North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidate , James Buchanan , over Whig candidate Millard Fillmore . Fillmore ran under the American Party ticket in most states , but ran as a Whig in North Carolina after receiving the endorsement of the party at the 1856 Whig National Convention . Buchanan won North Carolina by a margin of 13.56 %
1856 Whig National Convention
1856 Whig National Convention
1856 United States presidential election in North Carolina