North Carolina — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentCoxD+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 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+76.0 |
| Ashe County, NC | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+72.6 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+79.3 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Burke County, NC | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+58.4 |
| Carteret County, NC | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Clay County, NC | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+64.7 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+84.2 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+98.6 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+64.6 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Graham County, NC | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+76.8 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+65.7 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+70.4 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+54.8 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+65.8 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+49.7 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Sampson County, NC | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Stanly County, NC | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Stokes County, NC | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Surry County, NC | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Swain County, NC | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+72.7 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Yancey County, NC | Republican | R+6.5 |
North Carolina results by county
100 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | James M. Cox+636 | 5,25553.2% | 4,61946.8% | 00.0% | 9,874 |
| Alexander County | Warren G. Harding+598 | 2,04543.6% | 2,64356.4% | 00.0% | 4,688 |
| Alleghany County | James M. Cox+208 | 1,40954.0% | 1,20146.0% | 00.0% | 2,610 |
| Anson County | James M. Cox+2,742 | 3,17588.0% | 43312.0% | 00.0% | 3,608 |
| Ashe County | Warren G. Harding+377 | 3,43147.4% | 3,80852.6% | 00.0% | 7,239 |
| Avery County | Warren G. Harding+2,106 | 39713.7% | 2,50386.3% | 00.0% | 2,900 |
| Beaufort County | James M. Cox+1,256 | 3,52260.9% | 2,26639.1% | 00.0% | 5,788 |
| Bertie County | James M. Cox+1,628 | 1,84089.7% | 21210.3% | 00.0% | 2,052 |
| Bladen County | James M. Cox+875 | 1,93964.6% | 1,06435.4% | 00.0% | 3,003 |
| Brunswick County | Warren G. Harding+109 | 1,25347.9% | 1,36252.1% | 00.0% | 2,615 |
| Buncombe County | James M. Cox+2,150 | 10,16755.9% | 8,01744.1% | 00.0% | 18,184 |
| Burke County | Warren G. Harding+330 | 3,26247.6% | 3,59252.4% | 00.0% | 6,854 |
| Cabarrus County | Warren G. Harding+730 | 4,41846.2% | 5,14853.8% | 00.0% | 9,566 |
| Caldwell County | Warren G. Harding+367 | 2,93147.1% | 3,29852.9% | 00.0% | 6,229 |
| Camden County | James M. Cox+398 | 54079.2% | 14220.8% | 00.0% | 682 |
| Carteret County | Warren G. Harding+245 | 2,07047.2% | 2,31552.8% | 00.0% | 4,385 |
| Caswell County | James M. Cox+734 | 1,23971.0% | 50529.0% | 00.0% | 1,744 |
| Catawba County | Warren G. Harding+531 | 5,40447.7% | 5,93552.3% | 00.0% | 11,339 |
| Chatham County | James M. Cox+280 | 3,18652.3% | 2,90647.7% | 00.0% | 6,092 |
| Cherokee County | Warren G. Harding+745 | 1,76141.3% | 2,50658.7% | 00.0% | 4,267 |
| Chowan County | James M. Cox+882 | 1,09183.9% | 20916.1% | 00.0% | 1,300 |
| Clay County | Warren G. Harding+156 | 75545.3% | 91154.7% | 00.0% | 1,666 |
| Cleveland County | James M. Cox+2,228 | 5,18163.7% | 2,95336.3% | 00.0% | 8,134 |
| Columbus County | James M. Cox+1,328 | 3,11163.6% | 1,78336.4% | 00.0% | 4,894 |
| Craven County | James M. Cox+2,682 | 3,41382.4% | 73117.6% | 00.0% | 4,144 |
| Cumberland County | James M. Cox+1,261 | 3,23362.1% | 1,97237.9% | 00.0% | 5,205 |
| Currituck County | James M. Cox+914 | 1,00092.1% | 867.9% | 00.0% | 1,086 |
| Dare County | James M. Cox+193 | 82556.6% | 63243.4% | 00.0% | 1,457 |
| Davidson County | Warren G. Harding+1,163 | 4,79744.6% | 5,96055.4% | 00.0% | 10,757 |
| Davie County | Warren G. Harding+967 | 1,62438.5% | 2,59161.5% | 00.0% | 4,215 |
| Duplin County | James M. Cox+701 | 3,39855.8% | 2,69744.2% | 00.0% | 6,095 |
| Durham County | James M. Cox+1,096 | 4,64656.7% | 3,55043.3% | 00.0% | 8,196 |
| Edgecombe County | James M. Cox+3,319 | 3,34399.3% | 240.7% | 00.0% | 3,367 |
| Forsyth County | James M. Cox+1,331 | 8,12354.5% | 6,79245.5% | 00.0% | 14,915 |
| Franklin County | James M. Cox+2,153 | 2,74282.3% | 58917.7% | 00.0% | 3,331 |
| Gaston County | James M. Cox+1,345 | 7,14855.2% | 5,80344.8% | 00.0% | 12,951 |
| Gates County | James M. Cox+469 | 79670.9% | 32729.1% | 00.0% | 1,123 |
| Graham County | Warren G. Harding+271 | 64441.3% | 91558.7% | 00.0% | 1,559 |
| Granville County | James M. Cox+1,789 | 2,62275.9% | 83324.1% | 00.0% | 3,455 |
| Greene County | James M. Cox+1,210 | 1,64979.0% | 43921.0% | 00.0% | 2,088 |
| Guilford County | James M. Cox+1,695 | 9,61554.8% | 7,92045.2% | 00.0% | 17,535 |
| Halifax County | James M. Cox+2,905 | 3,42986.7% | 52413.3% | 00.0% | 3,953 |
| Harnett County | James M. Cox+608 | 3,91954.2% | 3,31145.8% | 00.0% | 7,230 |
| Haywood County | James M. Cox+1,229 | 4,22958.5% | 3,00041.5% | 00.0% | 7,229 |
| Henderson County | Warren G. Harding+841 | 2,49642.8% | 3,33757.2% | 00.0% | 5,833 |
| Hertford County | James M. Cox+883 | 1,10483.3% | 22116.7% | 00.0% | 1,325 |
| Hoke County | James M. Cox+1,100 | 1,26688.4% | 16611.6% | 00.0% | 1,432 |
| Hyde County | James M. Cox+604 | 1,13468.1% | 53031.9% | 00.0% | 1,664 |
| Iredell County | James M. Cox+2,068 | 6,47059.5% | 4,40240.5% | 00.0% | 10,872 |
| Jackson County | James M. Cox+30 | 2,38550.3% | 2,35549.7% | 00.0% | 4,740 |
| Johnston County | James M. Cox+442 | 6,03051.9% | 5,58848.1% | 00.0% | 11,618 |
| Jones County | James M. Cox+579 | 96471.5% | 38528.5% | 00.0% | 1,349 |
| Lee County | James M. Cox+1,184 | 2,32767.1% | 1,14332.9% | 00.0% | 3,470 |
| Lenoir County | James M. Cox+1,407 | 2,56068.9% | 1,15331.1% | 00.0% | 3,713 |
| Lincoln County | James M. Cox+194 | 3,33151.5% | 3,13748.5% | 00.0% | 6,468 |
| Macon County | James M. Cox+127 | 2,17751.5% | 2,05048.5% | 00.0% | 4,227 |
| Madison County | Warren G. Harding+2,276 | 1,34027.0% | 3,61673.0% | 00.0% | 4,956 |
| Martin County | James M. Cox+2,031 | 2,56182.9% | 53017.1% | 00.0% | 3,091 |
| McDowell County | James M. Cox+248 | 2,80952.3% | 2,56147.7% | 00.0% | 5,370 |
| Mecklenburg County | James M. Cox+7,892 | 11,31376.8% | 3,42123.2% | 00.0% | 14,734 |
| Mitchell County | Warren G. Harding+1,456 | 69724.5% | 2,15375.5% | 00.0% | 2,850 |
| Montgomery County | James M. Cox+17 | 2,32150.2% | 2,30449.8% | 00.0% | 4,625 |
| Moore County | James M. Cox+400 | 2,67954.0% | 2,27946.0% | 00.0% | 4,958 |
| Nash County | James M. Cox+2,475 | 4,03172.1% | 1,55627.9% | 00.0% | 5,587 |
| New Hanover County | James M. Cox+3,390 | 4,10285.2% | 71214.8% | 00.0% | 4,814 |
| Northampton County | James M. Cox+2,140 | 2,30593.3% | 1656.7% | 00.0% | 2,470 |
| Onslow County | James M. Cox+704 | 1,55764.6% | 85335.4% | 00.0% | 2,410 |
| Orange County | James M. Cox+256 | 1,99353.4% | 1,73746.6% | 00.0% | 3,730 |
| Pamlico County | James M. Cox+278 | 1,28656.1% | 1,00843.9% | 00.0% | 2,294 |
| Pasquotank County | James M. Cox+1,229 | 1,73677.4% | 50722.6% | 00.0% | 2,243 |
| Pender County | James M. Cox+881 | 1,58069.3% | 69930.7% | 00.0% | 2,279 |
| Perquimans County | James M. Cox+555 | 1,04268.1% | 48731.9% | 00.0% | 1,529 |
| Person County | James M. Cox+80 | 1,64651.2% | 1,56648.8% | 00.0% | 3,212 |
| Pitt County | James M. Cox+3,332 | 4,19682.9% | 86417.1% | 00.0% | 5,060 |
| Polk County | James M. Cox+35 | 1,36150.7% | 1,32649.3% | 00.0% | 2,687 |
| Randolph County | Warren G. Harding+1,187 | 5,11044.8% | 6,29755.2% | 00.0% | 11,407 |
| Richmond County | James M. Cox+2,217 | 3,34174.8% | 1,12425.2% | 00.0% | 4,465 |
| Robeson County | James M. Cox+3,963 | 6,18373.6% | 2,22026.4% | 00.0% | 8,403 |
| Rockingham County | James M. Cox+902 | 4,50755.6% | 3,60544.4% | 00.0% | 8,112 |
| Rowan County | James M. Cox+1,533 | 6,42156.8% | 4,88843.2% | 00.0% | 11,309 |
| Rutherford County | James M. Cox+1,086 | 5,10156.0% | 4,01544.0% | 00.0% | 9,116 |
| Sampson County | Warren G. Harding+2,927 | 2,42631.2% | 5,35368.8% | 00.0% | 7,779 |
| Scotland County | James M. Cox+1,399 | 1,70584.8% | 30615.2% | 00.0% | 2,011 |
| Stanly County | Warren G. Harding+469 | 3,84347.1% | 4,31252.9% | 00.0% | 8,155 |
| Stokes County | Warren G. Harding+927 | 1,99940.6% | 2,92659.4% | 00.0% | 4,925 |
| Surry County | Warren G. Harding+1,623 | 3,54740.7% | 5,17059.3% | 00.0% | 8,717 |
| Swain County | Warren G. Harding+805 | 1,43439.0% | 2,23961.0% | 00.0% | 3,673 |
| Transylvania County | Warren G. Harding+138 | 1,54247.9% | 1,68052.1% | 00.0% | 3,222 |
| Tyrrell County | James M. Cox+186 | 71857.4% | 53242.6% | 00.0% | 1,250 |
| Union County | James M. Cox+2,764 | 4,16874.8% | 1,40425.2% | 00.0% | 5,572 |
| Vance County | James M. Cox+1,645 | 2,46175.1% | 81624.9% | 00.0% | 3,277 |
| Wake County | James M. Cox+4,367 | 8,02068.7% | 3,65331.3% | 00.0% | 11,673 |
| Warren County | James M. Cox+1,570 | 1,86586.3% | 29513.7% | 00.0% | 2,160 |
| Washington County | James M. Cox+145 | 1,11653.5% | 97146.5% | 00.0% | 2,087 |
| Watauga County | Warren G. Harding+910 | 1,72139.5% | 2,63160.5% | 00.0% | 4,352 |
| Wayne County | James M. Cox+1,972 | 4,79462.9% | 2,82237.1% | 00.0% | 7,616 |
| Wilkes County | Warren G. Harding+3,608 | 2,84330.6% | 6,45169.4% | 00.0% | 9,294 |
| Wilson County | James M. Cox+2,122 | 3,49671.8% | 1,37428.2% | 00.0% | 4,870 |
| Yadkin County | Warren G. Harding+1,951 | 1,35029.0% | 3,30171.0% | 00.0% | 4,651 |
| Yancey County | Warren G. Harding+316 | 2,28046.8% | 2,59653.2% | 00.0% | 4,876 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.