Ohio — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionOhio · PresidentHardingR+19.9
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 58.5% | 1,182,022 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 38.6% | 780,037 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.9% | 59,594 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 24 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Athens County, OH | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Belmont County, OH | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Brown County, OH | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Butler County, OH | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Clark County, OH | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Crawford County, OH | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Erie County, OH | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Franklin County, OH | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Hocking County, OH | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Holmes County, OH | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Lorain County, OH | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Lucas County, OH | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Mercer County, OH | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Pike County, OH | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Portage County, OH | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Scioto County, OH | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Shelby County, OH | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Stark County, OH | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Summit County, OH | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Wood County, OH | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+1.3 |
Ohio results by county
88 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Warren G. Harding+780 | 4,97454.1% | 4,19445.6% | 310.3% | 9,199 |
| Allen County | Warren G. Harding+2,320 | 13,97853.6% | 11,65844.7% | 4461.7% | 26,082 |
| Ashland County | Warren G. Harding+246 | 5,95150.6% | 5,70548.5% | 1010.9% | 11,757 |
| Ashtabula County | Warren G. Harding+8,686 | 14,09969.7% | 5,41326.8% | 7173.5% | 20,229 |
| Athens County | Warren G. Harding+4,493 | 11,01661.5% | 6,52336.4% | 3612.0% | 17,900 |
| Auglaize County | Warren G. Harding+1,960 | 6,75257.5% | 4,79240.8% | 2081.8% | 11,752 |
| Belmont County | Warren G. Harding+1,414 | 14,76150.5% | 13,34745.7% | 1,0933.7% | 29,201 |
| Brown County | James M. Cox+1,308 | 4,00942.8% | 5,31756.7% | 440.5% | 9,370 |
| Butler County | James M. Cox+1,439 | 14,99844.9% | 16,43749.2% | 1,9615.9% | 33,396 |
| Carroll County | Warren G. Harding+2,637 | 4,39270.2% | 1,75528.0% | 1111.8% | 6,258 |
| Champaign County | Warren G. Harding+2,510 | 7,28560.1% | 4,77539.4% | 680.6% | 12,128 |
| Clark County | Warren G. Harding+5,772 | 19,86957.5% | 14,09740.8% | 5741.7% | 34,540 |
| Clermont County | Warren G. Harding+612 | 6,85751.9% | 6,24547.3% | 1080.8% | 13,210 |
| Clinton County | Warren G. Harding+3,349 | 6,94765.6% | 3,59834.0% | 430.4% | 10,588 |
| Columbiana County | Warren G. Harding+7,072 | 16,84660.1% | 9,77434.9% | 1,4035.0% | 28,023 |
| Coshocton County | Warren G. Harding+537 | 6,15451.1% | 5,61746.6% | 2802.3% | 12,051 |
| Crawford County | James M. Cox+1,385 | 7,08244.7% | 8,46753.5% | 2801.8% | 15,829 |
| Cuyahoga County | Warren G. Harding+78,339 | 148,85764.4% | 70,51830.5% | 11,9045.1% | 231,279 |
| Darke County | Warren G. Harding+1,093 | 9,55252.6% | 8,45946.6% | 1510.8% | 18,162 |
| Defiance County | Warren G. Harding+2,264 | 5,98760.5% | 3,72337.6% | 1801.8% | 9,890 |
| Delaware County | Warren G. Harding+2,459 | 7,70059.2% | 5,24140.3% | 630.5% | 13,004 |
| Erie County | Warren G. Harding+3,924 | 8,75562.4% | 4,83134.4% | 4533.2% | 14,039 |
| Fairfield County | James M. Cox+1,038 | 7,57246.5% | 8,61052.8% | 1160.7% | 16,298 |
| Fayette County | Warren G. Harding+1,634 | 5,44658.6% | 3,81241.0% | 430.5% | 9,301 |
| Franklin County | Warren G. Harding+11,239 | 59,69154.2% | 48,45244.0% | 1,9211.7% | 110,064 |
| Fulton County | Warren G. Harding+4,062 | 6,11173.9% | 2,04924.8% | 1111.3% | 8,271 |
| Gallia County | Warren G. Harding+2,826 | 5,38867.4% | 2,56232.0% | 440.6% | 7,994 |
| Geauga County | Warren G. Harding+2,641 | 3,72276.7% | 1,08122.3% | 501.0% | 4,853 |
| Greene County | Warren G. Harding+4,584 | 8,60067.3% | 4,01631.4% | 1721.3% | 12,788 |
| Guernsey County | Warren G. Harding+1,876 | 8,76454.4% | 6,88842.7% | 4702.9% | 16,122 |
| Hamilton County | Warren G. Harding+34,992 | 112,59057.2% | 77,59839.4% | 6,7783.4% | 196,966 |
| Hancock County | Warren G. Harding+3,360 | 9,74659.5% | 6,38639.0% | 2581.6% | 16,390 |
| Hardin County | Warren G. Harding+2,254 | 8,07157.6% | 5,81741.5% | 1150.8% | 14,003 |
| Harrison County | Warren G. Harding+2,580 | 5,05366.6% | 2,47332.6% | 580.8% | 7,584 |
| Henry County | Warren G. Harding+2,909 | 5,73866.1% | 2,82932.6% | 1141.3% | 8,681 |
| Highland County | Warren G. Harding+1,916 | 7,57057.1% | 5,65442.6% | 430.3% | 13,267 |
| Hocking County | Warren G. Harding+253 | 4,33550.8% | 4,08247.9% | 1101.3% | 8,527 |
| Holmes County | James M. Cox+1,146 | 2,06538.8% | 3,21160.3% | 490.9% | 5,325 |
| Huron County | Warren G. Harding+4,950 | 9,34867.2% | 4,39831.6% | 1691.2% | 13,915 |
| Jackson County | Warren G. Harding+1,071 | 5,94954.4% | 4,87844.6% | 1020.9% | 10,929 |
| Jefferson County | Warren G. Harding+4,974 | 13,03859.8% | 8,06437.0% | 7143.3% | 21,816 |
| Knox County | Warren G. Harding+1,817 | 8,17856.0% | 6,36143.5% | 710.5% | 14,610 |
| Lake County | Warren G. Harding+4,754 | 7,46572.3% | 2,71126.3% | 1471.4% | 10,323 |
| Lawrence County | Warren G. Harding+3,661 | 7,61665.1% | 3,95533.8% | 1311.1% | 11,702 |
| Licking County | Warren G. Harding+1,245 | 11,92451.9% | 10,67946.5% | 3781.6% | 22,981 |
| Logan County | Warren G. Harding+3,617 | 8,52163.2% | 4,90436.4% | 560.4% | 13,481 |
| Lorain County | Warren G. Harding+9,485 | 18,12565.8% | 8,64031.4% | 7642.8% | 27,529 |
| Lucas County | Warren G. Harding+21,997 | 52,44959.1% | 30,45234.3% | 5,8686.6% | 88,769 |
| Madison County | Warren G. Harding+1,628 | 5,39758.8% | 3,76941.0% | 190.2% | 9,185 |
| Mahoning County | Warren G. Harding+14,795 | 29,73663.9% | 14,94132.1% | 1,8934.1% | 46,570 |
| Marion County | Warren G. Harding+3,255 | 11,32057.9% | 8,06541.3% | 1560.8% | 19,541 |
| Medina County | Warren G. Harding+3,726 | 6,84667.6% | 3,12030.8% | 1561.5% | 10,122 |
| Meigs County | Warren G. Harding+2,935 | 6,54163.4% | 3,60634.9% | 1771.7% | 10,324 |
| Mercer County | Warren G. Harding+1,288 | 5,69256.1% | 4,40443.4% | 440.4% | 10,140 |
| Miami County | Warren G. Harding+5,046 | 13,12260.3% | 8,07637.1% | 5722.6% | 21,770 |
| Monroe County | James M. Cox+1,036 | 2,82541.9% | 3,86157.3% | 500.7% | 6,736 |
| Montgomery County | Warren G. Harding+8,060 | 46,49351.7% | 38,43342.7% | 5,0495.6% | 89,975 |
| Morgan County | Warren G. Harding+1,970 | 4,12764.3% | 2,15733.6% | 1382.1% | 6,422 |
| Morrow County | Warren G. Harding+1,626 | 4,48460.8% | 2,85838.7% | 360.5% | 7,378 |
| Muskingum County | Warren G. Harding+4,425 | 13,86258.6% | 9,43739.9% | 3721.6% | 23,671 |
| Noble County | Warren G. Harding+1,288 | 4,19759.1% | 2,90940.9% | 00.0% | 7,106 |
| Ottawa County | Warren G. Harding+1,469 | 4,33659.4% | 2,86739.3% | 961.3% | 7,299 |
| Paulding County | Warren G. Harding+1,810 | 4,54961.8% | 2,73937.2% | 781.1% | 7,366 |
| Perry County | Warren G. Harding+1,768 | 7,68554.8% | 5,91742.2% | 4163.0% | 14,018 |
| Pickaway County | James M. Cox+372 | 5,27348.2% | 5,64551.6% | 210.2% | 10,939 |
| Pike County | Warren G. Harding+276 | 3,07552.1% | 2,79947.4% | 300.5% | 5,904 |
| Portage County | Warren G. Harding+2,826 | 8,23159.0% | 5,40538.7% | 3172.3% | 13,953 |
| Preble County | Warren G. Harding+1,325 | 6,25855.7% | 4,93343.9% | 400.4% | 11,231 |
| Putnam County | Warren G. Harding+484 | 5,15752.1% | 4,67347.2% | 690.7% | 9,899 |
| Richland County | Warren G. Harding+1,591 | 10,94052.8% | 9,34945.1% | 4382.1% | 20,727 |
| Ross County | Warren G. Harding+2,267 | 9,33056.5% | 7,06342.7% | 1330.8% | 16,526 |
| Sandusky County | Warren G. Harding+3,638 | 8,93361.8% | 5,29536.6% | 2331.6% | 14,461 |
| Scioto County | Warren G. Harding+4,189 | 11,87159.0% | 7,68238.2% | 5822.9% | 20,135 |
| Seneca County | Warren G. Harding+1,889 | 10,06454.4% | 8,17544.2% | 2611.4% | 18,500 |
| Shelby County | James M. Cox+190 | 5,45248.8% | 5,64250.5% | 820.7% | 11,176 |
| Stark County | Warren G. Harding+19,046 | 37,48362.9% | 18,43730.9% | 3,6886.2% | 59,608 |
| Summit County | Warren G. Harding+15,864 | 43,72159.6% | 27,85738.0% | 1,7852.4% | 73,363 |
| Trumbull County | Warren G. Harding+10,528 | 17,34368.7% | 6,81527.0% | 1,1014.4% | 25,259 |
| Tuscarawas County | Warren G. Harding+1,741 | 11,90852.0% | 10,16744.4% | 8443.7% | 22,919 |
| Union County | Warren G. Harding+3,258 | 6,54466.3% | 3,28633.3% | 350.4% | 9,865 |
| Van Wert County | Warren G. Harding+2,596 | 7,49560.0% | 4,89939.2% | 990.8% | 12,493 |
| Vinton County | Warren G. Harding+435 | 2,55954.1% | 2,12444.9% | 511.1% | 4,734 |
| Warren County | Warren G. Harding+3,508 | 7,46465.0% | 3,95634.4% | 710.6% | 11,491 |
| Washington County | Warren G. Harding+2,993 | 9,27958.2% | 6,28639.4% | 3792.4% | 15,944 |
| Wayne County | Warren G. Harding+1,181 | 8,93252.9% | 7,75145.9% | 2071.2% | 16,890 |
| Williams County | Warren G. Harding+2,817 | 7,00061.8% | 4,18336.9% | 1531.3% | 11,336 |
| Wood County | Warren G. Harding+7,077 | 12,04269.7% | 4,96528.7% | 2651.5% | 17,272 |
| Wyandot County | Warren G. Harding+117 | 4,56050.5% | 4,44349.2% | 260.3% | 9,029 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.