Warren G. Harding carried Nevada R+20.7.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Nevada, 1920. The state ran 5.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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Nevada result

27,194 votes counted

Cox (D)

9,851

36.2%

Harding (R)

15,479

56.9%

All others

1,864

6.9%

Margin

R+20.7

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1920 presidential election

Nevada, 1920

HardingR+20.7

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

Warren G. Harding ✓Republican	56.9%	15,479
James M. CoxDemocratic	36.2%	9,851
OtherAll other candidates	6.9%	1,864

D+60

R+60

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

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Nevada's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

Nevada's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−19.3%
1896	+62.4%
1900	+24.5%
1904	−23.8%
1908	+1.8%
1912	+23.8%
1916	+17.0%
1920	−20.7%
1924	−19.8%
1928	−13.1%
1932	+38.8%
1936	+45.6%
1940	+20.2%
1944	+9.2%
1948	+3.1%
1952	−22.9%
1956	−15.9%
1960	+2.3%
1964	+17.2%
1968	−8.2%
1972	−27.4%
1976	−4.4%
1980	−35.6%
1984	−33.9%
1988	−20.9%
1992	+2.6%
1996	+1.0%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.6%
2008	+12.6%
2012	+6.7%
2016	+2.4%
2020	+2.4%
2024	−3.1%

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County results — 1920

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Carson City	R	−17.5%	413	592	1,024
Churchill County	R	−22.7%	506	873	1,616
Clark County	D	+2.3%	620	589	1,320
Douglas County	R	−54.3%	147	503	656
Elko County	R	−13.5%	1,029	1,369	2,521
Esmeralda County	R	−12.7%	347	466	940
Eureka County	R	−31.8%	157	313	491
Humboldt County	R	−10.0%	532	660	1,284
Lander County	R	−22.8%	254	416	709
Lincoln County	R	−0.9%	366	373	783
Lyon County	R	−42.7%	344	945	1,408
Mineral County	R	−26.2%	209	374	629
Nye County	R	−19.6%	1,007	1,576	2,899
Pershing County	R	−17.5%	389	563	996
Storey County	R	−8.4%	272	324	617
Washoe County	R	−26.7%	2,357	4,189	6,865
White Pine County	R	−18.6%	902	1,354	2,436