134
Columbus County	D	+27.1%	3,111	1,783	4,894
Craven County	D	+64.7%	3,413	731	4,144
Cumberland County	D	+24.2%	3,233	1,972	5,205
Currituck County	D	+84.2%	1,000	86	1,086
Dare County	D	+13.2%	825	632	1,457
Davidson County	R	−10.8%	4,797	5,960	10,757
Davie County	R	−22.9%	1,624	2,591	4,215
Duplin County	D	+11.5%	3,398	2,697	6,095
Durham County	D	+13.4%	4,646	3,550	8,196
Edgecombe County	D	+98.6%	3,343	24	3,367
Forsyth County	D	+8.9%	8,123	6,792	14,915
Franklin County	D	+64.6%	2,742	589	3,331
Gaston County	D	+10.4%	7,148	5,803	12,951
Gates County	D	+41.8%	796	327	1,123
Graham County	R	−17.4%	644	915	1,559
Granville County	D	+51.8%	2,622	833	3,455
Greene County	D	+58.0%	1,649	439	2,088
Guilford County	D	+9.7%	9,615	7,920	17,535
Halifax County	D	+73.5%	3,429	524	3,953
Harnett County	D	+8.4%	3,919	3,311	7,230
Haywood County	D	+17.0%	4,229	3,000	7,229
Henderson County	R	−14.4%	2,496	3,337	5,833
Hertford County	D	+66.6%	1,104	221	1,325
Hoke County	D	+76.8%	1,266	166	1,432
Hyde County	D	+36.3%	1,134	530	1,664
Iredell County	D	+19.0%	6,470	4,402	10,872
Jackson County	D	+0.6%	2,385	2,355	4,740
Johnston County	D	+3.8%	6,030	5,588	11,618
Jones County	D	+42.9%	964	385	1,349
Lee County	D	+34.1%	2,327	1,143	3,470
Lenoir County	D	+37.9%	2,560	1,153	3,713
Lincoln County	D	+3.0%	3,331	3,137	6,468
Macon County	D	+3.0%	2,177	2,050	4,227
Madison County	R	−45.9%	1,340	3,616	4,956
Martin County	D	+65.7%	2,561	530	3,091
McDowell County	D	+4.6%	2,809	2,561	5,370
Mecklenburg County	D	+53.6%	11,313	3,421	14,734
Mitchell County	R	−51.1%	697	2,153	2,850
Montgomery County	D	+0.4%	2,321	2,304	4,625
Moore County	D	+8.1%	2,679	2,279	4,958
Nash County	D	+44.3%	4,031	1,556	5,587
New Hanover County	D	+70.4%	4,102	712	4,814
Northampton County	D	+86.6%	2,305	165	2,470
Onslow County	D	+29.2%	1,557	853	2,410
Orange County	D	+6.9%	1,993	1,737	3,730
Pamlico County	D	+12.1%	1,286	1,008	2,294
Pasquotank County	D	+54.8%	1,736	507	2,243
Pender County	D	+38.7%	1,580	699	2,279
Perquimans County	D	+36.3%	1,042	487	1,529
Person County	D	+2.5%	1,646	1,566	3,212
Pitt County	D	+65.8%	4,196	864	5,060
Polk County	D	+1.3%	1,361	1,326	2,687
Randolph County	R	−10.4%	5,110	6,297	11,407
Richmond County	D	+49.7%	3,341	1,124	4,465
Robeson County	D	+47.2%	6,183	2,220	8,403
Rockingham County	D	+11.1%	4,507	3,605	8,112
Rowan County	D	+13.6%	6,421	4,888	11,309
Rutherford County	D	+11.9%	5,101	4,015	9,116
Sampson County	R	−37.6%	2,426	5,353	7,779
Scotland County	D	+69.6%	1,705	306	2,011
Stanly County	R	−5.8%	3,843	4,312	8,155
Stokes County	R	−18.8%	1,999	2,926	4,925
Surry County	R	−18.6%	3,547	5,170	8,717
Swain County	R	−21.9%	1,434	2,239	3,673
Transylvania County	R	−4.3%	1,542	1,680	3,222
Tyrrell County	D	+14.9%	718	532	1,250
Union County	D	+49.6%	4,168	1,404	5,572
Vance County	D	+50.2%	2,461	816	3,277
Wake County	D	+37.4%	8,020	3,653	11,673
Warren County	D	+72.7%	1,865	295	2,160
Washington County	D	+6.9%	1,116	971	2,087
Watauga County	R	−20.9%	1,721	2,631	4,352
Wayne County	D	+25.9%	4,794	2,822	7,616
Wilkes County	R	−38.8%	2,843	6,451	9,294
Wilson County	D	+43.6%	3,496	1,374	4,870
Yadkin County	R	−41.9%	1,350	3,301	4,651
Yancey County	R	−6.5%	2,280	2,596	4,876