1904 United States presidential election in North Carolina

none June 2025 September 2023 1904 United States presidential election 1904 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina 1885 presidential no 1900 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1900 1908 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1908 November 8, 1904 x200px AltonBParker.png Alton B. Parker Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry G. Davis 12 124,091 59.71% Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) New York Charles W. Fairbanks 0 82,442 39.67% 400px 400px County results Parker #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Roosevelt #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) The 1904 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Following the 1898 overthrow of its Populist/Republican fusion government by white Democrats in the Wilmington massacre, North Carolina would see a radical restructuring of its politics due to the disenfranchisement of its large African-American population. These African-American voters had provided a substantial proportion of Republican Party support ever since that party first appeared in the state following Reconstruction. However, unlike the Deep South, even without black voting the Republican Party retained substantial support from whites in the mountain and northwestern Piedmont areas that had resisted secession and viewed the Democratic Party as a “war party”.Key (Jr.), Valdimer Orlando; Southern Politics in State and Nation (New York, 1949), pp. 282-283 This would allow the GOP, without threatening statewide Democratic hegemony, to gain one-third of the statewide vote in general elections.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 210, 242 978-0-691-16324-6 This radically altered Republican Party would turn almost overnight towards a “lily-white” strategy based on attempting to appeal to businessmen who found the Democratic Party too anti-business and too favorable to using low-cost black labor instead of whites.Kousser, J. Morgan; The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910; p. 195 0-300-01696-4 The GOP had to some extent followed this strategy in the years before black disenfranchisement because it wanted to appeal to the state's budding industrialists, who were critical of Democratic policies favoring free trade over high tariffs.Kousser; The Shaping of Southern Politics, p. 183 Although this strategy had allowed William McKinley to retain almost the same share of North Carolina's reduced electorate in 1900 that he had won with large-scale black voting in 1896, Republican nominee Theodore Roosevelt would decline substantially in 1904, due to a shift to a more pro-business Democratic candidate and opposition to Roosevelt's hosting of Booker T. Washington.Tindall, George B.; ‘Southern Strategy: A Historical Perspective’; North Carolina Historical Review; vol. 48, no. 2 (April 1971), pp. 126-141 The Republicans were reduced to their traditionally Unionist mountain strongholds, with the exception of former Populist Senator Marion Butler's home county of Sampson, which persisted in its newfound Republican orientation. North Carolina was won by the Democratic nominees, Chief Judge Alton B. Parker of New York and his running mate Henry G. Davis of West Virginia. They defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. Parker won the state by a margin of 20.04%. Results 1904 United States presidential election in North CarolinaDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – North CarolinaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Alton B. Parker 124,091 59.71% 12 Republican Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) 82,442 39.67% 0 Populist Thomas E. Watson 819 0.39% 0 Prohibition Silas C. Swallow 342 0.16% 0 Socialist Eugene V. Debs 124 0.06% 0 Totals 207,818 100.00% 12 Voter turnout — Results by county 1904 United States presidential election in North Carolina by countyCountyAlton Brooks ParkerGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1904.htm Popular Vote for 1904 Presidential Election (.xlsx file for €15)DemocraticTheodore RooseveltRepublicanThomas Edward WatsonGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1904debs.htm Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs at the Presidential Election for 1904 (.xlsx file for €15)PopulistSilas Comfort SwallowProhibitionEugene Victor DebsSocialistMargin%#%#%#%#%#%# Currituck 94.27% 543 5.73% 33 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 88.54% 510 New Hanover 93.23% 1,254 6.77% 91 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 86.47% 1,163 Halifax 93.06% 2,427 6.94% 181 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 86.12% 2,246 Northampton 92.86% 1,509 7.14% 116 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 85.72% 1,393 Edgecombe 90.07% 1,588 7.15% 126 2.72% 48 0.06% 1 0.00% 0 82.93% 1,462 Scotland 90.86% 646 9.14% 65 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 81.72% 581 Franklin 88.16% 2,099 11.84% 282 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 76.31% 1,817 Martin 86.79% 1,419 13.21% 216 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 73.58% 1,203 Warren 85.35% 1,060 13.29% 165 1.37% 17 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 72.06% 895 Craven 85.30% 1,555 14.70% 268 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 70.60% 1,287 Anson 84.90% 1,226 14.34% 207 0.76% 11 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 70.57% 1,019 Pender 84.31% 903 15.69% 168 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 68.63% 735 Pitt 83.93% 2,329 15.46% 429 0.54% 15 0.07% 2 0.00% 0 68.47% 1,900 Bertie 83.16% 1,264 16.58% 252 0.26% 4 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 66.58% 1,012 Caswell 81.30% 874 18.70% 201 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 62.60% 673 Hertford 80.29% 778 19.20% 186 0.52% 5 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 61.09% 592 Mecklenburg 79.87% 3,142 19.01% 748 0.84% 33 0.25% 10 0.03% 1 60.85% 2,394 Camden 79.71% 389 20.29% 99 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 59.43% 290 Chowan 79.47% 573 20.53% 148 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 58.95% 425 Pasquotank 77.37% 947 22.47% 275 0.08% 1 0.08% 1 0.00% 0 54.90% 672 Greene 77.03% 949 22.97% 283 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 54.06% 666 Granville 75.27% 1,595 24.45% 518 0.28% 6 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 50.83% 1,077 Union 74.75% 1,181 23.99% 379 1.27% 20 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 50.76% 802 Richmond 75.18% 927 24.82% 306 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 50.36% 621 Wake 72.55% 3,410 26.96% 1,267 0.34% 16 0.15% 7 0.00% 0 45.60% 2,143 Jones 71.77% 638 28.12% 250 0.11% 1 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 43.64% 388 Gates 71.26% 677 28.74% 273 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 42.53% 404 Robeson 69.71% 2,274 30.10% 982 0.18% 6 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 39.61% 1,292 Vance 69.41% 1,019 30.18% 443 0.41% 6 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 39.24% 576 Nash 68.69% 1,428 31.02% 645 0.29% 6 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 37.66% 783 Wilson 68.63% 1,363 31.37% 623 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 37.26% 740 Gaston 68.01% 1,958 31.12% 896 0.42% 12 0.45% 13 0.00% 0 36.89% 1,062 Cleveland 67.52% 2,162 32.35% 1,036 0.12% 4 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 35.17% 1,126 Beaufort 67.53% 1,803 32.47% 867 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 35.06% 936 Lenoir 67.25% 1,386 32.70% 674 0.00% 0 0.05% 1 0.00% 0 34.55% 712 Person 66.57% 942 33.43% 473 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 33.14% 469 Rowan 66.25% 2,424 33.21% 1,215 0.11% 4 0.44% 16 0.00% 0 33.04% 1,209 Hyde 65.88% 614 34.12% 318 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 31.76% 296 Onslow 62.02% 828 33.78% 451 4.19% 56 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 28.24% 377 Wayne 63.27% 2,060 35.69% 1,162 0.06% 2 0.98% 32 0.00% 0 27.58% 898 Duplin 61.68% 1,386 36.27% 815 2.05% 46 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 25.41% 571 Johnston 62.35% 2,572 37.65% 1,553 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 24.70% 1,019 Columbus 62.29% 1,447 37.71% 876 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 24.58% 571 Bladen 61.39% 927 36.95% 558 1.66% 25 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 24.44% 369 Perquimans 61.68% 610 38.22% 378 0.00% 0 0.10% 1 0.00% 0 23.46% 232 Guilford 61.40% 2,763 38.13% 1,716 0.00% 0 0.47% 21 0.00% 0 23.27% 1,047 Harnett 60.79% 1,169 37.60% 723 1.30% 25 0.31% 6 0.00% 0 23.19% 446 Orange 60.69% 900 37.63% 558 1.69% 25 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 23.06% 342 Carteret 60.67% 1,012 39.33% 656 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 21.34% 356 Rockingham 59.88% 1,934 39.50% 1,276 0.59% 19 0.00% 0 0.03% 1 20.37% 658 Durham 59.52% 1,603 40.10% 1,080 0.00% 0 0.37% 10 0.00% 0 19.42% 523 Haywood 59.18% 1,631 40.82% 1,125 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 18.36% 506 Cumberland 58.41% 1,594 41.37% 1,129 0.22% 6 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 17.04% 465 Rutherford 58.45% 1,860 41.55% 1,322 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 16.91% 538 Iredell 57.83% 2,126 41.08% 1,510 1.09% 40 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 16.76% 616 Lincoln 56.65% 1,009 42.73% 761 0.62% 11 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 13.92% 248 Pamlico 56.72% 574 43.28% 438 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 13.44% 136 Randolph 56.07% 2,334 43.43% 1,808 0.00% 0 0.50% 21 0.00% 0 12.64% 526 Alleghany 56.28% 699 43.72% 543 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 12.56% 156 Buncombe 54.88% 3,181 44.70% 2,591 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.41% 24 10.18% 590 Moore 54.25% 1,424 44.88% 1,178 0.69% 18 0.19% 5 0.00% 0 9.37% 246 Cabarrus 53.80% 1,509 44.71% 1,254 1.43% 40 0.07% 2 0.00% 0 9.09% 255 Dare 54.25% 415 45.75% 350 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 8.50% 65 Yancey 53.97% 1,013 46.03% 864 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 7.94% 149 Brunswick 53.66% 564 46.34% 487 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 7.33% 77 Catawba 48.57% 1,497 42.47% 1,309 7.62% 235 1.33% 41 0.00% 0 6.10% 188 Montgomery 52.20% 937 47.80% 858 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 4.40% 79 Burke 51.90% 1,080 48.10% 1,001 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 3.80% 79 Alamance 51.83% 1,907 48.11% 1,770 0.00% 0 0.05% 2 0.00% 0 3.72% 137 Jackson 51.47% 1,015 48.02% 947 0.51% 10 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 3.45% 68 Transylvania 51.39% 556 48.61% 526 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 2.77% 30 Washington 51.25% 450 48.75% 428 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 2.51% 22 Chatham 51.05% 1,551 48.62% 1,477 0.30% 9 0.03% 1 0.00% 0 2.44% 74 Forsyth 49.93% 2,301 47.94% 2,209 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 2.13% 98 2.00% 92 Clay 50.37% 336 48.73% 325 0.00% 0 0.90% 6 0.00% 0 1.65% 11 Davidson 49.21% 2,017 50.11% 2,054 0.00% 0 0.68% 28 0.00% 0 -0.90% -37 Stanly 48.67% 1,024 51.33% 1,080 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -2.66% -56 Tyrrell 48.31% 343 51.69% 367 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -3.38% -24 Macon 47.70% 904 52.08% 987 0.11% 2 0.11% 2 0.00% 0 -4.38% -83 Graham 47.44% 362 52.56% 401 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -5.11% -39 McDowell 46.65% 836 51.95% 931 0.45% 8 0.95% 17 0.00% 0 -5.30% -95 Polk 47.06% 497 52.94% 559 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -5.87% -62 Caldwell 44.47% 1,169 53.97% 1,419 0.46% 12 1.10% 29 0.00% 0 -9.51% -250 Alexander 45.08% 770 54.86% 937 0.06% 1 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -9.78% -167 Ashe 42.99% 1,254 56.60% 1,651 0.00% 0 0.41% 12 0.00% 0 -13.61% -397 Stokes 42.76% 1,104 57.24% 1,478 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -14.48% -374 Surry 41.30% 1,741 58.70% 2,475 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -17.41% -734 Davie 40.23% 739 58.36% 1,072 0.33% 6 1.09% 20 0.00% 0 -18.13% -333 Watauga 39.70% 773 58.71% 1,143 0.10% 2 1.49% 29 0.00% 0 -19.00% -370 Cherokee 40.35% 663 59.65% 980 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -19.29% -317 Henderson 39.81% 887 60.19% 1,341 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -20.38% -454 Sampson 37.78% 1,079 62.22% 1,777 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -24.44% -698 Swain 37.60% 499 62.40% 828 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -24.79% -329 Wilkes 34.79% 1,318 65.21% 2,470 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -30.41% -1,152 Madison 33.66% 994 66.34% 1,959 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -32.68% -965 Yadkin 32.41% 691 67.21% 1,433 0.09% 2 0.28% 6 0.00% 0 -34.80% -742 Mitchell 22.77% 408 77.23% 1,384 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 -54.46% -976 See also United States presidential elections in North Carolina Notes References 2 North Carolina 1904 Category:1904 North Carolina elections