North Carolina — 1900 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentBryanD+8.5
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 53.9% | 157,733 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 45.5% | 132,997 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 1,788 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
97 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (97 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Ashe County, NC | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Bladen County, NC | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Burke County, NC | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Camden County, NC | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Catawba County, NC | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Chatham County, NC | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Chowan County, NC | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Clay County, NC | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Graham County, NC | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Macon County, NC | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| McDowell County, NC | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Moore County, NC | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+94.8 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Orange County, NC | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Polk County, NC | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Sampson County, NC | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+90.7 |
| Stanly County, NC | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Stokes County, NC | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Surry County, NC | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Swain County, NC | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Yancey County, NC | Republican | R+6.3 |
North Carolina results by county
97 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 | William McKinley+333 | 1,92345.6% | 2,25653.5% | 380.9% | 4,217 |
| Alexander County | William McKinley+164 | 77444.5% | 93854.0% | 261.5% | 1,738 |
| Alleghany County | William J. Bryan+47 | 70951.7% | 66248.3% | 00.0% | 1,371 |
| Anson County | William J. Bryan+1,183 | 1,85673.2% | 67326.6% | 50.2% | 2,534 |
| Ashe County | William McKinley+424 | 1,51343.8% | 1,93756.1% | 20.1% | 3,452 |
| Beaufort County | William J. Bryan+517 | 2,31656.3% | 1,79943.7% | 00.0% | 4,115 |
| Bertie County | William J. Bryan+1,353 | 2,42069.4% | 1,06730.6% | 00.0% | 3,487 |
| Bladen County | William McKinley+90 | 1,10247.6% | 1,19251.5% | 200.9% | 2,314 |
| Brunswick County | William McKinley+118 | 52544.0% | 64353.9% | 262.2% | 1,194 |
| Buncombe County | William McKinley+416 | 3,72447.1% | 4,14052.4% | 350.4% | 7,899 |
| Burke County | William J. Bryan+279 | 1,38955.3% | 1,11044.2% | 150.6% | 2,514 |
| Cabarrus County | William J. Bryan+373 | 1,48556.3% | 1,11242.2% | 411.6% | 2,638 |
| Caldwell County | William McKinley+206 | 1,11145.1% | 1,31753.5% | 351.4% | 2,463 |
| Camden County | William McKinley+37 | 49848.2% | 53551.8% | 00.0% | 1,033 |
| Carteret County | William J. Bryan+279 | 1,04657.6% | 76742.2% | 40.2% | 1,817 |
| Caswell County | William J. Bryan+65 | 1,34251.2% | 1,27748.7% | 20.1% | 2,621 |
| Catawba County | William J. Bryan+90 | 1,61249.0% | 1,52246.2% | 1584.8% | 3,292 |
| Chatham County | William McKinley+751 | 1,48939.7% | 2,24059.7% | 260.7% | 3,755 |
| Cherokee County | William McKinley+383 | 77440.0% | 1,15759.7% | 60.3% | 1,937 |
| Chowan County | William McKinley+34 | 89849.1% | 93250.9% | 00.0% | 1,830 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+10 | 40450.6% | 39449.4% | 00.0% | 798 |
| Cleveland County | William J. Bryan+917 | 2,22862.3% | 1,31136.6% | 401.1% | 3,579 |
| Columbus County | William J. Bryan+386 | 1,62356.7% | 1,23743.3% | 00.0% | 2,860 |
| Craven County | William J. Bryan+526 | 2,02857.5% | 1,50242.5% | 00.0% | 3,530 |
| Cumberland County | William McKinley+174 | 1,96447.8% | 2,13852.0% | 110.3% | 4,113 |
| Currituck County | William J. Bryan+492 | 92768.1% | 43531.9% | 00.0% | 1,362 |
| Dare County | William J. Bryan+73 | 40455.0% | 33145.0% | 00.0% | 735 |
| Davidson County | William McKinley+506 | 1,82343.4% | 2,32955.5% | 451.1% | 4,197 |
| Davie County | William McKinley+420 | 83139.1% | 1,25158.9% | 432.0% | 2,125 |
| Duplin County | William J. Bryan+798 | 1,87963.1% | 1,08136.3% | 200.7% | 2,980 |
| Durham County | William J. Bryan+347 | 2,37353.7% | 2,02645.9% | 190.4% | 4,418 |
| Edgecombe County | William J. Bryan+1,374 | 3,00964.8% | 1,63535.2% | 10.0% | 4,645 |
| Forsyth County | William McKinley+106 | 2,48248.7% | 2,58850.8% | 270.5% | 5,097 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,179 | 2,78162.5% | 1,60236.0% | 701.6% | 4,453 |
| Gaston County | William J. Bryan+305 | 1,93153.4% | 1,62645.0% | 581.6% | 3,615 |
| Gates County | William J. Bryan+561 | 1,12566.6% | 56433.4% | 00.0% | 1,689 |
| Graham County | William McKinley+29 | 35848.1% | 38751.9% | 00.0% | 745 |
| Granville County | William J. Bryan+701 | 2,28858.8% | 1,58740.8% | 160.4% | 3,891 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+565 | 1,38562.6% | 82037.1% | 70.3% | 2,212 |
| Guilford County | William J. Bryan+39 | 3,33550.0% | 3,29649.4% | 450.7% | 6,676 |
| Halifax County | William J. Bryan+1,816 | 3,99064.7% | 2,17435.3% | 00.0% | 6,164 |
| Harnett County | William J. Bryan+143 | 1,34252.8% | 1,19947.2% | 10.0% | 2,542 |
| Haywood County | William J. Bryan+478 | 1,73557.6% | 1,25741.7% | 190.6% | 3,011 |
| Henderson County | William McKinley+509 | 97339.6% | 1,48260.4% | 00.0% | 2,455 |
| Hertford County | William J. Bryan+605 | 1,33764.6% | 73235.4% | 00.0% | 2,069 |
| Hyde County | William J. Bryan+69 | 86752.0% | 79847.9% | 20.1% | 1,667 |
| Iredell County | William J. Bryan+479 | 2,52354.3% | 2,04444.0% | 781.7% | 4,645 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+33 | 1,08050.3% | 1,04748.8% | 200.9% | 2,147 |
| Johnston County | William J. Bryan+1,157 | 3,15461.0% | 1,99738.6% | 170.3% | 5,168 |
| Jones County | William J. Bryan+112 | 71454.3% | 60245.7% | 00.0% | 1,316 |
| Lenoir County | William J. Bryan+718 | 1,94261.3% | 1,22438.7% | 00.0% | 3,166 |
| Lincoln County | William McKinley+241 | 89243.6% | 1,13355.3% | 221.1% | 2,047 |
| Macon County | William McKinley+58 | 97748.5% | 1,03551.3% | 40.2% | 2,016 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+1,109 | 1,26834.8% | 2,37765.2% | 00.0% | 3,645 |
| Martin County | William J. Bryan+731 | 1,81962.6% | 1,08837.4% | 00.0% | 2,907 |
| McDowell County | William McKinley+10 | 1,01449.3% | 1,02449.8% | 170.8% | 2,055 |
| Mecklenburg County | William J. Bryan+1,552 | 3,78662.1% | 2,23436.6% | 781.3% | 6,098 |
| Mitchell County | William McKinley+1,467 | 49120.0% | 1,95880.0% | 00.0% | 2,449 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+180 | 1,10054.4% | 92045.5% | 10.0% | 2,021 |
| Moore County | William McKinley+423 | 1,60644.0% | 2,02955.6% | 120.3% | 3,647 |
| Nash County | William J. Bryan+1,263 | 2,60066.0% | 1,33734.0% | 00.0% | 3,937 |
| New Hanover County | William J. Bryan+2,187 | 2,24797.4% | 602.6% | 00.0% | 2,307 |
| Northampton County | William J. Bryan+405 | 1,99255.7% | 1,58744.3% | 00.0% | 3,579 |
| Onslow County | William J. Bryan+704 | 1,32268.1% | 61831.9% | 00.0% | 1,940 |
| Orange County | William McKinley+5 | 1,27549.7% | 1,28049.9% | 100.4% | 2,565 |
| Pamlico County | William McKinley+132 | 59745.0% | 72955.0% | 00.0% | 1,326 |
| Pasquotank County | William McKinley+86 | 1,19648.3% | 1,28251.7% | 00.0% | 2,478 |
| Pender County | William J. Bryan+594 | 1,13767.4% | 54332.2% | 70.4% | 1,687 |
| Perquimans County | William McKinley+16 | 83049.5% | 84650.5% | 00.0% | 1,676 |
| Person County | William J. Bryan+192 | 1,46653.4% | 1,27446.4% | 70.3% | 2,747 |
| Pitt County | William J. Bryan+1,108 | 3,26459.8% | 2,15639.5% | 360.7% | 5,456 |
| Polk County | William McKinley+168 | 48442.3% | 65257.0% | 70.6% | 1,143 |
| Randolph County | William McKinley+223 | 2,26447.4% | 2,48752.0% | 280.6% | 4,779 |
| Richmond County | William J. Bryan+760 | 1,26471.3% | 50428.4% | 50.3% | 1,773 |
| Robeson County | William J. Bryan+2,136 | 3,28074.1% | 1,14425.9% | 00.0% | 4,424 |
| Rockingham County | William J. Bryan+400 | 2,65254.0% | 2,25245.9% | 30.1% | 4,907 |
| Rowan County | William J. Bryan+905 | 2,46057.3% | 1,55536.2% | 2756.4% | 4,290 |
| Rutherford County | William J. Bryan+100 | 2,08151.2% | 1,98148.8% | 10.0% | 4,063 |
| Sampson County | William McKinley+745 | 1,25736.8% | 2,00258.6% | 1554.5% | 3,414 |
| Scotland County | William J. Bryan+881 | 92595.3% | 444.5% | 20.2% | 971 |
| Stanly County | William J. Bryan+473 | 1,26561.5% | 79238.5% | 00.0% | 2,057 |
| Stokes County | William McKinley+355 | 1,44344.5% | 1,79855.5% | 00.0% | 3,241 |
| Surry County | William McKinley+553 | 1,89843.6% | 2,45156.4% | 00.0% | 4,349 |
| Swain County | William McKinley+192 | 59043.0% | 78257.0% | 00.0% | 1,372 |
| Transylvania County | William McKinley+93 | 52945.8% | 62253.9% | 30.3% | 1,154 |
| Tyrrell County | William J. Bryan+83 | 46654.9% | 38345.1% | 00.0% | 849 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+926 | 1,79066.9% | 86432.3% | 220.8% | 2,676 |
| Vance County | William J. Bryan+352 | 1,23357.0% | 88140.7% | 502.3% | 2,164 |
| Wake County | William J. Bryan+827 | 4,77454.6% | 3,94745.2% | 150.2% | 8,736 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+236 | 1,57354.1% | 1,33745.9% | 00.0% | 2,910 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+50 | 83451.5% | 78448.5% | 00.0% | 1,618 |
| Watauga County | William McKinley+516 | 92339.0% | 1,43960.9% | 20.1% | 2,364 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+1,139 | 3,10460.8% | 1,96538.5% | 370.7% | 5,106 |
| Wilkes County | William McKinley+1,136 | 1,70437.5% | 2,84062.5% | 20.0% | 4,546 |
| Wilson County | William J. Bryan+1,622 | 2,81670.2% | 1,19429.8% | 20.0% | 4,012 |
| Yadkin County | William McKinley+783 | 95035.3% | 1,73364.4% | 70.3% | 2,690 |
| Yancey County | William McKinley+128 | 95446.9% | 1,08253.1% | 00.0% | 2,036 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 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 — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.