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Elections / 1920 · President · ME

Warren G. Harding carried Maine R+39.1.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Maine, 1920. The state ran 12.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

Maine result
197,840 votes counted
Cox (D)
58,961
29.8%
Harding (R)
136,355
68.9%
All others
2,524
1.3%
Margin
R+39.1
1920 presidential election
Maine, 1920
HardingR+39.1
1920 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+24.2Aroostook County, ME · R+77.4Cumberland County, ME · R+39.7Franklin County, ME · R+38.9Hancock County, ME · R+44.1Kennebec County, ME · R+38.2Knox County, ME · R+24.5Lincoln County, ME · R+48.4Oxford County, ME · R+30.0Penobscot County, ME · R+39.4Piscataquis County, ME · R+38.4Sagadahoc County, ME · R+38.1Somerset County, ME · R+39.2Waldo County, ME · R+44.3Washington County, ME · R+38.2York County, ME · R+32.5
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. Harding ✓Republican68.9%136,355
James M. CoxDemocratic29.8%58,961
OtherAll other candidates1.3%2,524
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1920
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−24.2%
5,7579,56515,724
Aroostook CountyR
−77.4%
1,40711,19112,648
Cumberland CountyR
−39.7%
10,48424,62335,585
Franklin CountyR
−38.9%
1,6683,8205,526
Hancock CountyR
−44.1%
2,1545,6047,818
Kennebec CountyR
−38.2%
5,46612,33317,973
Knox CountyR
−24.5%
2,9714,9798,183
Lincoln CountyR
−48.4%
1,2563,6684,983
Oxford CountyR
−30.0%
3,9067,30111,304
Penobscot CountyR
−39.4%
6,11014,14520,398
Piscataquis CountyR
−38.4%
1,7884,0495,886
Sagadahoc CountyR
−38.1%
1,7093,8575,642
Somerset CountyR
−39.2%
2,7706,5339,592
Waldo CountyR
−44.3%
1,6664,3836,128
Washington CountyR
−38.2%
2,9976,7689,870
York CountyR
−32.5%
6,85213,53620,580