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Elections / 1920 · President · NE

Warren G. Harding carried Nebraska R+33.4.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Nebraska, 1920. The state ran 7.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

Nebraska result
382,743 votes counted
Cox (D)
119,608
31.3%
Harding (R)
247,498
64.7%
All others
15,637
4.1%
Margin
R+33.4
1920 presidential election
Nebraska, 1920
HardingR+33.4
1920 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1920 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1920 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, NE · R+41.6Antelope County, NE · R+46.3Arthur County, NE · R+24.9Banner County, NE · R+53.1Blaine County, NE · R+29.6Boone County, NE · R+35.0Box Butte County, NE · R+34.9Boyd County, NE · R+45.1Brown County, NE · R+41.6Buffalo County, NE · R+35.7Burt County, NE · R+42.0Butler County, NE · R+12.5Cass County, NE · R+22.6Cedar County, NE · R+50.1Chase County, NE · R+38.1Cherry County, NE · R+37.5Cheyenne County, NE · R+48.5Clay County, NE · R+38.5Colfax County, NE · R+34.4Cuming County, NE · R+59.7Custer County, NE · R+26.6Dakota County, NE · R+26.8Dawes County, NE · R+32.3Dawson County, NE · R+37.8Deuel County, NE · R+34.4Dixon County, NE · R+44.7Dodge County, NE · R+44.2Douglas County, NE · R+20.5Dundy County, NE · R+45.7Fillmore County, NE · R+28.4Franklin County, NE · R+37.1Frontier County, NE · R+41.9Furnas County, NE · R+26.6Gage County, NE · R+40.8Garden County, NE · R+36.1Garfield County, NE · R+37.8Gosper County, NE · R+22.5Grant County, NE · R+28.8Greeley County, NE · R+6.3Hall County, NE · R+42.0Hamilton County, NE · R+36.1Harlan County, NE · R+26.5Hayes County, NE · R+39.6Hitchcock County, NE · R+28.0Holt County, NE · R+32.4Hooker County, NE · R+31.2Howard County, NE · R+6.6Jefferson County, NE · R+40.5Johnson County, NE · R+44.5Kearney County, NE · R+13.5Keith County, NE · R+35.6Keya Paha County, NE · R+35.3Kimball County, NE · R+44.0Knox County, NE · R+41.9Lancaster County, NE · R+28.8Lincoln County, NE · R+24.8Logan County, NE · R+24.4Loup County, NE · R+44.0Madison County, NE · R+49.0McPherson County, NE · R+47.1Merrick County, NE · R+35.8Morrill County, NE · R+33.5Nance County, NE · R+41.9Nemaha County, NE · R+30.5Nuckolls County, NE · R+31.6Otoe County, NE · R+38.4Pawnee County, NE · R+42.8Perkins County, NE · R+28.4Phelps County, NE · R+30.8Pierce County, NE · R+52.6Platte County, NE · R+49.0Polk County, NE · R+30.8Red Willow County, NE · R+25.4Richardson County, NE · R+24.9Rock County, NE · R+43.2Saline County, NE · R+18.8Sarpy County, NE · R+22.8Saunders County, NE · R+23.1Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+49.8Seward County, NE · R+41.6Sheridan County, NE · R+35.0Sherman County, NE · R+28.3Sioux County, NE · R+38.9Stanton County, NE · R+47.7Thayer County, NE · R+49.6Thomas County, NE · R+17.9Thurston County, NE · R+28.2Valley County, NE · R+34.3Washington County, NE · R+29.4Wayne County, NE · R+52.5Webster County, NE · R+45.9Wheeler County, NE · R+30.6York County, NE · R+37.8
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. Harding ✓Republican64.7%247,498
James M. CoxDemocratic31.3%119,608
OtherAll other candidates4.1%15,637
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+31.1%
1896+5.4%
1900−3.2%
1904−37.9%
1908+1.5%
1912+22.0%
1916+14.3%
1920−33.4%
1924−17.5%
1928−27.0%
1932+27.7%
1936+16.4%
1940−14.4%
1944−17.2%
1948−8.3%
1952−38.3%
1956−31.0%
1960−24.1%
1964+5.2%
1968−28.0%
1972−41.0%
1976−20.7%
1980−39.5%
1984−41.7%
1988−21.0%
1992−17.2%
1996−18.7%
2000−29.0%
2004−33.2%
2008−14.9%
2012−21.8%
2016−25.0%
2020−19.1%
2024−20.5%
County results — 1920
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−41.6%
1,9324,8497,008
Antelope CountyR
−46.3%
1,1543,3224,685
Arthur CountyR
−24.9%
94167293
Banner CountyR
−53.1%
69258356
Blaine CountyR
−29.6%
176328514
Boone CountyR
−35.0%
1,4613,1084,711
Box Butte CountyR
−34.9%
7561,6302,503
Boyd CountyR
−45.1%
5271,4822,116
Brown CountyR
−41.6%
5581,4172,065
Buffalo CountyR
−35.7%
2,2584,9547,557
Burt CountyR
−42.0%
1,1942,9694,228
Butler CountyR
−12.5%
1,9182,4784,486
Cass CountyR
−22.6%
2,1923,5756,127
Cedar CountyR
−50.1%
1,2793,9065,243
Chase CountyR
−38.1%
4149761,475
Cherry CountyR
−37.5%
7111,6362,465
Cheyenne CountyR
−48.5%
6041,8572,582
Clay CountyR
−38.5%
1,4663,3925,008
Colfax CountyR
−34.4%
9571,9923,005
Cuming CountyR
−59.7%
7643,1774,040
Custer CountyR
−26.6%
2,7394,9748,387
Dakota CountyR
−26.8%
8731,5252,437
Dawes CountyR
−32.3%
9001,8012,788
Dawson CountyR
−37.8%
1,4443,3845,128
Deuel CountyR
−34.4%
3216841,055
Dixon CountyR
−44.7%
9112,4353,409
Dodge CountyR
−44.2%
1,7994,8326,864
Douglas CountyR
−20.5%
18,43928,54349,375
Dundy CountyR
−45.7%
3751,0941,572
Fillmore CountyR
−28.4%
1,5492,8034,419
Franklin CountyR
−37.1%
1,0302,2943,403
Frontier CountyR
−41.9%
6731,7502,570
Furnas CountyR
−26.6%
1,3712,4454,039
Gage CountyR
−40.8%
2,4776,0598,786
Garden CountyR
−36.1%
4219241,395
Garfield CountyR
−37.8%
252611950
Gosper CountyR
−22.5%
4867941,368
Grant CountyR
−28.8%
141256399
Greeley CountyR
−6.3%
1,1801,3452,618
Hall CountyR
−42.0%
1,7244,7197,123
Hamilton CountyR
−36.1%
1,3562,9504,410
Harlan CountyR
−26.5%
9741,7562,947
Hayes CountyR
−39.6%
207512771
Hitchcock CountyR
−28.0%
6151,1271,830
Holt CountyR
−32.4%
1,5773,1634,898
Hooker CountyR
−31.2%
117230362
Howard CountyR
−6.6%
1,3111,5082,971
Jefferson CountyR
−40.5%
1,4083,4885,134
Johnson CountyR
−44.5%
9092,4163,389
Kearney CountyR
−13.5%
1,2731,6833,043
Keith CountyR
−35.6%
4721,0501,622
Keya Paha CountyR
−35.3%
218479740
Kimball CountyR
−44.0%
3399101,299
Knox CountyR
−41.9%
1,4703,6785,264
Lancaster CountyR
−28.8%
8,43515,63824,990
Lincoln CountyR
−24.8%
1,8963,3425,822
Logan CountyR
−24.4%
180312540
Loup CountyR
−44.0%
117343514
Madison CountyR
−49.0%
1,7165,1717,056
McPherson CountyR
−47.1%
75229327
Merrick CountyR
−35.8%
1,0752,3853,663
Morrill CountyR
−33.5%
6671,3662,085
Nance CountyR
−41.9%
7461,8772,701
Nemaha CountyR
−30.5%
1,5122,8884,511
Nuckolls CountyR
−31.6%
1,3372,6374,116
Otoe CountyR
−38.4%
1,6713,8695,722
Pawnee CountyR
−42.8%
9722,5103,592
Perkins CountyR
−28.4%
3877221,180
Phelps CountyR
−30.8%
1,1692,3243,754
Pierce CountyR
−52.6%
7432,4783,299
Platte CountyR
−49.0%
1,3674,0585,493
Polk CountyR
−30.8%
1,2362,3933,751
Red Willow CountyR
−25.4%
1,1331,9933,385
Richardson CountyR
−24.9%
2,6794,4967,284
Rock CountyR
−43.2%
239621885
Saline CountyR
−18.8%
2,1723,1975,449
Sarpy CountyR
−22.8%
1,0271,6622,780
Saunders CountyR
−23.1%
2,2963,7336,223
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−49.8%
9693,1894,459
Seward CountyR
−41.6%
1,4973,6905,273
Sheridan CountyR
−35.0%
7841,7142,656
Sherman CountyR
−28.3%
8481,5822,595
Sioux CountyR
−38.9%
252627965
Stanton CountyR
−47.7%
5011,4572,005
Thayer CountyR
−49.6%
1,1203,4564,714
Thomas CountyR
−17.9%
207305546
Thurston CountyR
−28.2%
9251,6672,632
Valley CountyR
−34.3%
9121,9352,986
Washington CountyR
−29.4%
1,2952,4093,788
Wayne CountyR
−52.5%
6812,3123,105
Webster CountyR
−45.9%
9132,5993,675
Wheeler CountyR
−30.6%
165352612
York CountyR
−37.8%
1,8574,2656,378