North Carolina — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentClevelandD+11.6
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 47.4% | 132,950 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 35.8% | 100,326 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 16.8% | 47,251 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
96 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
North Carolina cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (96 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Alexander County, NC | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Ashe County, NC | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Burke County, NC | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Camden County, NC | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Caswell County, NC | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Catawba County, NC | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Chatham County, NC | Other / independent | D+19.1 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Other / independent | Tied |
| Chowan County, NC | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Clay County, NC | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Craven County, NC | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Dare County, NC | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Davidson County, NC | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Graham County, NC | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Granville County, NC | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Hertford County, NC | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Nash County, NC | Other / independent | D+18.6 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Pender County, NC | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Person County, NC | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Polk County, NC | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Randolph County, NC | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Sampson County, NC | Other / independent | R+0.6 |
| Stanly County, NC | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Stokes County, NC | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Surry County, NC | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Swain County, NC | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Vance County, NC | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Warren County, NC | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Washington County, NC | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Watauga County, NC | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+41.7 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+16.0 |
North Carolina results by county
96 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 | Grover Cleveland+390 | 1,69149.0% | 1,30137.7% | 45813.3% | 3,450 |
| Alexander County | Grover Cleveland+171 | 59141.4% | 42029.5% | 41529.1% | 1,426 |
| Alleghany County | Grover Cleveland+439 | 79769.0% | 35831.0% | 00.0% | 1,155 |
| Anson County | Grover Cleveland+865 | 1,26165.4% | 39620.5% | 27214.1% | 1,929 |
| Ashe County | Benjamin Harrison+94 | 1,36646.1% | 1,46049.3% | 1344.5% | 2,960 |
| Beaufort County | Grover Cleveland+253 | 1,86552.4% | 1,61245.3% | 842.4% | 3,561 |
| Bertie County | Grover Cleveland+301 | 1,61048.7% | 1,30939.6% | 38411.6% | 3,303 |
| Bladen County | Grover Cleveland+23 | 1,22844.6% | 1,20543.8% | 32111.7% | 2,754 |
| Brunswick County | Grover Cleveland+70 | 75540.0% | 44623.6% | 68536.3% | 1,886 |
| Buncombe County | Grover Cleveland+463 | 3,58850.7% | 3,12544.2% | 3605.1% | 7,073 |
| Burke County | Grover Cleveland+312 | 1,41051.1% | 1,09839.8% | 2509.1% | 2,758 |
| Cabarrus County | Grover Cleveland+559 | 1,41948.0% | 67923.0% | 86029.1% | 2,958 |
| Caldwell County | Grover Cleveland+558 | 1,17255.3% | 61429.0% | 33215.7% | 2,118 |
| Camden County | Benjamin Harrison+21 | 48344.0% | 50445.9% | 11010.0% | 1,097 |
| Carteret County | Grover Cleveland+598 | 1,21159.5% | 61330.1% | 21210.4% | 2,036 |
| Caswell County | Benjamin Harrison+609 | 91331.6% | 1,52252.6% | 45715.8% | 2,892 |
| Catawba County | Grover Cleveland+745 | 1,71150.6% | 70520.8% | 96628.6% | 3,382 |
| Chatham County | Other+540 | 1,56735.6% | 72716.5% | 2,10747.9% | 4,401 |
| Cherokee County | Grover Cleveland+0 | 69247.7% | 69247.7% | 664.6% | 1,450 |
| Chowan County | Benjamin Harrison+203 | 67941.4% | 88253.7% | 804.9% | 1,641 |
| Clay County | Grover Cleveland+127 | 38353.1% | 25635.5% | 8211.4% | 721 |
| Cleveland County | Grover Cleveland+815 | 1,78851.3% | 72220.7% | 97327.9% | 3,483 |
| Columbus County | Grover Cleveland+779 | 1,59252.4% | 81326.7% | 63520.9% | 3,040 |
| Craven County | Benjamin Harrison+343 | 1,30540.0% | 1,64850.5% | 3119.5% | 3,264 |
| Cumberland County | Grover Cleveland+783 | 2,17844.4% | 1,33327.2% | 1,39528.4% | 4,906 |
| Currituck County | Grover Cleveland+432 | 83461.7% | 40229.7% | 1168.6% | 1,352 |
| Dare County | Benjamin Harrison+21 | 33548.5% | 35651.5% | 00.0% | 691 |
| Davidson County | Grover Cleveland+91 | 1,92845.1% | 1,83743.0% | 51011.9% | 4,275 |
| Davie County | Benjamin Harrison+332 | 72535.3% | 1,05751.5% | 27113.2% | 2,053 |
| Duplin County | Grover Cleveland+469 | 1,45544.3% | 98630.0% | 84425.7% | 3,285 |
| Durham County | Grover Cleveland+226 | 1,49042.4% | 1,26435.9% | 76421.7% | 3,518 |
| Edgecombe County | Grover Cleveland+716 | 1,70251.6% | 98629.9% | 61318.6% | 3,301 |
| Forsyth County | Grover Cleveland+433 | 2,88049.6% | 2,44742.1% | 4818.3% | 5,808 |
| Franklin County | Grover Cleveland+360 | 1,74142.3% | 99324.1% | 1,38133.6% | 4,115 |
| Gaston County | Grover Cleveland+443 | 1,61650.4% | 1,17336.6% | 41813.0% | 3,207 |
| Gates County | Grover Cleveland+367 | 94250.4% | 57530.8% | 35118.8% | 1,868 |
| Graham County | Grover Cleveland+77 | 33956.4% | 26243.6% | 00.0% | 601 |
| Granville County | Benjamin Harrison+227 | 1,40339.8% | 1,63046.2% | 49614.1% | 3,529 |
| Greene County | Grover Cleveland+444 | 1,00655.2% | 56230.8% | 25514.0% | 1,823 |
| Guilford County | Grover Cleveland+241 | 2,77346.4% | 2,53242.3% | 67411.3% | 5,979 |
| Halifax County | Grover Cleveland+1,703 | 3,07962.8% | 1,37628.0% | 4519.2% | 4,906 |
| Harnett County | Grover Cleveland+572 | 1,22248.6% | 65025.9% | 64125.5% | 2,513 |
| Haywood County | Grover Cleveland+566 | 1,52558.3% | 95936.7% | 1325.0% | 2,616 |
| Henderson County | Benjamin Harrison+362 | 83539.1% | 1,19756.0% | 1054.9% | 2,137 |
| Hertford County | Benjamin Harrison+133 | 71041.9% | 84349.7% | 1438.4% | 1,696 |
| Hyde County | Grover Cleveland+428 | 85852.4% | 43026.3% | 34921.3% | 1,637 |
| Iredell County | Grover Cleveland+758 | 2,28250.8% | 1,52433.9% | 68815.3% | 4,494 |
| Jackson County | Grover Cleveland+399 | 97756.3% | 57833.3% | 18010.4% | 1,735 |
| Johnston County | Grover Cleveland+2,099 | 3,13565.4% | 1,03621.6% | 62012.9% | 4,791 |
| Jones County | Grover Cleveland+339 | 67051.2% | 30723.5% | 33125.3% | 1,308 |
| Lenoir County | Grover Cleveland+431 | 1,38849.6% | 95734.2% | 45516.3% | 2,800 |
| Lincoln County | Grover Cleveland+359 | 97647.6% | 61730.1% | 45822.3% | 2,051 |
| Macon County | Grover Cleveland+300 | 86251.4% | 56233.5% | 25315.1% | 1,677 |
| Madison County | Benjamin Harrison+600 | 1,11837.8% | 1,71858.1% | 1234.2% | 2,959 |
| Martin County | Grover Cleveland+363 | 1,45451.4% | 1,09138.6% | 28410.0% | 2,829 |
| McDowell County | Grover Cleveland+328 | 1,05556.7% | 72739.0% | 804.3% | 1,862 |
| Mecklenburg County | Grover Cleveland+1,948 | 3,88160.0% | 1,93329.9% | 65810.2% | 6,472 |
| Mitchell County | Benjamin Harrison+603 | 72434.5% | 1,32763.2% | 482.3% | 2,099 |
| Montgomery County | Grover Cleveland+172 | 1,01148.7% | 83940.4% | 22610.9% | 2,076 |
| Moore County | Grover Cleveland+214 | 1,67443.2% | 1,46037.6% | 74419.2% | 3,878 |
| Nash County | Other+336 | 99735.5% | 47617.0% | 1,33347.5% | 2,806 |
| New Hanover County | Grover Cleveland+908 | 2,40861.0% | 1,50038.0% | 381.0% | 3,946 |
| Northampton County | Grover Cleveland+59 | 1,36543.0% | 1,30641.2% | 50215.8% | 3,173 |
| Onslow County | Grover Cleveland+701 | 1,13758.2% | 37919.4% | 43622.3% | 1,952 |
| Orange County | Grover Cleveland+181 | 1,11739.5% | 93633.1% | 77727.5% | 2,830 |
| Pamlico County | Grover Cleveland+38 | 50938.3% | 47135.4% | 34926.3% | 1,329 |
| Pasquotank County | Benjamin Harrison+423 | 80135.4% | 1,22454.2% | 23510.4% | 2,260 |
| Pender County | Benjamin Harrison+88 | 87244.3% | 96048.8% | 1377.0% | 1,969 |
| Perquimans County | Benjamin Harrison+344 | 49030.5% | 83452.0% | 28117.5% | 1,605 |
| Person County | Benjamin Harrison+139 | 1,26142.0% | 1,40046.7% | 34011.3% | 3,001 |
| Pitt County | Grover Cleveland+627 | 2,05243.7% | 1,22126.0% | 1,42530.3% | 4,698 |
| Polk County | Benjamin Harrison+55 | 51147.4% | 56652.6% | 00.0% | 1,077 |
| Randolph County | Grover Cleveland+194 | 2,07743.1% | 1,88339.1% | 85717.8% | 4,817 |
| Richmond County | Grover Cleveland+578 | 1,70051.8% | 1,12234.2% | 46314.1% | 3,285 |
| Robeson County | Grover Cleveland+1,195 | 2,31254.1% | 1,11726.2% | 84219.7% | 4,271 |
| Rockingham County | Benjamin Harrison+177 | 1,78438.7% | 1,96142.6% | 86218.7% | 4,607 |
| Rowan County | Grover Cleveland+1,427 | 2,30357.4% | 87621.8% | 83220.7% | 4,011 |
| Rutherford County | Grover Cleveland+342 | 1,79451.1% | 1,45241.4% | 2627.5% | 3,508 |
| Sampson County | Other+320 | 1,29930.4% | 1,32531.0% | 1,64538.5% | 4,269 |
| Stanly County | Grover Cleveland+730 | 1,05364.8% | 32319.9% | 25015.4% | 1,626 |
| Stokes County | Benjamin Harrison+393 | 1,21739.9% | 1,61052.8% | 2217.3% | 3,048 |
| Surry County | Grover Cleveland+234 | 1,97452.0% | 1,74045.9% | 792.1% | 3,793 |
| Swain County | Grover Cleveland+155 | 55846.0% | 40333.3% | 25120.7% | 1,212 |
| Transylvania County | Grover Cleveland+11 | 51349.6% | 50248.5% | 201.9% | 1,035 |
| Tyrrell County | Benjamin Harrison+47 | 24230.8% | 29537.6% | 24831.6% | 785 |
| Union County | Grover Cleveland+968 | 1,79856.2% | 57217.9% | 83025.9% | 3,200 |
| Vance County | Benjamin Harrison+432 | 90829.7% | 1,34043.8% | 81426.6% | 3,062 |
| Wake County | Grover Cleveland+789 | 3,72443.1% | 1,98723.0% | 2,93533.9% | 8,646 |
| Warren County | Benjamin Harrison+613 | 73724.0% | 1,47448.0% | 86128.0% | 3,072 |
| Washington County | Benjamin Harrison+159 | 53335.3% | 69245.8% | 28719.0% | 1,512 |
| Watauga County | Grover Cleveland+101 | 94049.9% | 83944.5% | 1055.6% | 1,884 |
| Wayne County | Grover Cleveland+616 | 2,26147.2% | 1,64534.3% | 88918.5% | 4,795 |
| Wilkes County | Benjamin Harrison+125 | 1,77046.5% | 1,89549.7% | 1453.8% | 3,810 |
| Wilson County | Grover Cleveland+851 | 2,10054.6% | 49712.9% | 1,24932.5% | 3,846 |
| Yadkin County | Benjamin Harrison+173 | 1,04642.2% | 1,21949.1% | 2168.7% | 2,481 |
| Yancey County | Grover Cleveland+276 | 92753.9% | 65137.8% | 1438.3% | 1,721 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 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 — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.