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Elections / 1920 · President · AR

James M. Cox carried Arkansas D+18.9.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Arkansas, 1920. The state ran 45.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
183,771 votes counted
Cox (D)
106,682
58.1%
Harding (R)
71,948
39.2%
All others
5,141
2.8%
Margin
D+18.9
1920 presidential election
Arkansas, 1920
CoxD+18.9
1920 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · R+1.8Ashley County, AR · D+28.4Baxter County, AR · D+17.7Benton County, AR · D+18.9Boone County, AR · D+25.3Bradley County, AR · D+34.5Calhoun County, AR · D+35.0Carroll County, AR · TiedChicot County, AR · D+28.7Clark County, AR · D+19.1Clay County, AR · D+6.8Cleburne County, AR · D+18.2Cleveland County, AR · D+25.7Columbia County, AR · D+40.8Conway County, AR · D+17.8Craighead County, AR · D+31.5Crawford County, AR · D+10.7Crittenden County, AR · D+68.3Cross County, AR · D+28.9Dallas County, AR · D+26.4Desha County, AR · D+43.5Drew County, AR · D+28.4Faulkner County, AR · D+25.3Franklin County, AR · D+30.6Fulton County, AR · D+20.3Garland County, AR · D+21.2Grant County, AR · D+45.0Greene County, AR · D+26.3Hempstead County, AR · D+12.1Hot Spring County, AR · D+7.5Howard County, AR · D+9.1Independence County, AR · D+17.3Izard County, AR · D+26.3Jackson County, AR · D+15.8Jefferson County, AR · D+42.9Johnson County, AR · D+21.2Lafayette County, AR · D+31.2Lawrence County, AR · D+40.6Lee County, AR · D+50.3Lincoln County, AR · R+5.3Little River County, AR · D+15.5Logan County, AR · R+0.8Lonoke County, AR · D+40.9Madison County, AR · R+7.8Marion County, AR · D+28.8Miller County, AR · D+28.8Mississippi County, AR · D+25.5Monroe County, AR · R+4.4Montgomery County, AR · R+16.5Nevada County, AR · R+2.8Newton County, AR · R+24.9Ouachita County, AR · D+6.7Perry County, AR · D+10.7Phillips County, AR · D+38.6Pike County, AR · R+4.0Poinsett County, AR · D+29.6Polk County, AR · D+1.4Pope County, AR · D+29.4Prairie County, AR · D+6.5Pulaski County, AR · D+27.0Randolph County, AR · D+36.3Saline County, AR · D+48.1Scott County, AR · D+1.2Searcy County, AR · R+27.0Sebastian County, AR · D+4.7Sevier County, AR · D+31.9Sharp County, AR · D+39.3St. Francis County, AR · D+15.8Stone County, AR · D+15.9Union County, AR · D+58.5Van Buren County, AR · R+49.8Washington County, AR · D+10.6White County, AR · D+20.2Woodruff County, AR · D+5.2Yell County, AR · D+29.0
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
James M. Cox ✓Democratic58.1%106,682
Warren G. HardingRepublican39.2%71,948
OtherAll other candidates2.8%5,141
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1920
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyR
−1.8%
1,1561,1992,387
Ashley CountyD
+28.4%
1,3127252,069
Baxter CountyD
+17.7%
7074841,261
Benton CountyD
+18.9%
2,8381,9164,870
Boone CountyD
+25.3%
1,1066471,817
Bradley CountyD
+34.5%
1,1465401,757
Calhoun CountyD
+35.0%
7363371,139
Carroll CountyD
+0.2%
1,3441,3382,747
Chicot CountyD
+28.7%
8874891,386
Clark CountyD
+19.1%
1,5071,0202,546
Clay CountyD
+6.8%
1,7751,5363,492
Cleburne CountyD
+18.2%
6784591,206
Cleveland CountyD
+25.7%
8094751,299
Columbia CountyD
+40.8%
2,0528572,926
Conway CountyD
+17.8%
1,7911,2433,071
Craighead CountyD
+31.5%
2,0791,0583,241
Crawford CountyD
+10.7%
1,8611,4973,398
Crittenden CountyD
+68.3%
9051671,080
Cross CountyD
+28.9%
8454571,344
Dallas CountyD
+26.4%
1,1406591,821
Desha CountyD
+43.5%
9313601,314
Drew CountyD
+28.4%
1,3977732,198
Faulkner CountyD
+25.3%
1,9711,1483,251
Franklin CountyD
+30.6%
1,5027692,392
Fulton CountyD
+20.3%
7635021,283
Garland CountyD
+21.2%
1,6701,0552,901
Grant CountyD
+45.0%
619230865
Greene CountyD
+26.3%
1,8651,0723,017
Hempstead CountyD
+12.1%
2,2391,7544,018
Hot Spring CountyD
+7.5%
1,0619102,024
Howard CountyD
+9.1%
1,4521,2082,688
Independence CountyD
+17.3%
1,5461,0772,710
Izard CountyD
+26.3%
8414851,352
Jackson CountyD
+15.8%
1,5751,1312,804
Jefferson CountyD
+42.9%
2,6701,0483,783
Johnson CountyD
+21.2%
1,5799962,755
Lafayette CountyD
+31.2%
9545001,454
Lawrence CountyD
+40.6%
1,6866992,434
Lee CountyD
+50.3%
1,1083541,500
Lincoln CountyR
−5.3%
8889881,885
Little River CountyD
+15.5%
8536181,521
Logan CountyR
−0.8%
1,8401,8713,711
Lonoke CountyD
+40.9%
1,7116972,481
Madison CountyR
−7.8%
1,4631,7153,230
Marion CountyD
+28.8%
7443711,297
Miller CountyD
+28.8%
1,5458362,466
Mississippi CountyD
+25.5%
1,8091,0502,980
Monroe CountyR
−4.4%
8349121,776
Montgomery CountyR
−16.5%
4306151,119
Nevada CountyR
−2.8%
1,2201,2922,551
Newton CountyR
−24.9%
4868281,374
Ouachita CountyD
+6.7%
1,3071,1412,474
Perry CountyD
+10.7%
7385921,367
Phillips CountyD
+38.6%
1,9658682,842
Pike CountyR
−4.0%
8499211,817
Poinsett CountyD
+29.6%
1,2016331,922
Polk CountyD
+1.4%
1,2081,1732,535
Pope CountyD
+29.4%
2,0821,1203,271
Prairie CountyD
+6.5%
9628421,845
Pulaski CountyD
+27.0%
6,5063,71110,367
Randolph CountyD
+36.3%
1,4126522,092
Saline CountyD
+48.1%
1,2064031,670
Scott CountyD
+1.2%
7717511,602
Searcy CountyR
−27.0%
5941,0701,760
Sebastian CountyD
+4.7%
3,8523,4927,586
Sevier CountyD
+31.9%
1,2365991,997
Sharp CountyD
+39.3%
9954001,514
St. Francis CountyD
+15.8%
1,2529032,212
Stone CountyD
+15.9%
516367935
Union CountyD
+58.5%
1,9674932,520
Van Buren CountyR
−49.8%
4401,3881,902
Washington CountyD
+10.6%
2,6372,1184,879
White CountyD
+20.2%
2,0861,3593,593
Woodruff CountyD
+5.2%
1,0499432,032
Yell CountyD
+29.0%
1,9251,0423,046