Warren G. Harding carried Ohio R+19.9.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Ohio, 1920. The state ran 6.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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Ohio result

2,021,653 votes counted

Cox (D)

780,037

38.6%

Harding (R)

1,182,022

58.5%

All others

59,594

2.9%

Margin

R+19.9

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1920 presidential election

Ohio, 1920

HardingR+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

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	−11.1%

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County results — 1920

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−8.5%	4,194	4,974	9,199
Allen County	R	−8.9%	11,658	13,978	26,082
Ashland County	R	−2.1%	5,705	5,951	11,757
Ashtabula County	R	−42.9%	5,413	14,099	20,229
Athens County	R	−25.1%	6,523	11,016	17,900
Auglaize County	R	−16.7%	4,792	6,752	11,752
Belmont County	R	−4.8%	13,347	14,761	29,201
Brown County	D	+14.0%	5,317	4,009	9,370
Butler County	D	+4.3%	16,437	14,998	33,396
Carroll County	R	−42.1%	1,755	4,392	6,258
Champaign County	R	−20.7%	4,775	7,285	12,128
Clark County	R	−16.7%	14,097	19,869	34,540
Clermont County	R	−4.6%	6,245	6,857	13,210
Clinton County	R	−31.6%	3,598	6,947	10,588
Columbiana County	R	−25.2%	9,774	16,846	28,023
Coshocton County	R	−4.5%	5,617	6,154	12,051
Crawford County	D	+8.7%	8,467	7,082	15,829
Cuyahoga County	R	−33.9%	70,518	148,857	231,279
Darke County	R	−6.0%	8,459	9,552	18,162
Defiance County	R	−22.9%	3,723	5,987	9,890
Delaware County	R	−18.9%	5,241	7,700	13,004
Erie County	R	−28.0%	4,831	8,755	14,039
Fairfield County	D	+6.4%	8,610	7,572	16,298
Fayette County	R	−17.6%	3,812	5,446	9,301
Franklin County	R	−10.2%	48,452	59,691	110,064
Fulton County	R	−49.1%	2,049	6,111	8,271
Gallia County	R	−35.4%	2,562	5,388	7,994
Geauga County	R	−54.4%	1,081	3,722	4,853
Greene County	R	−35.8%	4,016	8,600	12,788
Guernsey County	R	−11.6%	6,888	8,764	16,122
Hamilton County	R	−17.8%	77,598	112,590	196,966
Hancock County	R	−20.5%	6,386	9,746	16,390
Hardin County	R	−16.1%	5,817	8,071	14,003
Harrison County	R	−34.0%	2,473	5,053	7,584
Henry County	R	−33.5%	2,829	5,738	8,681
Highland County	R	−14.4%	5,654	7,570	13,267
Hocking County	R	−3.0%	4,082	4,335	8,527
Holmes County	D	+21.5%	3,211	2,065	5,325
Huron County	R	−35.6%	4,398	9,348	13,915
Jackson County	R	−9.8%	4,878	5,949	10,929
Jefferson County	R	−22.8%	8,064	13,038	21,816
Knox County	R	−12.4%	6,361	8,178	14,610
Lake County	R	−46.1%	2,711	7,465	10,323
Lawrence County	R	−31.3%	3,955	7,616	11,702
Licking County	R	−5.4%	10,679	11,924	22,981
Logan County	R	−26.8%	4,904	8,521	13,481
Lorain County	R	−34.5%	8,640	18,125	27,529
Lucas County	R	−24.8%	30,452	52,449	88,769
Madison County	R	−17.7%	3,769	5,397	9,185
Mahoning County	R	−31.8%	14,941	29,736	46,570
Marion County	R	−16.7%	8,065	11,320	19,541
Medina County	R	−36.8%	3,120	6,846	10,122
Meigs County	R	−28.4%	3,606	6,541	10,324
Mercer County	R	−12.7%	4,404	5,692	10,140
Miami County	R	−23.2%	8,076	13,122	21,770
Monroe County	D	+15.4%	3,861	2,825	6,736
Montgomery County	R	−9.0%	38,433	46,493	89,975
Morgan County	R	−30.7%	2,157	4,127	6,422
Morrow County	R	−22.0%	2,858	4,484	7,378
Muskingum County	R	−18.7%	9,437	13,862	23,671
Noble County	R	−18.1%	2,909	4,197	7,106
Ottawa County	R	−20.1%	2,867	4,336	7,299
Paulding County	R	−24.6%	2,739	4,549	7,366
Perry County	R	−12.6%	5,917	7,685	14,018
Pickaway County	D	+3.4%	5,645	5,273	10,939
Pike County	R	−4.7%	2,799	3,075	5,904
Portage County	R	−20.3%	5,405	8,231	13,953
Preble County	R	−11.8%	4,933	6,258	11,231
Putnam County	R	−4.9%	4,673	5,157	9,899
Richland County	R	−7.7%	9,349	10,940	20,727
Ross County	R	−13.7%	7,063	9,330	16,526
Sandusky County	R	−25.2%	5,295	8,933	14,461
Scioto County	R	−20.8%	7,682	11,871	20,135
Seneca County	R	−10.2%	8,175	10,064	18,500
Shelby County	D	+1.7%	5,642	5,452	11,176
Stark County	R	−32.0%	18,437	37,483	59,608
Summit County	R	−21.6%	27,857	43,721	73,363
Trumbull County	R	−41.7%	6,815	17,343	25,259
Tuscarawas County	R	−7.6%	10,167	11,908	22,919
Union County	R	−33.0%	3,286	6,544	9,865
Van Wert County	R	−20.8%	4,899	7,495	12,493
Vinton County	R	−9.2%	2,124	2,559	4,734
Warren County	R	−30.5%	3,956	7,464	11,491
Washington County	R	−18.8%	6,286	9,279	15,944
Wayne County	R	−7.0%	7,751	8,932	16,890
Williams County	R	−24.9%	4,183	7,000	11,336
Wood County	R	−41.0%	4,965	12,042	17,272
Wyandot County	R	−1.3%	4,443	4,560	9,029