Warren G. Harding carried Illinois R+42.3.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Illinois, 1920. The state ran 16.1 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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Illinois result

2,094,714 votes counted

Cox (D)

534,395

25.5%

Harding (R)

1,420,480

67.8%

All others

139,839

6.7%

Margin

R+42.3

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1920 presidential election

Illinois, 1920

HardingR+42.3

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

Warren G. Harding ✓Republican	67.8%	1,420,480
James M. CoxDemocratic	25.5%	534,395
OtherAll other candidates	6.7%	139,839

D+60

R+60

102 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Illinois's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

Illinois's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+3.1%
1896	−13.0%
1900	−8.4%
1904	−28.3%
1908	−15.5%
1912	+13.2%
1916	−9.2%
1920	−42.3%
1924	−35.5%
1928	−14.7%
1932	+13.2%
1936	+18.0%
1940	+2.4%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+0.8%
1952	−9.9%
1956	−19.2%
1960	+0.2%
1964	+18.9%
1968	−2.9%
1972	−18.5%
1976	−2.0%
1980	−7.9%
1984	−12.9%
1988	−2.1%
1992	+14.2%
1996	+17.5%
2000	+12.0%
2004	+10.3%
2008	+25.1%
2012	+16.8%
2016	+16.9%
2020	+16.9%
2024	+10.9%

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County results — 1920

102 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−25.0%	7,222	12,852	22,521
Alexander County	R	−24.8%	3,167	5,287	8,539
Bond County	R	−37.6%	1,533	3,662	5,663
Boone County	R	−81.2%	496	5,386	6,025
Brown County	D	+7.8%	1,866	1,590	3,527
Bureau County	R	−57.2%	2,354	9,968	13,302
Calhoun County	R	−31.5%	703	1,367	2,109
Carroll County	R	−76.5%	606	5,194	5,994
Cass County	R	−15.0%	2,861	3,956	7,318
Champaign County	R	−47.6%	5,247	15,573	21,681
Christian County	R	−15.0%	5,398	7,535	14,285
Clark County	R	−11.8%	4,181	5,312	9,597
Clay County	R	−21.5%	2,358	3,683	6,149
Clinton County	R	−40.5%	1,661	4,564	7,164
Coles County	R	−18.9%	5,811	8,563	14,574
Cook County	R	−49.0%	197,499	635,197	893,137
Crawford County	R	−11.6%	4,092	5,188	9,430
Cumberland County	R	−17.5%	2,162	3,095	5,320
De Witt County	R	−23.3%	3,079	5,001	8,242
DeKalb County	R	−70.2%	1,700	10,374	12,361
Douglas County	R	−34.4%	2,308	4,885	7,491
DuPage County	R	−68.1%	2,084	12,280	14,976
Edgar County	R	−8.3%	5,694	6,750	12,667
Edwards County	R	−59.6%	742	3,002	3,790
Effingham County	R	−16.4%	2,985	4,176	7,267
Fayette County	R	−19.6%	3,824	5,758	9,846
Ford County	R	−66.6%	958	4,995	6,062
Franklin County	R	−18.2%	4,894	7,608	14,886
Fulton County	R	−26.3%	5,293	9,523	16,072
Gallatin County	R	−4.2%	2,000	2,184	4,373
Greene County	D	+1.2%	3,776	3,685	7,683
Grundy County	R	−66.2%	803	4,647	5,805
Hamilton County	R	−10.7%	2,591	3,220	5,886
Hancock County	R	−17.6%	5,125	7,379	12,778
Hardin County	R	−24.2%	943	1,555	2,527
Henderson County	R	−56.0%	740	2,747	3,584
Henry County	R	−62.8%	2,530	12,379	15,677
Iroquois County	R	−57.2%	2,429	9,186	11,809
Jackson County	R	−25.7%	4,575	8,003	13,347
Jasper County	R	−4.8%	2,971	3,279	6,351
Jefferson County	R	−8.8%	4,772	5,711	10,660
Jersey County	R	−17.6%	1,999	2,873	4,962
Jo Daviess County	R	−56.2%	1,604	6,098	7,997
Johnson County	R	−43.8%	1,137	2,972	4,191
Kane County	R	−69.5%	4,323	26,832	32,398
Kankakee County	R	−61.9%	2,828	12,853	16,201
Kendall County	R	−76.8%	439	3,459	3,931
Knox County	R	−57.1%	2,852	12,559	17,005
Lake County	R	−70.1%	2,321	15,712	19,096
LaSalle County	R	−52.8%	6,626	23,751	32,434
Lawrence County	R	−11.6%	3,707	4,720	8,714
Lee County	R	−61.2%	1,715	7,615	9,646
Livingston County	R	−52.5%	3,101	10,382	13,874
Logan County	R	−34.7%	3,232	6,957	10,738
Macon County	R	−33.9%	7,917	16,486	25,257
Macoupin County	R	−14.2%	5,936	8,700	19,470
Madison County	R	−27.3%	10,149	19,249	33,292
Marion County	R	−17.8%	4,351	6,620	12,715
Marshall County	R	−39.2%	1,568	3,734	5,523
Mason County	R	−19.0%	2,595	3,842	6,579
Massac County	R	−67.7%	688	3,731	4,496
McDonough County	R	−28.8%	3,930	7,221	11,430
McHenry County	R	−71.9%	1,536	9,885	11,616
McLean County	R	−40.2%	6,411	16,680	25,555
Menard County	R	−20.9%	1,864	2,882	4,869
Mercer County	R	−53.4%	1,574	5,531	7,416
Monroe County	R	−48.0%	932	2,955	4,215
Montgomery County	R	−19.0%	4,756	7,429	14,039
Morgan County	R	−28.6%	4,447	8,169	12,993
Moultrie County	R	−13.0%	2,513	3,279	5,881
Ogle County	R	−67.7%	1,720	9,322	11,233
Peoria County	R	−40.6%	9,453	24,541	37,182
Perry County	R	−27.0%	2,478	4,598	7,864
Piatt County	R	−37.9%	1,903	4,283	6,284
Pike County	R	−12.5%	4,279	5,564	10,280
Pope County	R	−56.0%	687	2,486	3,211
Pulaski County	R	−27.1%	2,276	4,002	6,368
Putnam County	R	−57.5%	362	1,623	2,192
Randolph County	R	−30.3%	3,181	6,180	9,882
Richland County	R	−16.1%	2,174	3,026	5,304
Rock Island County	R	−54.4%	5,208	21,908	30,719
Saline County	R	−25.4%	3,500	6,722	12,692
Sangamon County	R	−29.5%	11,000	21,820	36,723
Schuyler County	R	−10.4%	2,258	2,800	5,199
Scott County	R	−7.3%	1,786	2,075	3,971
Shelby County	R	−10.5%	5,113	6,351	11,776
St. Clair County	R	−18.1%	14,032	21,681	42,231
Stark County	R	−60.4%	661	2,750	3,456
Stephenson County	R	−53.0%	2,772	9,570	12,821
Tazewell County	R	−33.0%	3,640	7,679	12,250
Union County	D	+7.9%	3,660	3,119	6,847
Vermilion County	R	−32.4%	8,634	18,175	29,439
Wabash County	R	−6.5%	2,514	2,871	5,479
Warren County	R	−44.8%	2,236	6,309	9,090
Washington County	R	−53.5%	1,102	4,519	6,386
Wayne County	R	−21.8%	3,137	4,908	8,113
White County	R	−3.9%	4,148	4,494	8,772
Whiteside County	R	−67.3%	1,927	10,923	13,363
Will County	R	−57.4%	5,410	21,746	28,474
Williamson County	R	−30.2%	4,728	10,118	17,834
Winnebago County	R	−65.9%	3,355	19,913	25,134
Woodford County	R	−41.4%	1,977	4,929	7,137