Warren G. Harding carried Michigan R+50.6.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Michigan, 1920. The state ran 24.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

1,037,981 votes counted

Cox (D)

231,046

22.3%

Harding (R)

755,941

72.8%

All others

50,994

4.9%

Margin

R+50.6

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1920 presidential election

Michigan, 1920

HardingR+50.6

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

Warren G. Harding ✓Republican	72.8%	755,941
James M. CoxDemocratic	22.3%	231,046
OtherAll other candidates	4.9%	50,994

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1920

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−56.7%	264	1,043	1,375
Alger County	R	−41.6%	468	1,263	1,911
Allegan County	R	−55.0%	2,154	7,825	10,311
Alpena County	R	−28.8%	1,893	3,467	5,470
Antrim County	R	−59.8%	518	2,260	2,915
Arenac County	R	−37.2%	669	1,521	2,292
Baraga County	R	−58.1%	304	1,368	1,832
Barry County	R	−45.0%	1,874	5,154	7,291
Bay County	R	−32.3%	7,011	13,933	21,460
Benzie County	R	−52.0%	422	1,520	2,111
Berrien County	R	−51.2%	4,855	15,748	21,265
Branch County	R	−43.1%	2,181	5,704	8,181
Calhoun County	R	−43.1%	6,291	16,722	24,193
Cass County	R	−53.0%	1,286	4,498	6,058
Charlevoix County	R	−59.4%	704	3,079	3,995
Cheboygan County	R	−30.6%	1,281	2,472	3,895
Chippewa County	R	−54.5%	1,266	4,732	6,364
Clare County	R	−52.2%	511	1,762	2,398
Clinton County	R	−59.7%	1,464	6,019	7,628
Crawford County	R	−32.4%	361	726	1,127
Delta County	R	−39.1%	1,985	4,938	7,550
Dickinson County	R	−64.1%	580	3,539	4,617
Eaton County	R	−44.6%	2,727	7,343	10,344
Emmet County	R	−44.8%	1,070	3,059	4,441
Genesee County	R	−52.1%	7,408	24,543	32,873
Gladwin County	R	−64.1%	313	1,687	2,144
Gogebic County	R	−67.8%	823	5,486	6,882
Grand Traverse County	R	−52.9%	1,158	4,056	5,478
Gratiot County	R	−55.7%	1,846	6,578	8,498
Hillsdale County	R	−44.9%	2,467	6,690	9,406
Houghton County	R	−63.6%	3,088	14,938	18,625
Huron County	R	−66.9%	1,581	8,354	10,117
Ingham County	R	−43.0%	7,061	18,437	26,480
Ionia County	R	−38.8%	3,395	7,977	11,802
Iosco County	R	−55.8%	548	2,013	2,624
Iron County	R	−71.1%	497	3,515	4,245
Isabella County	R	−50.2%	1,627	5,089	6,894
Jackson County	R	−33.1%	7,789	15,922	24,534
Kalamazoo County	R	−41.7%	5,271	13,765	20,384
Kalkaska County	R	−54.8%	224	890	1,216
Kent County	R	−44.8%	14,763	40,802	58,175
Keweenaw County	R	−83.8%	89	1,272	1,411
Lake County	R	−53.7%	261	926	1,238
Lapeer County	R	−60.1%	1,298	5,523	7,026
Leelanau County	R	−66.8%	406	2,156	2,621
Lenawee County	R	−39.6%	5,095	11,973	17,379
Livingston County	R	−30.4%	2,437	4,639	7,237
Luce County	R	−56.3%	187	708	925
Mackinac County	R	−28.1%	932	1,685	2,680
Macomb County	R	−51.0%	3,023	9,735	13,161
Manistee County	D	+0.1%	2,184	2,179	4,570
Marquette County	R	−47.5%	3,012	9,233	13,103
Mason County	R	−44.0%	1,338	3,652	5,263
Mecosta County	R	−53.0%	1,145	3,932	5,258
Menominee County	R	−50.0%	1,560	5,045	6,967
Midland County	R	−60.5%	959	4,115	5,217
Missaukee County	R	−66.7%	345	1,801	2,184
Monroe County	R	−24.3%	5,224	8,646	14,096
Montcalm County	R	−57.6%	1,695	6,644	8,598
Montmorency County	R	−57.5%	199	832	1,101
Muskegon County	R	−51.9%	3,468	11,702	15,877
Newaygo County	R	−61.4%	929	4,188	5,307
Oakland County	R	−47.4%	6,421	19,321	27,220
Oceana County	R	−60.6%	785	3,535	4,541
Ogemaw County	R	−55.7%	444	1,687	2,233
Ontonagon County	R	−45.2%	657	1,977	2,920
Osceola County	R	−63.6%	769	3,603	4,457
Oscoda County	R	−69.5%	75	439	524
Otsego County	R	−29.9%	466	874	1,365
Ottawa County	R	−60.9%	2,391	10,528	13,370
Presque Isle County	R	−63.9%	525	2,522	3,123
Roscommon County	R	−54.3%	182	652	866
Saginaw County	R	−52.2%	4,566	14,938	19,879
Sanilac County	R	−71.3%	1,146	7,256	8,571
Schoolcraft County	R	−54.1%	428	1,776	2,490
Shiawassee County	R	−44.7%	2,595	7,194	10,287
St. Clair County	R	−36.5%	2,725	6,035	9,063
St. Joseph County	R	−39.9%	8,494	20,425	29,932
Tuscola County	R	−68.3%	1,269	7,282	8,809
Van Buren County	R	−53.5%	1,988	6,904	9,192
Washtenaw County	R	−50.8%	4,468	14,082	18,912
Wayne County	R	−57.2%	51,773	220,482	294,943
Wexford County	R	−49.5%	1,095	3,406	4,664