California — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentHardingR+41.9
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 66.2% | 624,992 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 24.3% | 229,191 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.5% | 89,867 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+82.9 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+33.3 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Fresno County, CA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Imperial County, CA | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Lake County, CA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Merced County, CA | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Plumas County, CA | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Republican | R+35.2 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+35.2 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+34.6 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+36.5 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Republican | R+43.0 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+28.0 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+37.4 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Solano County, CA | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Yolo County, CA | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+46.2 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Warren G. Harding+51,709 | 73,17769.1% | 21,46820.3% | 11,24410.6% | 105,889 |
| Alpine County | Warren G. Harding+58 | 6491.4% | 68.6% | 00.0% | 70 |
| Amador County | Warren G. Harding+711 | 1,35064.1% | 63930.4% | 1165.5% | 2,105 |
| Butte County | Warren G. Harding+3,147 | 5,40965.7% | 2,26227.5% | 5636.8% | 8,234 |
| Calaveras County | Warren G. Harding+839 | 1,48064.0% | 64127.7% | 1938.3% | 2,314 |
| Colusa County | Warren G. Harding+738 | 1,64561.2% | 90733.8% | 1345.0% | 2,686 |
| Contra Costa County | Warren G. Harding+5,558 | 9,04163.7% | 3,48324.6% | 1,65811.7% | 14,182 |
| Del Norte County | Warren G. Harding+317 | 59662.6% | 27929.3% | 778.1% | 952 |
| El Dorado County | Warren G. Harding+910 | 1,63664.4% | 72628.6% | 1807.1% | 2,542 |
| Fresno County | Warren G. Harding+5,008 | 14,62155.4% | 9,61336.4% | 2,1798.2% | 26,413 |
| Glenn County | Warren G. Harding+1,014 | 1,91664.2% | 90230.2% | 1675.6% | 2,985 |
| Humboldt County | Warren G. Harding+4,750 | 6,52869.9% | 1,77819.0% | 1,03411.1% | 9,340 |
| Imperial County | Warren G. Harding+2,677 | 4,69964.5% | 2,02227.8% | 5637.7% | 7,284 |
| Inyo County | Warren G. Harding+513 | 1,19557.2% | 68232.6% | 21210.1% | 2,089 |
| Kern County | Warren G. Harding+984 | 7,07949.0% | 6,09542.2% | 1,2708.8% | 14,444 |
| Kings County | Warren G. Harding+1,202 | 2,80659.6% | 1,60434.1% | 2976.3% | 4,707 |
| Lake County | Warren G. Harding+422 | 99357.2% | 57132.9% | 1719.9% | 1,735 |
| Lassen County | Warren G. Harding+939 | 1,58266.2% | 64326.9% | 1646.9% | 2,389 |
| Los Angeles County | Warren G. Harding+122,456 | 178,11769.1% | 55,66121.6% | 23,9929.3% | 257,770 |
| Madera County | Warren G. Harding+634 | 1,77955.5% | 1,14535.7% | 2848.9% | 3,208 |
| Marin County | Warren G. Harding+3,687 | 5,37568.8% | 1,68821.6% | 7509.6% | 7,813 |
| Mariposa County | Warren G. Harding+164 | 48455.4% | 32036.6% | 708.0% | 874 |
| Mendocino County | Warren G. Harding+2,654 | 4,44365.8% | 1,78926.5% | 5177.7% | 6,749 |
| Merced County | Warren G. Harding+1,920 | 3,45763.0% | 1,53728.0% | 4949.0% | 5,488 |
| Modoc County | Warren G. Harding+457 | 99262.6% | 53533.8% | 583.7% | 1,585 |
| Mono County | Warren G. Harding+114 | 17067.7% | 5622.3% | 2510.0% | 251 |
| Monterey County | Warren G. Harding+3,046 | 4,81767.8% | 1,77124.9% | 5217.3% | 7,109 |
| Napa County | Warren G. Harding+3,004 | 4,44871.0% | 1,44423.0% | 3746.0% | 6,266 |
| Nevada County | Warren G. Harding+1,308 | 2,05565.0% | 74723.6% | 36111.4% | 3,163 |
| Orange County | Warren G. Harding+9,295 | 12,79771.5% | 3,50219.6% | 1,5948.9% | 17,893 |
| Placer County | Warren G. Harding+1,335 | 2,89459.4% | 1,55932.0% | 4168.5% | 4,869 |
| Plumas County | Warren G. Harding+596 | 99964.0% | 40325.8% | 16010.2% | 1,562 |
| Riverside County | Warren G. Harding+6,326 | 9,12469.6% | 2,79821.3% | 1,1969.1% | 13,118 |
| Sacramento County | Warren G. Harding+8,484 | 15,63464.9% | 7,15029.7% | 1,3165.5% | 24,100 |
| San Benito County | Warren G. Harding+1,065 | 1,96565.0% | 90029.8% | 1585.2% | 3,023 |
| San Bernardino County | Warren G. Harding+6,898 | 12,51862.8% | 5,62028.2% | 1,7839.0% | 19,921 |
| San Diego County | Warren G. Harding+11,348 | 19,82663.8% | 8,47827.3% | 2,7839.0% | 31,087 |
| San Francisco County | Warren G. Harding+63,468 | 96,10565.2% | 32,63722.1% | 18,70812.7% | 147,450 |
| San Joaquin County | Warren G. Harding+5,516 | 12,00360.9% | 6,48732.9% | 1,2086.1% | 19,698 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Warren G. Harding+2,517 | 4,12361.3% | 1,60623.9% | 99614.8% | 6,725 |
| San Mateo County | Warren G. Harding+5,247 | 7,20570.5% | 1,95819.2% | 1,05410.3% | 10,217 |
| Santa Barbara County | Warren G. Harding+4,384 | 6,97067.5% | 2,58625.0% | 7737.5% | 10,329 |
| Santa Clara County | Warren G. Harding+13,080 | 19,56568.1% | 6,48522.6% | 2,6829.3% | 28,732 |
| Santa Cruz County | Warren G. Harding+3,328 | 5,28566.3% | 1,95724.5% | 7329.2% | 7,974 |
| Shasta County | Warren G. Harding+1,080 | 2,10862.1% | 1,02830.3% | 2607.7% | 3,396 |
| Sierra County | Warren G. Harding+348 | 50672.2% | 15822.5% | 375.3% | 701 |
| Siskiyou County | Warren G. Harding+1,407 | 2,90960.1% | 1,50231.0% | 4338.9% | 4,844 |
| Solano County | Warren G. Harding+4,148 | 7,10264.8% | 2,95426.9% | 9098.3% | 10,965 |
| Sonoma County | Warren G. Harding+6,307 | 10,37766.9% | 4,07026.2% | 1,0656.9% | 15,512 |
| Stanislaus County | Warren G. Harding+3,983 | 7,03861.6% | 3,05526.7% | 1,33011.6% | 11,423 |
| Sutter County | Warren G. Harding+1,226 | 1,86270.3% | 63624.0% | 1505.7% | 2,648 |
| Tehama County | Warren G. Harding+1,383 | 2,46261.8% | 1,07927.1% | 44211.1% | 3,983 |
| Trinity County | Warren G. Harding+337 | 62262.9% | 28528.8% | 828.3% | 989 |
| Tulare County | Warren G. Harding+4,299 | 9,13661.3% | 4,83732.4% | 9416.3% | 14,914 |
| Tuolumne County | Warren G. Harding+626 | 1,28559.4% | 65930.5% | 22010.2% | 2,164 |
| Ventura County | Warren G. Harding+3,926 | 5,23176.0% | 1,30519.0% | 3475.0% | 6,883 |
| Yolo County | Warren G. Harding+1,588 | 3,37561.9% | 1,78732.8% | 2865.2% | 5,448 |
| Yuba County | Warren G. Harding+1,316 | 2,01270.7% | 69624.5% | 1384.8% | 2,846 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.