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Elections / 1920 · President · MA

Warren G. Harding carried Massachusetts R+40.7.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Massachusetts, 1920. The state ran 14.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
993,718 votes counted
Cox (D)
276,691
27.8%
Harding (R)
681,153
68.5%
All others
35,874
3.6%
Margin
R+40.7
1920 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1920
HardingR+40.7
1920 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+69.5Berkshire County, MA · R+28.8Bristol County, MA · R+50.6Dukes County, MA · R+73.9Essex County, MA · R+48.8Franklin County, MA · R+57.9Hampden County, MA · R+40.7Hampshire County, MA · R+41.9Middlesex County, MA · R+42.4Nantucket County, MA · R+49.4Norfolk County, MA · R+52.0Plymouth County, MA · R+53.0Suffolk County, MA · R+21.8Worcester County, MA · R+39.3
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. Harding ✓Republican68.5%681,153
James M. CoxDemocratic27.8%276,691
OtherAll other candidates3.6%35,874
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1920
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−69.5%
1,1256,3837,562
Berkshire CountyR
−28.8%
10,95620,13831,910
Bristol CountyR
−50.6%
17,71956,73477,032
Dukes CountyR
−73.9%
1501,0131,168
Essex CountyR
−48.8%
30,56095,057132,264
Franklin CountyR
−57.9%
2,5429,93112,757
Hampden CountyR
−40.7%
19,15646,74167,820
Hampshire CountyR
−41.9%
5,30513,17418,793
Middlesex CountyR
−42.4%
61,661156,636224,078
Nantucket CountyR
−49.4%
205608816
Norfolk CountyR
−52.0%
15,72051,82669,385
Plymouth CountyR
−53.0%
9,37333,58245,663
Suffolk CountyR
−21.8%
67,552108,089186,098
Worcester CountyR
−39.3%
34,66781,241118,372