Election 1920 | US Presidential Elections | Results by State
1920 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Warren G. Harding Won ✓
Republican Senator Warren G. Harding and his running mate Calvin Coolidge won a landslide victory on November 2, 1920, capturing 404 electoral votes to Democrat James M. Cox’s 127, while securing 60.35 percent of the popular vote to Cox’s 34.12 percent.
127
James M. Cox
Percent: 34.12%
Votes: 9,140,256
404
Warren G. Harding
Percent: 60.35%
Votes: 16,166,126
266 needed to win

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Key takeaways from the 1920 Presidential Election
The 1920 U.S. presidential election, held on November 2, 1920, Republican Senator Warren G. Harding and his running mate Calvin Coolidge won a landslide victory, capturing 404 electoral votes.
Results by State
Alabama
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 37.11%
Votes: 96,589
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 61.68%
Votes: 160,560
Colorado
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 59.32%
Votes: 173,248
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 35.93%
Votes: 104,936
Georgia
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 27.63%
Votes: 41,089
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 72.06%
Votes: 107,162
Iowa
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 70.91%
Votes: 634,674
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 25.46%
Votes: 227,921
Maine
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 68.92%
Votes: 136,355
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 29.80%
Votes: 58,961
Minnesota
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 70.59%
Votes: 519,421
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 19.43%
Votes: 142,994
Nebraska
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 64.66%
Votes: 247,498
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 31.25%
Votes: 119,608
New Mexico
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 54.68%
Votes: 57,634
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 44.27%
Votes: 46,668
Ohio
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 58.47%
Votes: 1,182,022
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 38.58%
Votes: 780,037
Rhode Island
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 63.97%
Votes: 107,463
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 32.78%
Votes: 55,062
Texas
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 23.54%
Votes: 114,538
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 59.34%
Votes: 288,767
Washington
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 55.96%
Votes: 223,137
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 21.14%
Votes: 84,298
Arizona
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 55.61%
Votes: 37,016
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 44.39%
Votes: 29,546
Connecticut
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 62.72%
Votes: 229,238
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 33.03%
Votes: 120,721
Idaho
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 65.60%
Votes: 88,975
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 34.34%
Votes: 46,579
Kansas
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 64.75%
Votes: 369,268
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 32.52%
Votes: 185,464
Maryland
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 55.11%
Votes: 236,117
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 42.16%
Votes: 180,626
Mississippi
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 14.03%
Votes: 11,576
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 83.98%
Votes: 69,277
Nevada
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 56.92%
Votes: 15,479
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 36.22%
Votes: 9,851
New York
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 64.56%
Votes: 1,871,167
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 26.95%
Votes: 781,238
Oklahoma
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 50.11%
Votes: 243,831
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 44.61%
Votes: 217,053
South Carolina
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 3.91%
Votes: 2,610
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 96.05%
Votes: 64,170
Utah
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 55.93%
Votes: 81,555
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 38.84%
Votes: 56,639
West Virginia
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 55.30%
Votes: 282,007
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 43.30%
Votes: 220,789
Arkansas
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 38.73%
Votes: 71,117
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 58.49%
Votes: 107,409
Delaware
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 55.71%
Votes: 52,858
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 42.07%
Votes: 39,911
Illinois
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 67.81%
Votes: 1,420,480
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 25.51%
Votes: 534,395
Kentucky
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 49.26%
Votes: 452,480
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 49.69%
Votes: 456,497
Massachusetts
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 68.55%
Votes: 681,153
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 27.84%
Votes: 276,691
Missouri
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 54.56%
Votes: 727,162
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 43.13%
Votes: 574,799
New Hampshire
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 59.84%
Votes: 95,196
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 39.39%
Votes: 62,662
North Carolina
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 43.22%
Votes: 232,848
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 56.69%
Votes: 305,447
Oregon
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 60.20%
Votes: 143,592
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 33.55%
Votes: 80,019
South Dakota
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 60.74%
Votes: 110,692
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 19.72%
Votes: 35,938
Vermont
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 75.82%
Votes: 68,212
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 23.25%
Votes: 20,919
Wisconsin
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 71.10%
Votes: 498,576
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 16.17%
Votes: 113,422
California
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 66.20%
Votes: 624,992
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 24.28%
Votes: 229,191
Florida
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 30.79%
Votes: 44,853
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 62.13%
Votes: 90,515
Indiana
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 55.14%
Votes: 696,370
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 40.49%
Votes: 511,364
Louisiana
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 30.49%
Votes: 38,538
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 69.24%
Votes: 87,519
Michigan
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 72.76%
Votes: 762,865
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 22.27%
Votes: 233,450
Montana
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 61.13%
Votes: 109,430
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 32.05%
Votes: 57,372
New Jersey
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 67.65%
Votes: 611,541
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 28.42%
Votes: 256,887
North Dakota
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 77.79%
Votes: 160,072
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 18.19%
Votes: 37,422
Pennsylvania
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 65.76%
Votes: 1,218,216
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 27.20%
Votes: 503,843
Tennessee
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 51.29%
Votes: 219,829
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 48.19%
Votes: 206,558
Virginia
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 37.86%
Votes: 87,456
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 61.33%
Votes: 141,670
Wyoming
Warren G. Harding (REP)
Percent: 64.15%
Votes: 35,091
James M. Cox (DEM)
Percent: 31.86%
Votes: 17,429

