The 1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all contemporary forty-eight states. Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina
Like all former Confederate states, North Carolina would during its “Redemption” develop a politics based upon Jim Crow laws, disfranchisement of its African-American population and dominance of the Democratic Party. Unlike the Deep South, the Republican Party possessed sufficient historic Unionist white support from the mountains and northwestern Piedmont to gain a stable one-third of the statewide vote total in general elections even after blacks lost the right to vote.[1] A rapid move following disenfranchisement to a completely “lily-white” state GOP also helped maintain Republican support amongst the state’s voters.[2] Like Tennessee and Oklahoma, the relative strength of Republican opposition meant that North Carolina did not have statewide White primaries, although certain counties did use the White primary.[3] Although with disfranchisement of blacks the state introduced a poll tax, it was less severe than any other former Confederate state.[4]
Since the tail end of the 1900s, proposals to reform what was recognized as an inefficient and regressive tax system[5] had become the major issue in North Carolina,[6] especially after the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified.[5]
Neither candidate campaigned in the state, which had voted Democratic at every election since 1876. At no point was there any serious question of Wilson carrying the state.[7] On election day projections were for a majority for Wilson of between forty-five thousand and fifty thousand,[8] which closely approximated the final result. Nonetheless, North Carolina was one of only three states where Wilson failed to improve upon his 1912 percentage, and indeed his 16.39 point win was three points smaller than conservative Democrat Alton B. Parker managed in 1904. Hughes, in fact, was the first Republican to ever carry Carteret and Clay Counties, suggesting latent opposition to Wilson in the Outer Banks and Appalachia.[9]
^Heersink, Boris; Jenkins, Jeffery A. Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865–1968. pp. 48–50, 239–243. ISBN9781316663950.
^Klarman, Michael J. (2001). "The White Primary Rulings: A Case Study in the Consequences of Supreme Court Decision-Making". Florida State University Law Review. 29: 55–107.
^Rusk, J.J; Stucker, J.J. "The Effect of Southern Election Laws on Turnout Rates". In Silbey, Joel H.; Bogue, Allan G. (eds.). The History of American Electoral Behavior. p. 246. ISBN0691606625.
^ abSteelman, Joseph F. (October 1979). "Origins of the Campaign for Constitutional Reform in North Carolina, 1912-1913". The North Carolina Historical Review. 56 (4): 396–418.
^"Poll-Tax Abolition Urged: North Carolina Board Favors Levy of 2-3 Per Cent on Assessments". The Washington Post (Special to the Washington Post ed.). December 24, 1908. p. 3.
^Curtis, Sumner (November 5, 1916). "Close Election Seen: Unbiased Observers Unable to Form General Opinion". The Washington Post. p. A4.
^"Early Returns from States in Presidential Election". Evening Capital News. Boise, Idaho. November 8, 1916. p. 5.
^Menendez, Albert J. (2005). The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. p. 48. ISBN0786422173.
^"1916 Presidential General Election Results – North Carolina". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
^"Election Returns Vote for President". North Carolina Manual (Report). North Carolina State Board of Elections. 1917.
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Main article 1916 United States presidential election The 1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7 1916 as part of the 1916 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary forty eight states Voters chose twelve representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1912 November 7 1916 1920 All 12 North Carolina votes to the Electoral College Nominee Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans HughesParty Democratic RepublicanHome state New Jersey New YorkRunning mate Thomas R Marshall Charles W FairbanksElectoral vote 12 0Popular vote 168 383 120 890Percentage 58 10 41 71 County Results Wilson 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Hughes 50 60 60 70 70 80 Tie lt 50 President before electionWoodrow WilsonDemocratic Elected President Woodrow WilsonDemocraticLike all former Confederate states North Carolina would during its Redemption develop a politics based upon Jim Crow laws disfranchisement of its African American population and dominance of the Democratic Party Unlike the Deep South the Republican Party possessed sufficient historic Unionist white support from the mountains and northwestern Piedmont to gain a stable one third of the statewide vote total in general elections even after blacks lost the right to vote 1 A rapid move following disenfranchisement to a completely lily white state GOP also helped maintain Republican support amongst the state s voters 2 Like Tennessee and Oklahoma the relative strength of Republican opposition meant that North Carolina did not have statewide White primaries although certain counties did use the White primary 3 Although with disfranchisement of blacks the state introduced a poll tax it was less severe than any other former Confederate state 4 Since the tail end of the 1900s proposals to reform what was recognized as an inefficient and regressive tax system 5 had become the major issue in North Carolina 6 especially after the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified 5 Neither candidate campaigned in the state which had voted Democratic at every election since 1876 At no point was there any serious question of Wilson carrying the state 7 On election day projections were for a majority for Wilson of between forty five thousand and fifty thousand 8 which closely approximated the final result Nonetheless North Carolina was one of only three states where Wilson failed to improve upon his 1912 percentage and indeed his 16 39 point win was three points smaller than conservative Democrat Alton B Parker managed in 1904 Hughes in fact was the first Republican to ever carry Carteret and Clay Counties suggesting latent opposition to Wilson in the Outer Banks and Appalachia 9 Results editPresidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote EV Popular Vote PV Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey Thomas R Marshall Democratic 12 10 168 383 58 10 Charles Evans Hughes Charles W Fairbanks Republican 0 120 890 41 71 Allan L Benson George Kirkpatrick Socialist 0 509 0 18 Frank Hanly Ira Landrith Prohibition 0 53 0 02 Results by county edit 1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina by county 11 County Thomas Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Charles Evans HughesRepublican Allan Louis BensonSocialist James Franklin HanlyProhibition Margin Northampton 97 12 1 518 2 88 45 0 00 0 0 00 0 94 24 1 473Edgecombe 92 69 2 028 6 17 135 1 10 24 0 05 1 86 52 1 893Bertie 92 64 1 461 7 36 116 0 00 0 0 00 0 85 29 1 345Currituck 91 48 945 8 42 87 0 00 0 0 10 1 83 06 858Halifax 88 51 2 312 11 45 299 0 04 1 0 00 0 77 07 2 013Hoke 87 64 780 12 36 110 0 00 0 0 00 0 75 28 670Scotland 87 26 938 12 74 137 0 00 0 0 00 0 74 51 801Anson 87 18 2 046 12 82 301 0 00 0 0 00 0 74 35 1 745Chowan 86 89 610 12 96 91 0 00 0 0 14 1 73 93 519Warren 84 28 1 217 15 72 227 0 00 0 0 00 0 68 56 990Martin 83 97 1 472 16 03 281 0 00 0 0 00 0 67 94 1 191Franklin 83 86 2 057 16 14 396 0 00 0 0 00 0 67 71 1 661New Hanover 82 72 2 355 17 28 492 0 00 0 0 00 0 65 44 1 863Hertford 82 31 977 17 61 209 0 00 0 0 08 1 64 70 768Pasquotank 81 28 1 177 18 65 270 0 00 0 0 07 1 62 64 907Camden 80 70 368 18 86 86 0 00 0 0 44 2 61 84 282Pitt 79 79 2 839 20 21 719 0 00 0 0 00 0 59 58 2 120Union 79 04 2 662 20 84 702 0 12 4 0 00 0 58 19 1 960Greene 78 38 1 066 21 62 294 0 00 0 0 00 0 56 76 772Mecklenburg 78 11 4 508 21 78 1 257 0 10 6 0 00 0 56 33 3 251Craven 76 66 1 780 23 34 542 0 00 0 0 00 0 53 32 1 238Jones 75 34 712 24 66 233 0 00 0 0 00 0 50 69 479Hyde 74 73 840 24 64 277 0 36 4 0 27 3 50 09 563Wilson 73 76 2 052 26 24 730 0 00 0 0 00 0 47 52 1 322Gates 72 78 826 27 22 309 0 00 0 0 00 0 45 55 517Granville 72 55 1 713 27 45 648 0 00 0 0 00 0 45 11 1 065Nash 72 15 2 189 27 22 826 0 63 19 0 00 0 44 92 1 363Vance 72 22 1 451 27 78 558 0 00 0 0 00 0 44 45 893Caswell 71 52 849 28 48 338 0 00 0 0 00 0 43 05 511Lenoir 71 35 1 666 28 57 667 0 09 2 0 00 0 42 78 999Pender 70 80 970 29 20 400 0 00 0 0 00 0 41 61 570Richmond 70 49 1 553 29 51 650 0 00 0 0 00 0 40 99 903Perquimans 69 06 645 30 84 288 0 00 0 0 11 1 38 22 357Robeson 66 57 2 894 33 43 1 453 0 00 0 0 00 0 33 15 1 441Bladen 65 95 1 261 34 05 651 0 00 0 0 00 0 31 90 610Wake 65 23 4 627 34 70 2 461 0 07 5 0 00 0 30 54 2 166Cleveland 64 87 2 764 35 13 1 497 0 00 0 0 00 0 29 73 1 267Lee 64 78 1 054 35 22 573 0 00 0 0 00 0 29 56 481Wayne 64 40 2 625 35 48 1 446 0 07 3 0 05 2 28 93 1 179Cumberland 61 83 1 971 38 17 1 217 0 00 0 0 00 0 23 65 754Columbus 61 72 2 143 38 22 1 327 0 00 0 0 06 2 23 50 816Iredell 61 67 3 335 38 33 2 073 0 00 0 0 00 0 23 34 1 262Haywood 61 21 2 403 38 79 1 523 0 00 0 0 00 0 22 41 880Beaufort 60 55 1 957 39 42 1 274 0 00 0 0 03 1 21 13 683Onslow 60 27 1 197 39 53 785 0 00 0 0 20 4 20 75 412Pamlico 56 57 710 41 99 527 1 43 18 0 00 0 14 58 183Durham 57 28 2 463 42 72 1 837 0 00 0 0 00 0 14 56 626Washington 57 26 651 42 74 486 0 00 0 0 00 0 14 51 165Rowan 56 82 3 053 43 18 2 320 0 00 0 0 00 0 13 64 733Rutherford 56 65 2 445 43 35 1 871 0 00 0 0 00 0 13 30 574Dare 56 42 470 43 58 363 0 00 0 0 00 0 12 85 107Moore 55 57 1 337 43 52 1 047 0 91 22 0 00 0 12 05 290Guilford 55 41 4 616 44 06 3 670 0 53 44 0 00 0 11 36 946Harnett 55 29 1 992 44 49 1 603 0 22 8 0 00 0 10 80 389Alleghany 55 39 796 44 61 641 0 00 0 0 00 0 10 79 155Chatham 54 83 1 839 44 75 1 501 0 42 14 0 00 0 10 08 338Johnston 54 83 3 468 45 17 2 857 0 00 0 0 00 0 9 66 611Duplin 54 43 1 824 45 57 1 527 0 00 0 0 00 0 8 86 297Gaston 54 18 3 019 45 62 2 542 0 00 0 0 20 11 8 56 477Rockingham 54 20 2 316 45 80 1 957 0 00 0 0 00 0 8 40 359Yancey 54 06 1 273 45 94 1 082 0 00 0 0 00 0 8 11 191Forsyth 51 84 4 115 45 16 3 585 3 00 238 0 00 0 6 68 530Lincoln 52 47 1 521 47 22 1 369 0 28 8 0 03 1 5 24 152Buncombe 52 48 4 229 47 52 3 830 0 00 0 0 00 0 4 95 399Burke 52 37 1 621 47 63 1 474 0 00 0 0 00 0 4 75 147Stanly 51 97 2 110 47 81 1 941 0 12 5 0 10 4 4 16 169Alamance 52 03 2 476 47 87 2 278 0 11 5 0 00 0 4 16 198Macon 51 74 1 146 48 26 1 069 0 00 0 0 00 0 3 48 77Orange 51 51 1 230 48 49 1 158 0 00 0 0 00 0 3 02 72Tyrrell 51 49 416 48 51 392 0 00 0 0 00 0 2 97 24McDowell 51 08 1 274 48 84 1 218 0 00 0 0 08 2 2 25 56Caldwell 50 98 1 725 49 02 1 659 0 00 0 0 00 0 1 95 66Person 50 96 953 49 04 917 0 00 0 0 00 0 1 93 36Graham 50 85 476 49 15 460 0 00 0 0 00 0 1 71 16Montgomery 50 54 1 222 49 46 1 196 0 00 0 0 00 0 1 08 26Jackson 50 35 1 306 49 65 1 288 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 69 18Cherokee 50 00 1 362 50 00 1 362 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0Catawba 49 34 2 569 50 39 2 624 0 08 4 0 19 10 1 06 55Ashe 49 47 1 898 50 53 1 939 0 00 0 0 00 0 1 07 41Transylvania 49 40 821 50 60 841 0 00 0 0 00 0 1 20 20Davidson 48 74 2 675 51 04 2 801 0 22 12 0 00 0 2 30 126Carteret 48 32 1 165 51 68 1 246 0 00 0 0 00 0 3 36 81Randolph 47 52 2 747 52 43 3 031 0 00 0 0 05 3 4 91 284Polk 47 48 679 52 45 750 0 07 1 0 00 0 4 97 71Cabarrus 47 10 2 080 52 40 2 314 0 50 22 0 00 0 5 30 234Clay 46 89 400 53 11 453 0 00 0 0 00 0 6 21 53Stokes 45 58 1 569 53 81 1 852 0 61 21 0 00 0 8 22 283Watauga 45 77 1 141 54 23 1 352 0 00 0 0 00 0 8 46 211Brunswick 45 00 810 54 94 989 0 06 1 0 00 0 9 94 179Alexander 44 56 954 55 44 1 187 0 00 0 0 00 0 10 88 233Swain 42 36 829 57 64 1 128 0 00 0 0 00 0 15 28 299Davie 42 11 910 57 61 1 245 0 28 6 0 00 0 15 50 335Surry 40 43 2 029 59 33 2 977 0 24 12 0 00 0 18 89 948Henderson 39 38 1 166 60 62 1 795 0 00 0 0 00 0 21 24 629Yadkin 33 81 879 66 19 1 721 0 00 0 0 00 0 32 38 842Sampson 33 42 1 369 66 58 2 727 0 00 0 0 00 0 33 15 1 358Madison 33 09 972 66 91 1 965 0 00 0 0 00 0 33 81 993Wilkes 31 99 1 632 68 01 3 470 0 00 0 0 00 0 36 03 1 838Mitchell 26 25 462 73 75 1 298 0 00 0 0 00 0 47 50 836Avery 23 68 360 76 18 1 158 0 00 0 0 13 2 52 50 798References edit Phillips Kevin P The Emerging Republican Majority pp 210 242 ISBN 978 0 691 16324 6 Heersink Boris Jenkins Jeffery A Republican Party Politics and the American South 1865 1968 pp 48 50 239 243 ISBN 9781316663950 Klarman Michael J 2001 The White Primary Rulings A Case Study in the Consequences of Supreme Court Decision Making Florida State University Law Review 29 55 107 Rusk J J Stucker J J The Effect of Southern Election Laws on Turnout Rates In Silbey Joel H Bogue Allan G eds The History of American Electoral Behavior p 246 ISBN 0691606625 a b Steelman Joseph F October 1979 Origins of the Campaign for Constitutional Reform in North Carolina 1912 1913 The North Carolina Historical Review 56 4 396 418 Poll Tax Abolition Urged North Carolina Board Favors Levy of 2 3 Per Cent on Assessments The Washington Post Special to the Washington Post ed December 24 1908 p 3 Curtis Sumner November 5 1916 Close Election Seen Unbiased Observers Unable to Form General Opinion The Washington Post p A4 Early Returns from States in Presidential Election Evening Capital News Boise Idaho November 8 1916 p 5 Menendez Albert J 2005 The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States 1868 2004 p 48 ISBN 0786422173 1916 Presidential General Election Results North Carolina 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