John W. Davis carried North Carolina D+19.4.

John W. Davis (D) vs Calvin Coolidge (R) in North Carolina, 1924. The state ran 44.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+25.1 nationally).

Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)

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North Carolina result

481,595 votes counted

Davis (D)

284,190

59.0%

Coolidge (R)

190,754

39.6%

Follette + others

6,651

1.4%

Margin

D+19.4

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1924 presidential election

North Carolina, 1924

DavisD+19.4

How it voted

Share of the 1924 vote

John W. Davis ✓Democratic	59.0%	284,190
Calvin CoolidgeRepublican	39.6%	190,754
OtherAll other candidates	1.4%	6,651

D+60

R+60

100 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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North Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1924 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 — 1924

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alamance County	D	+20.1%	4,859	3,217	8,169
Alexander County	R	−3.1%	2,291	2,437	4,748
Alleghany County	D	+14.2%	1,643	1,234	2,883
Anson County	D	+81.9%	2,372	225	2,622
Ashe County	D	+4.6%	4,333	3,952	8,288
Avery County	R	−71.6%	357	2,189	2,560
Beaufort County	D	+33.3%	3,048	1,502	4,643
Bertie County	D	+83.4%	1,785	159	1,949
Bladen County	D	+32.4%	1,551	786	2,360
Brunswick County	R	−7.3%	1,118	1,296	2,455
Buncombe County	D	+22.6%	10,098	6,285	16,850
Burke County	D	+12.9%	4,137	3,190	7,327
Cabarrus County	D	+11.5%	4,449	3,510	8,148
Caldwell County	D	+14.4%	3,348	2,503	5,877
Camden County	D	+52.7%	436	132	577
Carteret County	D	+9.9%	2,261	1,854	4,130
Caswell County	D	+39.3%	1,075	467	1,546
Catawba County	R	−2.0%	5,754	5,998	11,919
Chatham County	D	+11.1%	3,446	2,755	6,216
Cherokee County	R	−14.0%	1,742	2,314	4,079
Chowan County	D	+75.4%	714	98	817
Clay County	R	−6.6%	953	1,090	2,061
Cleveland County	D	+36.3%	3,749	1,743	5,529
Columbus County	D	+25.6%	2,757	1,629	4,412
Craven County	D	+79.0%	2,942	325	3,311
Cumberland County	D	+35.8%	2,923	1,372	4,332
Currituck County	D	+84.1%	670	52	735
Dare County	D	+13.5%	826	629	1,457
Davidson County	D	+2.2%	6,507	6,227	12,790
Davie County	R	−19.6%	1,795	2,672	4,480
Duplin County	D	+30.7%	2,924	1,542	4,503
Durham County	D	+21.4%	4,837	3,093	8,151
Edgecombe County	D	+82.3%	2,274	171	2,554
Forsyth County	D	+15.9%	7,404	5,315	13,178
Franklin County	D	+73.2%	1,991	302	2,306
Gaston County	D	+29.3%	6,554	3,566	10,202
Gates County	D	+51.8%	679	215	895
Graham County	R	−3.8%	841	907	1,759
Granville County	D	+65.3%	2,220	461	2,695
Greene County	D	+71.6%	1,119	182	1,308
Guilford County	D	+12.4%	8,804	6,822	15,943
Halifax County	D	+82.7%	3,232	268	3,583
Harnett County	D	+6.5%	3,296	2,895	6,202
Haywood County	D	+30.5%	4,582	2,440	7,030
Henderson County	R	−8.2%	3,007	3,548	6,603
Hertford County	D	+69.9%	932	164	1,099
Hoke County	D	+77.8%	1,146	141	1,291
Hyde County	D	+35.7%	653	305	974
Iredell County	D	+28.4%	6,449	3,565	10,150
Jackson County	D	+5.3%	3,100	2,788	5,905
Johnston County	R	−2.6%	4,656	4,910	9,589
Jones County	D	+58.8%	692	179	873
Lee County	D	+44.0%	1,834	710	2,554
Lenoir County	D	+61.4%	2,191	514	2,730
Lincoln County	D	+4.5%	2,909	2,658	5,609
Macon County	D	+3.9%	2,178	2,015	4,211
Madison County	R	−37.1%	1,471	3,252	4,797
Martin County	D	+80.2%	1,999	216	2,224
McDowell County	D	+7.7%	3,023	2,590	5,638
Mecklenburg County	D	+51.3%	8,443	2,572	11,452
Mitchell County	R	−38.0%	689	1,540	2,237
Montgomery County	D	+8.9%	2,483	2,077	4,565
Moore County	D	+16.7%	2,771	1,974	4,783
Nash County	D	+56.5%	3,129	823	4,083
New Hanover County	D	+56.0%	4,735	1,190	6,330
Northampton County	D	+83.3%	1,662	144	1,823
Onslow County	D	+44.4%	1,122	423	1,576
Orange County	D	+27.0%	1,879	1,065	3,010
Pamlico County	D	+27.0%	798	459	1,257
Pasquotank County	D	+59.9%	1,236	305	1,553
Pender County	D	+63.8%	1,175	253	1,445
Perquimans County	D	+29.9%	550	295	853
Person County	D	+21.2%	1,576	1,025	2,604
Pitt County	D	+71.3%	3,197	512	3,765
Polk County	D	+5.5%	1,613	1,445	3,071
Randolph County	R	−8.0%	5,397	6,336	11,757
Richmond County	D	+58.0%	2,475	599	3,237
Robeson County	D	+85.4%	4,064	314	4,392
Rockingham County	D	+26.7%	4,467	2,566	7,122
Rowan County	D	+13.8%	4,816	3,560	9,114
Rutherford County	D	+13.3%	5,101	3,897	9,027
Sampson County	R	−22.3%	2,021	3,188	5,244
Scotland County	D	+75.0%	1,469	205	1,685
Stanly County	D	+3.2%	3,832	3,594	7,476
Stokes County	R	−3.6%	2,309	2,482	4,835
Surry County	R	−6.0%	4,418	4,990	9,474
Swain County	R	−10.3%	1,769	2,178	3,971
Transylvania County	R	−1.1%	1,776	1,814	3,612
Tyrrell County	D	+18.1%	638	442	1,081
Union County	D	+59.8%	2,721	672	3,425
Vance County	D	+61.6%	2,013	470	2,504
Wake County	D	+45.6%	8,376	2,975	11,836
Warren County	D	+80.0%	1,742	166	1,970
Washington County	D	+2.8%	883	834	1,723
Watauga County	R	−6.0%	2,365	2,665	5,038
Wayne County	D	+41.5%	3,366	1,379	4,787
Wilkes County	R	−26.2%	3,586	6,131	9,728
Wilson County	D	+62.5%	2,619	574	3,274
Yadkin County	R	−35.2%	1,381	2,889	4,281
Yancey County	D	+9.1%	2,592	2,156	4,769