Warren G. Harding carried North Dakota R+59.6.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in North Dakota, 1920. The state ran 33.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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North Dakota result

205,786 votes counted

Cox (D)

37,422

18.2%

Harding (R)

160,082

77.8%

All others

8,282

4.0%

Margin

R+59.6

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1920 presidential election

North Dakota, 1920

HardingR+59.6

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

Warren G. Harding ✓Republican	77.8%	160,082
James M. CoxDemocratic	18.2%	37,422
OtherAll other candidates	4.0%	8,282

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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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
Adams County	R	−58.3%	347	1,377	1,768
Barnes County	R	−63.1%	1,101	5,150	6,416
Benson County	R	−65.5%	680	3,540	4,365
Billings County	R	−84.4%	61	787	860
Bottineau County	R	−52.4%	970	3,487	4,808
Bowman County	R	−51.0%	321	1,192	1,708
Burke County	R	−54.0%	456	1,911	2,694
Burleigh County	R	−60.3%	943	4,300	5,564
Cass County	R	−56.8%	2,817	10,735	13,938
Cavalier County	R	−59.5%	981	3,936	4,969
Dickey County	R	−55.7%	766	2,887	3,809
Divide County	R	−65.5%	462	2,438	3,017
Dunn County	R	−63.1%	457	2,102	2,608
Eddy County	R	−42.7%	577	1,525	2,218
Emmons County	R	−84.2%	238	2,900	3,160
Foster County	R	−60.5%	371	1,583	2,004
Golden Valley County	R	−58.3%	286	1,177	1,527
Grand Forks County	R	−49.5%	2,527	7,646	10,332
Grant County	R	−71.9%	296	2,184	2,626
Griggs County	R	−51.3%	530	1,739	2,355
Hettinger County	R	−68.7%	327	1,849	2,216
Kidder County	R	−66.1%	336	1,855	2,299
LaMoure County	R	−60.9%	645	2,991	3,855
Logan County	R	−81.0%	154	1,590	1,773
McHenry County	R	−56.3%	848	3,534	4,770
McIntosh County	R	−90.2%	79	1,782	1,889
McKenzie County	R	−63.8%	511	2,587	3,254
McLean County	R	−59.3%	748	3,724	5,017
Mercer County	R	−78.8%	172	1,786	2,047
Morton County	R	−74.5%	632	4,618	5,347
Mountrail County	R	−55.8%	687	2,960	4,070
Nelson County	R	−71.0%	501	3,127	3,701
Oliver County	R	−77.2%	111	1,105	1,287
Pembina County	R	−47.0%	1,405	3,925	5,359
Pierce County	R	−72.8%	294	2,102	2,485
Ramsey County	R	−60.7%	937	3,996	5,037
Ransom County	R	−56.7%	802	3,010	3,894
Renville County	R	−52.1%	581	1,987	2,698
Richland County	R	−60.1%	1,339	5,483	6,900
Rolette County	R	−56.3%	535	2,139	2,850
Sargent County	R	−59.3%	673	2,787	3,565
Sheridan County	R	−85.2%	134	1,776	1,928
Sioux County	R	−63.8%	163	776	961
Slope County	R	−60.8%	235	1,143	1,493
Stark County	R	−73.2%	532	3,526	4,089
Steele County	R	−72.2%	337	2,222	2,609
Stutsman County	R	−57.9%	1,394	5,531	7,145
Towner County	R	−62.1%	476	2,192	2,763
Traill County	R	−73.7%	523	3,666	4,263
Walsh County	R	−37.1%	2,047	4,581	6,824
Ward County	R	−42.4%	2,291	6,166	9,147
Wells County	R	−73.5%	456	3,202	3,736
Williams County	R	−42.3%	1,330	3,768	5,769