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Elections / 1916 · President · NC

Woodrow Wilson carried North Carolina D+16.4.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in North Carolina, 1916. North Carolina held 12 electoral votes this cycle. The state ran 13.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

North Carolina result
289,835 votes counted
Electoral votes
12
Wilson (D)
168,383
58.1%
Hughes (R)
120,890
41.7%
All others
562
0.2%
Margin
D+16.4
1916 presidential election
North Carolina, 1916
WilsonD+16.4
1916 presidential margin by county for North Carolina — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of North Carolina — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Alamance County, NC · D+4.2Alexander County, NC · R+10.9Alleghany County, NC · D+10.8Anson County, NC · D+74.4Ashe County, NC · R+1.1Avery County, NC · R+52.5Beaufort County, NC · D+21.1Bertie County, NC · D+85.3Bladen County, NC · D+31.9Brunswick County, NC · R+9.9Buncombe County, NC · D+5.0Burke County, NC · D+4.7Cabarrus County, NC · R+5.3Caldwell County, NC · D+2.0Camden County, NC · D+61.8Carteret County, NC · R+3.4Caswell County, NC · D+43.0Catawba County, NC · R+1.1Chatham County, NC · D+10.1Cherokee County, NC · TiedChowan County, NC · D+73.9Clay County, NC · R+6.2Cleveland County, NC · D+29.7Columbus County, NC · D+23.5Craven County, NC · D+53.3Cumberland County, NC · D+23.7Currituck County, NC · D+83.1Dare County, NC · D+12.8Davidson County, NC · R+2.3Davie County, NC · R+15.5Duplin County, NC · D+8.9Durham County, NC · D+14.6Edgecombe County, NC · D+86.5Forsyth County, NC · D+6.7Franklin County, NC · D+67.7Gaston County, NC · D+8.6Gates County, NC · D+45.6Graham County, NC · D+1.7Granville County, NC · D+45.1Greene County, NC · D+56.8Guilford County, NC · D+11.4Halifax County, NC · D+77.1Harnett County, NC · D+10.8Haywood County, NC · D+22.4Henderson County, NC · R+21.2Hertford County, NC · D+64.7Hoke County, NC · D+75.3Hyde County, NC · D+50.1Iredell County, NC · D+23.3Jackson County, NC · D+0.7Johnston County, NC · D+9.7Jones County, NC · D+50.7Lee County, NC · D+29.6Lenoir County, NC · D+42.8Lincoln County, NC · D+5.2Macon County, NC · D+3.5Madison County, NC · R+33.8Martin County, NC · D+67.9McDowell County, NC · D+2.2Mecklenburg County, NC · D+56.3Mitchell County, NC · R+47.5Montgomery County, NC · D+1.1Moore County, NC · D+12.1Nash County, NC · D+44.9New Hanover County, NC · D+65.4Northampton County, NC · D+94.2Onslow County, NC · D+20.7Orange County, NC · D+3.0Pamlico County, NC · D+14.6Pasquotank County, NC · D+62.6Pender County, NC · D+41.6Perquimans County, NC · D+38.2Person County, NC · D+1.9Pitt County, NC · D+59.6Polk County, NC · R+5.0Randolph County, NC · R+4.9Richmond County, NC · D+41.0Robeson County, NC · D+33.1Rockingham County, NC · D+8.4Rowan County, NC · D+13.6Rutherford County, NC · D+13.3Sampson County, NC · R+33.2Scotland County, NC · D+74.5Stanly County, NC · D+4.2Stokes County, NC · R+8.2Surry County, NC · R+18.9Swain County, NC · R+15.3Transylvania County, NC · R+1.2Tyrrell County, NC · D+3.0Union County, NC · D+58.2Vance County, NC · D+44.4Wake County, NC · D+30.5Warren County, NC · D+68.6Washington County, NC · D+14.5Watauga County, NC · R+8.5Wayne County, NC · D+28.9Wilkes County, NC · R+36.0Wilson County, NC · D+47.5Yadkin County, NC · R+32.4Yancey County, NC · D+8.1
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic58.1%168,383
Charles E. HughesRepublican41.7%120,890
OtherAll other candidates0.2%562
D+60
R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
North Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−3.2%DR18922024
North Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1916
100 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alamance CountyD
+4.2%
2,4762,2784,759
Alexander CountyR
−10.9%
9541,1872,141
Alleghany CountyD
+10.8%
7966411,437
Anson CountyD
+74.4%
2,0463012,347
Ashe CountyR
−1.1%
1,8981,9393,837
Avery CountyR
−52.5%
3601,1581,520
Beaufort CountyD
+21.1%
1,9571,2743,232
Bertie CountyD
+85.3%
1,4611161,577
Bladen CountyD
+31.9%
1,2616511,912
Brunswick CountyR
−9.9%
8109891,800
Buncombe CountyD
+5.0%
4,2293,8308,059
Burke CountyD
+4.7%
1,6211,4743,095
Cabarrus CountyR
−5.3%
2,0802,3144,416
Caldwell CountyD
+2.0%
1,7251,6593,384
Camden CountyD
+61.8%
36886456
Carteret CountyR
−3.4%
1,1651,2462,411
Caswell CountyD
+43.0%
8493381,187
Catawba CountyR
−1.1%
2,5692,6245,207
Chatham CountyD
+10.1%
1,8391,5013,354
Cherokee CountyO
+0.0%
1,3621,3622,724
Chowan CountyD
+73.9%
61091702
Clay CountyR
−6.2%
400453853
Cleveland CountyD
+29.7%
2,7641,4974,261
Columbus CountyD
+23.5%
2,1431,3273,472
Craven CountyD
+53.3%
1,7805422,322
Cumberland CountyD
+23.7%
1,9711,2173,188
Currituck CountyD
+83.1%
945871,033
Dare CountyD
+12.8%
470363833
Davidson CountyR
−2.3%
2,6752,8015,488
Davie CountyR
−15.5%
9101,2452,161
Duplin CountyD
+8.9%
1,8241,5273,351
Durham CountyD
+14.6%
2,4631,8374,300
Edgecombe CountyD
+86.5%
2,0281352,188
Forsyth CountyD
+6.7%
4,1153,5857,938
Franklin CountyD
+67.7%
2,0573962,453
Gaston CountyD
+8.6%
3,0192,5425,572
Gates CountyD
+45.6%
8263091,135
Graham CountyD
+1.7%
476460936
Granville CountyD
+45.1%
1,7136482,361
Greene CountyD
+56.8%
1,0662941,360
Guilford CountyD
+11.4%
4,6163,6708,330
Halifax CountyD
+77.1%
2,3122992,612
Harnett CountyD
+10.8%
1,9921,6033,603
Haywood CountyD
+22.4%
2,4031,5233,926
Henderson CountyR
−21.2%
1,1661,7952,961
Hertford CountyD
+64.7%
9772091,187
Hoke CountyD
+75.3%
780110890
Hyde CountyD
+50.1%
8402771,124
Iredell CountyD
+23.3%
3,3352,0735,408
Jackson CountyD
+0.7%
1,3061,2882,594
Johnston CountyD
+9.7%
3,4682,8576,325
Jones CountyD
+50.7%
712233945
Lee CountyD
+29.6%
1,0545731,627
Lenoir CountyD
+42.8%
1,6666672,335
Lincoln CountyD
+5.2%
1,5211,3692,899
Macon CountyD
+3.5%
1,1461,0692,215
Madison CountyR
−33.8%
9721,9652,937
Martin CountyD
+67.9%
1,4722811,753
McDowell CountyD
+2.2%
1,2741,2182,494
Mecklenburg CountyD
+56.3%
4,5081,2575,771
Mitchell CountyR
−47.5%
4621,2981,760
Montgomery CountyD
+1.1%
1,2221,1962,418
Moore CountyD
+12.1%
1,3371,0472,406
Nash CountyD
+44.9%
2,1898263,034
New Hanover CountyD
+65.4%
2,3554922,847
Northampton CountyD
+94.2%
1,518451,563
Onslow CountyD
+20.7%
1,1977851,986
Orange CountyD
+3.0%
1,2301,1582,388
Pamlico CountyD
+14.6%
7105271,255
Pasquotank CountyD
+62.6%
1,1772701,448
Pender CountyD
+41.6%
9704001,370
Perquimans CountyD
+38.2%
645288934
Person CountyD
+1.9%
9539171,870
Pitt CountyD
+59.6%
2,8397193,558
Polk CountyR
−5.0%
6797501,430
Randolph CountyR
−4.9%
2,7473,0315,781
Richmond CountyD
+41.0%
1,5536502,203
Robeson CountyD
+33.1%
2,8941,4534,347
Rockingham CountyD
+8.4%
2,3161,9574,273
Rowan CountyD
+13.6%
3,0532,3205,373
Rutherford CountyD
+13.3%
2,4451,8714,316
Sampson CountyR
−33.2%
1,3692,7274,096
Scotland CountyD
+74.5%
9381371,075
Stanly CountyD
+4.2%
2,1101,9414,060
Stokes CountyR
−8.2%
1,5691,8523,442
Surry CountyR
−18.9%
2,0292,9775,018
Swain CountyR
−15.3%
8291,1281,957
Transylvania CountyR
−1.2%
8218411,662
Tyrrell CountyD
+3.0%
416392808
Union CountyD
+58.2%
2,6627023,368
Vance CountyD
+44.4%
1,4515582,009
Wake CountyD
+30.5%
4,6272,4617,093
Warren CountyD
+68.6%
1,2172271,444
Washington CountyD
+14.5%
6514861,137
Watauga CountyR
−8.5%
1,1411,3522,493
Wayne CountyD
+28.9%
2,6251,4464,076
Wilkes CountyR
−36.0%
1,6323,4705,102
Wilson CountyD
+47.5%
2,0527302,782
Yadkin CountyR
−32.4%
8791,7212,600
Yancey CountyD
+8.1%
1,2731,0822,355