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Elections / 1920 · President · KS

Warren G. Harding carried Kansas R+32.2.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Kansas, 1920. The state ran 6.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

Kansas result
570,318 votes counted
Cox (D)
185,464
32.5%
Harding (R)
369,268
64.7%
All others
15,586
2.7%
Margin
R+32.2
Kansas, 1920
HardingR+32.2
1920 presidential margin by county for Kansas — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Kansas — 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.Allen County, KS · R+37.5Anderson County, KS · R+27.8Atchison County, KS · R+30.9Barber County, KS · R+36.0Barton County, KS · R+39.7Bourbon County, KS · R+7.0Brown County, KS · R+45.6Butler County, KS · R+24.1Chase County, KS · R+28.7Chautauqua County, KS · R+43.3Cherokee County, KS · R+16.7Cheyenne County, KS · R+35.2Clark County, KS · R+19.7Clay County, KS · R+48.8Cloud County, KS · R+43.6Coffey County, KS · R+30.2Comanche County, KS · R+28.6Cowley County, KS · R+21.1Crawford County, KS · R+17.8Decatur County, KS · R+8.1Dickinson County, KS · R+40.5Doniphan County, KS · R+54.3Douglas County, KS · R+47.6Edwards County, KS · R+43.3Elk County, KS · R+33.1Ellis County, KS · R+51.8Ellsworth County, KS · R+34.0Finney County, KS · R+41.8Ford County, KS · R+26.7Franklin County, KS · R+32.6Geary County, KS · R+41.7Gove County, KS · R+52.4Graham County, KS · R+34.6Grant County, KS · R+50.2Gray County, KS · R+29.4Greeley County, KS · R+45.8Greenwood County, KS · R+38.8Hamilton County, KS · R+21.5Harper County, KS · R+26.3Harvey County, KS · R+28.3Haskell County, KS · R+46.1Hodgeman County, KS · R+49.6Jackson County, KS · R+41.0Jefferson County, KS · R+38.3Jewell County, KS · R+34.1Johnson County, KS · R+30.0Kearny County, KS · R+36.3Kingman County, KS · R+28.3Kiowa County, KS · R+40.6Labette County, KS · R+19.9Lane County, KS · R+34.9Leavenworth County, KS · R+32.7Lincoln County, KS · R+41.2Linn County, KS · R+28.1Logan County, KS · R+41.1Lyon County, KS · R+24.3Marion County, KS · R+36.5Marshall County, KS · R+46.1McPherson County, KS · R+42.0Meade County, KS · R+43.2Miami County, KS · R+24.2Mitchell County, KS · R+39.2Montgomery County, KS · R+27.2Morris County, KS · R+33.8Morton County, KS · R+48.2Nemaha County, KS · R+45.4Neosho County, KS · R+23.1Ness County, KS · R+45.0Norton County, KS · R+34.4Osage County, KS · R+29.2Osborne County, KS · R+50.6Ottawa County, KS · R+28.9Pawnee County, KS · R+29.8Phillips County, KS · R+39.1Pottawatomie County, KS · R+54.7Pratt County, KS · R+30.4Rawlins County, KS · R+38.9Reno County, KS · R+36.6Republic County, KS · R+36.6Rice County, KS · R+40.0Riley County, KS · R+49.3Rooks County, KS · R+42.4Rush County, KS · R+51.4Russell County, KS · R+52.6Saline County, KS · R+31.8Scott County, KS · R+23.6Sedgwick County, KS · R+20.1Seward County, KS · R+27.1Shawnee County, KS · R+34.0Sheridan County, KS · R+41.8Sherman County, KS · R+14.1Smith County, KS · R+34.9Stafford County, KS · R+43.4Stanton County, KS · R+48.9Stevens County, KS · R+42.0Sumner County, KS · R+24.7Thomas County, KS · R+15.6Trego County, KS · R+52.2Wabaunsee County, KS · R+56.4Wallace County, KS · R+47.8Washington County, KS · R+53.8Wichita County, KS · R+51.7Wilson County, KS · R+37.1Woodson County, KS · R+39.9Wyandotte County, KS · R+16.5
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. HardingRepublican64.7%369,268
James M. CoxDemocratic32.5%185,464
OtherAll other candidates2.7%15,586
D+60
R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Kansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −16.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−16.0%DR18922024
Kansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.2%
1896+3.7%
1900−6.6%
1904−38.7%
1908−9.4%
1912+18.8%
1916+5.9%
1920−32.2%
1924−37.9%
1928−45.0%
1932+9.4%
1936+7.7%
1940−14.5%
1944−21.1%
1948−9.0%
1952−38.3%
1956−31.2%
1960−21.3%
1964+9.0%
1968−20.1%
1972−38.2%
1976−7.6%
1980−24.6%
1984−33.7%
1988−13.2%
1992−5.1%
1996−18.2%
2000−20.8%
2004−25.4%
2008−15.0%
2012−21.6%
2016−20.4%
2020−14.7%
2024−16.0%
County results — 1920
105 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allen CountyR
−37.5%
2,2725,0917,522
Anderson CountyR
−27.8%
1,7083,0684,884
Atchison CountyR
−30.9%
3,0825,8729,031
Barber CountyR
−36.0%
1,0982,4003,612
Barton CountyR
−39.7%
1,6883,9935,806
Bourbon CountyR
−7.0%
3,6324,1948,051
Brown CountyR
−45.6%
1,9375,2497,262
Butler CountyR
−24.1%
4,1126,82111,264
Chase CountyR
−28.7%
9041,6592,627
Chautauqua CountyR
−43.3%
9362,5393,702
Cherokee CountyR
−16.7%
3,8325,4669,790
Cheyenne CountyR
−35.2%
4711,0791,729
Clark CountyR
−19.7%
6109231,592
Clay CountyR
−48.8%
1,1553,5214,844
Cloud CountyR
−43.6%
1,5344,0905,858
Coffey CountyR
−30.2%
1,7853,3705,249
Comanche CountyR
−28.6%
6121,1211,778
Cowley CountyR
−21.1%
4,7337,35212,414
Crawford CountyR
−17.8%
5,3627,95714,553
Decatur CountyR
−8.1%
1,2211,4482,809
Dickinson CountyR
−40.5%
2,3875,7618,337
Doniphan CountyR
−54.3%
9783,3694,406
Douglas CountyR
−47.6%
2,1976,2668,557
Edwards CountyR
−43.3%
6811,7822,540
Elk CountyR
−33.1%
1,1102,2533,452
Ellis CountyR
−51.8%
7402,3853,173
Ellsworth CountyR
−34.0%
1,0902,2643,451
Finney CountyR
−41.8%
6191,5732,281
Ford CountyR
−26.7%
1,8793,3055,339
Franklin CountyR
−32.6%
2,6065,2168,005
Geary CountyR
−41.7%
9622,4043,456
Gove CountyR
−52.4%
2859501,268
Graham CountyR
−34.6%
7621,6582,588
Grant CountyR
−50.2%
108339460
Gray CountyR
−29.4%
5079621,547
Greeley CountyR
−45.8%
93273393
Greenwood CountyR
−38.8%
1,4783,4225,007
Hamilton CountyR
−21.5%
3715911,025
Harper CountyR
−26.3%
1,4862,5934,206
Harvey CountyR
−28.3%
2,4574,4547,060
Haskell CountyR
−46.1%
150444638
Hodgeman CountyR
−49.6%
3069451,289
Jackson CountyR
−41.0%
1,5623,7535,346
Jefferson CountyR
−38.3%
1,5353,4635,029
Jewell CountyR
−34.1%
1,8993,9255,950
Johnson CountyR
−30.0%
2,3034,3256,729
Kearny CountyR
−36.3%
266617968
Kingman CountyR
−28.3%
1,5572,8184,460
Kiowa CountyR
−40.6%
5871,4112,030
Labette CountyR
−19.9%
4,3286,59611,384
Lane CountyR
−34.9%
2986561,026
Leavenworth CountyR
−32.7%
3,4096,84610,524
Lincoln CountyR
−41.2%
9352,2983,306
Linn CountyR
−28.1%
1,7643,1895,075
Logan CountyR
−41.1%
3127811,140
Lyon CountyR
−24.3%
3,3035,4928,990
Marion CountyR
−36.5%
1,7133,8405,834
Marshall CountyR
−46.1%
2,0265,7067,984
McPherson CountyR
−42.0%
1,9264,8707,007
Meade CountyR
−43.2%
4831,2361,742
Miami CountyR
−24.2%
2,4504,0606,664
Mitchell CountyR
−39.2%
1,4093,3104,845
Montgomery CountyR
−27.2%
5,65710,04416,145
Morris CountyR
−33.8%
1,4673,0014,534
Morton CountyR
−48.2%
2667831,073
Nemaha CountyR
−45.4%
1,7314,6556,437
Neosho CountyR
−23.1%
3,1955,1508,467
Ness CountyR
−45.0%
4921,4022,023
Norton CountyR
−34.4%
1,0822,2883,507
Osage CountyR
−29.2%
2,4144,5077,177
Osborne CountyR
−50.6%
9803,0604,110
Ottawa CountyR
−28.9%
1,3582,5123,991
Pawnee CountyR
−29.8%
1,1382,1283,326
Phillips CountyR
−39.1%
1,2302,8624,172
Pottawatomie CountyR
−54.7%
1,2934,4815,823
Pratt CountyR
−30.4%
1,4332,7224,243
Rawlins CountyR
−38.9%
4951,2361,907
Reno CountyR
−36.6%
4,3859,64914,375
Republic CountyR
−36.6%
1,6723,6615,440
Rice CountyR
−40.0%
1,5323,6515,295
Riley CountyR
−49.3%
1,6104,8756,626
Rooks CountyR
−42.4%
8432,1433,064
Rush CountyR
−51.4%
6052,0172,747
Russell CountyR
−52.6%
7242,4073,198
Saline CountyR
−31.8%
2,8085,5548,622
Scott CountyR
−23.6%
3796361,087
Sedgwick CountyR
−20.1%
10,99816,64228,134
Seward CountyR
−27.1%
7221,2902,097
Shawnee CountyR
−34.0%
7,21714,81422,349
Sheridan CountyR
−41.8%
4771,1941,717
Sherman CountyR
−14.1%
7891,0661,962
Smith CountyR
−34.9%
1,5353,2514,918
Stafford CountyR
−43.4%
1,0572,7793,968
Stanton CountyR
−48.9%
89269368
Stevens CountyR
−42.0%
3468761,261
Sumner CountyR
−24.7%
3,4545,8309,638
Thomas CountyR
−15.6%
7471,0461,917
Trego CountyR
−52.2%
3951,2991,731
Wabaunsee CountyR
−56.4%
7822,8593,683
Wallace CountyR
−47.8%
203632898
Washington CountyR
−53.8%
1,2874,3905,772
Wichita CountyR
−51.7%
127422571
Wilson CountyR
−37.1%
1,7684,0246,076
Woodson CountyR
−39.9%
9442,2533,279
Wyandotte CountyR
−16.5%
13,73719,29433,702