Michigan — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentHardingR+50.6
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 72.8% | 755,941 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 22.3% | 231,046 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.9% | 50,994 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Alger County, MI | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Arenac County, MI | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Bay County, MI | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Delta County, MI | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Genesee County, MI | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Republican | R+67.8 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Iron County, MI | Republican | R+71.1 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+83.8 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+66.8 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Manistee County, MI | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Marquette County, MI | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Monroe County, MI | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+60.6 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+69.5 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+71.3 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+44.7 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+36.5 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Wayne County, MI | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+49.5 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Warren G. Harding+779 | 1,04375.9% | 26419.2% | 684.9% | 1,375 |
| Alger County | Warren G. Harding+795 | 1,26366.1% | 46824.5% | 1809.4% | 1,911 |
| Allegan County | Warren G. Harding+5,671 | 7,82575.9% | 2,15420.9% | 3323.2% | 10,311 |
| Alpena County | Warren G. Harding+1,574 | 3,46763.4% | 1,89334.6% | 1102.0% | 5,470 |
| Antrim County | Warren G. Harding+1,742 | 2,26077.5% | 51817.8% | 1374.7% | 2,915 |
| Arenac County | Warren G. Harding+852 | 1,52166.4% | 66929.2% | 1024.5% | 2,292 |
| Baraga County | Warren G. Harding+1,064 | 1,36874.7% | 30416.6% | 1608.7% | 1,832 |
| Barry County | Warren G. Harding+3,280 | 5,15470.7% | 1,87425.7% | 2633.6% | 7,291 |
| Bay County | Warren G. Harding+6,922 | 13,93364.9% | 7,01132.7% | 5162.4% | 21,460 |
| Benzie County | Warren G. Harding+1,098 | 1,52072.0% | 42220.0% | 1698.0% | 2,111 |
| Berrien County | Warren G. Harding+10,893 | 15,74874.1% | 4,85522.8% | 6623.1% | 21,265 |
| Branch County | Warren G. Harding+3,523 | 5,70469.7% | 2,18126.7% | 2963.6% | 8,181 |
| Calhoun County | Warren G. Harding+10,431 | 16,72269.1% | 6,29126.0% | 1,1804.9% | 24,193 |
| Cass County | Warren G. Harding+3,212 | 4,49874.2% | 1,28621.2% | 2744.5% | 6,058 |
| Charlevoix County | Warren G. Harding+2,375 | 3,07977.1% | 70417.6% | 2125.3% | 3,995 |
| Cheboygan County | Warren G. Harding+1,191 | 2,47263.5% | 1,28132.9% | 1423.6% | 3,895 |
| Chippewa County | Warren G. Harding+3,466 | 4,73274.4% | 1,26619.9% | 3665.8% | 6,364 |
| Clare County | Warren G. Harding+1,251 | 1,76273.5% | 51121.3% | 1255.2% | 2,398 |
| Clinton County | Warren G. Harding+4,555 | 6,01978.9% | 1,46419.2% | 1451.9% | 7,628 |
| Crawford County | Warren G. Harding+365 | 72664.4% | 36132.0% | 403.5% | 1,127 |
| Delta County | Warren G. Harding+2,953 | 4,93865.4% | 1,98526.3% | 6278.3% | 7,550 |
| Dickinson County | Warren G. Harding+2,959 | 3,53976.7% | 58012.6% | 49810.8% | 4,617 |
| Eaton County | Warren G. Harding+4,616 | 7,34371.0% | 2,72726.4% | 2742.6% | 10,344 |
| Emmet County | Warren G. Harding+1,989 | 3,05968.9% | 1,07024.1% | 3127.0% | 4,441 |
| Genesee County | Warren G. Harding+17,135 | 24,54374.7% | 7,40822.5% | 9222.8% | 32,873 |
| Gladwin County | Warren G. Harding+1,374 | 1,68778.7% | 31314.6% | 1446.7% | 2,144 |
| Gogebic County | Warren G. Harding+4,663 | 5,48679.7% | 82312.0% | 5738.3% | 6,882 |
| Grand Traverse County | Warren G. Harding+2,898 | 4,05674.0% | 1,15821.1% | 2644.8% | 5,478 |
| Gratiot County | Warren G. Harding+4,732 | 6,57877.4% | 1,84621.7% | 740.9% | 8,498 |
| Hillsdale County | Warren G. Harding+4,223 | 6,69071.1% | 2,46726.2% | 2492.6% | 9,406 |
| Houghton County | Warren G. Harding+11,850 | 14,93880.2% | 3,08816.6% | 5993.2% | 18,625 |
| Huron County | Warren G. Harding+6,773 | 8,35482.6% | 1,58115.6% | 1821.8% | 10,117 |
| Ingham County | Warren G. Harding+11,376 | 18,43769.6% | 7,06126.7% | 9823.7% | 26,480 |
| Ionia County | Warren G. Harding+4,582 | 7,97767.6% | 3,39528.8% | 4303.6% | 11,802 |
| Iosco County | Warren G. Harding+1,465 | 2,01376.7% | 54820.9% | 632.4% | 2,624 |
| Iron County | Warren G. Harding+3,018 | 3,51582.8% | 49711.7% | 2335.5% | 4,245 |
| Isabella County | Warren G. Harding+3,462 | 5,08973.8% | 1,62723.6% | 1782.6% | 6,894 |
| Jackson County | Warren G. Harding+8,133 | 15,92264.9% | 7,78931.7% | 8233.4% | 24,534 |
| Kalamazoo County | Warren G. Harding+8,494 | 13,76567.5% | 5,27125.9% | 1,3486.6% | 20,384 |
| Kalkaska County | Warren G. Harding+666 | 89073.2% | 22418.4% | 1028.4% | 1,216 |
| Kent County | Warren G. Harding+26,039 | 40,80270.1% | 14,76325.4% | 2,6104.5% | 58,175 |
| Keweenaw County | Warren G. Harding+1,183 | 1,27290.1% | 896.3% | 503.5% | 1,411 |
| Lake County | Warren G. Harding+665 | 92674.8% | 26121.1% | 514.1% | 1,238 |
| Lapeer County | Warren G. Harding+4,225 | 5,52378.6% | 1,29818.5% | 2052.9% | 7,026 |
| Leelanau County | Warren G. Harding+1,750 | 2,15682.3% | 40615.5% | 592.3% | 2,621 |
| Lenawee County | Warren G. Harding+6,878 | 11,97368.9% | 5,09529.3% | 3111.8% | 17,379 |
| Livingston County | Warren G. Harding+2,202 | 4,63964.1% | 2,43733.7% | 1612.2% | 7,237 |
| Luce County | Warren G. Harding+521 | 70876.5% | 18720.2% | 303.2% | 925 |
| Mackinac County | Warren G. Harding+753 | 1,68562.9% | 93234.8% | 632.4% | 2,680 |
| Macomb County | Warren G. Harding+6,712 | 9,73574.0% | 3,02323.0% | 4033.1% | 13,161 |
| Manistee County | James M. Cox+5 | 2,17947.7% | 2,18447.8% | 2074.5% | 4,570 |
| Marquette County | Warren G. Harding+6,221 | 9,23370.5% | 3,01223.0% | 8586.5% | 13,103 |
| Mason County | Warren G. Harding+2,314 | 3,65269.4% | 1,33825.4% | 2735.2% | 5,263 |
| Mecosta County | Warren G. Harding+2,787 | 3,93274.8% | 1,14521.8% | 1813.4% | 5,258 |
| Menominee County | Warren G. Harding+3,485 | 5,04572.4% | 1,56022.4% | 3625.2% | 6,967 |
| Midland County | Warren G. Harding+3,156 | 4,11578.9% | 95918.4% | 1432.7% | 5,217 |
| Missaukee County | Warren G. Harding+1,456 | 1,80182.5% | 34515.8% | 381.7% | 2,184 |
| Monroe County | Warren G. Harding+3,422 | 8,64661.3% | 5,22437.1% | 2261.6% | 14,096 |
| Montcalm County | Warren G. Harding+4,949 | 6,64477.3% | 1,69519.7% | 2593.0% | 8,598 |
| Montmorency County | Warren G. Harding+633 | 83275.6% | 19918.1% | 706.4% | 1,101 |
| Muskegon County | Warren G. Harding+8,234 | 11,70273.7% | 3,46821.8% | 7074.5% | 15,877 |
| Newaygo County | Warren G. Harding+3,259 | 4,18878.9% | 92917.5% | 1903.6% | 5,307 |
| Oakland County | Warren G. Harding+12,900 | 19,32171.0% | 6,42123.6% | 1,4785.4% | 27,220 |
| Oceana County | Warren G. Harding+2,750 | 3,53577.8% | 78517.3% | 2214.9% | 4,541 |
| Ogemaw County | Warren G. Harding+1,243 | 1,68775.5% | 44419.9% | 1024.6% | 2,233 |
| Ontonagon County | Warren G. Harding+1,320 | 1,97767.7% | 65722.5% | 2869.8% | 2,920 |
| Osceola County | Warren G. Harding+2,834 | 3,60380.8% | 76917.3% | 851.9% | 4,457 |
| Oscoda County | Warren G. Harding+364 | 43983.8% | 7514.3% | 101.9% | 524 |
| Otsego County | Warren G. Harding+408 | 87464.0% | 46634.1% | 251.8% | 1,365 |
| Ottawa County | Warren G. Harding+8,137 | 10,52878.7% | 2,39117.9% | 4513.4% | 13,370 |
| Presque Isle County | Warren G. Harding+1,997 | 2,52280.8% | 52516.8% | 762.4% | 3,123 |
| Roscommon County | Warren G. Harding+470 | 65275.3% | 18221.0% | 323.7% | 866 |
| Saginaw County | Warren G. Harding+10,372 | 14,93875.1% | 4,56623.0% | 3751.9% | 19,879 |
| Sanilac County | Warren G. Harding+6,110 | 7,25684.7% | 1,14613.4% | 1692.0% | 8,571 |
| Schoolcraft County | Warren G. Harding+1,348 | 1,77671.3% | 42817.2% | 28611.5% | 2,490 |
| Shiawassee County | Warren G. Harding+4,599 | 7,19469.9% | 2,59525.2% | 4984.8% | 10,287 |
| St. Clair County | Warren G. Harding+3,310 | 6,03566.6% | 2,72530.1% | 3033.3% | 9,063 |
| St. Joseph County | Warren G. Harding+11,931 | 20,42568.2% | 8,49428.4% | 1,0133.4% | 29,932 |
| Tuscola County | Warren G. Harding+6,013 | 7,28282.7% | 1,26914.4% | 2582.9% | 8,809 |
| Van Buren County | Warren G. Harding+4,916 | 6,90475.1% | 1,98821.6% | 3003.3% | 9,192 |
| Washtenaw County | Warren G. Harding+9,614 | 14,08274.5% | 4,46823.6% | 3621.9% | 18,912 |
| Wayne County | Warren G. Harding+168,709 | 220,48274.8% | 51,77317.6% | 22,6887.7% | 294,943 |
| Wexford County | Warren G. Harding+2,311 | 3,40673.0% | 1,09523.5% | 1633.5% | 4,664 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.