Kansas — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1920 presidential electionKansas · PresidentHardingR+32.2
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 64.7% | 369,268 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 32.5% | 185,464 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 15,586 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+46.1 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Republican | R+16.5 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Warren G. Harding+2,819 | 5,09167.7% | 2,27230.2% | 1592.1% | 7,522 |
| Anderson County | Warren G. Harding+1,360 | 3,06862.8% | 1,70835.0% | 1082.2% | 4,884 |
| Atchison County | Warren G. Harding+2,790 | 5,87265.0% | 3,08234.1% | 770.9% | 9,031 |
| Barber County | Warren G. Harding+1,302 | 2,40066.4% | 1,09830.4% | 1143.2% | 3,612 |
| Barton County | Warren G. Harding+2,305 | 3,99368.8% | 1,68829.1% | 1252.2% | 5,806 |
| Bourbon County | Warren G. Harding+562 | 4,19452.1% | 3,63245.1% | 2252.8% | 8,051 |
| Brown County | Warren G. Harding+3,312 | 5,24972.3% | 1,93726.7% | 761.0% | 7,262 |
| Butler County | Warren G. Harding+2,709 | 6,82160.6% | 4,11236.5% | 3312.9% | 11,264 |
| Chase County | Warren G. Harding+755 | 1,65963.2% | 90434.4% | 642.4% | 2,627 |
| Chautauqua County | Warren G. Harding+1,603 | 2,53968.6% | 93625.3% | 2276.1% | 3,702 |
| Cherokee County | Warren G. Harding+1,634 | 5,46655.8% | 3,83239.1% | 4925.0% | 9,790 |
| Cheyenne County | Warren G. Harding+608 | 1,07962.4% | 47127.2% | 17910.4% | 1,729 |
| Clark County | Warren G. Harding+313 | 92358.0% | 61038.3% | 593.7% | 1,592 |
| Clay County | Warren G. Harding+2,366 | 3,52172.7% | 1,15523.8% | 1683.5% | 4,844 |
| Cloud County | Warren G. Harding+2,556 | 4,09069.8% | 1,53426.2% | 2344.0% | 5,858 |
| Coffey County | Warren G. Harding+1,585 | 3,37064.2% | 1,78534.0% | 941.8% | 5,249 |
| Comanche County | Warren G. Harding+509 | 1,12163.0% | 61234.4% | 452.5% | 1,778 |
| Cowley County | Warren G. Harding+2,619 | 7,35259.2% | 4,73338.1% | 3292.7% | 12,414 |
| Crawford County | Warren G. Harding+2,595 | 7,95754.7% | 5,36236.8% | 1,2348.5% | 14,553 |
| Decatur County | Warren G. Harding+227 | 1,44851.5% | 1,22143.5% | 1405.0% | 2,809 |
| Dickinson County | Warren G. Harding+3,374 | 5,76169.1% | 2,38728.6% | 1892.3% | 8,337 |
| Doniphan County | Warren G. Harding+2,391 | 3,36976.5% | 97822.2% | 591.3% | 4,406 |
| Douglas County | Warren G. Harding+4,069 | 6,26673.2% | 2,19725.7% | 941.1% | 8,557 |
| Edwards County | Warren G. Harding+1,101 | 1,78270.2% | 68126.8% | 773.0% | 2,540 |
| Elk County | Warren G. Harding+1,143 | 2,25365.3% | 1,11032.2% | 892.6% | 3,452 |
| Ellis County | Warren G. Harding+1,645 | 2,38575.2% | 74023.3% | 481.5% | 3,173 |
| Ellsworth County | Warren G. Harding+1,174 | 2,26465.6% | 1,09031.6% | 972.8% | 3,451 |
| Finney County | Warren G. Harding+954 | 1,57369.0% | 61927.1% | 893.9% | 2,281 |
| Ford County | Warren G. Harding+1,426 | 3,30561.9% | 1,87935.2% | 1552.9% | 5,339 |
| Franklin County | Warren G. Harding+2,610 | 5,21665.2% | 2,60632.6% | 1832.3% | 8,005 |
| Geary County | Warren G. Harding+1,442 | 2,40469.6% | 96227.8% | 902.6% | 3,456 |
| Gove County | Warren G. Harding+665 | 95074.9% | 28522.5% | 332.6% | 1,268 |
| Graham County | Warren G. Harding+896 | 1,65864.1% | 76229.4% | 1686.5% | 2,588 |
| Grant County | Warren G. Harding+231 | 33973.7% | 10823.5% | 132.8% | 460 |
| Gray County | Warren G. Harding+455 | 96262.2% | 50732.8% | 785.0% | 1,547 |
| Greeley County | Warren G. Harding+180 | 27369.5% | 9323.7% | 276.9% | 393 |
| Greenwood County | Warren G. Harding+1,944 | 3,42268.3% | 1,47829.5% | 1072.1% | 5,007 |
| Hamilton County | Warren G. Harding+220 | 59157.7% | 37136.2% | 636.1% | 1,025 |
| Harper County | Warren G. Harding+1,107 | 2,59361.7% | 1,48635.3% | 1273.0% | 4,206 |
| Harvey County | Warren G. Harding+1,997 | 4,45463.1% | 2,45734.8% | 1492.1% | 7,060 |
| Haskell County | Warren G. Harding+294 | 44469.6% | 15023.5% | 446.9% | 638 |
| Hodgeman County | Warren G. Harding+639 | 94573.3% | 30623.7% | 382.9% | 1,289 |
| Jackson County | Warren G. Harding+2,191 | 3,75370.2% | 1,56229.2% | 310.6% | 5,346 |
| Jefferson County | Warren G. Harding+1,928 | 3,46368.9% | 1,53530.5% | 310.6% | 5,029 |
| Jewell County | Warren G. Harding+2,026 | 3,92566.0% | 1,89931.9% | 1262.1% | 5,950 |
| Johnson County | Warren G. Harding+2,022 | 4,32564.3% | 2,30334.2% | 1011.5% | 6,729 |
| Kearny County | Warren G. Harding+351 | 61763.7% | 26627.5% | 858.8% | 968 |
| Kingman County | Warren G. Harding+1,261 | 2,81863.2% | 1,55734.9% | 851.9% | 4,460 |
| Kiowa County | Warren G. Harding+824 | 1,41169.5% | 58728.9% | 321.6% | 2,030 |
| Labette County | Warren G. Harding+2,268 | 6,59657.9% | 4,32838.0% | 4604.0% | 11,384 |
| Lane County | Warren G. Harding+358 | 65663.9% | 29829.0% | 727.0% | 1,026 |
| Leavenworth County | Warren G. Harding+3,437 | 6,84665.1% | 3,40932.4% | 2692.6% | 10,524 |
| Lincoln County | Warren G. Harding+1,363 | 2,29869.5% | 93528.3% | 732.2% | 3,306 |
| Linn County | Warren G. Harding+1,425 | 3,18962.8% | 1,76434.8% | 1222.4% | 5,075 |
| Logan County | Warren G. Harding+469 | 78168.5% | 31227.4% | 474.1% | 1,140 |
| Lyon County | Warren G. Harding+2,189 | 5,49261.1% | 3,30336.7% | 1952.2% | 8,990 |
| Marion County | Warren G. Harding+2,127 | 3,84065.8% | 1,71329.4% | 2814.8% | 5,834 |
| Marshall County | Warren G. Harding+3,680 | 5,70671.5% | 2,02625.4% | 2523.2% | 7,984 |
| McPherson County | Warren G. Harding+2,944 | 4,87069.5% | 1,92627.5% | 2113.0% | 7,007 |
| Meade County | Warren G. Harding+753 | 1,23671.0% | 48327.7% | 231.3% | 1,742 |
| Miami County | Warren G. Harding+1,610 | 4,06060.9% | 2,45036.8% | 1542.3% | 6,664 |
| Mitchell County | Warren G. Harding+1,901 | 3,31068.3% | 1,40929.1% | 1262.6% | 4,845 |
| Montgomery County | Warren G. Harding+4,387 | 10,04462.2% | 5,65735.0% | 4442.8% | 16,145 |
| Morris County | Warren G. Harding+1,534 | 3,00166.2% | 1,46732.4% | 661.5% | 4,534 |
| Morton County | Warren G. Harding+517 | 78373.0% | 26624.8% | 242.2% | 1,073 |
| Nemaha County | Warren G. Harding+2,924 | 4,65572.3% | 1,73126.9% | 510.8% | 6,437 |
| Neosho County | Warren G. Harding+1,955 | 5,15060.8% | 3,19537.7% | 1221.4% | 8,467 |
| Ness County | Warren G. Harding+910 | 1,40269.3% | 49224.3% | 1296.4% | 2,023 |
| Norton County | Warren G. Harding+1,206 | 2,28865.2% | 1,08230.9% | 1373.9% | 3,507 |
| Osage County | Warren G. Harding+2,093 | 4,50762.8% | 2,41433.6% | 2563.6% | 7,177 |
| Osborne County | Warren G. Harding+2,080 | 3,06074.5% | 98023.8% | 701.7% | 4,110 |
| Ottawa County | Warren G. Harding+1,154 | 2,51262.9% | 1,35834.0% | 1213.0% | 3,991 |
| Pawnee County | Warren G. Harding+990 | 2,12864.0% | 1,13834.2% | 601.8% | 3,326 |
| Phillips County | Warren G. Harding+1,632 | 2,86268.6% | 1,23029.5% | 801.9% | 4,172 |
| Pottawatomie County | Warren G. Harding+3,188 | 4,48177.0% | 1,29322.2% | 490.8% | 5,823 |
| Pratt County | Warren G. Harding+1,289 | 2,72264.2% | 1,43333.8% | 882.1% | 4,243 |
| Rawlins County | Warren G. Harding+741 | 1,23664.8% | 49526.0% | 1769.2% | 1,907 |
| Reno County | Warren G. Harding+5,264 | 9,64967.1% | 4,38530.5% | 3412.4% | 14,375 |
| Republic County | Warren G. Harding+1,989 | 3,66167.3% | 1,67230.7% | 1072.0% | 5,440 |
| Rice County | Warren G. Harding+2,119 | 3,65169.0% | 1,53228.9% | 1122.1% | 5,295 |
| Riley County | Warren G. Harding+3,265 | 4,87573.6% | 1,61024.3% | 1412.1% | 6,626 |
| Rooks County | Warren G. Harding+1,300 | 2,14369.9% | 84327.5% | 782.5% | 3,064 |
| Rush County | Warren G. Harding+1,412 | 2,01773.4% | 60522.0% | 1254.6% | 2,747 |
| Russell County | Warren G. Harding+1,683 | 2,40775.3% | 72422.6% | 672.1% | 3,198 |
| Saline County | Warren G. Harding+2,746 | 5,55464.4% | 2,80832.6% | 2603.0% | 8,622 |
| Scott County | Warren G. Harding+257 | 63658.5% | 37934.9% | 726.6% | 1,087 |
| Sedgwick County | Warren G. Harding+5,644 | 16,64259.2% | 10,99839.1% | 4941.8% | 28,134 |
| Seward County | Warren G. Harding+568 | 1,29061.5% | 72234.4% | 854.1% | 2,097 |
| Shawnee County | Warren G. Harding+7,597 | 14,81466.3% | 7,21732.3% | 3181.4% | 22,349 |
| Sheridan County | Warren G. Harding+717 | 1,19469.5% | 47727.8% | 462.7% | 1,717 |
| Sherman County | Warren G. Harding+277 | 1,06654.3% | 78940.2% | 1075.5% | 1,962 |
| Smith County | Warren G. Harding+1,716 | 3,25166.1% | 1,53531.2% | 1322.7% | 4,918 |
| Stafford County | Warren G. Harding+1,722 | 2,77970.0% | 1,05726.6% | 1323.3% | 3,968 |
| Stanton County | Warren G. Harding+180 | 26973.1% | 8924.2% | 102.7% | 368 |
| Stevens County | Warren G. Harding+530 | 87669.5% | 34627.4% | 393.1% | 1,261 |
| Sumner County | Warren G. Harding+2,376 | 5,83060.5% | 3,45435.8% | 3543.7% | 9,638 |
| Thomas County | Warren G. Harding+299 | 1,04654.6% | 74739.0% | 1246.5% | 1,917 |
| Trego County | Warren G. Harding+904 | 1,29975.0% | 39522.8% | 372.1% | 1,731 |
| Wabaunsee County | Warren G. Harding+2,077 | 2,85977.6% | 78221.2% | 421.1% | 3,683 |
| Wallace County | Warren G. Harding+429 | 63270.4% | 20322.6% | 637.0% | 898 |
| Washington County | Warren G. Harding+3,103 | 4,39076.1% | 1,28722.3% | 951.6% | 5,772 |
| Wichita County | Warren G. Harding+295 | 42273.9% | 12722.2% | 223.9% | 571 |
| Wilson County | Warren G. Harding+2,256 | 4,02466.2% | 1,76829.1% | 2844.7% | 6,076 |
| Woodson County | Warren G. Harding+1,309 | 2,25368.7% | 94428.8% | 822.5% | 3,279 |
| Wyandotte County | Warren G. Harding+5,557 | 19,29457.2% | 13,73740.8% | 6712.0% | 33,702 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.