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The 1920 elections

James M. Cox (D) faced Warren G. Harding (R); Harding won the presidency. National popular vote: R+26.2.

1920 presidential election
HardingR+26.2
1920 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1920 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+34.8 · 12 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · R+11.2 · 3 electoral votesColorado · R+23.4 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+31.3 · 6 electoral votesGeorgia · D+42.3 · 14 electoral votesIndiana · R+14.6 · 15 electoral votesKansas · R+32.2 · 10 electoral votesMaine · R+39.1 · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · R+40.7 · 18 electoral votesMinnesota · R+51.2 · 12 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+39.2 · 14 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+13.5 · 12 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+59.6 · 5 electoral votesOklahoma · R+5.7 · 10 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+38.6 · 38 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+41.0 · 5 electoral votesTexas · D+36.6 · 20 electoral votesWyoming · R+32.3 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+29.7 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · R+11.5 · 18 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+12.0 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · R+42.3 · 29 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+10.4 · 3 electoral votesArkansas · D+18.9 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · R+41.9 · 13 electoral votesDelaware · R+13.6 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · R+45.5 · 13 electoral votesKentucky · D+0.4 · 13 electoral votesMaryland · R+13.0 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+50.6 · 15 electoral votesMississippi · D+69.9 · 10 electoral votesMontana · R+29.1 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+20.4 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+37.6 · 45 electoral votesOhio · R+19.9 · 24 electoral votesOregon · R+26.7 · 5 electoral votesTennessee · R+2.8 · 12 electoral votesUtah · R+17.1 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+23.5 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+34.8 · 7 electoral votesWisconsin · R+54.9 · 13 electoral votesNebraska · R+33.4 · 8 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+92.1 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · R+31.3 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+20.7 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+52.6 · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · D+38.8 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · R+31.2 · 5 electoral votes
1920presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1920 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+52.64 EVNHR+20.44 EVMAR+40.718 EVRIR+31.25 EVCTR+29.77 EVNJR+39.214 EVDER+13.63 EVMDR+13.08 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R)
Cox (D)
9,132,345
34.1%
Harding (R)
16,137,308
60.3%
All others
1,479,376
5.5%
Margin
R+26.2

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