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Elections / 1920 · President · MD

Warren G. Harding carried Maryland R+13.0.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Maryland, 1920. The state ran 13.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

Maryland result
428,442 votes counted
Cox (D)
180,626
42.2%
Harding (R)
236,117
55.1%
All others
11,699
2.7%
Margin
R+13.0
1920 presidential election
Maryland, 1920
HardingR+13.0
1920 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+23.6Anne Arundel County, MD · R+10.1Baltimore city, MD · R+17.6Baltimore County, MD · R+13.8Calvert County, MD · R+17.0Caroline County, MD · D+1.4Carroll County, MD · R+14.9Cecil County, MD · TiedCharles County, MD · R+22.1Dorchester County, MD · R+3.3Frederick County, MD · R+10.3Garrett County, MD · R+43.5Harford County, MD · TiedHoward County, MD · R+4.2Kent County, MD · D+3.3Montgomery County, MD · D+2.7Prince George's County, MD · R+15.2Queen Anne's County, MD · D+23.6Somerset County, MD · R+16.1St. Mary's County, MD · R+7.7Talbot County, MD · D+1.3Washington County, MD · R+11.9Wicomico County, MD · D+8.9Worcester County, MD · D+8.6
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. Harding ✓Republican55.1%236,117
James M. CoxDemocratic42.2%180,626
OtherAll other candidates2.7%11,699
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1920
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−23.6%
5,6439,59516,725
Anne Arundel CountyR
−10.1%
5,0536,19911,370
Baltimore cityR
−17.6%
86,748125,526220,146
Baltimore CountyR
−13.8%
9,36512,43222,183
Calvert CountyR
−17.0%
1,2301,7413,001
Caroline CountyD
+1.4%
3,0122,9295,990
Carroll CountyR
−14.9%
4,2735,78410,125
Cecil CountyD
+0.5%
3,4683,4356,957
Charles CountyR
−22.1%
1,6422,5854,270
Dorchester CountyR
−3.3%
3,9504,2188,210
Frederick CountyR
−10.3%
7,7479,55917,518
Garrett CountyR
−43.5%
1,0702,8053,993
Harford CountyR
−0.5%
4,1344,1758,374
Howard CountyR
−4.2%
2,3972,6085,068
Kent CountyD
+3.3%
3,0342,8385,886
Montgomery CountyD
+2.7%
6,2775,94812,402
Prince George's CountyR
−15.2%
4,8576,62811,663
Queen Anne's CountyD
+23.6%
3,5192,1575,762
Somerset CountyR
−16.1%
2,6343,6586,354
St. Mary's CountyR
−7.7%
1,8612,1754,094
Talbot CountyD
+1.3%
3,1303,0506,200
Washington CountyR
−11.9%
6,8528,75715,995
Wicomico CountyD
+8.9%
5,0544,2259,309
Worcester CountyD
+8.6%
3,6763,0906,847