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 Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Winfield Scott Hancock of PennsylvaniaWilliam Hayden EnglishDemocratic10124,20451.55%James A. GarfieldChester A. ArthurRepublican0115,61647.98%James B. WeaverBarzillai J. ChambersGreenback01,1260.47%

Results by county 1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina by county (.xlsx file for €15)CountyWinfield Scott HancockDemocraticJames Abram GarfieldRepublicanJames Baird WeaverGreenbackMargin%#%#%#%#Swain75.31%30824.69%1010.00%050.61%207Cleveland73.00%1,73622.50%5354.50%10750.50%1,201Catawba75.11%1,88324.89%6240.00%050.22%1,259Currituck72.80%97427.20%3640.00%045.59%610Jackson72.17%67727.83%2610.00%044.35%416Alexander69.24%82430.76%3660.00%038.49%458Macon69.01%74630.99%3350.00%038.02%411Caldwell68.18%98830.50%4421.31%1937.68%546Alleghany67.95%54932.05%2590.00%035.89%290Onslow66.89%1,08533.11%5370.00%033.79%548Clay66.12%36533.88%1870.00%032.25%178Gates65.88%1,01034.12%5230.00%031.77%487Union64.79%1,51635.21%8240.00%029.57%692Haywood64.77%93235.23%5070.00%029.53%425Columbus63.40%1,59736.60%9220.00%026.80%675Duplin61.96%2,01537.76%1,2280.28%924.20%787Transylvania61.88%46138.12%2840.00%023.76%177Yancey61.65%71238.35%4430.00%023.29%269Anson61.55%1,61738.45%1,0100.00%023.11%607Rockingham60.48%2,40338.74%1,5390.78%3121.75%864Pamlico57.17%58235.56%3627.27%7421.61%220Stanly60.67%88739.33%5750.00%021.34%312Iredell59.65%2,38940.35%1,6160.00%019.30%773Rowan59.64%2,03540.36%1,3770.00%019.28%658McDowell59.55%81740.45%5550.00%019.10%262Carteret59.38%1,02640.57%7010.06%118.81%325Harnett59.35%1,02840.65%7040.00%018.71%324Burke58.75%1,12541.25%7900.00%017.49%335Cabarrus58.60%1,49941.20%1,0540.20%517.40%445Hyde57.35%81942.65%6090.00%014.71%210Surry57.17%1,41242.83%1,0580.00%014.33%354Orange57.15%2,53742.85%1,9020.00%014.31%635Watauga56.64%71243.36%5450.00%013.29%167Sampson56.45%2,12243.26%1,6260.29%1113.19%496Johnston55.80%2,05944.20%1,6310.00%011.60%428Buncombe55.63%1,99544.37%1,5910.00%011.27%404Stokes55.07%1,24444.40%1,0030.53%1210.67%241Camden55.06%64244.94%5240.00%010.12%118Tyrrell54.96%43245.04%3540.00%09.92%78Pitt53.78%2,20044.37%1,8151.86%769.41%385Wilson54.70%1,65245.30%1,3680.00%09.40%284Person54.48%1,34445.52%1,1230.00%08.96%221Chatham53.94%2,20646.06%1,8840.00%07.87%322Alamance53.32%1,46345.44%1,2471.24%347.87%216Lincoln53.74%91346.26%7860.00%07.47%127Nash53.41%1,61246.59%1,4060.00%06.83%206Robeson53.28%2,23546.72%1,9600.00%06.56%275Cherokee52.66%72247.34%6490.00%05.32%73Randolph52.54%2,00547.46%1,8110.00%05.08%194Davie52.28%97547.72%8900.00%04.56%85Martin52.24%1,40847.76%1,2870.00%04.49%121Moore51.86%1,47648.03%1,3670.11%33.83%109Wayne51.81%2,42748.19%2,2570.00%03.63%170Dare51.25%28848.75%2740.00%02.49%14Ashe51.10%1,11748.90%1,0690.00%02.20%48Mecklenburg50.88%3,36149.12%3,2450.00%01.76%116Beaufort50.62%1,76649.38%1,7230.00%01.23%43Rutherford50.59%1,23649.41%1,2070.00%01.19%29Guilford50.28%2,28049.24%2,2330.49%221.04%47Franklin50.25%2,03249.75%2,0120.00%00.49%20Forsyth49.06%1,77849.42%1,7911.52%55-0.36%-13Cumberland49.67%2,10950.33%2,1370.00%0-0.66%-28Gaston49.27%1,10750.69%1,1390.04%1-1.42%-32Davidson48.73%1,78151.00%1,8640.27%10-2.27%-83Wilkes48.82%1,51051.18%1,5830.00%0-2.36%-73Wake48.54%4,35951.46%4,6220.00%0-2.93%-263Greene48.27%88051.73%9430.00%0-3.46%-63Granville47.09%2,82852.91%3,1780.00%0-5.83%-350Hertford46.30%98353.70%1,1400.00%0-7.40%-157Madison45.83%95154.17%1,1240.00%0-8.34%-173Brunswick44.75%74653.33%8891.92%32-8.58%-143Lenoir45.55%1,13254.45%1,3530.00%0-8.89%-221Montgomery45.48%71954.52%8620.00%0-9.04%-143Bladen45.14%1,27854.29%1,5370.57%16-9.15%-259Pender41.87%1,00751.31%1,2346.82%164-9.44%-227Caswell44.87%1,45755.04%1,7870.09%3-10.16%-330Yadkin44.83%94155.17%1,1580.00%0-10.34%-217Henderson44.64%67455.36%8360.00%0-10.73%-162Polk44.37%33555.63%4200.00%0-11.26%-85Richmond43.88%1,36356.12%1,7430.00%0-12.23%-380Perquimans43.31%75856.69%9920.00%0-13.37%-234Chowan42.51%63057.49%8520.00%0-14.98%-222Northampton42.07%1,51457.93%2,0850.00%0-15.87%-571Jones41.50%57457.85%8000.65%9-16.34%-226Halifax41.32%1,74458.68%2,4770.00%0-17.37%-733New Hanover36.53%1,43855.88%2,2007.59%299-19.35%-762Bertie39.61%1,16960.39%1,7820.00%0-20.77%-613Washington36.82%60260.06%9823.12%51-23.24%-380Pasquotank35.19%57564.81%1,0590.00%0-29.62%-484Mitchell34.24%51465.76%9870.00%0-31.51%-473Warren33.75%1,36666.25%2,6810.00%0-32.49%-1,315Edgecombe33.19%1,72666.81%3,4750.00%0-33.63%-1,749Craven28.99%1,18069.00%2,8092.01%82-40.01%-1,629

See also United States presidential elections in North Carolina

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