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The 1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the
1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
North Carolina voted for the
Democratic candidates, Major General
Winfield Scott Hancock and his running mate
William Hayden English, over the
Republican candidates,
U.S. Representative
James A. Garfield and his running mate
Chester A. Arthur. Hancock won North Carolina narrowly by a margin of 3.57 percent.
Results
Results by county
1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina by county
[2]
County
|
Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic
|
James Abram Garfield Republican
|
James Baird Weaver Greenback
|
Margin
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
Swain
|
75.31%
|
308
|
24.69%
|
101
|
0.00%
|
0
|
50.61%
|
207
|
Cleveland
|
73.00%
|
1,736
|
22.50%
|
535
|
4.50%
|
107
|
50.50%
|
1,201
|
Catawba
|
75.11%
|
1,883
|
24.89%
|
624
|
0.00%
|
0
|
50.22%
|
1,259
|
Currituck
|
72.80%
|
974
|
27.20%
|
364
|
0.00%
|
0
|
45.59%
|
610
|
Jackson
|
72.17%
|
677
|
27.83%
|
261
|
0.00%
|
0
|
44.35%
|
416
|
Alexander
|
69.24%
|
824
|
30.76%
|
366
|
0.00%
|
0
|
38.49%
|
458
|
Macon
|
69.01%
|
746
|
30.99%
|
335
|
0.00%
|
0
|
38.02%
|
411
|
Caldwell
|
68.18%
|
988
|
30.50%
|
442
|
1.31%
|
19
|
37.68%
|
546
|
Alleghany
|
67.95%
|
549
|
32.05%
|
259
|
0.00%
|
0
|
35.89%
|
290
|
Onslow
|
66.89%
|
1,085
|
33.11%
|
537
|
0.00%
|
0
|
33.79%
|
548
|
Clay
|
66.12%
|
365
|
33.88%
|
187
|
0.00%
|
0
|
32.25%
|
178
|
Gates
|
65.88%
|
1,010
|
34.12%
|
523
|
0.00%
|
0
|
31.77%
|
487
|
Union
|
64.79%
|
1,516
|
35.21%
|
824
|
0.00%
|
0
|
29.57%
|
692
|
Haywood
|
64.77%
|
932
|
35.23%
|
507
|
0.00%
|
0
|
29.53%
|
425
|
Columbus
|
63.40%
|
1,597
|
36.60%
|
922
|
0.00%
|
0
|
26.80%
|
675
|
Duplin
|
61.96%
|
2,015
|
37.76%
|
1,228
|
0.28%
|
9
|
24.20%
|
787
|
Transylvania
|
61.88%
|
461
|
38.12%
|
284
|
0.00%
|
0
|
23.76%
|
177
|
Yancey
|
61.65%
|
712
|
38.35%
|
443
|
0.00%
|
0
|
23.29%
|
269
|
Anson
|
61.55%
|
1,617
|
38.45%
|
1,010
|
0.00%
|
0
|
23.11%
|
607
|
Rockingham
|
60.48%
|
2,403
|
38.74%
|
1,539
|
0.78%
|
31
|
21.75%
|
864
|
Pamlico
|
57.17%
|
582
|
35.56%
|
362
|
7.27%
|
74
|
21.61%
|
220
|
Stanly
|
60.67%
|
887
|
39.33%
|
575
|
0.00%
|
0
|
21.34%
|
312
|
Iredell
|
59.65%
|
2,389
|
40.35%
|
1,616
|
0.00%
|
0
|
19.30%
|
773
|
Rowan
|
59.64%
|
2,035
|
40.36%
|
1,377
|
0.00%
|
0
|
19.28%
|
658
|
McDowell
|
59.55%
|
817
|
40.45%
|
555
|
0.00%
|
0
|
19.10%
|
262
|
Carteret
|
59.38%
|
1,026
|
40.57%
|
701
|
0.06%
|
1
|
18.81%
|
325
|
Harnett
|
59.35%
|
1,028
|
40.65%
|
704
|
0.00%
|
0
|
18.71%
|
324
|
Burke
|
58.75%
|
1,125
|
41.25%
|
790
|
0.00%
|
0
|
17.49%
|
335
|
Cabarrus
|
58.60%
|
1,499
|
41.20%
|
1,054
|
0.20%
|
5
|
17.40%
|
445
|
Hyde
|
57.35%
|
819
|
42.65%
|
609
|
0.00%
|
0
|
14.71%
|
210
|
Surry
|
57.17%
|
1,412
|
42.83%
|
1,058
|
0.00%
|
0
|
14.33%
|
354
|
Orange
|
57.15%
|
2,537
|
42.85%
|
1,902
|
0.00%
|
0
|
14.31%
|
635
|
Watauga
|
56.64%
|
712
|
43.36%
|
545
|
0.00%
|
0
|
13.29%
|
167
|
Sampson
|
56.45%
|
2,122
|
43.26%
|
1,626
|
0.29%
|
11
|
13.19%
|
496
|
Johnston
|
55.80%
|
2,059
|
44.20%
|
1,631
|
0.00%
|
0
|
11.60%
|
428
|
Buncombe
|
55.63%
|
1,995
|
44.37%
|
1,591
|
0.00%
|
0
|
11.27%
|
404
|
Stokes
|
55.07%
|
1,244
|
44.40%
|
1,003
|
0.53%
|
12
|
10.67%
|
241
|
Camden
|
55.06%
|
642
|
44.94%
|
524
|
0.00%
|
0
|
10.12%
|
118
|
Tyrrell
|
54.96%
|
432
|
45.04%
|
354
|
0.00%
|
0
|
9.92%
|
78
|
Pitt
|
53.78%
|
2,200
|
44.37%
|
1,815
|
1.86%
|
76
|
9.41%
|
385
|
Wilson
|
54.70%
|
1,652
|
45.30%
|
1,368
|
0.00%
|
0
|
9.40%
|
284
|
Person
|
54.48%
|
1,344
|
45.52%
|
1,123
|
0.00%
|
0
|
8.96%
|
221
|
Chatham
|
53.94%
|
2,206
|
46.06%
|
1,884
|
0.00%
|
0
|
7.87%
|
322
|
Alamance
|
53.32%
|
1,463
|
45.44%
|
1,247
|
1.24%
|
34
|
7.87%
|
216
|
Lincoln
|
53.74%
|
913
|
46.26%
|
786
|
0.00%
|
0
|
7.47%
|
127
|
Nash
|
53.41%
|
1,612
|
46.59%
|
1,406
|
0.00%
|
0
|
6.83%
|
206
|
Robeson
|
53.28%
|
2,235
|
46.72%
|
1,960
|
0.00%
|
0
|
6.56%
|
275
|
Cherokee
|
52.66%
|
722
|
47.34%
|
649
|
0.00%
|
0
|
5.32%
|
73
|
Randolph
|
52.54%
|
2,005
|
47.46%
|
1,811
|
0.00%
|
0
|
5.08%
|
194
|
Davie
|
52.28%
|
975
|
47.72%
|
890
|
0.00%
|
0
|
4.56%
|
85
|
Martin
|
52.24%
|
1,408
|
47.76%
|
1,287
|
0.00%
|
0
|
4.49%
|
121
|
Moore
|
51.86%
|
1,476
|
48.03%
|
1,367
|
0.11%
|
3
|
3.83%
|
109
|
Wayne
|
51.81%
|
2,427
|
48.19%
|
2,257
|
0.00%
|
0
|
3.63%
|
170
|
Dare
|
51.25%
|
288
|
48.75%
|
274
|
0.00%
|
0
|
2.49%
|
14
|
Ashe
|
51.10%
|
1,117
|
48.90%
|
1,069
|
0.00%
|
0
|
2.20%
|
48
|
Mecklenburg
|
50.88%
|
3,361
|
49.12%
|
3,245
|
0.00%
|
0
|
1.76%
|
116
|
Beaufort
|
50.62%
|
1,766
|
49.38%
|
1,723
|
0.00%
|
0
|
1.23%
|
43
|
Rutherford
|
50.59%
|
1,236
|
49.41%
|
1,207
|
0.00%
|
0
|
1.19%
|
29
|
Guilford
|
50.28%
|
2,280
|
49.24%
|
2,233
|
0.49%
|
22
|
1.04%
|
47
|
Franklin
|
50.25%
|
2,032
|
49.75%
|
2,012
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.49%
|
20
|
Forsyth
|
49.06%
|
1,778
|
49.42%
|
1,791
|
1.52%
|
55
|
-0.36%
|
-13
|
Cumberland
|
49.67%
|
2,109
|
50.33%
|
2,137
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-0.66%
|
-28
|
Gaston
|
49.27%
|
1,107
|
50.69%
|
1,139
|
0.04%
|
1
|
-1.42%
|
-32
|
Davidson
|
48.73%
|
1,781
|
51.00%
|
1,864
|
0.27%
|
10
|
-2.27%
|
-83
|
Wilkes
|
48.82%
|
1,510
|
51.18%
|
1,583
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-2.36%
|
-73
|
Wake
|
48.54%
|
4,359
|
51.46%
|
4,622
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-2.93%
|
-263
|
Greene
|
48.27%
|
880
|
51.73%
|
943
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-3.46%
|
-63
|
Granville
|
47.09%
|
2,828
|
52.91%
|
3,178
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-5.83%
|
-350
|
Hertford
|
46.30%
|
983
|
53.70%
|
1,140
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-7.40%
|
-157
|
Madison
|
45.83%
|
951
|
54.17%
|
1,124
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-8.34%
|
-173
|
Brunswick
|
44.75%
|
746
|
53.33%
|
889
|
1.92%
|
32
|
-8.58%
|
-143
|
Lenoir
|
45.55%
|
1,132
|
54.45%
|
1,353
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-8.89%
|
-221
|
Montgomery
|
45.48%
|
719
|
54.52%
|
862
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-9.04%
|
-143
|
Bladen
|
45.14%
|
1,278
|
54.29%
|
1,537
|
0.57%
|
16
|
-9.15%
|
-259
|
Pender
|
41.87%
|
1,007
|
51.31%
|
1,234
|
6.82%
|
164
|
-9.44%
|
-227
|
Caswell
|
44.87%
|
1,457
|
55.04%
|
1,787
|
0.09%
|
3
|
-10.16%
|
-330
|
Yadkin
|
44.83%
|
941
|
55.17%
|
1,158
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-10.34%
|
-217
|
Henderson
|
44.64%
|
674
|
55.36%
|
836
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-10.73%
|
-162
|
Polk
|
44.37%
|
335
|
55.63%
|
420
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-11.26%
|
-85
|
Richmond
|
43.88%
|
1,363
|
56.12%
|
1,743
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-12.23%
|
-380
|
Perquimans
|
43.31%
|
758
|
56.69%
|
992
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-13.37%
|
-234
|
Chowan
|
42.51%
|
630
|
57.49%
|
852
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-14.98%
|
-222
|
Northampton
|
42.07%
|
1,514
|
57.93%
|
2,085
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-15.87%
|
-571
|
Jones
|
41.50%
|
574
|
57.85%
|
800
|
0.65%
|
9
|
-16.34%
|
-226
|
Halifax
|
41.32%
|
1,744
|
58.68%
|
2,477
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-17.37%
|
-733
|
New Hanover
|
36.53%
|
1,438
|
55.88%
|
2,200
|
7.59%
|
299
|
-19.35%
|
-762
|
Bertie
|
39.61%
|
1,169
|
60.39%
|
1,782
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-20.77%
|
-613
|
Washington
|
36.82%
|
602
|
60.06%
|
982
|
3.12%
|
51
|
-23.24%
|
-380
|
Pasquotank
|
35.19%
|
575
|
64.81%
|
1,059
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-29.62%
|
-484
|
Mitchell
|
34.24%
|
514
|
65.76%
|
987
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-31.51%
|
-473
|
Warren
|
33.75%
|
1,366
|
66.25%
|
2,681
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-32.49%
|
-1,315
|
Edgecombe
|
33.19%
|
1,726
|
66.81%
|
3,475
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-33.63%
|
-1,749
|
Craven
|
28.99%
|
1,180
|
69.00%
|
2,809
|
2.01%
|
82
|
-40.01%
|
-1,629
|
References