Mississippi — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentCoxD+69.9
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| James M. Cox ✓Democratic | 83.9% | 69,077 |
|---|---|---|
| Warren G. HardingRepublican | 14.1% | 11,576 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 1,639 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+72.5 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+62.0 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+52.0 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+66.4 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+64.4 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+93.0 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+88.0 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+86.1 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+90.2 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+93.4 |
| Forrest County, MS | Democratic | D+74.4 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| George County, MS | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+86.0 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+94.2 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+58.7 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+86.5 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+84.7 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+87.0 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+72.9 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+67.4 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+79.2 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+93.5 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+81.7 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+79.9 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+78.3 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+68.7 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+91.9 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+86.4 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+60.9 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+92.6 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+85.6 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+86.0 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+68.4 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+78.7 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+93.3 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+82.4 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+79.2 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+81.1 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+90.5 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+86.9 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+94.0 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+77.4 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Stone County, MS | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+90.8 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+87.1 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+75.6 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+98.1 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Walthall County, MS | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+92.6 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+77.1 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+82.3 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+89.6 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | James M. Cox+528 | 64284.6% | 11415.0% | 30.4% | 759 |
| Alcorn County | James M. Cox+982 | 1,33677.2% | 35420.5% | 412.4% | 1,731 |
| Amite County | James M. Cox+488 | 57885.9% | 9013.4% | 50.7% | 673 |
| Attala County | James M. Cox+917 | 1,18780.3% | 27018.3% | 211.4% | 1,478 |
| Benton County | James M. Cox+281 | 40575.7% | 12423.2% | 61.1% | 535 |
| Bolivar County | James M. Cox+713 | 1,03975.8% | 32623.8% | 50.4% | 1,370 |
| Calhoun County | James M. Cox+715 | 87581.3% | 16014.9% | 413.8% | 1,076 |
| Carroll County | James M. Cox+485 | 66977.4% | 18421.3% | 111.3% | 864 |
| Chickasaw County | James M. Cox+750 | 94481.1% | 19416.7% | 262.2% | 1,164 |
| Choctaw County | James M. Cox+588 | 77979.2% | 19119.4% | 141.4% | 984 |
| Claiborne County | James M. Cox+387 | 40196.4% | 143.4% | 10.2% | 416 |
| Clarke County | James M. Cox+760 | 80791.9% | 475.4% | 242.7% | 878 |
| Clay County | James M. Cox+723 | 77193.8% | 485.8% | 30.4% | 822 |
| Coahoma County | James M. Cox+821 | 88292.5% | 616.4% | 101.0% | 953 |
| Copiah County | James M. Cox+1,240 | 1,30094.6% | 604.4% | 141.0% | 1,374 |
| Covington County | James M. Cox+392 | 64969.4% | 25727.5% | 293.1% | 935 |
| DeSoto County | James M. Cox+789 | 81696.6% | 273.2% | 20.2% | 845 |
| Forrest County | James M. Cox+1,006 | 1,14684.8% | 14010.4% | 664.9% | 1,352 |
| Franklin County | James M. Cox+438 | 64175.7% | 20324.0% | 30.4% | 847 |
| George County | James M. Cox+207 | 26378.3% | 5616.7% | 175.1% | 336 |
| Greene County | James M. Cox+313 | 33792.6% | 246.6% | 30.8% | 364 |
| Grenada County | James M. Cox+521 | 53396.4% | 122.2% | 81.4% | 553 |
| Hancock County | James M. Cox+175 | 30569.6% | 13029.7% | 30.7% | 438 |
| Harrison County | James M. Cox+956 | 1,27078.0% | 31419.3% | 442.7% | 1,628 |
| Hinds County | James M. Cox+2,359 | 2,51092.0% | 1515.5% | 672.5% | 2,728 |
| Holmes County | James M. Cox+848 | 91791.6% | 696.9% | 151.5% | 1,001 |
| Humphreys County | James M. Cox+295 | 31693.2% | 216.2% | 20.6% | 339 |
| Issaquena County | James M. Cox+70 | 8386.5% | 1313.5% | 00.0% | 96 |
| Itawamba County | James M. Cox+825 | 1,02383.6% | 19816.2% | 30.2% | 1,224 |
| Jackson County | James M. Cox+456 | 57782.2% | 12117.2% | 40.6% | 702 |
| Jasper County | James M. Cox+801 | 89988.8% | 989.7% | 151.5% | 1,012 |
| Jefferson County | James M. Cox+416 | 43096.6% | 143.1% | 10.2% | 445 |
| Jefferson Davis County | James M. Cox+306 | 48572.5% | 17926.8% | 50.7% | 669 |
| Jones County | James M. Cox+315 | 73452.7% | 41930.1% | 24017.2% | 1,393 |
| Kemper County | James M. Cox+1,268 | 1,39790.0% | 1298.3% | 261.7% | 1,552 |
| Lafayette County | James M. Cox+552 | 87372.4% | 32126.6% | 121.0% | 1,206 |
| Lamar County | James M. Cox+480 | 67276.1% | 19221.7% | 192.2% | 883 |
| Lauderdale County | James M. Cox+2,311 | 2,53987.8% | 2287.9% | 1264.4% | 2,893 |
| Lawrence County | James M. Cox+395 | 52679.8% | 13119.9% | 20.3% | 659 |
| Leake County | James M. Cox+961 | 1,08288.1% | 1219.9% | 252.0% | 1,228 |
| Lee County | James M. Cox+1,350 | 1,65284.1% | 30215.4% | 100.5% | 1,964 |
| Leflore County | James M. Cox+930 | 96995.8% | 393.9% | 40.4% | 1,012 |
| Lincoln County | James M. Cox+353 | 77464.1% | 42134.9% | 131.1% | 1,208 |
| Lowndes County | James M. Cox+877 | 92893.9% | 515.2% | 90.9% | 988 |
| Madison County | James M. Cox+774 | 83192.7% | 576.4% | 80.9% | 896 |
| Marion County | James M. Cox+470 | 61379.4% | 14318.5% | 162.1% | 772 |
| Marshall County | James M. Cox+793 | 82396.1% | 303.5% | 30.4% | 856 |
| Monroe County | James M. Cox+1,742 | 1,88192.5% | 1396.8% | 140.7% | 2,034 |
| Montgomery County | James M. Cox+789 | 84692.3% | 576.2% | 141.5% | 917 |
| Neshoba County | James M. Cox+906 | 1,08882.1% | 18213.7% | 554.2% | 1,325 |
| Newton County | James M. Cox+1,100 | 1,20886.4% | 1087.7% | 825.9% | 1,398 |
| Noxubee County | James M. Cox+677 | 70196.6% | 243.3% | 10.1% | 726 |
| Oktibbeha County | James M. Cox+708 | 77891.6% | 708.2% | 10.1% | 849 |
| Panola County | James M. Cox+763 | 84391.0% | 808.6% | 30.3% | 926 |
| Pearl River County | James M. Cox+411 | 46489.4% | 5310.2% | 20.4% | 519 |
| Perry County | James M. Cox+202 | 27178.6% | 6920.0% | 51.4% | 345 |
| Pike County | James M. Cox+961 | 1,11484.9% | 15311.7% | 453.4% | 1,312 |
| Pontotoc County | James M. Cox+553 | 99268.5% | 43930.3% | 171.2% | 1,448 |
| Prentiss County | James M. Cox+496 | 99264.5% | 49632.3% | 493.2% | 1,537 |
| Quitman County | James M. Cox+338 | 37790.4% | 399.4% | 10.2% | 417 |
| Rankin County | James M. Cox+862 | 90595.0% | 434.5% | 50.5% | 953 |
| Scott County | James M. Cox+991 | 1,05592.5% | 645.6% | 221.9% | 1,141 |
| Sharkey County | James M. Cox+221 | 22897.0% | 73.0% | 00.0% | 235 |
| Simpson County | James M. Cox+793 | 90288.0% | 10910.6% | 141.4% | 1,025 |
| Smith County | James M. Cox+703 | 96877.1% | 26521.1% | 231.8% | 1,256 |
| Stone County | James M. Cox+283 | 29993.4% | 165.0% | 51.6% | 320 |
| Sunflower County | James M. Cox+1,013 | 1,06095.0% | 474.2% | 90.8% | 1,116 |
| Tallahatchie County | James M. Cox+1,023 | 1,09293.0% | 695.9% | 131.1% | 1,174 |
| Tate County | James M. Cox+759 | 87687.3% | 11711.7% | 111.1% | 1,004 |
| Tippah County | James M. Cox+718 | 95578.7% | 23719.5% | 221.8% | 1,214 |
| Tishomingo County | James M. Cox+454 | 84167.3% | 38731.0% | 211.7% | 1,249 |
| Tunica County | James M. Cox+254 | 25698.8% | 20.8% | 10.4% | 259 |
| Union County | James M. Cox+795 | 1,22473.5% | 42925.8% | 120.7% | 1,665 |
| Walthall County | James M. Cox+325 | 46475.1% | 13922.5% | 152.4% | 618 |
| Warren County | James M. Cox+921 | 1,08286.0% | 16112.8% | 151.2% | 1,258 |
| Washington County | James M. Cox+716 | 77692.7% | 607.2% | 10.1% | 837 |
| Wayne County | James M. Cox+435 | 54777.4% | 11215.8% | 486.8% | 707 |
| Webster County | James M. Cox+277 | 57662.5% | 29932.5% | 465.0% | 921 |
| Wilkinson County | James M. Cox+401 | 41696.1% | 153.5% | 20.5% | 433 |
| Winston County | James M. Cox+819 | 93287.8% | 11310.6% | 171.6% | 1,062 |
| Yalobusha County | James M. Cox+810 | 89290.7% | 828.3% | 101.0% | 984 |
| Yazoo County | James M. Cox+902 | 94894.1% | 464.6% | 131.3% | 1,007 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.