Arkansas — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentCoxD+18.9
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| James M. Cox ✓Democratic | 58.1% | 106,682 |
|---|---|---|
| Warren G. HardingRepublican | 39.2% | 71,948 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 5,141 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Baxter County, AR | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Benton County, AR | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Boone County, AR | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Carroll County, AR | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Crawford County, AR | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+68.3 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+45.0 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Logan County, AR | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Monroe County, AR | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Nevada County, AR | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Pike County, AR | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Polk County, AR | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+58.5 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+29.0 |
Arkansas results by county
75 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Warren G. Harding+43 | 1,15648.4% | 1,19950.2% | 321.3% | 2,387 |
| Ashley County | James M. Cox+587 | 1,31263.4% | 72535.0% | 321.5% | 2,069 |
| Baxter County | James M. Cox+223 | 70756.1% | 48438.4% | 705.6% | 1,261 |
| Benton County | James M. Cox+922 | 2,83858.3% | 1,91639.3% | 1162.4% | 4,870 |
| Boone County | James M. Cox+459 | 1,10660.9% | 64735.6% | 643.5% | 1,817 |
| Bradley County | James M. Cox+606 | 1,14665.2% | 54030.7% | 714.0% | 1,757 |
| Calhoun County | James M. Cox+399 | 73664.6% | 33729.6% | 665.8% | 1,139 |
| Carroll County | James M. Cox+6 | 1,34448.9% | 1,33848.7% | 652.4% | 2,747 |
| Chicot County | James M. Cox+398 | 88764.0% | 48935.3% | 100.7% | 1,386 |
| Clark County | James M. Cox+487 | 1,50759.2% | 1,02040.1% | 190.7% | 2,546 |
| Clay County | James M. Cox+239 | 1,77550.8% | 1,53644.0% | 1815.2% | 3,492 |
| Cleburne County | James M. Cox+219 | 67856.2% | 45938.1% | 695.7% | 1,206 |
| Cleveland County | James M. Cox+334 | 80962.3% | 47536.6% | 151.2% | 1,299 |
| Columbia County | James M. Cox+1,195 | 2,05270.1% | 85729.3% | 170.6% | 2,926 |
| Conway County | James M. Cox+548 | 1,79158.3% | 1,24340.5% | 371.2% | 3,071 |
| Craighead County | James M. Cox+1,021 | 2,07964.1% | 1,05832.6% | 1043.2% | 3,241 |
| Crawford County | James M. Cox+364 | 1,86154.8% | 1,49744.1% | 401.2% | 3,398 |
| Crittenden County | James M. Cox+738 | 90583.8% | 16715.5% | 80.7% | 1,080 |
| Cross County | James M. Cox+388 | 84562.9% | 45734.0% | 423.1% | 1,344 |
| Dallas County | James M. Cox+481 | 1,14062.6% | 65936.2% | 221.2% | 1,821 |
| Desha County | James M. Cox+571 | 93170.9% | 36027.4% | 231.8% | 1,314 |
| Drew County | James M. Cox+624 | 1,39763.6% | 77335.2% | 281.3% | 2,198 |
| Faulkner County | James M. Cox+823 | 1,97160.6% | 1,14835.3% | 1324.1% | 3,251 |
| Franklin County | James M. Cox+733 | 1,50262.8% | 76932.1% | 1215.1% | 2,392 |
| Fulton County | James M. Cox+261 | 76359.5% | 50239.1% | 181.4% | 1,283 |
| Garland County | James M. Cox+615 | 1,67057.6% | 1,05536.4% | 1766.1% | 2,901 |
| Grant County | James M. Cox+389 | 61971.6% | 23026.6% | 161.8% | 865 |
| Greene County | James M. Cox+793 | 1,86561.8% | 1,07235.5% | 802.7% | 3,017 |
| Hempstead County | James M. Cox+485 | 2,23955.7% | 1,75443.7% | 250.6% | 4,018 |
| Hot Spring County | James M. Cox+151 | 1,06152.4% | 91045.0% | 532.6% | 2,024 |
| Howard County | James M. Cox+244 | 1,45254.0% | 1,20844.9% | 281.0% | 2,688 |
| Independence County | James M. Cox+469 | 1,54657.0% | 1,07739.7% | 873.2% | 2,710 |
| Izard County | James M. Cox+356 | 84162.2% | 48535.9% | 261.9% | 1,352 |
| Jackson County | James M. Cox+444 | 1,57556.2% | 1,13140.3% | 983.5% | 2,804 |
| Jefferson County | James M. Cox+1,622 | 2,67070.6% | 1,04827.7% | 651.7% | 3,783 |
| Johnson County | James M. Cox+583 | 1,57957.3% | 99636.2% | 1806.5% | 2,755 |
| Lafayette County | James M. Cox+454 | 95465.6% | 50034.4% | 00.0% | 1,454 |
| Lawrence County | James M. Cox+987 | 1,68669.3% | 69928.7% | 492.0% | 2,434 |
| Lee County | James M. Cox+754 | 1,10873.9% | 35423.6% | 382.5% | 1,500 |
| Lincoln County | Warren G. Harding+100 | 88847.1% | 98852.4% | 90.5% | 1,885 |
| Little River County | James M. Cox+235 | 85356.1% | 61840.6% | 503.3% | 1,521 |
| Logan County | Warren G. Harding+31 | 1,84049.6% | 1,87150.4% | 00.0% | 3,711 |
| Lonoke County | James M. Cox+1,014 | 1,71169.0% | 69728.1% | 732.9% | 2,481 |
| Madison County | Warren G. Harding+252 | 1,46345.3% | 1,71553.1% | 521.6% | 3,230 |
| Marion County | James M. Cox+373 | 74457.4% | 37128.6% | 18214.0% | 1,297 |
| Miller County | James M. Cox+709 | 1,54562.7% | 83633.9% | 853.4% | 2,466 |
| Mississippi County | James M. Cox+759 | 1,80960.7% | 1,05035.2% | 1214.1% | 2,980 |
| Monroe County | Warren G. Harding+78 | 83447.0% | 91251.4% | 301.7% | 1,776 |
| Montgomery County | Warren G. Harding+185 | 43038.4% | 61555.0% | 746.6% | 1,119 |
| Nevada County | Warren G. Harding+72 | 1,22047.8% | 1,29250.6% | 391.5% | 2,551 |
| Newton County | Warren G. Harding+342 | 48635.4% | 82860.3% | 604.4% | 1,374 |
| Ouachita County | James M. Cox+166 | 1,30752.8% | 1,14146.1% | 261.1% | 2,474 |
| Perry County | James M. Cox+146 | 73854.0% | 59243.3% | 372.7% | 1,367 |
| Phillips County | James M. Cox+1,097 | 1,96569.1% | 86830.5% | 90.3% | 2,842 |
| Pike County | Warren G. Harding+72 | 84946.7% | 92150.7% | 472.6% | 1,817 |
| Poinsett County | James M. Cox+568 | 1,20162.5% | 63332.9% | 884.6% | 1,922 |
| Polk County | James M. Cox+35 | 1,20847.7% | 1,17346.3% | 1546.1% | 2,535 |
| Pope County | James M. Cox+962 | 2,08263.7% | 1,12034.2% | 692.1% | 3,271 |
| Prairie County | James M. Cox+120 | 96252.1% | 84245.6% | 412.2% | 1,845 |
| Pulaski County | James M. Cox+2,795 | 6,50662.8% | 3,71135.8% | 1501.4% | 10,367 |
| Randolph County | James M. Cox+760 | 1,41267.5% | 65231.2% | 281.3% | 2,092 |
| Saline County | James M. Cox+803 | 1,20672.2% | 40324.1% | 613.7% | 1,670 |
| Scott County | James M. Cox+20 | 77148.1% | 75146.9% | 805.0% | 1,602 |
| Searcy County | Warren G. Harding+476 | 59433.8% | 1,07060.8% | 965.5% | 1,760 |
| Sebastian County | James M. Cox+360 | 3,85250.8% | 3,49246.0% | 2423.2% | 7,586 |
| Sevier County | James M. Cox+637 | 1,23661.9% | 59930.0% | 1628.1% | 1,997 |
| Sharp County | James M. Cox+595 | 99565.7% | 40026.4% | 1197.9% | 1,514 |
| St. Francis County | James M. Cox+349 | 1,25256.6% | 90340.8% | 572.6% | 2,212 |
| Stone County | James M. Cox+149 | 51655.2% | 36739.3% | 525.6% | 935 |
| Union County | James M. Cox+1,474 | 1,96778.1% | 49319.6% | 602.4% | 2,520 |
| Van Buren County | Warren G. Harding+948 | 44023.1% | 1,38873.0% | 743.9% | 1,902 |
| Washington County | James M. Cox+519 | 2,63754.0% | 2,11843.4% | 1242.5% | 4,879 |
| White County | James M. Cox+727 | 2,08658.1% | 1,35937.8% | 1484.1% | 3,593 |
| Woodruff County | James M. Cox+106 | 1,04951.6% | 94346.4% | 402.0% | 2,032 |
| Yell County | James M. Cox+883 | 1,92563.2% | 1,04234.2% | 792.6% | 3,046 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.