Elections / 1920 · President · IL
Illinois — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentHardingR+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 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 29 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+81.2 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+76.5 |
| Cass County, IL | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Christian County, IL | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Clinton County, IL | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Cook County, IL | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Republican | R+17.5 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+23.3 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+70.2 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+34.4 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Fayette County, IL | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+66.6 |
| Franklin County, IL | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Hancock County, IL | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Jasper County, IL | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Jersey County, IL | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+69.5 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+76.8 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+70.1 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Madison County, IL | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Marion County, IL | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Mason County, IL | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+67.7 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+28.8 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+71.9 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+67.7 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Perry County, IL | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Pike County, IL | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Randolph County, IL | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Richland County, IL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Shelby County, IL | Republican | R+10.5 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+21.8 |
| White County, IL | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+65.9 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+41.4 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| 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% |
County-by-county results — 102 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 7,222 | 12,852 | 22,521 | |
| Alexander County | R | 3,167 | 5,287 | 8,539 | |
| Bond County | R | 1,533 | 3,662 | 5,663 | |
| Boone County | R | 496 | 5,386 | 6,025 | |
| Brown County | D | 1,866 | 1,590 | 3,527 | |
| Bureau County | R | 2,354 | 9,968 | 13,302 | |
| Calhoun County | R | 703 | 1,367 | 2,109 | |
| Carroll County | R | 606 | 5,194 | 5,994 | |
| Cass County | R | 2,861 | 3,956 | 7,318 | |
| Champaign County | R | 5,247 | 15,573 | 21,681 | |
| Christian County | R | 5,398 | 7,535 | 14,285 | |
| Clark County | R | 4,181 | 5,312 | 9,597 | |
| Clay County | R | 2,358 | 3,683 | 6,149 | |
| Clinton County | R | 1,661 | 4,564 | 7,164 | |
| Coles County | R | 5,811 | 8,563 | 14,574 | |
| Cook County | R | 197,499 | 635,197 | 893,137 | |
| Crawford County | R | 4,092 | 5,188 | 9,430 | |
| Cumberland County | R | 2,162 | 3,095 | 5,320 | |
| De Witt County | R | 3,079 | 5,001 | 8,242 | |
| DeKalb County | R | 1,700 | 10,374 | 12,361 | |
| Douglas County | R | 2,308 | 4,885 | 7,491 | |
| DuPage County | R | 2,084 | 12,280 | 14,976 | |
| Edgar County | R | 5,694 | 6,750 | 12,667 | |
| Edwards County | R | 742 | 3,002 | 3,790 | |
| Effingham County | R | 2,985 | 4,176 | 7,267 | |
| Fayette County | R | 3,824 | 5,758 | 9,846 | |
| Ford County | R | 958 | 4,995 | 6,062 | |
| Franklin County | R | 4,894 | 7,608 | 14,886 | |
| Fulton County | R | 5,293 | 9,523 | 16,072 | |
| Gallatin County | R | 2,000 | 2,184 | 4,373 | |
| Greene County | D | 3,776 | 3,685 | 7,683 | |
| Grundy County | R | 803 | 4,647 | 5,805 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 2,591 | 3,220 | 5,886 | |
| Hancock County | R | 5,125 | 7,379 | 12,778 | |
| Hardin County | R | 943 | 1,555 | 2,527 | |
| Henderson County | R | 740 | 2,747 | 3,584 | |
| Henry County | R | 2,530 | 12,379 | 15,677 | |
| Iroquois County | R | 2,429 | 9,186 | 11,809 | |
| Jackson County | R | 4,575 | 8,003 | 13,347 | |
| Jasper County | R | 2,971 | 3,279 | 6,351 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 4,772 | 5,711 | 10,660 | |
| Jersey County | R | 1,999 | 2,873 | 4,962 | |
| Jo Daviess County | R | 1,604 | 6,098 | 7,997 | |
| Johnson County | R | 1,137 | 2,972 | 4,191 | |
| Kane County | R | 4,323 | 26,832 | 32,398 | |
| Kankakee County | R | 2,828 | 12,853 | 16,201 | |
| Kendall County | R | 439 | 3,459 | 3,931 | |
| Knox County | R | 2,852 | 12,559 | 17,005 | |
| Lake County | R | 2,321 | 15,712 | 19,096 | |
| LaSalle County | R | 6,626 | 23,751 | 32,434 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 3,707 | 4,720 | 8,714 | |
| Lee County | R | 1,715 | 7,615 | 9,646 | |
| Livingston County | R | 3,101 | 10,382 | 13,874 | |
| Logan County | R | 3,232 | 6,957 | 10,738 | |
| Macon County | R | 7,917 | 16,486 | 25,257 | |
| Macoupin County | R | 5,936 | 8,700 | 19,470 | |
| Madison County | R | 10,149 | 19,249 | 33,292 | |
| Marion County | R | 4,351 | 6,620 | 12,715 | |
| Marshall County | R | 1,568 | 3,734 | 5,523 | |
| Mason County | R | 2,595 | 3,842 | 6,579 | |
| Massac County | R | 688 | 3,731 | 4,496 | |
| McDonough County | R | 3,930 | 7,221 | 11,430 | |
| McHenry County | R | 1,536 | 9,885 | 11,616 | |
| McLean County | R | 6,411 | 16,680 | 25,555 | |
| Menard County | R | 1,864 | 2,882 | 4,869 | |
| Mercer County | R | 1,574 | 5,531 | 7,416 | |
| Monroe County | R | 932 | 2,955 | 4,215 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 4,756 | 7,429 | 14,039 | |
| Morgan County | R | 4,447 | 8,169 | 12,993 | |
| Moultrie County | R | 2,513 | 3,279 | 5,881 | |
| Ogle County | R | 1,720 | 9,322 | 11,233 | |
| Peoria County | R | 9,453 | 24,541 | 37,182 | |
| Perry County | R | 2,478 | 4,598 | 7,864 | |
| Piatt County | R | 1,903 | 4,283 | 6,284 | |
| Pike County | R | 4,279 | 5,564 | 10,280 | |
| Pope County | R | 687 | 2,486 | 3,211 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 2,276 | 4,002 | 6,368 | |
| Putnam County | R | 362 | 1,623 | 2,192 | |
| Randolph County | R | 3,181 | 6,180 | 9,882 | |
| Richland County | R | 2,174 | 3,026 | 5,304 | |
| Rock Island County | R | 5,208 | 21,908 | 30,719 | |
| Saline County | R | 3,500 | 6,722 | 12,692 | |
| Sangamon County | R | 11,000 | 21,820 | 36,723 | |
| Schuyler County | R | 2,258 | 2,800 | 5,199 | |
| Scott County | R | 1,786 | 2,075 | 3,971 | |
| Shelby County | R | 5,113 | 6,351 | 11,776 | |
| St. Clair County | R | 14,032 | 21,681 | 42,231 | |
| Stark County | R | 661 | 2,750 | 3,456 | |
| Stephenson County | R | 2,772 | 9,570 | 12,821 | |
| Tazewell County | R | 3,640 | 7,679 | 12,250 | |
| Union County | D | 3,660 | 3,119 | 6,847 | |
| Vermilion County | R | 8,634 | 18,175 | 29,439 | |
| Wabash County | R | 2,514 | 2,871 | 5,479 | |
| Warren County | R | 2,236 | 6,309 | 9,090 | |
| Washington County | R | 1,102 | 4,519 | 6,386 | |
| Wayne County | R | 3,137 | 4,908 | 8,113 | |
| White County | R | 4,148 | 4,494 | 8,772 | |
| Whiteside County | R | 1,927 | 10,923 | 13,363 | |
| Will County | R | 5,410 | 21,746 | 28,474 | |
| Williamson County | R | 4,728 | 10,118 | 17,834 | |
| Winnebago County | R | 3,355 | 19,913 | 25,134 | |
| Woodford County | R | 1,977 | 4,929 | 7,137 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.