November 5, 1920
Warren G. Harding Wins 1920
Warren G. Harding defeats James M. Cox with 367 electoral votes, winning 37 states.
James M. Cox
161 EV
270 to win
Warren G. Harding
367 EV
161
367
270
Warren G. Harding wins
367
Electoral Votes
60.3%
Popular Vote
37
States Carried
26,747,039
Total Votes Cast
Warren G. Harding won the 1920 presidential election with 367 electoral votes to James M. Cox's 161. Warren G. Harding received 60.3% of the popular vote and carried 37 states. Compared to the previous election, 959 counties changed parties—954 flipped Republican and 5 flipped Democratic.
State Results
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Recent Presidential Elections
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Electoral | Popular | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | James M. Cox | Warren G. Harding | 161-367 | R+26.2% | GOP |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | Charles E. Hughes | 352-176 | D+3.2% | DEM |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | William Howard Taft | 504-24 | D+19.5% | DEM |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan | William Howard Taft | 164-302 | R+9.6% | GOP |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker | Theodore Roosevelt | 136-323 | R+19.7% | GOP |
State-by-State Results
11 Dem37 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1920 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9 | D+92.1 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+69.9 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+42.3 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+38.8 |
| Texas | 40 | D+36.6 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+34.8 |
| Florida | 30 | D+31.3 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+23.5 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+18.9 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+13.5 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+0.4 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+2.8 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+5.7 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+10.4 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+11.2 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+11.4 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+12.0 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+12.9 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+13.7 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+14.7 |
| Utah | 6 | R+17.1 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+19.9 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+20.4 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+20.7 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+23.4 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+26.6 |
| Montana | 4 | R+29.1 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+29.7 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+31.2 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+31.3 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+32.2 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+32.3 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+33.4 |
| Washington | 12 | R+34.8 |
| New York | 28 | R+37.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+38.6 |
| Maine | 4 | R+39.1 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+39.2 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+40.7 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+41.0 |
| California | 54 | R+41.9 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+42.3 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+45.5 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+50.6 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+51.2 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+52.6 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+54.9 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+59.6 |