Virginia — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentCoxD+23.5
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| James M. Cox ✓Democratic | 61.3% | 141,670 |
|---|---|---|
| Warren G. HardingRepublican | 37.9% | 87,456 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 1,874 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
118 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (118 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+49.2 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Amelia County, VA | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Amherst County, VA | Democratic | D+72.9 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Democratic | D+62.7 |
| Arlington County, VA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Augusta County, VA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Bedford County, VA | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Bristol city, VA | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+74.5 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Campbell County, VA | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+55.2 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Clarke County, VA | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Democratic | D+49.2 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+56.3 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Frederick County, VA | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Goochland County, VA | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+58.2 |
| Halifax County, VA | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Hanover County, VA | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| James City County, VA | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+0.8 |
| King William County, VA | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+38.4 |
| Louisa County, VA | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Madison County, VA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Mathews County, VA | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+71.7 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| New Kent County, VA | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+62.6 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+68.4 |
| Orange County, VA | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Patrick County, VA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Prince George County, VA | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Richmond County, VA | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Russell County, VA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+67.3 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+62.0 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Democratic | D+70.3 |
| Warren County, VA | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Wise County, VA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| York County, VA | Democratic | D+50.1 |
Virginia results by county
118 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | James M. Cox+1,617 | 2,02681.7% | 40916.5% | 451.8% | 2,480 |
| Albemarle County | James M. Cox+1,046 | 1,58774.6% | 54125.4% | 00.0% | 2,128 |
| Alexandria city | James M. Cox+496 | 1,41759.6% | 92138.7% | 411.7% | 2,379 |
| Alleghany County | James M. Cox+380 | 1,39056.7% | 1,01041.2% | 502.0% | 2,450 |
| Amelia County | James M. Cox+210 | 38967.8% | 17931.2% | 61.0% | 574 |
| Amherst County | James M. Cox+926 | 1,09486.1% | 16813.2% | 80.6% | 1,270 |
| Appomattox County | James M. Cox+647 | 83781.1% | 19018.4% | 50.5% | 1,032 |
| Arlington County | Warren G. Harding+162 | 83544.7% | 99753.3% | 382.0% | 1,870 |
| Augusta County | James M. Cox+399 | 2,10654.3% | 1,70744.0% | 661.7% | 3,879 |
| Bath County | Warren G. Harding+19 | 34348.3% | 36251.0% | 50.7% | 710 |
| Bedford County | James M. Cox+1,191 | 1,77474.5% | 58324.5% | 241.0% | 2,381 |
| Bland County | Warren G. Harding+75 | 40345.7% | 47854.3% | 00.0% | 881 |
| Botetourt County | James M. Cox+91 | 1,33151.7% | 1,24048.2% | 30.1% | 2,574 |
| Bristol city | James M. Cox+440 | 78469.1% | 34430.3% | 60.5% | 1,134 |
| Brunswick County | James M. Cox+741 | 86687.0% | 12512.6% | 40.4% | 995 |
| Buchanan County | Warren G. Harding+403 | 67538.5% | 1,07861.4% | 20.1% | 1,755 |
| Buckingham County | James M. Cox+438 | 74970.5% | 31129.3% | 20.2% | 1,062 |
| Buena Vista city | James M. Cox+108 | 26262.8% | 15436.9% | 10.2% | 417 |
| Campbell County | James M. Cox+966 | 1,34177.2% | 37521.6% | 221.3% | 1,738 |
| Caroline County | James M. Cox+357 | 66567.6% | 30831.3% | 111.1% | 984 |
| Carroll County | Warren G. Harding+1,255 | 1,26533.4% | 2,52066.5% | 60.2% | 3,791 |
| Charles City County | James M. Cox+37 | 11958.9% | 8240.6% | 10.5% | 202 |
| Charlotte County | James M. Cox+902 | 1,26677.5% | 36422.3% | 40.2% | 1,634 |
| Charlottesville city | James M. Cox+690 | 1,04174.0% | 35124.9% | 151.1% | 1,407 |
| Chesapeake city | James M. Cox+1,011 | 1,82468.3% | 81330.4% | 351.3% | 2,672 |
| Chesterfield County | James M. Cox+662 | 96475.4% | 30223.6% | 131.0% | 1,279 |
| Clarke County | James M. Cox+620 | 77479.3% | 15415.8% | 484.9% | 976 |
| Craig County | James M. Cox+66 | 38154.5% | 31545.1% | 30.4% | 699 |
| Culpeper County | James M. Cox+643 | 97374.5% | 33025.3% | 30.2% | 1,306 |
| Cumberland County | James M. Cox+299 | 41377.8% | 11421.5% | 40.8% | 531 |
| Danville city | James M. Cox+1,337 | 1,88876.3% | 55122.3% | 371.5% | 2,476 |
| Dickenson County | Warren G. Harding+164 | 90345.4% | 1,06753.6% | 201.0% | 1,990 |
| Dinwiddie County | James M. Cox+450 | 63677.2% | 18622.6% | 20.2% | 824 |
| Essex County | James M. Cox+218 | 31976.0% | 10124.0% | 00.0% | 420 |
| Fairfax County | James M. Cox+611 | 1,59861.1% | 98737.7% | 321.2% | 2,617 |
| Fauquier County | James M. Cox+797 | 1,36570.3% | 56829.3% | 80.4% | 1,941 |
| Floyd County | Warren G. Harding+858 | 49726.6% | 1,35572.7% | 130.7% | 1,865 |
| Fluvanna County | James M. Cox+416 | 56278.4% | 14620.4% | 91.3% | 717 |
| Franklin County | James M. Cox+384 | 1,76556.0% | 1,38143.8% | 50.2% | 3,151 |
| Frederick County | James M. Cox+462 | 1,33759.8% | 87539.1% | 241.1% | 2,236 |
| Fredericksburg city | James M. Cox+282 | 58165.1% | 29933.5% | 131.5% | 893 |
| Giles County | James M. Cox+227 | 1,10455.6% | 87744.1% | 60.3% | 1,987 |
| Gloucester County | James M. Cox+394 | 67769.9% | 28329.2% | 90.9% | 969 |
| Goochland County | James M. Cox+172 | 38463.8% | 21235.2% | 61.0% | 602 |
| Grayson County | Warren G. Harding+372 | 1,78145.3% | 2,15354.7% | 00.0% | 3,934 |
| Greene County | Warren G. Harding+108 | 30642.3% | 41457.2% | 40.6% | 724 |
| Greensville County | James M. Cox+313 | 42478.8% | 11120.6% | 30.6% | 538 |
| Halifax County | James M. Cox+1,517 | 2,10378.0% | 58621.7% | 80.3% | 2,697 |
| Hampton city | James M. Cox+685 | 1,27666.6% | 59130.9% | 482.5% | 1,915 |
| Hanover County | James M. Cox+679 | 90379.7% | 22419.8% | 60.5% | 1,133 |
| Harrisonburg city | Warren G. Harding+110 | 59445.4% | 70453.9% | 90.7% | 1,307 |
| Henrico County | James M. Cox+740 | 1,07874.2% | 33823.3% | 372.5% | 1,453 |
| Henry County | James M. Cox+173 | 87155.0% | 69844.0% | 161.0% | 1,585 |
| Highland County | Warren G. Harding+95 | 37944.2% | 47455.3% | 40.5% | 857 |
| Hopewell city | James M. Cox+56 | 9769.8% | 4129.5% | 10.7% | 139 |
| Isle of Wight County | James M. Cox+514 | 75975.5% | 24524.4% | 10.1% | 1,005 |
| James City County | James M. Cox+146 | 20776.4% | 6122.5% | 31.1% | 271 |
| King and Queen County | James M. Cox+166 | 34765.7% | 18134.3% | 00.0% | 528 |
| King George County | Warren G. Harding+4 | 24949.5% | 25350.3% | 10.2% | 503 |
| King William County | James M. Cox+177 | 35366.0% | 17632.9% | 61.1% | 535 |
| Lancaster County | James M. Cox+266 | 40474.0% | 13825.3% | 40.7% | 546 |
| Lee County | Warren G. Harding+570 | 1,59242.3% | 2,16257.5% | 70.2% | 3,761 |
| Loudoun County | James M. Cox+963 | 1,72068.6% | 75730.2% | 291.2% | 2,506 |
| Louisa County | James M. Cox+372 | 68468.2% | 31231.1% | 70.7% | 1,003 |
| Lunenburg County | James M. Cox+610 | 81879.0% | 20820.1% | 101.0% | 1,036 |
| Lynchburg city | James M. Cox+1,487 | 2,09676.7% | 60922.3% | 261.0% | 2,731 |
| Madison County | James M. Cox+68 | 49953.0% | 43145.8% | 111.2% | 941 |
| Mathews County | James M. Cox+408 | 62472.9% | 21625.2% | 161.9% | 856 |
| Mecklenburg County | James M. Cox+1,355 | 1,61985.7% | 26414.0% | 70.4% | 1,890 |
| Middlesex County | James M. Cox+268 | 43871.9% | 17027.9% | 10.2% | 609 |
| Montgomery County | Warren G. Harding+191 | 96944.9% | 1,16053.8% | 281.3% | 2,157 |
| Nelson County | James M. Cox+581 | 97371.2% | 39228.7% | 20.1% | 1,367 |
| New Kent County | James M. Cox+81 | 19063.5% | 10936.5% | 00.0% | 299 |
| Newport News city | James M. Cox+296 | 1,85553.5% | 1,55944.9% | 561.6% | 3,470 |
| Norfolk city | James M. Cox+3,567 | 5,95370.7% | 2,38628.3% | 780.9% | 8,417 |
| Northampton County | James M. Cox+737 | 95481.0% | 21718.4% | 70.6% | 1,178 |
| Northumberland County | James M. Cox+315 | 53670.2% | 22129.0% | 60.8% | 763 |
| Nottoway County | James M. Cox+667 | 82184.2% | 15415.8% | 00.0% | 975 |
| Orange County | James M. Cox+460 | 71873.5% | 25826.4% | 10.1% | 977 |
| Page County | Warren G. Harding+280 | 84642.7% | 1,12656.8% | 100.5% | 1,982 |
| Patrick County | Warren G. Harding+76 | 1,15448.3% | 1,23051.5% | 30.1% | 2,387 |
| Petersburg city | James M. Cox+1,587 | 2,07280.7% | 48518.9% | 90.4% | 2,566 |
| Pittsylvania County | James M. Cox+1,553 | 2,71569.7% | 1,16229.8% | 190.5% | 3,896 |
| Portsmouth city | James M. Cox+2,167 | 3,22874.2% | 1,06124.4% | 591.4% | 4,348 |
| Powhatan County | James M. Cox+123 | 26364.8% | 14034.5% | 30.7% | 406 |
| Prince Edward County | James M. Cox+585 | 77480.2% | 18919.6% | 20.2% | 965 |
| Prince George County | James M. Cox+248 | 37574.1% | 12725.1% | 40.8% | 506 |
| Prince William County | James M. Cox+393 | 78666.6% | 39333.3% | 20.2% | 1,181 |
| Pulaski County | James M. Cox+104 | 1,81451.4% | 1,71048.4% | 70.2% | 3,531 |
| Radford city | James M. Cox+157 | 40260.9% | 24537.1% | 132.0% | 660 |
| Rappahannock County | James M. Cox+208 | 41866.3% | 21033.3% | 20.3% | 630 |
| Richmond city | James M. Cox+10,363 | 14,87875.9% | 4,51523.0% | 2021.0% | 19,595 |
| Richmond County | James M. Cox+115 | 32160.9% | 20639.1% | 00.0% | 527 |
| Roanoke city | James M. Cox+2,386 | 4,71566.0% | 2,32932.6% | 1001.4% | 7,144 |
| Roanoke County | James M. Cox+331 | 1,28656.4% | 95541.8% | 411.8% | 2,282 |
| Rockbridge County | James M. Cox+311 | 1,36556.1% | 1,05443.3% | 130.5% | 2,432 |
| Rockingham County | Warren G. Harding+396 | 2,06845.1% | 2,46453.7% | 561.2% | 4,588 |
| Russell County | Warren G. Harding+68 | 1,70449.0% | 1,77250.9% | 50.1% | 3,481 |
| Scott County | Warren G. Harding+778 | 1,67140.5% | 2,44959.3% | 70.2% | 4,127 |
| Shenandoah County | Warren G. Harding+606 | 2,07743.4% | 2,68356.0% | 270.6% | 4,787 |
| Smyth County | Warren G. Harding+367 | 1,51644.4% | 1,88355.2% | 150.4% | 3,414 |
| Southampton County | James M. Cox+1,064 | 1,31483.1% | 25015.8% | 181.1% | 1,582 |
| Spotsylvania County | James M. Cox+60 | 44052.8% | 38045.6% | 141.7% | 834 |
| Stafford County | Warren G. Harding+140 | 45943.3% | 59956.5% | 20.2% | 1,060 |
| Staunton city | James M. Cox+226 | 93156.6% | 70542.9% | 90.5% | 1,645 |
| Suffolk city | James M. Cox+906 | 1,45172.3% | 54527.2% | 110.5% | 2,007 |
| Surry County | James M. Cox+305 | 39780.7% | 9218.7% | 30.6% | 492 |
| Sussex County | James M. Cox+382 | 54876.4% | 16623.2% | 30.4% | 717 |
| Tazewell County | Warren G. Harding+638 | 1,77042.3% | 2,40857.5% | 90.2% | 4,187 |
| Virginia Beach city | James M. Cox+505 | 61085.0% | 10514.6% | 30.4% | 718 |
| Warren County | James M. Cox+427 | 72069.6% | 29328.3% | 212.0% | 1,034 |
| Washington County | Warren G. Harding+421 | 2,25145.6% | 2,67254.1% | 120.2% | 4,935 |
| Westmoreland County | James M. Cox+263 | 39674.7% | 13325.1% | 10.2% | 530 |
| Williamsburg city | James M. Cox+104 | 16672.8% | 6227.2% | 00.0% | 228 |
| Winchester city | James M. Cox+196 | 73656.6% | 54041.5% | 241.8% | 1,300 |
| Wise County | Warren G. Harding+649 | 2,58744.2% | 3,23655.3% | 300.5% | 5,853 |
| Wythe County | Warren G. Harding+639 | 1,46540.9% | 2,10458.7% | 130.4% | 3,582 |
| York County | James M. Cox+189 | 28174.5% | 9224.4% | 41.1% | 377 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.