1884 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1884 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]

1884 United States presidential election in North Carolina

← 1880 November 4, 1884 1888 →
Turnout19.16% of the total population Increase 1.95 pp[1]
 
Nominee Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Maine
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks John A. Logan
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 142,905 125,021
Percentage 53.25% 46.59%

County Results

President before election

Chester A. Arthur
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

North Carolina was won by Grover Cleveland, the 28th governor of New York, (DNew York), running with the former governor of Indiana Thomas A. Hendricks, with 53.25 percent of the popular vote, against Secretary of State James G. Blaine (R-Maine), running with Senator John A. Logan, with 46.59 percent of the popular vote.[2]

Results

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Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Grover Cleveland of New York Thomas A. Hendricks Democratic 11[2] 142,905 53.25%
James G. Blaine John A. Logan Republican 0 125,021 46.59%
John St. John William Daniel Prohibition 0 430 0.16%

Results by county

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1884 United States presidential election in North Carolina by county[3]
County Stephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic
James Gillespie Blaine
Republican
John Pierce St. John
Prohibition
Margin
% # % # % # % #
Catawba 77.70% 2,307 22.30% 662 0.00% 0 55.41% 1,645
Cleveland 76.51% 2,042 23.08% 616 0.41% 11 53.43% 1,426
Caldwell 74.69% 1,257 25.31% 426 0.00% 0 49.38% 831
Union 74.65% 1,846 25.35% 627 0.00% 0 49.29% 1,219
Swain 74.23% 481 25.77% 167 0.00% 0 48.46% 314
Alexander 72.32% 938 27.68% 359 0.00% 0 44.64% 579
Onslow 71.94% 1,292 28.06% 504 0.00% 0 43.88% 788
Currituck 69.82% 983 30.18% 425 0.00% 0 39.63% 558
Jackson 66.24% 722 33.30% 363 0.46% 5 32.94% 359
Columbus 66.32% 1,867 33.68% 948 0.00% 0 32.65% 919
Rowan 65.82% 2,642 34.18% 1,372 0.00% 0 31.64% 1,270
Graham 65.71% 276 34.29% 144 0.00% 0 31.43% 132
Cabarrus 65.48% 1,893 34.24% 990 0.28% 8 31.23% 903
Carteret 65.58% 1,166 34.42% 612 0.00% 0 31.16% 554
Duplin 65.55% 2,247 34.45% 1,181 0.00% 0 31.10% 1,066
Stanly 65.40% 1,115 34.55% 589 0.06% 1 30.85% 526
Alleghany 63.74% 624 36.26% 355 0.00% 0 27.48% 269
Anson 63.11% 1,865 36.89% 1,090 0.00% 0 26.23% 775
Clay 63.09% 359 36.91% 210 0.00% 0 26.19% 149
Harnett 62.76% 1,254 37.24% 744 0.00% 0 25.53% 510
Sampson 61.59% 2,551 38.41% 1,591 0.00% 0 23.18% 960
Orange 60.88% 1,668 38.83% 1,064 0.29% 8 22.04% 604
Rockingham 60.95% 2,574 39.00% 1,647 0.05% 2 21.95% 927
Gates 60.84% 1,145 39.16% 737 0.00% 0 21.68% 408
Haywood 60.69% 1,181 39.31% 765 0.00% 0 21.38% 416
Lincoln 60.67% 1,171 39.33% 759 0.00% 0 21.35% 412
Johnston 60.50% 2,805 39.50% 1,831 0.00% 0 21.01% 974
Iredell 60.06% 2,644 39.44% 1,736 0.50% 22 20.63% 908
Tyrrell 59.72% 504 40.28% 340 0.00% 0 19.43% 164
McDowell 59.08% 940 40.92% 651 0.00% 0 18.16% 289
Wilson 58.77% 2,141 41.23% 1,502 0.00% 0 17.54% 639
Chatham 58.64% 2,451 41.10% 1,718 0.26% 11 17.54% 733
Gaston 57.48% 1,356 41.46% 978 1.06% 25 16.02% 378
Transylvania 57.80% 452 42.20% 330 0.00% 0 15.60% 122
Person 57.56% 1,485 42.44% 1,095 0.00% 0 15.12% 390
Durham 56.90% 1,575 43.10% 1,193 0.00% 0 13.80% 382
Buncombe 56.58% 2,649 42.87% 2,007 0.56% 26 13.71% 642
Hyde 56.77% 881 43.23% 671 0.00% 0 13.53% 210
Macon 56.57% 706 43.11% 538 0.32% 4 13.46% 168
Burke 56.68% 1,273 43.32% 973 0.00% 0 13.36% 300
Stokes 56.11% 1,341 43.89% 1,049 0.00% 0 12.22% 292
Alamance 55.72% 1,607 43.65% 1,259 0.62% 18 12.07% 348
Pamlico 55.83% 757 44.17% 599 0.00% 0 11.65% 158
Martin 55.58% 1,564 44.42% 1,250 0.00% 0 11.16% 314
Camden 55.29% 706 44.71% 571 0.00% 0 10.57% 135
Moore 54.62% 1,769 45.32% 1,468 0.06% 2 9.29% 301
Watauga 54.58% 763 45.42% 635 0.00% 0 9.16% 128
Rutherford 54.37% 1,506 45.60% 1,263 0.04% 1 8.77% 243
Nash 54.25% 1,845 45.75% 1,556 0.00% 0 8.50% 289
Mecklenburg 54.17% 3,666 45.83% 3,101 0.00% 0 8.35% 565
Beaufort 53.80% 1,995 46.20% 1,713 0.00% 0 7.61% 282
Lenoir 53.33% 1,609 46.67% 1,408 0.00% 0 6.66% 201
Richmond 53.30% 1,946 46.70% 1,705 0.00% 0 6.60% 241
Yancey 52.70% 743 46.67% 658 0.64% 9 6.03% 85
Cumberland 52.97% 2,469 47.03% 2,192 0.00% 0 5.94% 277
Wake 52.52% 4,750 47.45% 4,291 0.03% 3 5.08% 459
Robeson 52.35% 2,503 47.65% 2,278 0.00% 0 4.71% 225
Wayne 51.91% 2,744 48.09% 2,542 0.00% 0 3.82% 202
Guilford 51.10% 2,422 47.72% 2,262 1.18% 56 3.38% 160
Pitt 51.54% 2,428 48.46% 2,283 0.00% 0 3.08% 145
Franklin 51.51% 2,121 48.49% 1,997 0.00% 0 3.01% 124
Forsyth 51.44% 2,060 48.46% 1,941 0.10% 4 2.97% 119
Ashe 51.09% 1,245 48.91% 1,192 0.00% 0 2.17% 53
Randolph 48.83% 1,968 46.90% 1,890 4.27% 172 1.94% 78
Granville 50.86% 2,184 49.14% 2,110 0.00% 0 1.72% 74
Jones 50.23% 754 49.77% 747 0.00% 0 0.47% 7
Surry 49.80% 1,402 50.20% 1,413 0.00% 0 -0.39% -11
Brunswick 49.79% 928 50.21% 936 0.00% 0 -0.43% -8
Pender 49.21% 1,207 50.79% 1,246 0.00% 0 -1.59% -39
Caswell 48.94% 1,548 51.06% 1,615 0.00% 0 -2.12% -67
Davie 48.94% 1,058 51.06% 1,104 0.00% 0 -2.13% -46
Greene 48.71% 1,042 51.29% 1,097 0.00% 0 -2.57% -55
Montgomery 48.40% 891 51.60% 950 0.00% 0 -3.20% -59
Bladen 47.93% 1,410 52.07% 1,532 0.00% 0 -4.15% -122
Davidson 47.54% 1,900 52.46% 2,097 0.00% 0 -4.93% -197
Polk 47.48% 443 52.52% 490 0.00% 0 -5.04% -47
Dare 46.70% 255 53.30% 291 0.00% 0 -6.59% -36
Chowan 45.75% 699 54.25% 829 0.00% 0 -8.51% -130
Hertford 45.70% 1,117 54.30% 1,327 0.00% 0 -8.59% -210
Bertie 44.67% 1,545 55.33% 1,914 0.00% 0 -10.67% -369
Yadkin 43.02% 968 55.11% 1,240 1.87% 42 -12.09% -272
Henderson 43.79% 775 56.21% 995 0.00% 0 -12.43% -220
Perquimans 43.67% 769 56.33% 992 0.00% 0 -12.66% -223
Cherokee 43.26% 517 56.74% 678 0.00% 0 -13.47% -161
Madison 42.60% 1,065 57.40% 1,435 0.00% 0 -14.80% -370
Northampton 42.07% 1,731 57.93% 2,384 0.00% 0 -15.87% -653
Pasquotank 41.60% 894 58.40% 1,255 0.00% 0 -16.80% -361
Vance 41.17% 1,143 58.83% 1,633 0.00% 0 -17.65% -490
Wilkes 39.80% 1,341 60.20% 2,028 0.00% 0 -20.39% -687
Washington 37.75% 658 62.25% 1,085 0.00% 0 -24.50% -427
New Hanover 37.62% 1,745 62.38% 2,894 0.00% 0 -24.77% -1,149
Halifax 37.61% 2,424 62.39% 4,021 0.00% 0 -24.78% -1,597
Warren 34.84% 1,145 65.16% 2,141 0.00% 0 -30.31% -996
Craven 34.38% 1,330 65.62% 2,539 0.00% 0 -31.25% -1,209
Edgecombe 33.85% 1,685 66.15% 3,293 0.00% 0 -32.30% -1,608
Mitchell 33.49% 575 66.51% 1,142 0.00% 0 -33.02% -567

References

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  1. ^ "1884 Presidential Election Results North Carolina Total Population Turnout". Our Campaigns.
  2. ^ a b c "1884 Presidential Election Results North Carolina".
  3. ^ "Presidential election of 1884 Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)