Elections / 1920
The 1920 elections
James M. Cox (D) faced Warren G. Harding (R); Harding won the presidency. National popular vote: R+26.2. Electoral college: Harding 404 of 531.
1920 presidential election
HardingR+26.2
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1920 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 48 results, 1920
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | D+92.1 | 9 |
| Mississippi | D+69.9 | 10 |
| Georgia | D+42.3 | 14 |
| Louisiana | D+38.8 | 10 |
| Texas | D+36.6 | 20 |
| Alabama | D+34.8 | 12 |
| Florida | D+31.3 | 6 |
| Virginia | D+23.5 | 12 |
| Arkansas | D+18.9 | 9 |
| North Carolina | D+13.5 | 12 |
| Kentucky | D+0.4 | 13 |
| Tennessee | R+2.8 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | R+5.7 | 10 |
| New Mexico | R+10.4 | 3 |
| Arizona | R+11.2 | 3 |
| Missouri | R+11.5 | 18 |
| West Virginia | R+12.0 | 8 |
| Maryland | R+13.0 | 8 |
| Delaware | R+13.6 | 3 |
| Indiana | R+14.6 | 15 |
| Utah | R+17.1 | 4 |
| Ohio | R+19.9 | 24 |
| New Hampshire | R+20.4 | 4 |
| Nevada | R+20.7 | 3 |
| Colorado | R+23.4 | 6 |
| Oregon | R+26.7 | 5 |
| Montana | R+29.1 | 4 |
| Connecticut | R+29.7 | 7 |
| Rhode Island | R+31.2 | 5 |
| Idaho | R+31.3 | 4 |
| Kansas | R+32.2 | 10 |
| Wyoming | R+32.3 | 3 |
| Nebraska | R+33.4 | 8 |
| Washington | R+34.8 | 7 |
| New York | R+37.6 | 45 |
| Pennsylvania | R+38.6 | 38 |
| Maine | R+39.1 | 6 |
| New Jersey | R+39.2 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | R+40.7 | 18 |
| South Dakota | R+41.0 | 5 |
| California | R+41.9 | 13 |
| Illinois | R+42.3 | 29 |
| Iowa | R+45.5 | 13 |
| Michigan | R+50.6 | 15 |
| Minnesota | R+51.2 | 12 |
| Vermont | R+52.6 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | R+54.9 | 13 |
| North Dakota | R+59.6 | 5 |
The 1920 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
R+26.2
Electoral college
Harding 404
of 531
President — national popular vote
James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R)
Cox (D)
9,132,345
34.1%
Harding (R)
16,137,308
60.3%
All others
1,479,376
5.5%
Margin
R+26.2
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