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

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1920James M. CoxWarren G. Harding161-367R+26.2%GOP
1916Woodrow WilsonCharles E. Hughes352-176D+3.2%DEM
1912Woodrow WilsonWilliam Howard Taft504-24D+19.5%DEM
1908William Jennings BryanWilliam Howard Taft164-302R+9.6%GOP
1904Alton B. ParkerTheodore Roosevelt136-323R+19.7%GOP

State-by-State Results

11 Dem37 Rep

Battleground States (Margin < 5%)

StateEV1920
South Carolina9D+92.1
Mississippi6D+69.9
Georgia16D+42.3
Louisiana8D+38.8
Texas40D+36.6
Alabama9D+34.8
Florida30D+31.3
Virginia13D+23.5
Arkansas6D+18.9
North Carolina16D+13.5
Kentucky8D+0.4
Tennessee11R+2.8
Oklahoma7R+5.7
New Mexico5R+10.4
Arizona11R+11.2
Missouri10R+11.4
West Virginia4R+12.0
Maryland10R+12.9
Delaware3R+13.7
Indiana11R+14.7
Utah6R+17.1
Ohio17R+19.9
New Hampshire4R+20.4
Nevada6R+20.7
Colorado10R+23.4
Oregon8R+26.6
Montana4R+29.1
Connecticut7R+29.7
Rhode Island4R+31.2
Idaho4R+31.3
Kansas6R+32.2
Wyoming3R+32.3
Nebraska5R+33.4
Washington12R+34.8
New York28R+37.6
Pennsylvania19R+38.6
Maine4R+39.1
New Jersey14R+39.2
Massachusetts11R+40.7
South Dakota3R+41.0
California54R+41.9
Illinois19R+42.3
Iowa6R+45.5
Michigan15R+50.6
Minnesota10R+51.2
Vermont3R+52.6
Wisconsin10R+54.9
North Dakota3R+59.6

Counties That Changed Parties

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Source: Official state election returns
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