Louisiana — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentCoxD+38.8
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| James M. Cox ✓Democratic | 69.2% | 87,519 |
|---|---|---|
| Warren G. HardingRepublican | 30.5% | 38,539 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 339 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.3 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.3 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.6 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.8 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+86.0 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Democratic | D+49.2 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.4 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+93.9 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+91.2 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+93.7 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+89.3 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+67.7 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+76.2 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.1 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Republican | R+51.2 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Democratic | D+66.4 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.6 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.5 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+77.4 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Democratic | D+80.0 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+48.0 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.3 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+60.8 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Democratic | D+86.0 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.6 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.9 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.1 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Republican | R+21.8 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.6 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Union Parish, LA | Democratic | D+85.1 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.8 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Democratic | D+80.0 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Democratic | D+45.5 |
Louisiana results by county
64 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | Warren G. Harding+83 | 1,05848.0% | 1,14151.7% | 60.3% | 2,205 |
| Allen Parish | James M. Cox+766 | 1,00880.6% | 24219.4% | 00.0% | 1,250 |
| Ascension Parish | James M. Cox+126 | 62255.6% | 49644.4% | 00.0% | 1,118 |
| Assumption Parish | Warren G. Harding+523 | 20221.8% | 72578.2% | 00.0% | 927 |
| Avoyelles Parish | James M. Cox+698 | 1,42266.3% | 72433.7% | 00.0% | 2,146 |
| Beauregard Parish | James M. Cox+944 | 1,14684.1% | 20214.8% | 141.0% | 1,362 |
| Bienville Parish | James M. Cox+1,162 | 1,41983.3% | 25715.1% | 281.6% | 1,704 |
| Bossier Parish | James M. Cox+687 | 73194.3% | 445.7% | 00.0% | 775 |
| Caddo Parish | James M. Cox+3,863 | 4,26491.4% | 4018.6% | 00.0% | 4,665 |
| Calcasieu Parish | James M. Cox+1,997 | 2,48083.3% | 48316.2% | 130.4% | 2,976 |
| Caldwell Parish | James M. Cox+411 | 53980.8% | 12819.2% | 00.0% | 667 |
| Cameron Parish | James M. Cox+135 | 14693.0% | 117.0% | 00.0% | 157 |
| Catahoula Parish | James M. Cox+341 | 51774.6% | 17625.4% | 00.0% | 693 |
| Claiborne Parish | James M. Cox+1,168 | 1,21696.2% | 483.8% | 00.0% | 1,264 |
| Concordia Parish | James M. Cox+368 | 38096.9% | 123.1% | 00.0% | 392 |
| De Soto Parish | James M. Cox+1,163 | 1,21995.6% | 564.4% | 00.0% | 1,275 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | James M. Cox+1,894 | 2,33684.1% | 44215.9% | 00.0% | 2,778 |
| East Carroll Parish | James M. Cox+239 | 24796.9% | 83.1% | 00.0% | 255 |
| East Feliciana Parish | James M. Cox+499 | 52994.6% | 305.4% | 00.0% | 559 |
| Evangeline Parish | Warren G. Harding+45 | 54248.0% | 58752.0% | 00.0% | 1,129 |
| Franklin Parish | James M. Cox+725 | 89883.8% | 17316.2% | 00.0% | 1,071 |
| Grant Parish | James M. Cox+565 | 67486.1% | 10913.9% | 00.0% | 783 |
| Iberia Parish | Warren G. Harding+837 | 43825.6% | 1,27574.4% | 00.0% | 1,713 |
| Iberville Parish | Warren G. Harding+80 | 38545.3% | 46554.7% | 00.0% | 850 |
| Jackson Parish | James M. Cox+1,063 | 1,22988.1% | 16611.9% | 00.0% | 1,395 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Warren G. Harding+167 | 72844.9% | 89555.1% | 00.0% | 1,623 |
| Jefferson Parish | James M. Cox+1,046 | 1,23886.6% | 19213.4% | 00.0% | 1,430 |
| Lafayette Parish | Warren G. Harding+222 | 82344.1% | 1,04555.9% | 00.0% | 1,868 |
| Lafourche Parish | Warren G. Harding+707 | 33724.4% | 1,04475.6% | 00.0% | 1,381 |
| LaSalle Parish | James M. Cox+461 | 57082.1% | 10915.7% | 152.2% | 694 |
| Lincoln Parish | James M. Cox+806 | 98984.4% | 18315.6% | 00.0% | 1,172 |
| Livingston Parish | James M. Cox+456 | 67475.5% | 21824.4% | 10.1% | 893 |
| Madison Parish | James M. Cox+327 | 33198.8% | 41.2% | 00.0% | 335 |
| Morehouse Parish | James M. Cox+584 | 62294.2% | 385.8% | 00.0% | 660 |
| Natchitoches Parish | James M. Cox+1,392 | 1,59588.7% | 20311.3% | 00.0% | 1,798 |
| Orleans Parish | James M. Cox+14,905 | 32,72464.7% | 17,81935.3% | 00.0% | 50,543 |
| Ouachita Parish | James M. Cox+1,317 | 1,48190.0% | 16410.0% | 10.1% | 1,646 |
| Plaquemines Parish | James M. Cox+205 | 32970.1% | 12426.4% | 163.4% | 469 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | James M. Cox+264 | 40774.0% | 14326.0% | 00.0% | 550 |
| Rapides Parish | James M. Cox+2,320 | 2,76586.1% | 44513.9% | 10.0% | 3,211 |
| Red River Parish | James M. Cox+579 | 76680.4% | 18719.6% | 00.0% | 953 |
| Richland Parish | James M. Cox+614 | 66493.0% | 507.0% | 00.0% | 714 |
| Sabine Parish | James M. Cox+1,134 | 1,24591.8% | 1118.2% | 00.0% | 1,356 |
| St. Bernard Parish | James M. Cox+302 | 35886.5% | 5613.5% | 00.0% | 414 |
| St. Charles Parish | James M. Cox+91 | 18366.5% | 9233.5% | 00.0% | 275 |
| St. Helena Parish | James M. Cox+330 | 36691.0% | 369.0% | 00.0% | 402 |
| St. James Parish | Warren G. Harding+191 | 34239.1% | 53360.9% | 00.0% | 875 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Warren G. Harding+11 | 23948.9% | 25051.1% | 00.0% | 489 |
| St. Landry Parish | James M. Cox+75 | 1,01751.9% | 94248.1% | 00.0% | 1,959 |
| St. Martin Parish | Warren G. Harding+100 | 31943.2% | 41956.8% | 00.0% | 738 |
| St. Mary Parish | Warren G. Harding+249 | 53940.6% | 78859.4% | 00.0% | 1,327 |
| St. Tammany Parish | James M. Cox+691 | 96777.8% | 27622.2% | 00.0% | 1,243 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | James M. Cox+1,061 | 1,50177.3% | 44022.7% | 00.0% | 1,941 |
| Tensas Parish | James M. Cox+228 | 24394.2% | 155.8% | 00.0% | 258 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Warren G. Harding+236 | 47740.1% | 71359.9% | 00.0% | 1,190 |
| Union Parish | James M. Cox+1,123 | 1,22192.6% | 987.4% | 00.0% | 1,319 |
| Vermilion Parish | Warren G. Harding+871 | 54927.9% | 1,42072.1% | 10.1% | 1,970 |
| Vernon Parish | James M. Cox+938 | 1,14384.8% | 20515.2% | 00.0% | 1,348 |
| Washington Parish | James M. Cox+929 | 1,09486.9% | 16513.1% | 00.0% | 1,259 |
| Webster Parish | James M. Cox+897 | 1,00990.0% | 11210.0% | 00.0% | 1,121 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | James M. Cox+177 | 35266.8% | 17533.2% | 00.0% | 527 |
| West Carroll Parish | James M. Cox+242 | 34673.6% | 10422.1% | 204.3% | 470 |
| West Feliciana Parish | James M. Cox+322 | 35691.3% | 348.7% | 00.0% | 390 |
| Winn Parish | James M. Cox+672 | 96365.2% | 29119.7% | 22315.1% | 1,477 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +53.1% |
| 1896 | +54.6% |
| 1900 | +58.1% |
| 1904 | +78.9% |
| 1908 | +72.7% |
| 1912 | +72.0% |
| 1916 | +78.9% |
| 1920 | +38.8% |
| 1924 | +56.2% |
| 1928 | +52.6% |
| 1932 | +85.8% |
| 1936 | +77.7% |
| 1940 | +71.8% |
| 1944 | +61.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +5.8% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | +21.8% |
| 1964 | −13.6% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −37.0% |
| 1976 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | −5.5% |
| 1984 | −22.6% |
| 1988 | −10.2% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | −7.7% |
| 2004 | −14.5% |
| 2008 | −18.6% |
| 2012 | −17.2% |
| 2016 | −19.6% |
| 2020 | −18.6% |
| 2024 | −22.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.