North Dakota — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentHardingR+59.6
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 77.8% | 160,082 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 18.2% | 37,422 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.0% | 8,282 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+63.1 |
| Benson County, ND | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+84.4 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+63.1 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+84.2 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+71.9 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+68.7 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+66.1 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+81.0 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+56.3 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+90.2 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+63.8 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+78.8 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+74.5 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+71.0 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+77.2 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+72.8 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Rolette County, ND | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+85.2 |
| Sioux County, ND | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+73.2 |
| Steele County, ND | Republican | R+72.2 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+62.1 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+73.7 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+73.5 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+42.3 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Warren G. Harding+1,030 | 1,37777.9% | 34719.6% | 442.5% | 1,768 |
| Barnes County | Warren G. Harding+4,049 | 5,15080.3% | 1,10117.2% | 1652.6% | 6,416 |
| Benson County | Warren G. Harding+2,860 | 3,54081.1% | 68015.6% | 1453.3% | 4,365 |
| Billings County | Warren G. Harding+726 | 78791.5% | 617.1% | 121.4% | 860 |
| Bottineau County | Warren G. Harding+2,517 | 3,48772.5% | 97020.2% | 3517.3% | 4,808 |
| Bowman County | Warren G. Harding+871 | 1,19269.8% | 32118.8% | 19511.4% | 1,708 |
| Burke County | Warren G. Harding+1,455 | 1,91170.9% | 45616.9% | 32712.1% | 2,694 |
| Burleigh County | Warren G. Harding+3,357 | 4,30077.3% | 94316.9% | 3215.8% | 5,564 |
| Cass County | Warren G. Harding+7,918 | 10,73577.0% | 2,81720.2% | 3862.8% | 13,938 |
| Cavalier County | Warren G. Harding+2,955 | 3,93679.2% | 98119.7% | 521.0% | 4,969 |
| Dickey County | Warren G. Harding+2,121 | 2,88775.8% | 76620.1% | 1564.1% | 3,809 |
| Divide County | Warren G. Harding+1,976 | 2,43880.8% | 46215.3% | 1173.9% | 3,017 |
| Dunn County | Warren G. Harding+1,645 | 2,10280.6% | 45717.5% | 491.9% | 2,608 |
| Eddy County | Warren G. Harding+948 | 1,52568.8% | 57726.0% | 1165.2% | 2,218 |
| Emmons County | Warren G. Harding+2,662 | 2,90091.8% | 2387.5% | 220.7% | 3,160 |
| Foster County | Warren G. Harding+1,212 | 1,58379.0% | 37118.5% | 502.5% | 2,004 |
| Golden Valley County | Warren G. Harding+891 | 1,17777.1% | 28618.7% | 644.2% | 1,527 |
| Grand Forks County | Warren G. Harding+5,119 | 7,64674.0% | 2,52724.5% | 1591.5% | 10,332 |
| Grant County | Warren G. Harding+1,888 | 2,18483.2% | 29611.3% | 1465.6% | 2,626 |
| Griggs County | Warren G. Harding+1,209 | 1,73973.8% | 53022.5% | 863.7% | 2,355 |
| Hettinger County | Warren G. Harding+1,522 | 1,84983.4% | 32714.8% | 401.8% | 2,216 |
| Kidder County | Warren G. Harding+1,519 | 1,85580.7% | 33614.6% | 1084.7% | 2,299 |
| LaMoure County | Warren G. Harding+2,346 | 2,99177.6% | 64516.7% | 2195.7% | 3,855 |
| Logan County | Warren G. Harding+1,436 | 1,59089.7% | 1548.7% | 291.6% | 1,773 |
| McHenry County | Warren G. Harding+2,686 | 3,53474.1% | 84817.8% | 3888.1% | 4,770 |
| McIntosh County | Warren G. Harding+1,703 | 1,78294.3% | 794.2% | 281.5% | 1,889 |
| McKenzie County | Warren G. Harding+2,076 | 2,58779.5% | 51115.7% | 1564.8% | 3,254 |
| McLean County | Warren G. Harding+2,976 | 3,72474.2% | 74814.9% | 54510.9% | 5,017 |
| Mercer County | Warren G. Harding+1,614 | 1,78687.2% | 1728.4% | 894.3% | 2,047 |
| Morton County | Warren G. Harding+3,986 | 4,61886.4% | 63211.8% | 971.8% | 5,347 |
| Mountrail County | Warren G. Harding+2,273 | 2,96072.7% | 68716.9% | 42310.4% | 4,070 |
| Nelson County | Warren G. Harding+2,626 | 3,12784.5% | 50113.5% | 732.0% | 3,701 |
| Oliver County | Warren G. Harding+994 | 1,10585.9% | 1118.6% | 715.5% | 1,287 |
| Pembina County | Warren G. Harding+2,520 | 3,92573.2% | 1,40526.2% | 290.5% | 5,359 |
| Pierce County | Warren G. Harding+1,808 | 2,10284.6% | 29411.8% | 893.6% | 2,485 |
| Ramsey County | Warren G. Harding+3,059 | 3,99679.3% | 93718.6% | 1042.1% | 5,037 |
| Ransom County | Warren G. Harding+2,208 | 3,01077.3% | 80220.6% | 822.1% | 3,894 |
| Renville County | Warren G. Harding+1,406 | 1,98773.6% | 58121.5% | 1304.8% | 2,698 |
| Richland County | Warren G. Harding+4,144 | 5,48379.5% | 1,33919.4% | 781.1% | 6,900 |
| Rolette County | Warren G. Harding+1,604 | 2,13975.1% | 53518.8% | 1766.2% | 2,850 |
| Sargent County | Warren G. Harding+2,114 | 2,78778.2% | 67318.9% | 1052.9% | 3,565 |
| Sheridan County | Warren G. Harding+1,642 | 1,77692.1% | 1347.0% | 180.9% | 1,928 |
| Sioux County | Warren G. Harding+613 | 77680.7% | 16317.0% | 222.3% | 961 |
| Slope County | Warren G. Harding+908 | 1,14376.6% | 23515.7% | 1157.7% | 1,493 |
| Stark County | Warren G. Harding+2,994 | 3,52686.2% | 53213.0% | 310.8% | 4,089 |
| Steele County | Warren G. Harding+1,885 | 2,22285.2% | 33712.9% | 501.9% | 2,609 |
| Stutsman County | Warren G. Harding+4,137 | 5,53177.4% | 1,39419.5% | 2203.1% | 7,145 |
| Towner County | Warren G. Harding+1,716 | 2,19279.3% | 47617.2% | 953.4% | 2,763 |
| Traill County | Warren G. Harding+3,143 | 3,66686.0% | 52312.3% | 741.7% | 4,263 |
| Walsh County | Warren G. Harding+2,534 | 4,58167.1% | 2,04730.0% | 1962.9% | 6,824 |
| Ward County | Warren G. Harding+3,875 | 6,16667.4% | 2,29125.0% | 6907.5% | 9,147 |
| Wells County | Warren G. Harding+2,746 | 3,20285.7% | 45612.2% | 782.1% | 3,736 |
| Williams County | Warren G. Harding+2,438 | 3,76865.3% | 1,33023.1% | 67111.6% | 5,769 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.