Tuesday, November 2, 1920
1920 presidential election results
Warren G. Harding (Republican) and running mate Calvin Coolidge won with 404 electoral votes and 60.3% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Rhode Island, R+31.2 (nation R+26.2). It delivered electoral vote number 266 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren G. Harding Won | Calvin Coolidge | Republican | 404 | 16,151,916 | 60.30% | 37 |
| James M. Cox | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 127 | 9,134,074 | 34.10% | 11 |
| Total popular votes counted | 26,768,457 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Warren G. Harding | James M. Cox | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 31.9% | 66.7% 12 | 34.8 | 12 | 233,951 |
| Arizona | 55.4% 3 | 44.2% | 11.2 | 3 | 66,803 |
| Arkansas | 38.7% | 58.5% 9 | 19.8 | 9 | 183,637 |
| California | 66.2% 13 | 24.3% | 42.0 | 13 | 943,463 |
| Colorado | 59.3% 6 | 35.9% | 23.4 | 6 | 292,053 |
| Connecticut | 62.7% 7 | 33.0% | 29.7 | 7 | 365,518 |
| Delaware | 55.7% 3 | 42.1% | 13.7 | 3 | 94,875 |
| Florida | 30.8% | 62.1% 6 | 31.3 | 6 | 145,684 |
| Georgia | 28.7% | 71.0% 14 | 42.2 | 14 | 149,558 |
| Idaho | 66.0% 4 | 33.9% | 32.1 | 4 | 138,359 |
| Illinois | 67.8% 29 | 25.5% | 42.3 | 29 | 2,094,714 |
| Indiana | 55.1% 15 | 40.5% | 14.7 | 15 | 1,262,974 |
| Iowa | 70.9% 13 | 25.5% | 45.5 | 13 | 894,959 |
| Kansas | 64.8% 10 | 32.5% | 32.2 | 10 | 570,243 |
| Kentucky | 49.3% | 49.7% 13 | 0.4 | 13 | 918,636 |
| Louisiana | 30.5% | 69.2% 10 | 38.8 | 10 | 126,397 |
| Maine | 68.9% 6 | 29.8% | 39.1 | 6 | 197,840 |
| Maryland | 55.1% 8 | 42.2% | 13.0 | 8 | 428,443 |
| Massachusetts | 68.5% 18 | 27.8% | 40.7 | 18 | 993,718 |
| Michigan | 72.8% 15 | 22.3% | 50.5 | 15 | 1,048,411 |
| Minnesota | 70.6% 12 | 19.4% | 51.2 | 12 | 735,838 |
| Mississippi | 14.1% | 84.0% 10 | 69.9 | 10 | 82,351 |
| Missouri | 54.6% 18 | 43.1% | 11.5 | 18 | 1,332,140 |
| Montana | 61.1% 4 | 32.1% | 29.1 | 4 | 179,006 |
| Nebraska | 64.7% 8 | 31.3% | 33.4 | 8 | 382,743 |
| Nevada | 56.9% 3 | 36.2% | 20.7 | 3 | 27,194 |
| New Hampshire | 59.8% 4 | 39.4% | 20.5 | 4 | 159,092 |
| New Jersey | 67.6% 14 | 28.4% | 39.2 | 14 | 910,251 |
| New Mexico | 54.7% 3 | 44.3% | 10.4 | 3 | 105,412 |
| New York | 64.6% 45 | 27.0% | 37.6 | 45 | 2,898,513 |
| North Carolina | 43.2% | 56.7% 12 | 13.5 | 12 | 538,649 |
| North Dakota | 77.8% 5 | 18.2% | 59.6 | 5 | 205,786 |
| Ohio | 58.5% 24 | 38.6% | 19.9 | 24 | 2,021,653 |
| Oklahoma | 50.2% 10 | 44.5% | 5.7 | 10 | 485,678 |
| Oregon | 60.2% 5 | 33.5% | 26.7 | 5 | 238,522 |
| Pennsylvania | 65.8% 38 | 27.2% | 38.6 | 38 | 1,851,248 |
| Rhode Island | 64.0% 5 | 32.8% | 31.2 | 5 | 167,981 |
| South Carolina | 3.9% | 96.1% 9 | 92.1 | 9 | 66,808 |
| South Dakota | 60.7% 5 | 19.7% | 41.0 | 5 | 182,237 |
| Tennessee | 51.2% 12 | 48.3% | 3.0 | 12 | 428,036 |
| Texas | 23.6% | 59.2% 20 | 35.6 | 20 | 486,109 |
| Utah | 55.9% 4 | 38.8% | 17.1 | 4 | 145,828 |
| Vermont | 75.8% 4 | 23.3% | 52.6 | 4 | 89,961 |
| Virginia | 37.9% | 61.3% 12 | 23.5 | 12 | 231,000 |
| Washington | 56.0% 7 | 21.1% | 34.8 | 7 | 398,715 |
| West Virginia | 55.3% 8 | 43.3% | 12.0 | 8 | 509,936 |
| Wisconsin | 71.1% 13 | 16.2% | 54.9 | 13 | 701,281 |
| Wyoming | 62.4% 3 | 31.0% | 31.4 | 3 | 56,253 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1920
- Kentucky James M. Cox by 4,017 votes (0.44 pts)
- Tennessee Warren G. Harding by 12,671 votes (2.96 pts)
- Oklahoma Warren G. Harding by 27,718 votes (5.71 pts)
- New Mexico Warren G. Harding by 10,966 votes (10.40 pts)
- Arizona Warren G. Harding by 7,470 votes (11.18 pts)
- Missouri Warren G. Harding by 152,553 votes (11.45 pts)
- West Virginia Warren G. Harding by 61,222 votes (12.01 pts)
- Maryland Warren G. Harding by 55,491 votes (12.95 pts)
Flipped since 1916
- Arizona: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
- California: Democratic → Republican (13 EV)
- Colorado: Democratic → Republican (6 EV)
- Idaho: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Kansas: Democratic → Republican (10 EV)
- Maryland: Democratic → Republican (8 EV)
- Missouri: Democratic → Republican (18 EV)
- Montana: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Nebraska: Democratic → Republican (8 EV)
- Nevada: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
- New Hampshire: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- New Mexico: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
- North Dakota: Democratic → Republican (5 EV)
- Ohio: Democratic → Republican (24 EV)
- Oklahoma: Democratic → Republican (10 EV)
- Tennessee: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Utah: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Washington: Democratic → Republican (7 EV)
- Wyoming: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
Source: 1920
Questions and answers
Who won the 1920 presidential election?
Warren G. Harding (Republican) won the 1920 election with 404 electoral votes, with Calvin Coolidge as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1920?
Warren G. Harding 404; James M. Cox 127 (out of 531).
Who won the popular vote in 1920?
Warren G. Harding received the most popular votes: 16,151,916 (60.3%) of 26,768,457 counted.
What was the closest state in 1920?
Kentucky, which James M. Cox won by 4,017 votes (0.44 points).
Which states flipped in 1920?
Compared with 1916, 19 states changed party: Arizona (to Republican), California (to Republican), Colorado (to Republican), Idaho (to Republican), Kansas (to Republican), Maryland (to Republican), Missouri (to Republican), Montana (to Republican), Nebraska (to Republican), Nevada (to Republican), New Hampshire (to Republican), New Mexico (to Republican), North Dakota (to Republican), Ohio (to Republican), Oklahoma (to Republican), Tennessee (to Republican), Utah (to Republican), Washington (to Republican) and Wyoming (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 1920?
Rhode Island. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 266; it voted Republican by 31.2 points, against Republican by 26.2 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data