Warren G. Harding carried West Virginia R+12.0.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in West Virginia, 1920. The state ran 14.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

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

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West Virginia result

509,940 votes counted

Cox (D)

220,789

43.3%

Harding (R)

282,007

55.3%

All others

7,144

1.4%

Margin

R+12.0

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1920 presidential election

West Virginia, 1920

HardingR+12.0

How it voted

Share of the 1920 vote

Warren G. Harding ✓Republican	55.3%	282,007
James M. CoxDemocratic	43.3%	220,789
OtherAll other candidates	1.4%	7,144

D+60

R+60

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

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West Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context

West Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+2.4%
1896	−5.4%
1900	+9.5%
1904	−13.2%
1908	−10.2%
1912	+21.3%
1916	−0.9%
1920	−12.0%
1924	−5.4%
1928	−17.4%
1932	+10.0%
1936	+21.4%
1940	+14.2%
1944	+9.8%
1948	+15.1%
1952	+3.8%
1956	−8.2%
1960	+5.5%
1964	+35.9%
1968	+8.8%
1972	−27.2%
1976	+16.1%
1980	+4.5%
1984	−10.5%
1988	+4.7%
1992	+13.0%
1996	+14.7%
2000	−6.3%
2004	−12.9%
2008	−13.1%
2012	−26.7%
2016	−41.7%
2020	−38.9%
2024	−41.9%

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County results — 1920

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Barbour County	R	−14.8%	2,777	3,763	6,651
Berkeley County	R	−8.8%	4,399	5,259	9,748
Boone County	R	−2.7%	2,529	2,674	5,315
Braxton County	R	−0.1%	4,269	4,274	8,563
Brooke County	R	−17.5%	2,129	3,060	5,335
Cabell County	R	−1.2%	12,845	13,170	26,283
Calhoun County	D	+3.0%	1,773	1,671	3,447
Clay County	R	−12.7%	1,533	1,981	3,514
Doddridge County	R	−46.5%	1,137	3,135	4,297
Fayette County	R	−7.8%	9,003	10,561	19,934
Gilmer County	D	+6.2%	1,854	1,635	3,510
Grant County	R	−65.4%	492	2,417	2,942
Greenbrier County	D	+1.5%	4,994	4,850	9,899
Hampshire County	D	+29.0%	2,221	1,214	3,467
Hancock County	R	−30.5%	1,435	2,768	4,364
Hardy County	D	+19.6%	2,014	1,354	3,375
Harrison County	R	−14.5%	10,206	13,784	24,759
Jackson County	R	−20.9%	2,831	4,330	7,181
Jefferson County	D	+28.9%	3,944	2,168	6,147
Kanawha County	R	−10.3%	19,284	23,781	43,769
Lewis County	R	−16.2%	3,310	4,618	8,082
Lincoln County	R	−11.5%	2,649	3,339	6,008
Logan County	D	+12.9%	5,588	4,304	9,936
Marion County	R	−13.3%	8,734	11,494	20,811
Marshall County	R	−19.3%	4,814	7,208	12,380
Mason County	R	−21.2%	3,177	4,912	8,203
McDowell County	R	−41.3%	5,068	12,198	17,282
Mercer County	R	−3.8%	7,981	8,613	16,650
Mineral County	R	−17.9%	2,516	3,646	6,297
Mingo County	D	+10.8%	4,934	3,972	8,906
Monongalia County	R	−31.5%	3,442	6,773	10,584
Monroe County	R	−8.7%	2,519	3,001	5,532
Morgan County	R	−43.5%	712	1,817	2,542
Nicholas County	R	−1.7%	3,564	3,691	7,305
Ohio County	R	−20.3%	10,278	15,735	26,842
Pendleton County	D	+6.9%	1,814	1,581	3,399
Pleasants County	R	−6.6%	1,449	1,657	3,132
Pocahontas County	R	−5.5%	2,540	2,836	5,421
Preston County	R	−50.9%	2,150	6,729	9,004
Putnam County	R	−10.9%	2,578	3,223	5,915
Raleigh County	R	−12.8%	5,916	7,668	13,646
Randolph County	D	+5.7%	4,676	4,158	9,018
Ritchie County	R	−35.8%	2,050	4,377	6,495
Roane County	R	−15.7%	3,082	4,232	7,324
Summers County	R	−0.8%	3,552	3,611	7,187
Taylor County	R	−22.0%	2,311	3,649	6,080
Tucker County	R	−11.5%	1,961	2,498	4,683
Tyler County	R	−34.3%	1,762	3,654	5,509
Upshur County	R	−55.0%	1,418	4,936	6,396
Wayne County	D	+8.9%	4,490	3,754	8,244
Webster County	D	+10.8%	1,942	1,562	3,509
Wetzel County	D	+6.2%	4,103	3,619	7,804
Wirt County	R	−9.9%	1,376	1,680	3,061
Wood County	R	−8.3%	8,839	10,463	19,478
Wyoming County	R	−23.6%	1,825	2,950	4,775