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Elections / 1920 · President · OR

Warren G. Harding carried Oregon R+26.7.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Oregon, 1920. The state ran 0.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

Oregon result
238,522 votes counted
Cox (D)
80,019
33.5%
Harding (R)
143,592
60.2%
All others
14,911
6.3%
Margin
R+26.7
Oregon, 1920
HardingR+26.7
1920 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 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.Baker County, OR · R+22.2Benton County, OR · R+35.9Clackamas County, OR · R+27.4Clatsop County, OR · R+31.8Columbia County, OR · R+31.8Coos County, OR · R+15.7Crook County, OR · R+23.4Curry County, OR · R+32.4Deschutes County, OR · R+19.0Douglas County, OR · R+27.0Gilliam County, OR · R+23.8Grant County, OR · R+42.6Harney County, OR · R+33.7Hood River County, OR · R+28.5Jackson County, OR · R+25.6Jefferson County, OR · R+31.9Josephine County, OR · R+30.5Klamath County, OR · R+47.1Lake County, OR · R+49.4Lane County, OR · R+30.0Lincoln County, OR · R+26.9Linn County, OR · R+18.1Malheur County, OR · R+35.3Marion County, OR · R+37.4Morrow County, OR · R+42.6Multnomah County, OR · R+22.3Polk County, OR · R+23.0Sherman County, OR · R+34.5Tillamook County, OR · R+30.5Umatilla County, OR · R+20.1Union County, OR · R+18.8Wallowa County, OR · R+26.8Wasco County, OR · R+29.2Washington County, OR · R+35.1Wheeler County, OR · R+56.2Yamhill County, OR · R+25.4
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. HardingRepublican60.2%143,592
James M. CoxDemocratic33.5%80,019
OtherAll other candidates6.3%14,911
D+60
R+60
36 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1920
36 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyR
−22.2%
2,1713,4955,961
Benton CountyR
−35.9%
1,7193,7525,663
Clackamas CountyR
−27.4%
3,7406,92811,639
Clatsop CountyR
−31.8%
1,6873,4985,697
Columbia CountyR
−31.8%
9702,0073,262
Coos CountyR
−15.7%
2,2973,2726,205
Crook CountyR
−23.4%
5288721,473
Curry CountyR
−32.4%
280599984
Deschutes CountyR
−19.0%
1,0721,6493,040
Douglas CountyR
−27.0%
2,4284,4027,315
Gilliam CountyR
−23.8%
4988211,355
Grant CountyR
−42.6%
4971,3101,910
Harney CountyR
−33.7%
4791,0261,622
Hood River CountyR
−28.5%
7611,4492,417
Jackson CountyR
−25.6%
2,5034,3827,326
Jefferson CountyR
−31.9%
3006231,012
Josephine CountyR
−30.5%
8191,6062,581
Klamath CountyR
−47.1%
9012,7423,907
Lake CountyR
−49.4%
3581,1361,576
Lane CountyR
−30.0%
3,9867,71412,447
Lincoln CountyR
−26.9%
6691,2292,080
Linn CountyR
−18.1%
3,1774,6938,355
Malheur CountyR
−35.3%
1,0752,3523,620
Marion CountyR
−37.4%
3,8318,79813,298
Morrow CountyR
−42.6%
4511,1861,725
Multnomah CountyR
−22.3%
27,60744,80677,174
Polk CountyR
−23.0%
1,6532,7094,594
Sherman CountyR
−34.5%
4238931,362
Tillamook CountyR
−30.5%
8281,6642,737
Umatilla CountyR
−20.1%
3,2554,9798,580
Union CountyR
−18.8%
1,8992,8445,020
Wallowa CountyR
−26.8%
8961,6122,674
Wasco CountyR
−29.2%
1,4342,6984,334
Washington CountyR
−35.1%
2,2624,9477,641
Wheeler CountyR
−56.2%
2127971,041
Yamhill CountyR
−25.4%
2,3534,1026,895