James M. Cox carried Virginia D+23.5.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Virginia, 1920. The state ran 49.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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Virginia result

231,000 votes counted

Cox (D)

141,670

61.3%

Harding (R)

87,456

37.9%

All others

1,874

0.8%

Margin

D+23.5

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1920 presidential election

Virginia, 1920

CoxD+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1920

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Accomack County	D	+65.2%	2,026	409	2,480
Albemarle County	D	+49.2%	1,587	541	2,128
Alexandria city	D	+20.8%	1,417	921	2,379
Alleghany County	D	+15.5%	1,390	1,010	2,450
Amelia County	D	+36.6%	389	179	574
Amherst County	D	+72.9%	1,094	168	1,270
Appomattox County	D	+62.7%	837	190	1,032
Arlington County	R	−8.7%	835	997	1,870
Augusta County	D	+10.3%	2,106	1,707	3,879
Bath County	R	−2.7%	343	362	710
Bedford County	D	+50.0%	1,774	583	2,381
Bland County	R	−8.5%	403	478	881
Botetourt County	D	+3.5%	1,331	1,240	2,574
Bristol city	D	+38.8%	784	344	1,134
Brunswick County	D	+74.5%	866	125	995
Buchanan County	R	−23.0%	675	1,078	1,755
Buckingham County	D	+41.2%	749	311	1,062
Buena Vista city	D	+25.9%	262	154	417
Campbell County	D	+55.6%	1,341	375	1,738
Caroline County	D	+36.3%	665	308	984
Carroll County	R	−33.1%	1,265	2,520	3,791
Charles City County	D	+18.3%	119	82	202
Charlotte County	D	+55.2%	1,266	364	1,634
Charlottesville city	D	+49.0%	1,041	351	1,407
Chesapeake city	D	+37.8%	1,824	813	2,672
Chesterfield County	D	+51.8%	964	302	1,279
Clarke County	D	+63.5%	774	154	976
Craig County	D	+9.4%	381	315	699
Culpeper County	D	+49.2%	973	330	1,306
Cumberland County	D	+56.3%	413	114	531
Danville city	D	+54.0%	1,888	551	2,476
Dickenson County	R	−8.2%	903	1,067	1,990
Dinwiddie County	D	+54.6%	636	186	824
Essex County	D	+51.9%	319	101	420
Fairfax County	D	+23.3%	1,598	987	2,617
Fauquier County	D	+41.1%	1,365	568	1,941
Floyd County	R	−46.0%	497	1,355	1,865
Fluvanna County	D	+58.0%	562	146	717
Franklin County	D	+12.2%	1,765	1,381	3,151
Frederick County	D	+20.7%	1,337	875	2,236
Fredericksburg city	D	+31.6%	581	299	893
Giles County	D	+11.4%	1,104	877	1,987
Gloucester County	D	+40.7%	677	283	969
Goochland County	D	+28.6%	384	212	602
Grayson County	R	−9.5%	1,781	2,153	3,934
Greene County	R	−14.9%	306	414	724
Greensville County	D	+58.2%	424	111	538
Halifax County	D	+56.2%	2,103	586	2,697
Hampton city	D	+35.8%	1,276	591	1,915
Hanover County	D	+59.9%	903	224	1,133
Harrisonburg city	R	−8.4%	594	704	1,307
Henrico County	D	+50.9%	1,078	338	1,453
Henry County	D	+10.9%	871	698	1,585
Highland County	R	−11.1%	379	474	857
Hopewell city	D	+40.3%	97	41	139
Isle of Wight County	D	+51.1%	759	245	1,005
James City County	D	+53.9%	207	61	271
King and Queen County	D	+31.4%	347	181	528
King George County	R	−0.8%	249	253	503
King William County	D	+33.1%	353	176	535
Lancaster County	D	+48.7%	404	138	546
Lee County	R	−15.2%	1,592	2,162	3,761
Loudoun County	D	+38.4%	1,720	757	2,506
Louisa County	D	+37.1%	684	312	1,003
Lunenburg County	D	+58.9%	818	208	1,036
Lynchburg city	D	+54.4%	2,096	609	2,731
Madison County	D	+7.2%	499	431	941
Mathews County	D	+47.7%	624	216	856
Mecklenburg County	D	+71.7%	1,619	264	1,890
Middlesex County	D	+44.0%	438	170	609
Montgomery County	R	−8.9%	969	1,160	2,157
Nelson County	D	+42.5%	973	392	1,367
New Kent County	D	+27.1%	190	109	299
Newport News city	D	+8.5%	1,855	1,559	3,470
Norfolk city	D	+42.4%	5,953	2,386	8,417
Northampton County	D	+62.6%	954	217	1,178
Northumberland County	D	+41.3%	536	221	763
Nottoway County	D	+68.4%	821	154	975
Orange County	D	+47.1%	718	258	977
Page County	R	−14.1%	846	1,126	1,982
Patrick County	R	−3.2%	1,154	1,230	2,387
Petersburg city	D	+61.8%	2,072	485	2,566
Pittsylvania County	D	+39.9%	2,715	1,162	3,896
Portsmouth city	D	+49.8%	3,228	1,061	4,348
Powhatan County	D	+30.3%	263	140	406
Prince Edward County	D	+60.6%	774	189	965
Prince George County	D	+49.0%	375	127	506
Prince William County	D	+33.3%	786	393	1,181
Pulaski County	D	+2.9%	1,814	1,710	3,531
Radford city	D	+23.8%	402	245	660
Rappahannock County	D	+33.0%	418	210	630
Richmond city	D	+52.9%	14,878	4,515	19,595
Richmond County	D	+21.8%	321	206	527
Roanoke city	D	+33.4%	4,715	2,329	7,144
Roanoke County	D	+14.5%	1,286	955	2,282
Rockbridge County	D	+12.8%	1,365	1,054	2,432
Rockingham County	R	−8.6%	2,068	2,464	4,588
Russell County	R	−2.0%	1,704	1,772	3,481
Scott County	R	−18.9%	1,671	2,449	4,127
Shenandoah County	R	−12.7%	2,077	2,683	4,787
Smyth County	R	−10.7%	1,516	1,883	3,414
Southampton County	D	+67.3%	1,314	250	1,582
Spotsylvania County	D	+7.2%	440	380	834
Stafford County	R	−13.2%	459	599	1,060
Staunton city	D	+13.7%	931	705	1,645
Suffolk city	D	+45.1%	1,451	545	2,007
Surry County	D	+62.0%	397	92	492
Sussex County	D	+53.3%	548	166	717
Tazewell County	R	−15.2%	1,770	2,408	4,187
Virginia Beach city	D	+70.3%	610	105	718
Warren County	D	+41.3%	720	293	1,034
Washington County	R	−8.5%	2,251	2,672	4,935
Westmoreland County	D	+49.6%	396	133	530
Williamsburg city	D	+45.6%	166	62	228
Winchester city	D	+15.1%	736	540	1,300
Wise County	R	−11.1%	2,587	3,236	5,853
Wythe County	R	−17.8%	1,465	2,104	3,582
York County	D	+50.1%	281	92	377