Warren G. Harding carried Washington R+34.8.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Washington, 1920. The state ran 8.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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Washington result

398,715 votes counted

Cox (D)

84,298

21.1%

Harding (R)

223,137

56.0%

All others

91,280

22.9%

Margin

R+34.8

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1920 presidential election

Washington, 1920

HardingR+34.8

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

Warren G. Harding ✓Republican	56.0%	223,137
OtherAll other candidates	22.9%	91,280
James M. CoxDemocratic	21.1%	84,298

D+60

R+60

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

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Washington's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

Washington's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−7.6%
1896	+15.1%
1900	−11.7%
1904	−50.6%
1908	−25.8%
1912	+5.1%
1916	+4.2%
1920	−34.8%
1924	−42.1%
1928	−35.8%
1932	+23.5%
1936	+36.5%
1940	+17.6%
1944	+14.6%
1948	+9.8%
1952	−9.6%
1956	−8.5%
1960	−2.4%
1964	+24.6%
1968	+2.1%
1972	−18.3%
1976	−3.9%
1980	−12.3%
1984	−13.0%
1988	+1.6%
1992	+11.4%
1996	+12.5%
2000	+5.6%
2004	+7.2%
2008	+17.2%
2012	+14.8%
2016	+15.7%
2020	+19.2%
2024	+18.2%

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County results — 1920

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−44.5%	515	1,525	2,271
Asotin County	R	−38.2%	497	1,210	1,866
Benton County	R	−26.7%	975	2,001	3,847
Chelan County	R	−35.3%	1,540	3,885	6,635
Clallam County	R	−38.9%	489	1,775	3,302
Clark County	R	−20.6%	2,941	4,852	9,295
Columbia County	R	−33.3%	662	1,376	2,144
Cowlitz County	R	−39.8%	801	2,267	3,687
Douglas County	R	−24.4%	918	1,587	2,743
Ferry County	R	−6.4%	505	592	1,359
Franklin County	R	−14.2%	571	839	1,887
Garfield County	R	−37.9%	370	869	1,316
Grant County	R	−29.3%	684	1,378	2,366
Grays Harbor County	R	−21.9%	3,378	5,920	11,622
Island County	R	−34.7%	285	883	1,725
Jefferson County	R	−44.0%	322	1,128	1,832
King County	R	−38.5%	17,369	58,584	107,124
Kitsap County	R	−36.0%	1,350	4,989	10,098
Kittitas County	R	−33.0%	1,119	2,837	5,202
Klickitat County	R	−32.6%	745	1,649	2,777
Lewis County	R	−35.0%	2,212	6,160	11,285
Lincoln County	R	−35.2%	1,395	3,038	4,671
Mason County	R	−34.5%	383	997	1,779
Okanogan County	R	−30.1%	1,260	2,784	5,064
Pacific County	R	−43.6%	874	2,607	3,976
Pend Oreille County	R	−21.5%	651	1,079	1,987
Pierce County	R	−32.5%	8,259	22,048	42,491
San Juan County	R	−51.0%	196	833	1,250
Skagit County	R	−33.8%	1,840	5,320	10,306
Skamania County	R	−20.9%	247	409	776
Snohomish County	R	−37.6%	3,056	10,793	20,567
Spokane County	R	−29.6%	13,412	26,219	43,301
Stevens County	R	−31.0%	1,452	3,282	5,894
Thurston County	R	−34.3%	1,367	3,899	7,388
Wahkiakum County	R	−38.5%	164	494	857
Walla Walla County	R	−41.1%	2,338	5,957	8,812
Whatcom County	R	−43.1%	2,288	9,157	15,920
Whitman County	R	−36.1%	2,806	6,344	9,809
Yakima County	R	−38.5%	4,062	11,571	19,484