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Elections / 1920 · President · AL

James M. Cox carried Alabama D+34.8.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Alabama, 1920. The state ran 61.0 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)

Alabama result
233,951 votes counted
Cox (D)
156,064
66.7%
Harding (R)
74,719
31.9%
All others
3,168
1.4%
Margin
D+34.8
1920 presidential election
Alabama, 1920
CoxD+34.8
1920 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1920 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1920 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+62.2Baldwin County, AL · D+34.8Barbour County, AL · D+76.4Bibb County, AL · D+59.5Blount County, AL · D+1.0Bullock County, AL · D+99.4Butler County, AL · D+77.9Calhoun County, AL · D+49.6Chambers County, AL · D+71.8Cherokee County, AL · D+10.9Chilton County, AL · R+39.9Choctaw County, AL · D+85.6Clarke County, AL · D+92.9Clay County, AL · D+0.7Cleburne County, AL · R+17.3Coffee County, AL · D+43.5Colbert County, AL · D+47.2Conecuh County, AL · D+74.9Coosa County, AL · D+15.1Covington County, AL · D+56.2Crenshaw County, AL · D+63.7Cullman County, AL · R+15.2Dale County, AL · D+28.4Dallas County, AL · D+94.4DeKalb County, AL · R+10.9Elmore County, AL · D+66.4Escambia County, AL · D+78.0Etowah County, AL · D+29.2Fayette County, AL · R+13.7Franklin County, AL · R+16.4Geneva County, AL · D+15.3Greene County, AL · D+96.0Hale County, AL · D+95.9Henry County, AL · D+18.8Houston County, AL · D+55.5Jackson County, AL · D+25.7Jefferson County, AL · D+54.2Lamar County, AL · D+47.4Lauderdale County, AL · D+38.2Lawrence County, AL · D+5.8Lee County, AL · D+77.4Limestone County, AL · D+72.2Lowndes County, AL · D+98.4Macon County, AL · D+82.9Madison County, AL · D+69.9Marengo County, AL · D+94.1Marion County, AL · D+13.8Marshall County, AL · D+2.0Mobile County, AL · D+38.7Monroe County, AL · D+96.0Montgomery County, AL · D+90.0Morgan County, AL · D+53.6Perry County, AL · D+93.4Pickens County, AL · D+67.9Pike County, AL · D+76.7Randolph County, AL · D+9.8Russell County, AL · D+85.8Shelby County, AL · R+12.3St. Clair County, AL · R+13.5Sumter County, AL · D+97.0Talladega County, AL · D+39.0Tallapoosa County, AL · D+77.9Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+74.5Walker County, AL · D+2.3Washington County, AL · D+73.9Wilcox County, AL · D+99.5Winston County, AL · R+38.0
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
James M. Cox ✓Democratic66.7%156,064
Warren G. HardingRepublican31.9%74,719
OtherAll other candidates1.4%3,168
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1920
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+62.2%
9182101,139
Baldwin CountyD
+34.8%
1,2305561,937
Barbour CountyD
+76.4%
1,5682031,786
Bibb CountyD
+59.5%
1,6433642,148
Blount CountyD
+1.0%
3,5353,4657,050
Bullock CountyD
+99.4%
8772880
Butler CountyD
+77.9%
1,2991531,471
Calhoun CountyD
+49.6%
3,4231,1394,601
Chambers CountyD
+71.8%
1,9943222,330
Cherokee CountyD
+10.9%
1,9691,5763,603
Chilton CountyR
−39.9%
9622,2733,289
Choctaw CountyD
+85.6%
1,071821,156
Clarke CountyD
+92.9%
1,253431,302
Clay CountyD
+0.7%
2,1652,1334,301
Cleburne CountyR
−17.3%
6849711,657
Coffee CountyD
+43.5%
1,7216732,408
Colbert CountyD
+47.2%
1,8696502,581
Conecuh CountyD
+74.9%
1,3151891,504
Coosa CountyD
+15.1%
1,0077411,764
Covington CountyD
+56.2%
2,0395482,654
Crenshaw CountyD
+63.7%
1,4113101,729
Cullman CountyR
−15.2%
2,5663,4926,101
Dale CountyD
+28.4%
1,3867682,175
Dallas CountyD
+94.4%
2,702782,780
DeKalb CountyR
−10.9%
3,8944,8528,795
Elmore CountyD
+66.4%
1,7623532,121
Escambia CountyD
+78.0%
1,4551781,637
Etowah CountyD
+29.2%
5,9173,2189,238
Fayette CountyR
−13.7%
1,4131,8653,309
Franklin CountyR
−16.4%
2,0942,9305,089
Geneva CountyD
+15.3%
1,4881,0882,612
Greene CountyD
+96.0%
52010531
Hale CountyD
+95.9%
95318975
Henry CountyD
+18.8%
7154891,205
Houston CountyD
+55.5%
2,0455712,656
Jackson CountyD
+25.7%
2,5131,4834,013
Jefferson CountyD
+54.2%
24,9827,12432,939
Lamar CountyD
+47.4%
1,6285762,220
Lauderdale CountyD
+38.2%
2,6441,1643,870
Lawrence CountyD
+5.8%
9358311,782
Lee CountyD
+77.4%
1,6201551,893
Limestone CountyD
+72.2%
1,8122852,114
Lowndes CountyD
+98.4%
7276733
Macon CountyD
+82.9%
69364759
Madison CountyD
+69.9%
2,8224893,340
Marengo CountyD
+94.1%
1,370421,412
Marion CountyD
+13.8%
2,4611,8654,329
Marshall CountyD
+2.0%
4,0413,8797,958
Mobile CountyD
+38.7%
6,1712,6819,023
Monroe CountyD
+96.0%
1,295201,328
Montgomery CountyD
+90.0%
6,4113146,775
Morgan CountyD
+53.6%
4,0571,2015,329
Perry CountyD
+93.4%
1,195341,243
Pickens CountyD
+67.9%
1,4192631,702
Pike CountyD
+76.7%
1,5862041,802
Randolph CountyD
+9.8%
1,3571,1132,479
Russell CountyD
+85.8%
67129748
Shelby CountyR
−12.3%
2,5233,2355,782
St. Clair CountyR
−13.5%
1,9342,5614,653
Sumter CountyD
+97.0%
1,088151,106
Talladega CountyD
+39.0%
2,1379313,089
Tallapoosa CountyD
+77.9%
2,2572692,552
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+74.5%
3,4384913,956
Walker CountyD
+2.3%
4,7034,4889,399
Washington CountyD
+73.9%
57585663
Wilcox CountyD
+99.5%
1,09921,102
Winston CountyR
−38.0%
1,0372,3073,344