November 5, 1924
Calvin Coolidge Wins 1924
Calvin Coolidge defeats John W. Davis with 357 electoral votes, winning 36 states.
John W. Davis
171 EV
270 to win
Calvin Coolidge
357 EV
171
357
270
Calvin Coolidge wins
357
Electoral Votes
54.0%
Popular Vote
36
States Carried
29,115,513
Total Votes Cast
Calvin Coolidge won the 1924 presidential election with 357 electoral votes to John W. Davis's 171. Calvin Coolidge received 54.0% of the popular vote and carried 36 states. Compared to the previous election, 219 counties changed parties—32 flipped Republican and 187 flipped Democratic.
1924 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
John W. Davis
171
electoral votes
Republican
Calvin Coolidge
357
electoral votes
171
357
270
Popular Vote
29,115,513 total votesJohn W. Davis28.9%
8,409,922 votes
Calvin Coolidge54.0%
15,728,530 votes
R+25.1% margin
(7,318,608 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsCalvin Coolidge elected president
State Results
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Recent Presidential Elections
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Electoral | Popular | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | John W. Davis | Calvin Coolidge | 171-357 | R+25.1% | GOP |
| 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 |
State-by-State Results
12 Dem36 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1924 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9 | D+94.3 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+81.8 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+56.2 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+55.9 |
| Texas | 40 | D+52.6 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+42.8 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+31.9 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+29.7 |
| Florida | 30 | D+28.8 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+19.4 |
| Tennessee | 11 | D+9.3 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | D+5.7 |
| Kentucky | 8 | R+2.9 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+4.0 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+5.4 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+5.5 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+5.6 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+5.8 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+16.6 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+17.5 |
| Utah | 6 | R+19.3 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+19.8 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+20.9 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+20.9 |
| Montana | 4 | R+23.1 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+23.2 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+25.1 |
| New York | 28 | R+26.6 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+26.8 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+29.0 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+30.8 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+34.0 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+34.6 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+34.8 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+35.0 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+35.5 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+36.3 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+37.3 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+37.9 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+38.6 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+40.7 |
| Washington | 12 | R+42.1 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+44.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+46.3 |
| California | 54 | R+49.0 |
| Maine | 4 | R+50.2 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+62.2 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+62.5 |