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Elections / 1920 · President · OK

Warren G. Harding carried Oklahoma R+5.7.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Oklahoma, 1920. The state ran 20.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

Oklahoma result
485,678 votes counted
Cox (D)
216,122
44.5%
Harding (R)
243,840
50.2%
All others
25,716
5.3%
Margin
R+5.7
Oklahoma, 1920
HardingR+5.7
1920 presidential margin by county for Oklahoma — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oklahoma — 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.Adair County, OK · R+16.5Alfalfa County, OK · R+35.1Atoka County, OK · TiedBeaver County, OK · R+27.3Beckham County, OK · D+12.5Blaine County, OK · R+33.0Bryan County, OK · D+17.1Caddo County, OK · R+13.5Canadian County, OK · R+8.2Carter County, OK · D+24.0Cherokee County, OK · R+14.9Choctaw County, OK · D+8.9Cimarron County, OK · R+14.0Cleveland County, OK · D+2.3Coal County, OK · D+0.6Comanche County, OK · R+4.4Cotton County, OK · D+10.3Craig County, OK · R+3.1Creek County, OK · R+18.2Custer County, OK · R+16.3Delaware County, OK · R+22.3Dewey County, OK · R+22.1Ellis County, OK · R+31.2Garfield County, OK · R+27.1Garvin County, OK · D+16.1Grady County, OK · D+10.7Grant County, OK · R+25.0Greer County, OK · D+27.2Harmon County, OK · D+25.5Harper County, OK · R+27.8Haskell County, OK · R+9.3Hughes County, OK · D+6.6Jackson County, OK · D+30.3Jefferson County, OK · D+12.6Johnston County, OK · D+3.7Kay County, OK · R+13.2Kingfisher County, OK · R+28.3Kiowa County, OK · R+2.3Latimer County, OK · R+7.1Le Flore County, OK · R+12.9Lincoln County, OK · R+25.7Logan County, OK · R+33.9Love County, OK · D+37.7Major County, OK · R+35.5Marshall County, OK · D+3.0Mayes County, OK · R+10.0McClain County, OK · D+13.5McCurtain County, OK · D+13.0McIntosh County, OK · D+5.4Murray County, OK · D+11.8Muskogee County, OK · D+10.2Noble County, OK · R+23.0Nowata County, OK · R+22.1Okfuskee County, OK · R+3.0Oklahoma County, OK · D+7.2Okmulgee County, OK · R+8.3Osage County, OK · R+8.9Ottawa County, OK · R+13.5Pawnee County, OK · R+19.3Payne County, OK · R+16.1Pittsburg County, OK · TiedPontotoc County, OK · D+22.4Pottawatomie County, OK · TiedPushmataha County, OK · R+14.3Roger Mills County, OK · R+10.3Rogers County, OK · R+7.0Seminole County, OK · R+27.2Sequoyah County, OK · R+11.9Stephens County, OK · D+15.0Texas County, OK · R+11.0Tillman County, OK · D+25.6Tulsa County, OK · R+17.3Wagoner County, OK · R+1.9Washington County, OK · R+18.3Washita County, OK · D+1.2Woods County, OK · R+27.7Woodward County, OK · R+25.0
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. HardingRepublican50.2%243,840
James M. CoxDemocratic44.5%216,122
OtherAll other candidates5.3%25,716
D+60
R+60
77 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Oklahoma's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1908 to 2024. Most recent: −34.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−34.3%DR19082024
Oklahoma's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1908+4.7%
1912+11.2%
1916+17.4%
1920−5.7%
1924+5.7%
1928−28.3%
1932+46.6%
1936+34.1%
1940+15.2%
1944+11.4%
1948+25.5%
1952−9.2%
1956−10.3%
1960−18.0%
1964+11.5%
1968−15.7%
1972−49.7%
1976−1.2%
1980−25.5%
1984−37.9%
1988−16.6%
1992−8.6%
1996−7.8%
2000−21.9%
2004−31.1%
2008−31.3%
2012−33.5%
2016−36.4%
2020−33.1%
2024−34.3%
County results — 1920
77 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adair CountyR
−16.5%
1,5592,1813,761
Alfalfa CountyR
−35.1%
1,3503,0054,717
Atoka CountyD
+0.4%
2,1002,0814,818
Beaver CountyR
−27.3%
1,0761,9733,289
Beckham CountyD
+12.5%
2,3471,7554,745
Blaine CountyR
−33.0%
1,2962,7864,520
Bryan CountyD
+17.1%
4,5023,1278,053
Caddo CountyR
−13.5%
3,5944,8239,071
Canadian CountyR
−8.2%
3,2683,8817,444
Carter CountyD
+24.0%
5,9973,56110,133
Cherokee CountyR
−14.9%
1,8592,5244,469
Choctaw CountyD
+8.9%
2,5312,0944,908
Cimarron CountyR
−14.0%
4656301,178
Cleveland CountyD
+2.3%
2,3972,2834,985
Coal CountyD
+0.6%
1,7681,7443,997
Comanche CountyR
−4.4%
3,0373,3326,775
Cotton CountyD
+10.3%
2,2601,8204,252
Craig CountyR
−3.1%
2,9033,0946,081
Creek CountyR
−18.2%
5,4087,94813,974
Custer CountyR
−16.3%
2,2713,2245,838
Delaware CountyR
−22.3%
1,2822,0593,480
Dewey CountyR
−22.1%
9951,7383,358
Ellis CountyR
−31.2%
8451,7863,012
Garfield CountyR
−27.1%
3,6716,61110,858
Garvin CountyD
+16.1%
4,0932,9227,289
Grady CountyD
+10.7%
4,2773,4038,158
Grant CountyR
−25.0%
1,8833,2105,299
Greer CountyD
+27.2%
1,8541,0133,093
Harmon CountyD
+25.5%
1,1236431,881
Harper CountyR
−27.8%
7531,4042,339
Haskell CountyR
−9.3%
2,2012,6735,075
Hughes CountyD
+6.6%
3,4873,0496,686
Jackson CountyD
+30.3%
2,6941,3454,456
Jefferson CountyD
+12.6%
2,2891,7334,403
Johnston CountyD
+3.7%
2,1171,9504,459
Kay CountyR
−13.2%
4,5465,95910,736
Kingfisher CountyR
−28.3%
1,7443,2205,213
Kiowa CountyR
−2.3%
2,5182,6495,610
Latimer CountyR
−7.1%
1,2001,4102,941
Le Flore CountyR
−12.9%
3,7644,9349,084
Lincoln CountyR
−25.7%
2,9805,2618,881
Logan CountyR
−33.9%
2,2094,6187,109
Love CountyD
+37.7%
1,6627112,525
Major CountyR
−35.5%
7841,9213,201
Marshall CountyD
+3.0%
1,5891,4873,345
Mayes CountyR
−10.0%
1,9872,4474,597
McClain CountyD
+13.5%
2,3151,7334,298
McCurtain CountyD
+13.0%
2,6031,9664,887
McIntosh CountyD
+5.4%
2,6422,3585,259
Murray CountyD
+11.8%
1,7441,3623,227
Muskogee CountyD
+10.2%
6,3785,18711,664
Noble CountyR
−23.0%
1,5152,4674,133
Nowata CountyR
−22.1%
1,6972,6794,451
Okfuskee CountyR
−3.0%
1,6501,7603,652
Oklahoma CountyD
+7.2%
17,82015,35034,359
Okmulgee CountyR
−8.3%
4,4955,36710,455
Osage CountyR
−8.9%
3,8014,5678,622
Ottawa CountyR
−13.5%
3,9745,2709,616
Pawnee CountyR
−19.3%
1,9552,9765,303
Payne CountyR
−16.1%
3,2384,5838,370
Pittsburg CountyR
−0.1%
5,3615,37111,387
Pontotoc CountyD
+22.4%
3,8002,3706,376
Pottawatomie CountyR
−0.4%
5,3105,35511,260
Pushmataha CountyR
−14.3%
1,3651,8643,496
Roger Mills CountyR
−10.3%
9311,1932,552
Rogers CountyR
−7.0%
2,4592,8445,519
Seminole CountyR
−27.2%
1,8693,3825,569
Sequoyah CountyR
−11.9%
2,5053,1955,813
Stephens CountyD
+15.0%
2,8162,0355,197
Texas CountyR
−11.0%
1,3981,7623,295
Tillman CountyD
+25.6%
2,6491,5394,338
Tulsa CountyR
−17.3%
10,02514,35724,999
Wagoner CountyR
−1.9%
1,3751,4322,965
Washington CountyR
−18.3%
2,8054,1057,099
Washita CountyD
+1.2%
2,1252,0704,515
Woods CountyR
−27.7%
1,5302,8274,687
Woodward CountyR
−25.0%
1,4372,4924,219