Pennsylvania — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentHardingR+38.6
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 65.8% | 1,218,216 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 27.2% | 503,843 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.0% | 130,557 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 38 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Beaver County, PA | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Cambria County, PA | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Carbon County, PA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Clinton County, PA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Elk County, PA | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Erie County, PA | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Fayette County, PA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+25.3 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Mercer County, PA | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Monroe County, PA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Northampton County, PA | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+72.5 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Washington County, PA | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+15.4 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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+1,471 | 5,32356.9% | 3,85241.2% | 1741.9% | 9,349 |
| Allegheny County | Warren G. Harding+98,630 | 138,90869.2% | 40,27820.1% | 21,53010.7% | 200,716 |
| Armstrong County | Warren G. Harding+5,733 | 8,99569.2% | 3,26225.1% | 7355.7% | 12,992 |
| Beaver County | Warren G. Harding+6,920 | 11,69162.9% | 4,77125.7% | 2,12411.4% | 18,586 |
| Bedford County | Warren G. Harding+3,206 | 5,80061.7% | 2,59427.6% | 1,01110.7% | 9,405 |
| Berks County | Warren G. Harding+3,860 | 22,22147.7% | 18,36139.4% | 6,00912.9% | 46,591 |
| Blair County | Warren G. Harding+9,346 | 15,03557.0% | 5,66821.5% | 5,68921.6% | 26,392 |
| Bradford County | Warren G. Harding+9,122 | 11,94775.1% | 2,82517.8% | 1,1287.1% | 15,900 |
| Bucks County | Warren G. Harding+7,263 | 14,13065.2% | 6,86731.7% | 6843.2% | 21,681 |
| Butler County | Warren G. Harding+6,638 | 10,46766.9% | 3,82924.5% | 1,3578.7% | 15,653 |
| Cambria County | Warren G. Harding+12,668 | 19,62963.9% | 6,96122.7% | 4,12213.4% | 30,712 |
| Cameron County | Warren G. Harding+867 | 1,36468.1% | 49724.8% | 1437.1% | 2,004 |
| Carbon County | Warren G. Harding+2,870 | 7,90059.2% | 5,03037.7% | 4163.1% | 13,346 |
| Centre County | Warren G. Harding+2,832 | 7,61557.8% | 4,78336.3% | 7735.9% | 13,171 |
| Chester County | Warren G. Harding+11,125 | 18,12969.6% | 7,00426.9% | 9273.6% | 26,060 |
| Clarion County | Warren G. Harding+1,128 | 4,61553.3% | 3,48740.3% | 5606.5% | 8,662 |
| Clearfield County | Warren G. Harding+3,628 | 9,61552.3% | 5,98732.6% | 2,79115.2% | 18,393 |
| Clinton County | Warren G. Harding+1,327 | 4,30354.6% | 2,97637.7% | 6057.7% | 7,884 |
| Columbia County | James M. Cox+727 | 6,23845.6% | 6,96551.0% | 4623.4% | 13,665 |
| Crawford County | Warren G. Harding+5,857 | 10,03262.3% | 4,17525.9% | 1,89211.8% | 16,099 |
| Cumberland County | Warren G. Harding+2,124 | 8,57954.7% | 6,45541.2% | 6404.1% | 15,674 |
| Dauphin County | Warren G. Harding+14,104 | 26,09465.4% | 11,99030.0% | 1,8394.6% | 39,923 |
| Delaware County | Warren G. Harding+24,524 | 34,12675.3% | 9,60221.2% | 1,5653.5% | 45,293 |
| Elk County | Warren G. Harding+3,174 | 5,26766.1% | 2,09326.3% | 6047.6% | 7,964 |
| Erie County | Warren G. Harding+13,154 | 19,46563.7% | 6,31120.6% | 4,79315.7% | 30,569 |
| Fayette County | Warren G. Harding+6,828 | 20,18656.7% | 13,35837.5% | 2,0675.8% | 35,611 |
| Forest County | Warren G. Harding+604 | 99356.4% | 38922.1% | 38021.6% | 1,762 |
| Franklin County | Warren G. Harding+3,356 | 8,37660.4% | 5,02036.2% | 4613.3% | 13,857 |
| Fulton County | Warren G. Harding+61 | 1,29250.2% | 1,23147.8% | 512.0% | 2,574 |
| Greene County | James M. Cox+1,339 | 4,25342.4% | 5,59255.8% | 1831.8% | 10,028 |
| Huntingdon County | Warren G. Harding+3,448 | 5,23267.7% | 1,78423.1% | 7089.2% | 7,724 |
| Indiana County | Warren G. Harding+6,680 | 8,61671.8% | 1,93616.1% | 1,44112.0% | 11,993 |
| Jefferson County | Warren G. Harding+4,910 | 7,97066.7% | 3,06025.6% | 9207.7% | 11,950 |
| Juniata County | Warren G. Harding+669 | 2,11258.2% | 1,44339.8% | 732.0% | 3,628 |
| Lackawanna County | Warren G. Harding+16,012 | 40,59360.6% | 24,58136.7% | 1,8662.8% | 67,040 |
| Lancaster County | Warren G. Harding+20,028 | 29,54972.9% | 9,52123.5% | 1,4723.6% | 40,542 |
| Lawrence County | Warren G. Harding+6,728 | 9,44864.4% | 2,72018.5% | 2,50817.1% | 14,676 |
| Lebanon County | Warren G. Harding+5,762 | 8,77870.8% | 3,01624.3% | 6084.9% | 12,402 |
| Lehigh County | Warren G. Harding+7,169 | 18,03259.5% | 10,86335.8% | 1,4154.7% | 30,310 |
| Luzerne County | Warren G. Harding+25,946 | 49,41965.4% | 23,47331.1% | 2,6833.6% | 75,575 |
| Lycoming County | Warren G. Harding+4,717 | 10,57056.7% | 5,85331.4% | 2,21211.9% | 18,635 |
| McKean County | Warren G. Harding+5,325 | 7,83068.6% | 2,50522.0% | 1,0719.4% | 11,406 |
| Mercer County | Warren G. Harding+6,752 | 11,57560.3% | 4,82325.1% | 2,80114.6% | 19,199 |
| Mifflin County | Warren G. Harding+1,472 | 3,87258.9% | 2,40036.5% | 2994.6% | 6,571 |
| Monroe County | James M. Cox+118 | 3,27848.0% | 3,39649.7% | 1542.3% | 6,828 |
| Montgomery County | Warren G. Harding+19,724 | 31,96369.7% | 12,23926.7% | 1,6533.6% | 45,855 |
| Montour County | Warren G. Harding+424 | 2,29653.8% | 1,87243.8% | 1032.4% | 4,271 |
| Northampton County | Warren G. Harding+5,141 | 14,22758.8% | 9,08637.5% | 8913.7% | 24,204 |
| Northumberland County | Warren G. Harding+7,434 | 17,28858.4% | 9,85433.3% | 2,4398.2% | 29,581 |
| Perry County | Warren G. Harding+1,473 | 3,78760.6% | 2,31437.1% | 1442.3% | 6,245 |
| Philadelphia County | Warren G. Harding+217,675 | 307,82673.4% | 90,15121.5% | 21,2355.1% | 419,212 |
| Pike County | Warren G. Harding+439 | 1,31958.1% | 88038.7% | 733.2% | 2,272 |
| Potter County | Warren G. Harding+2,930 | 4,03670.2% | 1,10619.2% | 60810.6% | 5,750 |
| Schuylkill County | Warren G. Harding+11,513 | 30,25959.5% | 18,74636.8% | 1,8823.7% | 50,887 |
| Snyder County | Warren G. Harding+1,787 | 2,75172.2% | 96425.3% | 952.5% | 3,810 |
| Somerset County | Warren G. Harding+9,524 | 12,43675.8% | 2,91217.8% | 1,0566.4% | 16,404 |
| Sullivan County | Warren G. Harding+559 | 1,62057.6% | 1,06137.7% | 1334.7% | 2,814 |
| Susquehanna County | Warren G. Harding+3,667 | 6,57266.4% | 2,90529.4% | 4194.2% | 9,896 |
| Tioga County | Warren G. Harding+8,460 | 9,71883.3% | 1,25810.8% | 6935.9% | 11,669 |
| Union County | Warren G. Harding+2,150 | 3,30571.4% | 1,15524.9% | 1703.7% | 4,630 |
| Venango County | Warren G. Harding+5,049 | 7,71865.7% | 2,66922.7% | 1,35911.6% | 11,746 |
| Warren County | Warren G. Harding+5,611 | 7,79165.1% | 2,18018.2% | 2,00316.7% | 11,974 |
| Washington County | Warren G. Harding+9,687 | 18,51462.5% | 8,82729.8% | 2,2847.7% | 29,625 |
| Wayne County | Warren G. Harding+3,575 | 5,16473.1% | 1,58922.5% | 3074.3% | 7,060 |
| Westmoreland County | Warren G. Harding+14,232 | 27,07759.7% | 12,84528.3% | 5,42712.0% | 45,349 |
| Wyoming County | Warren G. Harding+1,961 | 3,20868.4% | 1,24726.6% | 2335.0% | 4,688 |
| York County | Warren G. Harding+5,483 | 19,87955.7% | 14,39640.3% | 1,4043.9% | 35,679 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.