See main article: 1880 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Flag Year: | 1846 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1876 |
| Next Election: | 1884 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1884 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1880 |
| Image1: | WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Winfield S. Hancock |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Pennsylvania |
| Running Mate1: | William H. English |
| Electoral Vote1: | 10 |
| Popular Vote1: | 124,204 |
| Nominee2: | James A. Garfield |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Ohio |
| Running Mate2: | Chester A. Arthur |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 115,616 |
| Percentage2: | 47.98% |
| Percentage1: | 51.55% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James A. Garfield |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania | William Hayden English | Democratic | 10[1] | 124,204 | 51.55% | |
| James A. Garfield | Chester A. Arthur | Republican | 0 | 115,616 | 47.98% | |
| James B. Weaver | Barzillai J. Chambers | Greenback | 0 | 1,126 | 0.47% | |
| County | Winfield Scott Hancock Democratic | James Abram Garfield Republican | James Baird Weaver Greenback | Margin | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||
| align="center" | Swain | align="center" | 75.31% | align="center" | 308 | align="center" | 24.69% | align="center" | 101 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 50.61% | align="center" | 207 | |
| align="center" | Cleveland | align="center" | 73.00% | align="center" | 1,736 | align="center" | 22.50% | align="center" | 535 | align="center" | 4.50% | align="center" | 107 | align="center" | 50.50% | align="center" | 1,201 | |
| align="center" | Catawba | align="center" | 75.11% | align="center" | 1,883 | align="center" | 24.89% | align="center" | 624 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 50.22% | align="center" | 1,259 | |
| align="center" | Currituck | align="center" | 72.80% | align="center" | 974 | align="center" | 27.20% | align="center" | 364 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 45.59% | align="center" | 610 | |
| align="center" | Jackson | align="center" | 72.17% | align="center" | 677 | align="center" | 27.83% | align="center" | 261 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 44.35% | align="center" | 416 | |
| align="center" | Alexander | align="center" | 69.24% | align="center" | 824 | align="center" | 30.76% | align="center" | 366 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 38.49% | align="center" | 458 | |
| align="center" | Macon | align="center" | 69.01% | align="center" | 746 | align="center" | 30.99% | align="center" | 335 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 38.02% | align="center" | 411 | |
| align="center" | Caldwell | align="center" | 68.18% | align="center" | 988 | align="center" | 30.50% | align="center" | 442 | align="center" | 1.31% | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 37.68% | align="center" | 546 | |
| align="center" | Alleghany | align="center" | 67.95% | align="center" | 549 | align="center" | 32.05% | align="center" | 259 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 35.89% | align="center" | 290 | |
| align="center" | Onslow | align="center" | 66.89% | align="center" | 1,085 | align="center" | 33.11% | align="center" | 537 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 33.79% | align="center" | 548 | |
| align="center" | Clay | align="center" | 66.12% | align="center" | 365 | align="center" | 33.88% | align="center" | 187 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 32.25% | align="center" | 178 | |
| align="center" | Gates | align="center" | 65.88% | align="center" | 1,010 | align="center" | 34.12% | align="center" | 523 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 31.77% | align="center" | 487 | |
| align="center" | Union | align="center" | 64.79% | align="center" | 1,516 | align="center" | 35.21% | align="center" | 824 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 29.57% | align="center" | 692 | |
| align="center" | Haywood | align="center" | 64.77% | align="center" | 932 | align="center" | 35.23% | align="center" | 507 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 29.53% | align="center" | 425 | |
| align="center" | Columbus | align="center" | 63.40% | align="center" | 1,597 | align="center" | 36.60% | align="center" | 922 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 26.80% | align="center" | 675 | |
| align="center" | Duplin | align="center" | 61.96% | align="center" | 2,015 | align="center" | 37.76% | align="center" | 1,228 | align="center" | 0.28% | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 24.20% | align="center" | 787 | |
| align="center" | Transylvania | align="center" | 61.88% | align="center" | 461 | align="center" | 38.12% | align="center" | 284 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 23.76% | align="center" | 177 | |
| align="center" | Yancey | align="center" | 61.65% | align="center" | 712 | align="center" | 38.35% | align="center" | 443 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 23.29% | align="center" | 269 | |
| align="center" | Anson | align="center" | 61.55% | align="center" | 1,617 | align="center" | 38.45% | align="center" | 1,010 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 23.11% | align="center" | 607 | |
| align="center" | Rockingham | align="center" | 60.48% | align="center" | 2,403 | align="center" | 38.74% | align="center" | 1,539 | align="center" | 0.78% | align="center" | 31 | align="center" | 21.75% | align="center" | 864 | |
| align="center" | Pamlico | align="center" | 57.17% | align="center" | 582 | align="center" | 35.56% | align="center" | 362 | align="center" | 7.27% | align="center" | 74 | align="center" | 21.61% | align="center" | 220 | |
| align="center" | Stanly | align="center" | 60.67% | align="center" | 887 | align="center" | 39.33% | align="center" | 575 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 21.34% | align="center" | 312 | |
| align="center" | Iredell | align="center" | 59.65% | align="center" | 2,389 | align="center" | 40.35% | align="center" | 1,616 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 19.30% | align="center" | 773 | |
| align="center" | Rowan | align="center" | 59.64% | align="center" | 2,035 | align="center" | 40.36% | align="center" | 1,377 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 19.28% | align="center" | 658 | |
| align="center" | McDowell | align="center" | 59.55% | align="center" | 817 | align="center" | 40.45% | align="center" | 555 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 19.10% | align="center" | 262 | |
| align="center" | Carteret | align="center" | 59.38% | align="center" | 1,026 | align="center" | 40.57% | align="center" | 701 | align="center" | 0.06% | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 18.81% | align="center" | 325 | |
| align="center" | Harnett | align="center" | 59.35% | align="center" | 1,028 | align="center" | 40.65% | align="center" | 704 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 18.71% | align="center" | 324 | |
| align="center" | Burke | align="center" | 58.75% | align="center" | 1,125 | align="center" | 41.25% | align="center" | 790 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 17.49% | align="center" | 335 | |
| align="center" | Cabarrus | align="center" | 58.60% | align="center" | 1,499 | align="center" | 41.20% | align="center" | 1,054 | align="center" | 0.20% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 17.40% | align="center" | 445 | |
| align="center" | Hyde | align="center" | 57.35% | align="center" | 819 | align="center" | 42.65% | align="center" | 609 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 14.71% | align="center" | 210 | |
| align="center" | Surry | align="center" | 57.17% | align="center" | 1,412 | align="center" | 42.83% | align="center" | 1,058 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 14.33% | align="center" | 354 | |
| align="center" | Orange | align="center" | 57.15% | align="center" | 2,537 | align="center" | 42.85% | align="center" | 1,902 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 14.31% | align="center" | 635 | |
| align="center" | Watauga | align="center" | 56.64% | align="center" | 712 | align="center" | 43.36% | align="center" | 545 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 13.29% | align="center" | 167 | |
| align="center" | Sampson | align="center" | 56.45% | align="center" | 2,122 | align="center" | 43.26% | align="center" | 1,626 | align="center" | 0.29% | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 13.19% | align="center" | 496 | |
| align="center" | Johnston | align="center" | 55.80% | align="center" | 2,059 | align="center" | 44.20% | align="center" | 1,631 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 11.60% | align="center" | 428 | |
| align="center" | Buncombe | align="center" | 55.63% | align="center" | 1,995 | align="center" | 44.37% | align="center" | 1,591 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 11.27% | align="center" | 404 | |
| align="center" | Stokes | align="center" | 55.07% | align="center" | 1,244 | align="center" | 44.40% | align="center" | 1,003 | align="center" | 0.53% | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 10.67% | align="center" | 241 | |
| align="center" | Camden | align="center" | 55.06% | align="center" | 642 | align="center" | 44.94% | align="center" | 524 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 10.12% | align="center" | 118 | |
| align="center" | Tyrrell | align="center" | 54.96% | align="center" | 432 | align="center" | 45.04% | align="center" | 354 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 9.92% | align="center" | 78 | |
| align="center" | Pitt | align="center" | 53.78% | align="center" | 2,200 | align="center" | 44.37% | align="center" | 1,815 | align="center" | 1.86% | align="center" | 76 | align="center" | 9.41% | align="center" | 385 | |
| align="center" | Wilson | align="center" | 54.70% | align="center" | 1,652 | align="center" | 45.30% | align="center" | 1,368 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 9.40% | align="center" | 284 | |
| align="center" | Person | align="center" | 54.48% | align="center" | 1,344 | align="center" | 45.52% | align="center" | 1,123 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 8.96% | align="center" | 221 | |
| align="center" | Chatham | align="center" | 53.94% | align="center" | 2,206 | align="center" | 46.06% | align="center" | 1,884 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 7.87% | align="center" | 322 | |
| align="center" | Alamance | align="center" | 53.32% | align="center" | 1,463 | align="center" | 45.44% | align="center" | 1,247 | align="center" | 1.24% | align="center" | 34 | align="center" | 7.87% | align="center" | 216 | |
| align="center" | Lincoln | align="center" | 53.74% | align="center" | 913 | align="center" | 46.26% | align="center" | 786 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 7.47% | align="center" | 127 | |
| align="center" | Nash | align="center" | 53.41% | align="center" | 1,612 | align="center" | 46.59% | align="center" | 1,406 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 6.83% | align="center" | 206 | |
| align="center" | Robeson | align="center" | 53.28% | align="center" | 2,235 | align="center" | 46.72% | align="center" | 1,960 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 6.56% | align="center" | 275 | |
| align="center" | Cherokee | align="center" | 52.66% | align="center" | 722 | align="center" | 47.34% | align="center" | 649 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 5.32% | align="center" | 73 | |
| align="center" | Randolph | align="center" | 52.54% | align="center" | 2,005 | align="center" | 47.46% | align="center" | 1,811 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 5.08% | align="center" | 194 | |
| align="center" | Davie | align="center" | 52.28% | align="center" | 975 | align="center" | 47.72% | align="center" | 890 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 4.56% | align="center" | 85 | |
| align="center" | Martin | align="center" | 52.24% | align="center" | 1,408 | align="center" | 47.76% | align="center" | 1,287 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 4.49% | align="center" | 121 | |
| align="center" | Moore | align="center" | 51.86% | align="center" | 1,476 | align="center" | 48.03% | align="center" | 1,367 | align="center" | 0.11% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3.83% | align="center" | 109 | |
| align="center" | Wayne | align="center" | 51.81% | align="center" | 2,427 | align="center" | 48.19% | align="center" | 2,257 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 3.63% | align="center" | 170 | |
| align="center" | Dare | align="center" | 51.25% | align="center" | 288 | align="center" | 48.75% | align="center" | 274 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 2.49% | align="center" | 14 | |
| align="center" | Ashe | align="center" | 51.10% | align="center" | 1,117 | align="center" | 48.90% | align="center" | 1,069 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 2.20% | align="center" | 48 | |
| align="center" | Mecklenburg | align="center" | 50.88% | align="center" | 3,361 | align="center" | 49.12% | align="center" | 3,245 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 1.76% | align="center" | 116 | |
| align="center" | Beaufort | align="center" | 50.62% | align="center" | 1,766 | align="center" | 49.38% | align="center" | 1,723 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 1.23% | align="center" | 43 | |
| align="center" | Rutherford | align="center" | 50.59% | align="center" | 1,236 | align="center" | 49.41% | align="center" | 1,207 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 1.19% | align="center" | 29 | |
| align="center" | Guilford | align="center" | 50.28% | align="center" | 2,280 | align="center" | 49.24% | align="center" | 2,233 | align="center" | 0.49% | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 1.04% | align="center" | 47 | |
| align="center" | Franklin | align="center" | 50.25% | align="center" | 2,032 | align="center" | 49.75% | align="center" | 2,012 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0.49% | align="center" | 20 | |
| align="center" | Forsyth | align="center" | 49.06% | align="center" | 1,778 | align="center" | 49.42% | align="center" | 1,791 | align="center" | 1.52% | align="center" | 55 | align="center" | -0.36% | align="center" | -13 | |
| align="center" | Cumberland | align="center" | 49.67% | align="center" | 2,109 | align="center" | 50.33% | align="center" | 2,137 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -0.66% | align="center" | -28 | |
| align="center" | Gaston | align="center" | 49.27% | align="center" | 1,107 | align="center" | 50.69% | align="center" | 1,139 | align="center" | 0.04% | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | -1.42% | align="center" | -32 | |
| align="center" | Davidson | align="center" | 48.73% | align="center" | 1,781 | align="center" | 51.00% | align="center" | 1,864 | align="center" | 0.27% | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | -2.27% | align="center" | -83 | |
| align="center" | Wilkes | align="center" | 48.82% | align="center" | 1,510 | align="center" | 51.18% | align="center" | 1,583 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -2.36% | align="center" | -73 | |
| align="center" | Wake | align="center" | 48.54% | align="center" | 4,359 | align="center" | 51.46% | align="center" | 4,622 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -2.93% | align="center" | -263 | |
| align="center" | Greene | align="center" | 48.27% | align="center" | 880 | align="center" | 51.73% | align="center" | 943 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -3.46% | align="center" | -63 | |
| align="center" | Granville | align="center" | 47.09% | align="center" | 2,828 | align="center" | 52.91% | align="center" | 3,178 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -5.83% | align="center" | -350 | |
| align="center" | Hertford | align="center" | 46.30% | align="center" | 983 | align="center" | 53.70% | align="center" | 1,140 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -7.40% | align="center" | -157 | |
| align="center" | Madison | align="center" | 45.83% | align="center" | 951 | align="center" | 54.17% | align="center" | 1,124 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -8.34% | align="center" | -173 | |
| align="center" | Brunswick | align="center" | 44.75% | align="center" | 746 | align="center" | 53.33% | align="center" | 889 | align="center" | 1.92% | align="center" | 32 | align="center" | -8.58% | align="center" | -143 | |
| align="center" | Lenoir | align="center" | 45.55% | align="center" | 1,132 | align="center" | 54.45% | align="center" | 1,353 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -8.89% | align="center" | -221 | |
| align="center" | Montgomery | align="center" | 45.48% | align="center" | 719 | align="center" | 54.52% | align="center" | 862 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -9.04% | align="center" | -143 | |
| align="center" | Bladen | align="center" | 45.14% | align="center" | 1,278 | align="center" | 54.29% | align="center" | 1,537 | align="center" | 0.57% | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | -9.15% | align="center" | -259 | |
| align="center" | Pender | align="center" | 41.87% | align="center" | 1,007 | align="center" | 51.31% | align="center" | 1,234 | align="center" | 6.82% | align="center" | 164 | align="center" | -9.44% | align="center" | -227 | |
| align="center" | Caswell | align="center" | 44.87% | align="center" | 1,457 | align="center" | 55.04% | align="center" | 1,787 | align="center" | 0.09% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | -10.16% | align="center" | -330 | |
| align="center" | Yadkin | align="center" | 44.83% | align="center" | 941 | align="center" | 55.17% | align="center" | 1,158 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -10.34% | align="center" | -217 | |
| align="center" | Henderson | align="center" | 44.64% | align="center" | 674 | align="center" | 55.36% | align="center" | 836 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -10.73% | align="center" | -162 | |
| align="center" | Polk | align="center" | 44.37% | align="center" | 335 | align="center" | 55.63% | align="center" | 420 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -11.26% | align="center" | -85 | |
| align="center" | Richmond | align="center" | 43.88% | align="center" | 1,363 | align="center" | 56.12% | align="center" | 1,743 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -12.23% | align="center" | -380 | |
| align="center" | Perquimans | align="center" | 43.31% | align="center" | 758 | align="center" | 56.69% | align="center" | 992 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -13.37% | align="center" | -234 | |
| align="center" | Chowan | align="center" | 42.51% | align="center" | 630 | align="center" | 57.49% | align="center" | 852 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -14.98% | align="center" | -222 | |
| align="center" | Northampton | align="center" | 42.07% | align="center" | 1,514 | align="center" | 57.93% | align="center" | 2,085 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -15.87% | align="center" | -571 | |
| align="center" | Jones | align="center" | 41.50% | align="center" | 574 | align="center" | 57.85% | align="center" | 800 | align="center" | 0.65% | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | -16.34% | align="center" | -226 | |
| align="center" | Halifax | align="center" | 41.32% | align="center" | 1,744 | align="center" | 58.68% | align="center" | 2,477 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -17.37% | align="center" | -733 | |
| align="center" | New Hanover | align="center" | 36.53% | align="center" | 1,438 | align="center" | 55.88% | align="center" | 2,200 | align="center" | 7.59% | align="center" | 299 | align="center" | -19.35% | align="center" | -762 | |
| align="center" | Bertie | align="center" | 39.61% | align="center" | 1,169 | align="center" | 60.39% | align="center" | 1,782 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -20.77% | align="center" | -613 | |
| align="center" | Washington | align="center" | 36.82% | align="center" | 602 | align="center" | 60.06% | align="center" | 982 | align="center" | 3.12% | align="center" | 51 | align="center" | -23.24% | align="center" | -380 | |
| align="center" | Pasquotank | align="center" | 35.19% | align="center" | 575 | align="center" | 64.81% | align="center" | 1,059 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -29.62% | align="center" | -484 | |
| align="center" | Mitchell | align="center" | 34.24% | align="center" | 514 | align="center" | 65.76% | align="center" | 987 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -31.51% | align="center" | -473 | |
| align="center" | Warren | align="center" | 33.75% | align="center" | 1,366 | align="center" | 66.25% | align="center" | 2,681 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -32.49% | align="center" | -1,315 | |
| align="center" | Edgecombe | align="center" | 33.19% | align="center" | 1,726 | align="center" | 66.81% | align="center" | 3,475 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | -33.63% | align="center" | -1,749 | |
| align="center" | Craven | align="center" | 28.99% | align="center" | 1,180 | align="center" | 69.00% | align="center" | 2,809 | align="center" | 2.01% | align="center" | 82 | align="center" | -40.01% | align="center" | -1,629 | |