November 5, 1920
Warren G. Harding Wins 1920
Warren G. Harding defeats James M. Cox with 367 electoral votes, winning 37 states.
James M. Cox
161 EV
270 to win
Warren G. Harding
367 EV
161
367
270
Warren G. Harding wins
367
Electoral Votes
60.3%
Popular Vote
37
States Carried
26,747,039
Total Votes Cast
Warren G. Harding won the 1920 presidential election with 367 electoral votes to James M. Cox's 161. Warren G. Harding received 60.3% of the popular vote and carried 37 states. Compared to the previous election, 956 counties changed parties—952 flipped Republican and 4 flipped Democratic.
1920 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
James M. Cox
161
electoral votes
Republican
Warren G. Harding
367
electoral votes
161
367
270
Popular Vote
26,747,039 total votesJames M. Cox34.1%
9,132,347 votes
Warren G. Harding60.3%
16,137,313 votes
R+26.2% margin
(7,004,966 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsWarren G. Harding elected president
State Results
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Recent Presidential Elections
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Electoral | Popular | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | James M. Cox | Warren G. Harding | 161-367 | R+26.2% | GOP |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | Charles E. Hughes | 352-176 | D+3.2% | DEM |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | William Howard Taft | 504-24 | D+19.5% | DEM |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan | William Howard Taft | 164-302 | R+9.3% | GOP |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker | Theodore Roosevelt | 136-323 | R+19.1% | GOP |
State-by-State Results
11 Dem37 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1920 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9 | D+92.1 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+69.9 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+42.3 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+38.8 |
| Texas | 40 | D+36.6 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+34.8 |
| Florida | 30 | D+31.3 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+23.5 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+18.9 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+13.5 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+0.4 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+2.8 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+5.7 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+10.4 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+11.2 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+11.4 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+12.0 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+12.9 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+13.7 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+14.7 |
| Utah | 6 | R+17.1 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+19.9 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+20.4 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+20.7 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+23.4 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+26.6 |
| Montana | 4 | R+29.1 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+29.7 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+31.2 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+31.3 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+32.2 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+32.3 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+33.4 |
| Washington | 12 | R+34.8 |
| New York | 28 | R+37.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+38.6 |
| Maine | 4 | R+39.1 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+39.2 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+40.7 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+41.0 |
| California | 54 | R+41.9 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+42.3 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+45.5 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+50.6 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+51.2 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+52.6 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+54.9 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+59.6 |