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Elections / 1920 · President · NH

Warren G. Harding carried New Hampshire R+20.4.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in New Hampshire, 1920. The state ran 5.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
159,092 votes counted
Cox (D)
62,662
39.4%
Harding (R)
95,196
59.8%
All others
1,234
0.8%
Margin
R+20.4
1920 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1920
HardingR+20.4
1920 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+23.7Carroll County, NH · R+29.7Cheshire County, NH · R+32.4Coos County, NH · R+10.1Grafton County, NH · R+22.5Hillsborough County, NH · R+10.2Merrimack County, NH · R+17.2Rockingham County, NH · R+35.2Strafford County, NH · R+21.2Sullivan County, NH · R+29.4
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. Harding ✓Republican59.8%95,196
James M. CoxDemocratic39.4%62,662
OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,234
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1920
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−23.7%
3,4645,6289,115
Carroll CountyR
−29.7%
2,2794,2146,510
Cheshire CountyR
−32.4%
3,3746,64410,092
Coos CountyR
−10.1%
4,9856,11411,228
Grafton CountyR
−22.5%
6,1029,65015,794
Hillsborough CountyR
−10.2%
18,73623,04042,322
Merrimack CountyR
−17.2%
8,97612,74821,872
Rockingham CountyR
−35.2%
6,58213,81120,525
Strafford CountyR
−21.2%
5,6438,70014,412
Sullivan CountyR
−29.4%
2,5214,6477,222