1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. State voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for the president and vice president.

North Carolina was won by Samuel J. Tilden, the former governor of New York (D–New York), running with Thomas A. Hendricks, the governor of Indiana and future vice president, with 53.62% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 46.38% of the vote.

This is the only occasion when Unionist, high-altitude Mitchell County has ever voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 265-271

Results

Results by county CountySamuel J. TildenDemocraticRutherford B. HayesRepublicanMargin%#%#%#Swain90.71%4109.29%4281.42%368Catawba80.78%1,87419.22%44661.55%1,428Caldwell80.66%1,19319.34%28661.33%907Cleveland78.55%1,76921.45%48357.10%1,286Alleghany77.84%52722.16%15055.69%377Macon73.19%77026.81%28246.39%488Watauga71.63%71228.37%28243.26%430Jackson71.41%65228.59%26142.83%391Currituck71.37%99228.63%39842.73%594Alexander71.09%84628.91%34442.18%502Onslow70.54%1,31729.46%55041.08%767Haywood70.29%1,01029.71%42740.57%583Stanly69.15%95730.85%42738.29%530Yancey69.01%74630.99%33538.02%411Union68.25%1,55631.75%72436.49%832Tyrrell68.20%54931.80%25636.40%293Burke67.76%1,21532.24%57835.53%637Transylvania66.04%45933.96%23632.09%223Iredell65.96%2,40734.04%1,24231.93%1,165Columbus65.02%1,43134.98%77030.03%661Rowan64.10%2,18935.90%1,22628.20%963Gates64.01%90935.99%51128.03%398Lincoln63.95%1,13036.05%63727.90%493McDowell63.94%96336.06%54327.89%420Cabarrus63.90%1,64136.10%92727.80%714Duplin63.66%2,19536.34%1,25327.32%942Clay63.13%31536.87%18426.25%131Buncombe62.67%1,99137.33%1,18625.34%805Carteret61.83%1,15038.17%71023.66%440Gaston60.53%1,25039.47%81521.07%435Wilson60.38%1,77139.62%1,16220.76%609Davidson60.30%1,78239.70%1,17320.61%609Davie59.61%1,03640.39%70219.22%334Orange59.28%2,42840.72%1,66818.55%760Harnett59.25%1,07040.75%73618.49%334Pamlico59.22%74540.78%51318.44%232Rockingham58.99%2,15541.01%1,49817.99%657Hyde57.79%89842.21%65615.57%242Mitchell57.24%74742.76%55814.48%189Surry57.19%1,35242.81%1,01214.38%340Ashe56.71%1,07743.29%82213.43%255Johnston56.38%2,17443.62%1,68212.76%492Mecklenburg56.33%3,41743.67%2,64912.66%768Dare56.27%30543.73%23712.55%68Nash56.12%1,71643.88%1,34212.23%374Cherokee56.11%68043.89%53212.21%148Sampson55.75%2,10044.25%1,66711.49%433Stokes55.50%1,22244.50%98010.99%242Camden55.13%68344.87%55610.25%127Person55.05%1,21144.95%98910.09%222Robeson54.90%2,11745.10%1,7399.80%378Anson54.84%1,59945.16%1,3179.67%282Polk54.40%40845.60%3428.80%66Guilford54.25%2,33445.75%1,9688.51%366Martin53.70%1,33446.30%1,1507.41%184Rutherford53.52%1,27846.48%1,1107.04%168Chatham53.38%2,14146.62%1,8706.76%271Moore53.15%1,36546.85%1,2036.31%162Randolph53.06%1,77546.94%1,5706.13%205Pitt52.99%2,13647.01%1,8955.98%241Beaufort52.76%1,72347.24%1,5435.51%180Madison52.43%89547.57%8124.86%83Cumberland51.23%2,23048.77%2,1232.46%107Wayne51.07%2,28448.93%2,1882.15%96Henderson50.94%78449.06%7551.88%29Bladen50.13%1,39749.87%1,3900.25%7Forsyth49.45%1,49650.55%1,529 -1.09%-33Granville49.43%2,04750.57%2,094 -1.13%-47Franklin49.38%1,87350.62%1,920 -1.24%-47Wake49.28%4,31550.72%4,441 -1.44%-126Alamance49.03%1,39150.97%1,446 -1.94%-55Brunswick48.97%1,00251.03%1,044 -2.05%-42Hertford48.55%1,02051.45%1,081 -2.90%-61Pender48.35%1,17251.65%1,252 -3.30%-80Richmond48.11%1,35051.89%1,456 -3.78%-106Wilkes47.91%1,38452.09%1,505 -4.19%-121Caswell47.78%1,49352.22%1,632 -4.45%-139Montgomery46.32%64853.68%751 -7.36%-103Greene45.64%89654.36%1,067 -8.71%-171Yadkin45.45%90554.55%1,086 -9.09%-181Perquimans44.92%83255.08%1,020 -10.15%-188Lenoir44.63%1,21455.37%1,506 -10.74%-292Chowan43.83%62956.17%806 -12.33%-177Jones42.70%59757.30%801 -14.59%-204Pasquotank40.96%84959.04%1,224 -18.09%-375Washington40.78%69259.22%1,005 -18.44%-313Bertie40.49%1,12659.51%1,655 -19.02%-529Northampton39.39%1,42460.61%2,191 -21.22%-767New Hanover35.31%1,63464.69%2,994 -29.39%-1,360Warren34.67%1,32665.33%2,499 -30.67%-1,173Halifax34.28%1,68365.72%3,226 -31.43%-1,543Craven32.10%1,28967.90%2,727 -35.81%-1,438Edgecombe30.07%1,65269.93%3,841 -39.85%-2,189Totals53.62%125,42746.38%108,4847.24%16,943

See also United States presidential elections in North Carolina

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