Warren G. Harding carried Montana R+29.1.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Montana, 1920. The state ran 2.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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Montana result

179,006 votes counted

Cox (D)

57,372

32.1%

Harding (R)

109,430

61.1%

All others

12,204

6.8%

Margin

R+29.1

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1920 presidential election

Montana, 1920

HardingR+29.1

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

Warren G. Harding ✓Republican	61.1%	109,430
James M. CoxDemocratic	32.1%	57,372
OtherAll other candidates	6.8%	12,204

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

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County results — 1920

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−40.8%	833	2,049	2,978
Big Horn County	R	−36.6%	475	1,062	1,605
Blaine County	R	−31.7%	848	1,720	2,753
Broadwater County	R	−7.2%	622	723	1,404
Carbon County	R	−37.8%	1,107	2,700	4,214
Carter County	R	−37.6%	342	782	1,170
Cascade County	R	−24.8%	3,938	6,808	11,572
Chouteau County	R	−27.8%	1,436	2,646	4,348
Custer County	R	−33.5%	1,127	2,347	3,637
Daniels County	R	−38.7%	289	811	1,349
Dawson County	R	−32.6%	875	1,784	2,791
Deer Lodge County	R	−29.9%	1,567	3,130	5,219
Fallon County	R	−45.8%	381	1,064	1,491
Fergus County	R	−25.6%	3,371	5,858	9,727
Flathead County	R	−25.2%	2,241	3,900	6,581
Gallatin County	R	−14.7%	2,370	3,238	5,920
Garfield County	R	−41.3%	484	1,226	1,798
Glacier County	R	−40.8%	531	1,297	1,876
Golden Valley County	R	−49.2%	381	1,185	1,633
Granite County	R	−34.5%	439	949	1,478
Hill County	R	−20.8%	1,388	2,220	4,004
Jefferson County	R	−15.8%	688	969	1,779
Lewis and Clark County	R	−28.0%	2,413	4,348	6,913
Liberty County	R	−35.8%	331	757	1,190
Lincoln County	R	−24.4%	683	1,187	2,063
Madison County	R	−30.0%	877	1,672	2,646
McCone County	R	−33.7%	537	1,177	1,898
Meagher County	R	−39.9%	314	744	1,077
Mineral County	D	+1.7%	362	347	889
Missoula County	R	−13.0%	3,292	4,374	8,314
Musselshell County	R	−29.7%	951	1,910	3,225
Park County	R	−34.4%	1,155	2,537	4,020
Phillips County	R	−41.4%	648	1,693	2,522
Pondera County	R	−28.7%	893	1,654	2,647
Powder River County	R	−46.6%	330	955	1,340
Powell County	R	−23.7%	787	1,345	2,352
Prairie County	R	−55.6%	242	881	1,149
Ravalli County	R	−25.4%	1,224	2,110	3,488
Richland County	R	−37.8%	744	1,759	2,687
Roosevelt County	R	−46.9%	555	1,624	2,279
Rosebud County	R	−41.6%	873	2,239	3,282
Sanders County	R	−14.6%	741	1,035	2,010
Sheridan County	R	−29.0%	610	1,335	2,497
Silver Bow County	R	−20.2%	6,394	10,074	18,198
Stillwater County	R	−43.3%	664	1,721	2,441
Sweet Grass County	R	−48.7%	349	1,035	1,408
Teton County	R	−30.6%	671	1,319	2,119
Toole County	R	−32.5%	405	861	1,405
Treasure County	R	−47.4%	174	517	724
Valley County	R	−36.0%	895	2,096	3,333
Wheatland County	R	−40.2%	520	1,250	1,817
Wibaux County	R	−48.6%	223	692	966
Yellowstone County	R	−33.4%	2,782	5,714	8,780