Wisconsin — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentHardingR+54.9
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 71.1% | 498,676 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 16.2% | 113,418 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 12.7% | 89,283 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
71 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (71 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Ashland County, WI | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+75.2 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+77.1 |
| Burnett County, WI | Republican | R+72.2 |
| Calumet County, WI | Republican | R+66.0 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+69.1 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+70.2 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+69.7 |
| Crawford County, WI | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Dane County, WI | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+79.4 |
| Douglas County, WI | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Dunn County, WI | Republican | R+80.1 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Republican | R+69.2 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+77.7 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Forest County, WI | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+74.9 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Iowa County, WI | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Iron County, WI | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Jackson County, WI | Republican | R+76.3 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Republican | R+60.9 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+71.3 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Pepin County, WI | Republican | R+72.5 |
| Pierce County, WI | Republican | R+70.6 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+67.9 |
| Portage County, WI | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+60.6 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+70.9 |
| Rusk County, WI | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+74.9 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+58.1 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+65.1 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+71.5 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+76.6 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+65.1 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+74.2 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+75.3 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+59.8 |
Wisconsin results by county
71 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+1,136 | 1,52876.1% | 39219.5% | 874.3% | 2,007 |
| Ashland County | Warren G. Harding+2,924 | 4,00570.9% | 1,08119.1% | 5609.9% | 5,646 |
| Barron County | Warren G. Harding+6,145 | 6,88784.2% | 7429.1% | 5476.7% | 8,176 |
| Bayfield County | Warren G. Harding+1,947 | 2,53673.3% | 58917.0% | 3339.6% | 3,458 |
| Brown County | Warren G. Harding+4,968 | 8,84561.7% | 3,87727.0% | 1,62311.3% | 14,345 |
| Buffalo County | Warren G. Harding+2,783 | 3,08285.4% | 2998.3% | 2286.3% | 3,609 |
| Burnett County | Warren G. Harding+1,692 | 2,02579.6% | 1877.3% | 33313.1% | 2,545 |
| Calumet County | Warren G. Harding+3,144 | 3,73078.3% | 58612.3% | 4509.4% | 4,766 |
| Chippewa County | Warren G. Harding+5,647 | 6,75082.6% | 1,10313.5% | 3223.9% | 8,175 |
| Clark County | Warren G. Harding+5,404 | 6,24679.7% | 7459.5% | 84210.7% | 7,833 |
| Columbia County | Warren G. Harding+6,193 | 7,39483.2% | 1,20113.5% | 2873.2% | 8,882 |
| Crawford County | Warren G. Harding+2,488 | 3,60074.3% | 1,11222.9% | 1342.8% | 4,846 |
| Dane County | Warren G. Harding+17,963 | 22,84277.5% | 4,87916.5% | 1,7676.0% | 29,488 |
| Dodge County | Warren G. Harding+9,061 | 11,35477.5% | 2,29315.6% | 1,0116.9% | 14,658 |
| Door County | Warren G. Harding+3,432 | 3,81788.3% | 3858.9% | 1192.8% | 4,321 |
| Douglas County | Warren G. Harding+5,139 | 7,25067.5% | 2,11119.7% | 1,37512.8% | 10,736 |
| Dunn County | Warren G. Harding+5,105 | 5,59687.8% | 4917.7% | 2834.4% | 6,370 |
| Eau Claire County | Warren G. Harding+6,663 | 7,85681.6% | 1,19312.4% | 5766.0% | 9,625 |
| Florence County | Warren G. Harding+815 | 91286.9% | 979.2% | 403.8% | 1,049 |
| Fond du Lac County | Warren G. Harding+9,134 | 12,54374.6% | 3,40920.3% | 8675.2% | 16,819 |
| Forest County | Warren G. Harding+1,050 | 1,42975.1% | 37919.9% | 944.9% | 1,902 |
| Grant County | Warren G. Harding+7,667 | 9,63880.9% | 1,97116.5% | 3022.5% | 11,911 |
| Green County | Warren G. Harding+4,833 | 5,46684.7% | 6339.8% | 3565.5% | 6,455 |
| Green Lake County | Warren G. Harding+2,577 | 3,46775.5% | 89019.4% | 2335.1% | 4,590 |
| Iowa County | Warren G. Harding+4,486 | 5,42881.4% | 94214.1% | 2974.5% | 6,667 |
| Iron County | Warren G. Harding+1,446 | 1,71477.7% | 26812.1% | 22410.2% | 2,206 |
| Jackson County | Warren G. Harding+3,242 | 3,65285.9% | 4109.6% | 1884.4% | 4,250 |
| Jefferson County | Warren G. Harding+7,021 | 8,86580.4% | 1,84416.7% | 3202.9% | 11,029 |
| Juneau County | Warren G. Harding+3,611 | 4,38581.2% | 77414.3% | 2404.4% | 5,399 |
| Kenosha County | Warren G. Harding+8,067 | 9,79177.8% | 1,72413.7% | 1,0698.5% | 12,584 |
| Kewaunee County | Warren G. Harding+2,024 | 2,62278.8% | 59818.0% | 1063.2% | 3,326 |
| La Crosse County | Warren G. Harding+7,479 | 10,06774.0% | 2,58819.0% | 9567.0% | 13,611 |
| Lafayette County | Warren G. Harding+3,536 | 4,89376.1% | 1,35721.1% | 1792.8% | 6,429 |
| Langlade County | Warren G. Harding+2,440 | 4,05968.6% | 1,61927.4% | 2354.0% | 5,913 |
| Lincoln County | Warren G. Harding+2,875 | 3,71372.1% | 83816.3% | 59811.6% | 5,149 |
| Manitowoc County | Warren G. Harding+5,195 | 8,37861.7% | 2,01814.9% | 3,18323.4% | 13,579 |
| Marathon County | Warren G. Harding+7,516 | 11,35665.5% | 2,13312.3% | 3,84022.2% | 17,329 |
| Marinette County | Warren G. Harding+4,824 | 6,13875.6% | 1,31416.2% | 6728.3% | 8,124 |
| Marquette County | Warren G. Harding+1,749 | 2,43676.2% | 68721.5% | 732.3% | 3,196 |
| Milwaukee County | Warren G. Harding+29,973 | 73,41051.6% | 25,46417.9% | 43,43730.5% | 142,311 |
| Monroe County | Warren G. Harding+5,807 | 6,78483.3% | 97712.0% | 3844.7% | 8,145 |
| Oconto County | Warren G. Harding+3,705 | 4,73578.2% | 1,03017.0% | 2934.8% | 6,058 |
| Oneida County | Warren G. Harding+1,591 | 2,42464.9% | 83322.3% | 47612.8% | 3,733 |
| Outagamie County | Warren G. Harding+8,019 | 11,14074.7% | 3,12120.9% | 6544.4% | 14,915 |
| Ozaukee County | Warren G. Harding+2,688 | 3,52375.6% | 83517.9% | 3026.5% | 4,660 |
| Pepin County | Warren G. Harding+1,552 | 1,81784.9% | 26512.4% | 582.7% | 2,140 |
| Pierce County | Warren G. Harding+3,797 | 4,44182.6% | 64412.0% | 2905.4% | 5,375 |
| Polk County | Warren G. Harding+4,044 | 4,79680.5% | 75212.6% | 4126.9% | 5,960 |
| Portage County | Warren G. Harding+2,871 | 5,52765.4% | 2,65631.4% | 2693.2% | 8,452 |
| Price County | Warren G. Harding+2,439 | 2,99074.2% | 55113.7% | 48712.1% | 4,028 |
| Racine County | Warren G. Harding+10,756 | 14,40672.0% | 3,65018.2% | 1,9659.8% | 20,021 |
| Richland County | Warren G. Harding+3,035 | 3,95277.0% | 91717.9% | 2615.1% | 5,130 |
| Rock County | Warren G. Harding+13,705 | 16,15283.5% | 2,44712.7% | 7383.8% | 19,337 |
| Rusk County | Warren G. Harding+2,168 | 2,60977.6% | 44113.1% | 3129.3% | 3,362 |
| Sauk County | Warren G. Harding+7,128 | 8,07484.8% | 9469.9% | 5025.3% | 9,522 |
| Sawyer County | Warren G. Harding+1,366 | 1,66879.3% | 30214.4% | 1346.4% | 2,104 |
| Shawano County | Warren G. Harding+4,272 | 5,83673.6% | 5256.6% | 1,56419.7% | 7,925 |
| Sheboygan County | Warren G. Harding+8,487 | 11,99468.9% | 1,89510.9% | 3,50720.2% | 17,396 |
| St. Croix County | Warren G. Harding+3,963 | 5,60173.3% | 1,63821.4% | 3985.2% | 7,637 |
| Taylor County | Warren G. Harding+1,972 | 2,70772.7% | 2827.6% | 73519.7% | 3,724 |
| Trempealeau County | Warren G. Harding+4,030 | 4,74884.2% | 71812.7% | 1703.0% | 5,636 |
| Vernon County | Warren G. Harding+5,067 | 5,69486.0% | 6279.5% | 2984.5% | 6,619 |
| Vilas County | Warren G. Harding+648 | 90366.1% | 25518.7% | 20915.3% | 1,367 |
| Walworth County | Warren G. Harding+6,806 | 8,43780.7% | 1,63115.6% | 3903.7% | 10,458 |
| Washburn County | Warren G. Harding+1,671 | 2,02378.3% | 35213.6% | 2108.1% | 2,585 |
| Washington County | Warren G. Harding+4,621 | 5,94976.8% | 1,32817.1% | 4716.1% | 7,748 |
| Waukesha County | Warren G. Harding+5,906 | 8,66571.6% | 2,75922.8% | 6735.6% | 12,097 |
| Waupaca County | Warren G. Harding+7,414 | 8,30283.0% | 8888.9% | 8078.1% | 9,997 |
| Waushara County | Warren G. Harding+3,694 | 4,17685.2% | 4829.8% | 2455.0% | 4,903 |
| Winnebago County | Warren G. Harding+8,638 | 12,03569.5% | 3,39719.6% | 1,87610.8% | 17,308 |
| Wood County | Warren G. Harding+5,056 | 6,86370.6% | 1,05110.8% | 1,80718.6% | 9,721 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.