Minnesota — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentHardingR+51.2
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 70.6% | 519,421 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 19.4% | 142,994 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 10.0% | 73,423 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
86 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (86 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+55.5 |
| Anoka County, MN | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Becker County, MN | Republican | R+61.6 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+69.7 |
| Carlton County, MN | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+77.6 |
| Cass County, MN | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+71.1 |
| Clay County, MN | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Cook County, MN | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+76.2 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Dakota County, MN | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+70.7 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+74.8 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+75.4 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+74.9 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+73.2 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Isanti County, MN | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Itasca County, MN | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Jackson County, MN | Republican | R+69.8 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Kittson County, MN | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Lake County, MN | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Lyon County, MN | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Marshall County, MN | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+59.8 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Mower County, MN | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+72.2 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Norman County, MN | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Pennington County, MN | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Pine County, MN | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Polk County, MN | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+72.6 |
| Roseau County, MN | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Scott County, MN | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+75.7 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+75.7 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+76.0 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Swift County, MN | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Traverse County, MN | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+66.4 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Winona County, MN | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+64.8 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+58.5 |
Minnesota results by county
86 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Warren G. Harding+2,298 | 2,93370.2% | 61314.7% | 63515.2% | 4,181 |
| Anoka County | Warren G. Harding+2,640 | 3,50572.1% | 86517.8% | 48910.1% | 4,859 |
| Becker County | Warren G. Harding+3,910 | 4,81175.8% | 90114.2% | 63710.0% | 6,349 |
| Beltrami County | Warren G. Harding+3,088 | 4,51861.3% | 1,42719.3% | 1,43019.4% | 7,375 |
| Benton County | Warren G. Harding+2,366 | 2,92078.8% | 55415.0% | 2306.2% | 3,704 |
| Big Stone County | Warren G. Harding+1,964 | 2,41578.2% | 45114.6% | 2247.2% | 3,090 |
| Blue Earth County | Warren G. Harding+6,920 | 8,89479.1% | 1,97417.5% | 3833.4% | 11,251 |
| Brown County | Warren G. Harding+5,045 | 5,84180.7% | 79611.0% | 6038.3% | 7,240 |
| Carlton County | Warren G. Harding+1,681 | 2,83359.5% | 1,15224.2% | 77916.4% | 4,764 |
| Carver County | Warren G. Harding+4,511 | 5,07387.3% | 5629.7% | 1753.0% | 5,810 |
| Cass County | Warren G. Harding+2,532 | 3,24270.5% | 71015.4% | 64614.0% | 4,598 |
| Chippewa County | Warren G. Harding+2,572 | 3,53269.7% | 96019.0% | 57211.3% | 5,064 |
| Chisago County | Warren G. Harding+3,756 | 4,36180.0% | 4848.9% | 60511.1% | 5,450 |
| Clay County | Warren G. Harding+3,608 | 4,94373.0% | 1,33519.7% | 4937.3% | 6,771 |
| Clearwater County | Warren G. Harding+1,388 | 1,78870.7% | 34013.4% | 40015.8% | 2,528 |
| Cook County | Warren G. Harding+369 | 46772.9% | 9815.3% | 7611.9% | 641 |
| Cottonwood County | Warren G. Harding+3,431 | 3,88286.3% | 45110.0% | 1673.7% | 4,500 |
| Crow Wing County | Warren G. Harding+4,120 | 5,26270.3% | 1,07714.4% | 1,14215.3% | 7,481 |
| Dakota County | Warren G. Harding+3,183 | 5,37366.4% | 2,19027.1% | 5236.5% | 8,086 |
| Dodge County | Warren G. Harding+2,870 | 3,38683.4% | 51612.7% | 1583.9% | 4,060 |
| Douglas County | Warren G. Harding+2,893 | 4,42866.1% | 73310.9% | 1,53522.9% | 6,696 |
| Faribault County | Warren G. Harding+5,818 | 6,68786.0% | 86911.2% | 2192.8% | 7,775 |
| Fillmore County | Warren G. Harding+6,442 | 7,34185.9% | 89910.5% | 3043.6% | 8,544 |
| Freeborn County | Warren G. Harding+5,641 | 6,77282.0% | 1,13113.7% | 3604.4% | 8,263 |
| Goodhue County | Warren G. Harding+8,212 | 9,33085.1% | 1,11810.2% | 5204.7% | 10,968 |
| Grant County | Warren G. Harding+1,894 | 2,42775.8% | 53316.6% | 2427.6% | 3,202 |
| Hennepin County | Warren G. Harding+61,606 | 90,51764.6% | 28,91120.6% | 20,74114.8% | 140,169 |
| Houston County | Warren G. Harding+3,503 | 4,10185.7% | 59812.5% | 881.8% | 4,787 |
| Hubbard County | Warren G. Harding+1,785 | 2,23873.8% | 45314.9% | 34011.2% | 3,031 |
| Isanti County | Warren G. Harding+1,969 | 3,00767.6% | 4059.1% | 1,03823.3% | 4,450 |
| Itasca County | Warren G. Harding+2,043 | 3,97358.3% | 1,93028.3% | 91013.4% | 6,813 |
| Jackson County | Warren G. Harding+3,598 | 4,31383.6% | 71513.9% | 1302.5% | 5,158 |
| Kanabec County | Warren G. Harding+1,985 | 2,43675.7% | 33210.3% | 45114.0% | 3,219 |
| Kandiyohi County | Warren G. Harding+3,326 | 4,75963.7% | 1,28217.2% | 1,43319.2% | 7,474 |
| Kittson County | Warren G. Harding+1,886 | 2,48574.6% | 59918.0% | 2457.4% | 3,329 |
| Koochiching County | Warren G. Harding+927 | 1,78655.3% | 85926.6% | 58518.1% | 3,230 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Warren G. Harding+3,566 | 4,21982.3% | 65312.7% | 2555.0% | 5,127 |
| Lake County | Warren G. Harding+155 | 99040.9% | 59424.6% | 83534.5% | 2,419 |
| Le Sueur County | Warren G. Harding+2,206 | 4,05966.2% | 1,85330.2% | 2183.6% | 6,130 |
| Lincoln County | Warren G. Harding+1,875 | 2,54875.3% | 67319.9% | 1634.8% | 3,384 |
| Lyon County | Warren G. Harding+3,325 | 4,55773.2% | 1,23219.8% | 4407.1% | 6,229 |
| Mahnomen County | Warren G. Harding+861 | 1,07672.0% | 21514.4% | 20413.6% | 1,495 |
| Marshall County | Warren G. Harding+3,853 | 4,73875.4% | 88514.1% | 66010.5% | 6,283 |
| Martin County | Warren G. Harding+3,921 | 5,14278.5% | 1,22118.6% | 1912.9% | 6,554 |
| McLeod County | Warren G. Harding+4,291 | 5,43077.6% | 1,13916.3% | 4276.1% | 6,996 |
| Meeker County | Warren G. Harding+3,815 | 4,69378.4% | 87814.7% | 4156.9% | 5,986 |
| Mille Lacs County | Warren G. Harding+2,756 | 3,52173.2% | 52610.9% | 76515.9% | 4,812 |
| Morrison County | Warren G. Harding+4,240 | 5,37177.6% | 1,13116.3% | 4226.1% | 6,924 |
| Mower County | Warren G. Harding+5,278 | 6,33982.1% | 1,06113.7% | 3254.2% | 7,725 |
| Murray County | Warren G. Harding+2,572 | 3,27079.2% | 69816.9% | 1633.9% | 4,131 |
| Nicollet County | Warren G. Harding+3,559 | 4,11583.5% | 55611.3% | 2605.3% | 4,931 |
| Nobles County | Warren G. Harding+3,438 | 4,42079.6% | 98217.7% | 1482.7% | 5,550 |
| Norman County | Warren G. Harding+2,730 | 3,45174.2% | 48110.3% | 72115.5% | 4,653 |
| Olmsted County | Warren G. Harding+5,374 | 7,13077.1% | 1,75619.0% | 3593.9% | 9,245 |
| Otter Tail County | Warren G. Harding+9,343 | 11,08478.5% | 1,74112.3% | 1,2949.2% | 14,119 |
| Pennington County | Warren G. Harding+1,552 | 2,32060.7% | 76820.1% | 73419.2% | 3,822 |
| Pine County | Warren G. Harding+2,752 | 3,87966.8% | 1,12719.4% | 79813.7% | 5,804 |
| Pipestone County | Warren G. Harding+2,616 | 3,10679.9% | 49012.6% | 2927.5% | 3,888 |
| Polk County | Warren G. Harding+6,086 | 8,19769.5% | 2,11117.9% | 1,49212.6% | 11,800 |
| Pope County | Warren G. Harding+2,757 | 3,46676.3% | 70915.6% | 3658.0% | 4,540 |
| Ramsey County | Warren G. Harding+19,094 | 40,20458.6% | 21,11030.8% | 7,27310.6% | 68,587 |
| Red Lake County | Warren G. Harding+750 | 1,30862.4% | 55826.6% | 23111.0% | 2,097 |
| Redwood County | Warren G. Harding+4,709 | 5,58983.1% | 88013.1% | 2593.8% | 6,728 |
| Renville County | Warren G. Harding+4,712 | 5,99573.6% | 1,28315.8% | 86310.6% | 8,141 |
| Rice County | Warren G. Harding+4,460 | 6,50074.6% | 2,04023.4% | 1752.0% | 8,715 |
| Rock County | Warren G. Harding+2,679 | 3,12184.5% | 44212.0% | 1293.5% | 3,692 |
| Roseau County | Warren G. Harding+1,552 | 2,38764.1% | 50013.4% | 83522.4% | 3,722 |
| Scott County | Warren G. Harding+1,762 | 3,01569.0% | 1,25328.7% | 1042.4% | 4,372 |
| Sherburne County | Warren G. Harding+2,440 | 2,74785.2% | 3079.5% | 1715.3% | 3,225 |
| Sibley County | Warren G. Harding+3,696 | 4,19885.9% | 50210.3% | 1853.8% | 4,885 |
| St. Louis County | Warren G. Harding+13,220 | 27,98757.0% | 14,76730.1% | 6,36113.0% | 49,115 |
| Stearns County | Warren G. Harding+11,950 | 13,56686.3% | 1,61610.3% | 5323.4% | 15,714 |
| Steele County | Warren G. Harding+3,076 | 4,24376.5% | 1,16721.0% | 1402.5% | 5,550 |
| Stevens County | Warren G. Harding+1,882 | 2,33979.8% | 45715.6% | 1344.6% | 2,930 |
| Swift County | Warren G. Harding+2,568 | 3,55370.2% | 98519.5% | 52210.3% | 5,060 |
| Todd County | Warren G. Harding+3,984 | 5,44871.1% | 1,46419.1% | 7509.8% | 7,662 |
| Traverse County | Warren G. Harding+1,209 | 1,75973.2% | 55022.9% | 943.9% | 2,403 |
| Wabasha County | Warren G. Harding+3,632 | 4,90777.1% | 1,27520.0% | 1822.9% | 6,364 |
| Wadena County | Warren G. Harding+2,132 | 2,63575.6% | 50314.4% | 34910.0% | 3,487 |
| Waseca County | Warren G. Harding+2,369 | 3,62671.8% | 1,25724.9% | 1683.3% | 5,051 |
| Washington County | Warren G. Harding+4,294 | 5,85274.8% | 1,55819.9% | 4095.2% | 7,819 |
| Watonwan County | Warren G. Harding+2,863 | 3,51081.4% | 64715.0% | 1553.6% | 4,312 |
| Wilkin County | Warren G. Harding+1,545 | 2,10675.2% | 56120.0% | 1344.8% | 2,801 |
| Winona County | Warren G. Harding+4,992 | 7,88869.8% | 2,89625.6% | 5164.6% | 11,300 |
| Wright County | Warren G. Harding+5,714 | 7,01379.5% | 1,29914.7% | 5085.8% | 8,820 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Warren G. Harding+3,411 | 4,22572.5% | 81414.0% | 79013.6% | 5,829 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.