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North Carolina · 1852 presidential election

North Carolina presidential election results 1852

Franklin Pierce carried North Carolina by 0.94 points (745 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
78,891

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin PierceDemocratic39,78850.40%10
Winfield ScottWhig39,04349.50%—
John P. HaleFree Soil--0.00%—
Total votes78,891

Sources: 1852

Questions and answers

Who won North Carolina in 1852?

Franklin Pierce won North Carolina by 0.94 percentage points (745 votes).

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1852?

North Carolina cast 10 electoral votes in 1852.

How many people voted for president in North Carolina in 1852?

78,891 votes were counted for president.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data