North Carolina — 1924 presidential election
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Akashicstate1924 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentDavisD+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 |
1924presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1924 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+20.1 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Ashe County, NC | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+71.6 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Burke County, NC | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+52.7 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+75.4 |
| Clay County, NC | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+79.0 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+84.1 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Davidson County, NC | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+82.3 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Graham County, NC | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+65.3 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+71.6 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+82.7 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+69.9 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+77.8 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Johnston County, NC | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+58.8 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+61.4 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+80.2 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+51.3 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+56.5 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+83.3 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+63.8 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+71.3 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+85.4 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Sampson County, NC | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+75.0 |
| Stanly County, NC | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Stokes County, NC | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Surry County, NC | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Swain County, NC | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+80.0 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+62.5 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+9.1 |
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 | John W. Davis+1,642 | 4,85959.5% | 3,21739.4% | 931.1% | 8,169 |
| Alexander County | Calvin Coolidge+146 | 2,29148.3% | 2,43751.3% | 200.4% | 4,748 |
| Alleghany County | John W. Davis+409 | 1,64357.0% | 1,23442.8% | 60.2% | 2,883 |
| Anson County | John W. Davis+2,147 | 2,37290.5% | 2258.6% | 251.0% | 2,622 |
| Ashe County | John W. Davis+381 | 4,33352.3% | 3,95247.7% | 30.0% | 8,288 |
| Avery County | Calvin Coolidge+1,832 | 35713.9% | 2,18985.5% | 140.5% | 2,560 |
| Beaufort County | John W. Davis+1,546 | 3,04865.6% | 1,50232.3% | 932.0% | 4,643 |
| Bertie County | John W. Davis+1,626 | 1,78591.6% | 1598.2% | 50.3% | 1,949 |
| Bladen County | John W. Davis+765 | 1,55165.7% | 78633.3% | 231.0% | 2,360 |
| Brunswick County | Calvin Coolidge+178 | 1,11845.5% | 1,29652.8% | 411.7% | 2,455 |
| Buncombe County | John W. Davis+3,813 | 10,09859.9% | 6,28537.3% | 4672.8% | 16,850 |
| Burke County | John W. Davis+947 | 4,13756.5% | 3,19043.5% | 00.0% | 7,327 |
| Cabarrus County | John W. Davis+939 | 4,44954.6% | 3,51043.1% | 1892.3% | 8,148 |
| Caldwell County | John W. Davis+845 | 3,34857.0% | 2,50342.6% | 260.4% | 5,877 |
| Camden County | John W. Davis+304 | 43675.6% | 13222.9% | 91.6% | 577 |
| Carteret County | John W. Davis+407 | 2,26154.7% | 1,85444.9% | 150.4% | 4,130 |
| Caswell County | John W. Davis+608 | 1,07569.5% | 46730.2% | 40.3% | 1,546 |
| Catawba County | Calvin Coolidge+244 | 5,75448.3% | 5,99850.3% | 1671.4% | 11,919 |
| Chatham County | John W. Davis+691 | 3,44655.4% | 2,75544.3% | 150.2% | 6,216 |
| Cherokee County | Calvin Coolidge+572 | 1,74242.7% | 2,31456.7% | 230.6% | 4,079 |
| Chowan County | John W. Davis+616 | 71487.4% | 9812.0% | 50.6% | 817 |
| Clay County | Calvin Coolidge+137 | 95346.2% | 1,09052.9% | 180.9% | 2,061 |
| Cleveland County | John W. Davis+2,006 | 3,74967.8% | 1,74331.5% | 370.7% | 5,529 |
| Columbus County | John W. Davis+1,128 | 2,75762.5% | 1,62936.9% | 260.6% | 4,412 |
| Craven County | John W. Davis+2,617 | 2,94288.9% | 3259.8% | 441.3% | 3,311 |
| Cumberland County | John W. Davis+1,551 | 2,92367.5% | 1,37231.7% | 370.9% | 4,332 |
| Currituck County | John W. Davis+618 | 67091.2% | 527.1% | 131.8% | 735 |
| Dare County | John W. Davis+197 | 82656.7% | 62943.2% | 20.1% | 1,457 |
| Davidson County | John W. Davis+280 | 6,50750.9% | 6,22748.7% | 560.4% | 12,790 |
| Davie County | Calvin Coolidge+877 | 1,79540.1% | 2,67259.6% | 130.3% | 4,480 |
| Duplin County | John W. Davis+1,382 | 2,92464.9% | 1,54234.2% | 370.8% | 4,503 |
| Durham County | John W. Davis+1,744 | 4,83759.3% | 3,09337.9% | 2212.7% | 8,151 |
| Edgecombe County | John W. Davis+2,103 | 2,27489.0% | 1716.7% | 1094.3% | 2,554 |
| Forsyth County | John W. Davis+2,089 | 7,40456.2% | 5,31540.3% | 4593.5% | 13,178 |
| Franklin County | John W. Davis+1,689 | 1,99186.3% | 30213.1% | 130.6% | 2,306 |
| Gaston County | John W. Davis+2,988 | 6,55464.2% | 3,56635.0% | 820.8% | 10,202 |
| Gates County | John W. Davis+464 | 67975.9% | 21524.0% | 10.1% | 895 |
| Graham County | Calvin Coolidge+66 | 84147.8% | 90751.6% | 110.6% | 1,759 |
| Granville County | John W. Davis+1,759 | 2,22082.4% | 46117.1% | 140.5% | 2,695 |
| Greene County | John W. Davis+937 | 1,11985.6% | 18213.9% | 70.5% | 1,308 |
| Guilford County | John W. Davis+1,982 | 8,80455.2% | 6,82242.8% | 3172.0% | 15,943 |
| Halifax County | John W. Davis+2,964 | 3,23290.2% | 2687.5% | 832.3% | 3,583 |
| Harnett County | John W. Davis+401 | 3,29653.1% | 2,89546.7% | 110.2% | 6,202 |
| Haywood County | John W. Davis+2,142 | 4,58265.2% | 2,44034.7% | 80.1% | 7,030 |
| Henderson County | Calvin Coolidge+541 | 3,00745.5% | 3,54853.7% | 480.7% | 6,603 |
| Hertford County | John W. Davis+768 | 93284.8% | 16414.9% | 30.3% | 1,099 |
| Hoke County | John W. Davis+1,005 | 1,14688.8% | 14110.9% | 40.3% | 1,291 |
| Hyde County | John W. Davis+348 | 65367.0% | 30531.3% | 161.6% | 974 |
| Iredell County | John W. Davis+2,884 | 6,44963.5% | 3,56535.1% | 1361.3% | 10,150 |
| Jackson County | John W. Davis+312 | 3,10052.5% | 2,78847.2% | 170.3% | 5,905 |
| Johnston County | Calvin Coolidge+254 | 4,65648.6% | 4,91051.2% | 230.2% | 9,589 |
| Jones County | John W. Davis+513 | 69279.3% | 17920.5% | 20.2% | 873 |
| Lee County | John W. Davis+1,124 | 1,83471.8% | 71027.8% | 100.4% | 2,554 |
| Lenoir County | John W. Davis+1,677 | 2,19180.3% | 51418.8% | 250.9% | 2,730 |
| Lincoln County | John W. Davis+251 | 2,90951.9% | 2,65847.4% | 420.7% | 5,609 |
| Macon County | John W. Davis+163 | 2,17851.7% | 2,01547.9% | 180.4% | 4,211 |
| Madison County | Calvin Coolidge+1,781 | 1,47130.7% | 3,25267.8% | 741.5% | 4,797 |
| Martin County | John W. Davis+1,783 | 1,99989.9% | 2169.7% | 90.4% | 2,224 |
| McDowell County | John W. Davis+433 | 3,02353.6% | 2,59045.9% | 250.4% | 5,638 |
| Mecklenburg County | John W. Davis+5,871 | 8,44373.7% | 2,57222.5% | 4373.8% | 11,452 |
| Mitchell County | Calvin Coolidge+851 | 68930.8% | 1,54068.8% | 80.4% | 2,237 |
| Montgomery County | John W. Davis+406 | 2,48354.4% | 2,07745.5% | 50.1% | 4,565 |
| Moore County | John W. Davis+797 | 2,77157.9% | 1,97441.3% | 380.8% | 4,783 |
| Nash County | John W. Davis+2,306 | 3,12976.6% | 82320.2% | 1313.2% | 4,083 |
| New Hanover County | John W. Davis+3,545 | 4,73574.8% | 1,19018.8% | 4056.4% | 6,330 |
| Northampton County | John W. Davis+1,518 | 1,66291.2% | 1447.9% | 170.9% | 1,823 |
| Onslow County | John W. Davis+699 | 1,12271.2% | 42326.8% | 312.0% | 1,576 |
| Orange County | John W. Davis+814 | 1,87962.4% | 1,06535.4% | 662.2% | 3,010 |
| Pamlico County | John W. Davis+339 | 79863.5% | 45936.5% | 00.0% | 1,257 |
| Pasquotank County | John W. Davis+931 | 1,23679.6% | 30519.6% | 120.8% | 1,553 |
| Pender County | John W. Davis+922 | 1,17581.3% | 25317.5% | 171.2% | 1,445 |
| Perquimans County | John W. Davis+255 | 55064.5% | 29534.6% | 80.9% | 853 |
| Person County | John W. Davis+551 | 1,57660.5% | 1,02539.4% | 30.1% | 2,604 |
| Pitt County | John W. Davis+2,685 | 3,19784.9% | 51213.6% | 561.5% | 3,765 |
| Polk County | John W. Davis+168 | 1,61352.5% | 1,44547.1% | 130.4% | 3,071 |
| Randolph County | Calvin Coolidge+939 | 5,39745.9% | 6,33653.9% | 240.2% | 11,757 |
| Richmond County | John W. Davis+1,876 | 2,47576.5% | 59918.5% | 1635.0% | 3,237 |
| Robeson County | John W. Davis+3,750 | 4,06492.5% | 3147.1% | 140.3% | 4,392 |
| Rockingham County | John W. Davis+1,901 | 4,46762.7% | 2,56636.0% | 891.2% | 7,122 |
| Rowan County | John W. Davis+1,256 | 4,81652.8% | 3,56039.1% | 7388.1% | 9,114 |
| Rutherford County | John W. Davis+1,204 | 5,10156.5% | 3,89743.2% | 290.3% | 9,027 |
| Sampson County | Calvin Coolidge+1,167 | 2,02138.5% | 3,18860.8% | 350.7% | 5,244 |
| Scotland County | John W. Davis+1,264 | 1,46987.2% | 20512.2% | 110.7% | 1,685 |
| Stanly County | John W. Davis+238 | 3,83251.3% | 3,59448.1% | 500.7% | 7,476 |
| Stokes County | Calvin Coolidge+173 | 2,30947.8% | 2,48251.3% | 440.9% | 4,835 |
| Surry County | Calvin Coolidge+572 | 4,41846.6% | 4,99052.7% | 660.7% | 9,474 |
| Swain County | Calvin Coolidge+409 | 1,76944.5% | 2,17854.8% | 240.6% | 3,971 |
| Transylvania County | Calvin Coolidge+38 | 1,77649.2% | 1,81450.2% | 220.6% | 3,612 |
| Tyrrell County | John W. Davis+196 | 63859.0% | 44240.9% | 10.1% | 1,081 |
| Union County | John W. Davis+2,049 | 2,72179.4% | 67219.6% | 320.9% | 3,425 |
| Vance County | John W. Davis+1,543 | 2,01380.4% | 47018.8% | 210.8% | 2,504 |
| Wake County | John W. Davis+5,401 | 8,37670.8% | 2,97525.1% | 4854.1% | 11,836 |
| Warren County | John W. Davis+1,576 | 1,74288.4% | 1668.4% | 623.1% | 1,970 |
| Washington County | John W. Davis+49 | 88351.2% | 83448.4% | 60.3% | 1,723 |
| Watauga County | Calvin Coolidge+300 | 2,36546.9% | 2,66552.9% | 80.2% | 5,038 |
| Wayne County | John W. Davis+1,987 | 3,36670.3% | 1,37928.8% | 420.9% | 4,787 |
| Wilkes County | Calvin Coolidge+2,545 | 3,58636.9% | 6,13163.0% | 110.1% | 9,728 |
| Wilson County | John W. Davis+2,045 | 2,61980.0% | 57417.5% | 812.5% | 3,274 |
| Yadkin County | Calvin Coolidge+1,508 | 1,38132.3% | 2,88967.5% | 110.3% | 4,281 |
| Yancey County | John W. Davis+436 | 2,59254.4% | 2,15645.2% | 210.4% | 4,769 |
Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 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 — 1924 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.