Warren G. Harding carried Utah R+17.1.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Utah, 1920. The state ran 9.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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Utah result

145,828 votes counted

Cox (D)

56,639

38.8%

Harding (R)

81,555

55.9%

All others

7,634

5.2%

Margin

R+17.1

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1920 presidential election

Utah, 1920

HardingR+17.1

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

Warren G. Harding ✓Republican	55.9%	81,555
James M. CoxDemocratic	38.8%	56,639
OtherAll other candidates	5.2%	7,634

D+60

R+60

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

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Utah's presidential margins

1896–2024, the 1920 contest in context

Utah's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1896	+65.4%
1900	−2.3%
1904	−28.6%
1908	−17.0%
1912	−4.9%
1916	+21.0%
1920	−17.1%
1924	−19.3%
1928	−7.7%
1932	+15.5%
1936	+39.5%
1940	+24.7%
1944	+21.0%
1948	+9.0%
1952	−17.9%
1956	−29.1%
1960	−9.6%
1964	+9.4%
1968	−19.4%
1972	−41.2%
1976	−28.8%
1980	−52.2%
1984	−49.8%
1988	−34.2%
1992	−18.7%
1996	−21.1%
2000	−40.5%
2004	−45.5%
2008	−28.2%
2012	−47.9%
2016	−17.9%
2020	−20.2%
2024	−21.6%

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County results — 1920

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaver County	R	−17.1%	741	1,056	1,837
Box Elder County	R	−18.8%	2,330	3,421	5,812
Cache County	R	−8.8%	4,239	5,063	9,397
Carbon County	R	−3.3%	1,559	1,675	3,560
Daggett County	R	−48.4%	32	94	128
Davis County	R	−20.2%	1,632	2,463	4,122
Duchesne County	R	−28.4%	822	1,523	2,466
Emery County	R	−10.7%	1,029	1,285	2,398
Garfield County	R	−44.0%	393	1,023	1,431
Grand County	R	−4.7%	278	306	598
Iron County	R	−41.7%	561	1,399	2,010
Juab County	R	−12.1%	1,308	1,692	3,185
Kane County	R	−45.7%	186	501	690
Millard County	R	−29.4%	1,167	2,199	3,515
Morgan County	R	−15.6%	397	544	945
Piute County	R	−30.2%	283	538	843
Rich County	R	−33.8%	222	449	671
Salt Lake County	R	−16.9%	19,249	27,841	50,873
San Juan County	R	−32.6%	260	523	807
Sanpete County	R	−21.5%	2,406	3,741	6,219
Sevier County	R	−27.1%	1,425	2,506	3,988
Summit County	R	−25.0%	874	1,503	2,514
Tooele County	R	−19.1%	916	1,387	2,470
Uintah County	R	−24.0%	817	1,354	2,239
Utah County	R	−9.5%	6,377	7,752	14,532
Wasatch County	R	−22.8%	665	1,061	1,738
Washington County	R	−6.0%	1,008	1,138	2,156
Wayne County	R	−26.9%	224	396	639
Weber County	R	−13.4%	5,239	7,122	14,045