Montana — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionMontana · PresidentHardingR+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 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Blaine County, MT | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Cascade County, MT | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Glacier County, MT | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Hill County, MT | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+30.0 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Mineral County, MT | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Missoula County, MT | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+33.4 |
Montana results by county
53 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Warren G. Harding+1,216 | 2,04968.8% | 83328.0% | 963.2% | 2,978 |
| Big Horn County | Warren G. Harding+587 | 1,06266.2% | 47529.6% | 684.2% | 1,605 |
| Blaine County | Warren G. Harding+872 | 1,72062.5% | 84830.8% | 1856.7% | 2,753 |
| Broadwater County | Warren G. Harding+101 | 72351.5% | 62244.3% | 594.2% | 1,404 |
| Carbon County | Warren G. Harding+1,593 | 2,70064.1% | 1,10726.3% | 4079.7% | 4,214 |
| Carter County | Warren G. Harding+440 | 78266.8% | 34229.2% | 463.9% | 1,170 |
| Cascade County | Warren G. Harding+2,870 | 6,80858.8% | 3,93834.0% | 8267.1% | 11,572 |
| Chouteau County | Warren G. Harding+1,210 | 2,64660.9% | 1,43633.0% | 2666.1% | 4,348 |
| Custer County | Warren G. Harding+1,220 | 2,34764.5% | 1,12731.0% | 1634.5% | 3,637 |
| Daniels County | Warren G. Harding+522 | 81160.1% | 28921.4% | 24918.5% | 1,349 |
| Dawson County | Warren G. Harding+909 | 1,78463.9% | 87531.4% | 1324.7% | 2,791 |
| Deer Lodge County | Warren G. Harding+1,563 | 3,13060.0% | 1,56730.0% | 52210.0% | 5,219 |
| Fallon County | Warren G. Harding+683 | 1,06471.4% | 38125.6% | 463.1% | 1,491 |
| Fergus County | Warren G. Harding+2,487 | 5,85860.2% | 3,37134.7% | 4985.1% | 9,727 |
| Flathead County | Warren G. Harding+1,659 | 3,90059.3% | 2,24134.1% | 4406.7% | 6,581 |
| Gallatin County | Warren G. Harding+868 | 3,23854.7% | 2,37040.0% | 3125.3% | 5,920 |
| Garfield County | Warren G. Harding+742 | 1,22668.2% | 48426.9% | 884.9% | 1,798 |
| Glacier County | Warren G. Harding+766 | 1,29769.1% | 53128.3% | 482.6% | 1,876 |
| Golden Valley County | Warren G. Harding+804 | 1,18572.6% | 38123.3% | 674.1% | 1,633 |
| Granite County | Warren G. Harding+510 | 94964.2% | 43929.7% | 906.1% | 1,478 |
| Hill County | Warren G. Harding+832 | 2,22055.4% | 1,38834.7% | 3969.9% | 4,004 |
| Jefferson County | Warren G. Harding+281 | 96954.5% | 68838.7% | 1226.9% | 1,779 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Warren G. Harding+1,935 | 4,34862.9% | 2,41334.9% | 1522.2% | 6,913 |
| Liberty County | Warren G. Harding+426 | 75763.6% | 33127.8% | 1028.6% | 1,190 |
| Lincoln County | Warren G. Harding+504 | 1,18757.5% | 68333.1% | 1939.4% | 2,063 |
| Madison County | Warren G. Harding+795 | 1,67263.2% | 87733.1% | 973.7% | 2,646 |
| McCone County | Warren G. Harding+640 | 1,17762.0% | 53728.3% | 1849.7% | 1,898 |
| Meagher County | Warren G. Harding+430 | 74469.1% | 31429.2% | 191.8% | 1,077 |
| Mineral County | James M. Cox+15 | 34739.0% | 36240.7% | 18020.2% | 889 |
| Missoula County | Warren G. Harding+1,082 | 4,37452.6% | 3,29239.6% | 6487.8% | 8,314 |
| Musselshell County | Warren G. Harding+959 | 1,91059.2% | 95129.5% | 36411.3% | 3,225 |
| Park County | Warren G. Harding+1,382 | 2,53763.1% | 1,15528.7% | 3288.2% | 4,020 |
| Phillips County | Warren G. Harding+1,045 | 1,69367.1% | 64825.7% | 1817.2% | 2,522 |
| Pondera County | Warren G. Harding+761 | 1,65462.5% | 89333.7% | 1003.8% | 2,647 |
| Powder River County | Warren G. Harding+625 | 95571.3% | 33024.6% | 554.1% | 1,340 |
| Powell County | Warren G. Harding+558 | 1,34557.2% | 78733.5% | 2209.4% | 2,352 |
| Prairie County | Warren G. Harding+639 | 88176.7% | 24221.1% | 262.3% | 1,149 |
| Ravalli County | Warren G. Harding+886 | 2,11060.5% | 1,22435.1% | 1544.4% | 3,488 |
| Richland County | Warren G. Harding+1,015 | 1,75965.5% | 74427.7% | 1846.8% | 2,687 |
| Roosevelt County | Warren G. Harding+1,069 | 1,62471.3% | 55524.4% | 1004.4% | 2,279 |
| Rosebud County | Warren G. Harding+1,366 | 2,23968.2% | 87326.6% | 1705.2% | 3,282 |
| Sanders County | Warren G. Harding+294 | 1,03551.5% | 74136.9% | 23411.6% | 2,010 |
| Sheridan County | Warren G. Harding+725 | 1,33553.5% | 61024.4% | 55222.1% | 2,497 |
| Silver Bow County | Warren G. Harding+3,680 | 10,07455.4% | 6,39435.1% | 1,7309.5% | 18,198 |
| Stillwater County | Warren G. Harding+1,057 | 1,72170.5% | 66427.2% | 562.3% | 2,441 |
| Sweet Grass County | Warren G. Harding+686 | 1,03573.5% | 34924.8% | 241.7% | 1,408 |
| Teton County | Warren G. Harding+648 | 1,31962.2% | 67131.7% | 1296.1% | 2,119 |
| Toole County | Warren G. Harding+456 | 86161.3% | 40528.8% | 1399.9% | 1,405 |
| Treasure County | Warren G. Harding+343 | 51771.4% | 17424.0% | 334.6% | 724 |
| Valley County | Warren G. Harding+1,201 | 2,09662.9% | 89526.9% | 34210.3% | 3,333 |
| Wheatland County | Warren G. Harding+730 | 1,25068.8% | 52028.6% | 472.6% | 1,817 |
| Wibaux County | Warren G. Harding+469 | 69271.6% | 22323.1% | 515.3% | 966 |
| Yellowstone County | Warren G. Harding+2,932 | 5,71465.1% | 2,78231.7% | 2843.2% | 8,780 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.