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Iowa · 1920 presidential election

Iowa presidential election results 1920

Warren G. Harding carried Iowa by 45.46 points (406,870 votes), winning 13 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
13
Votes counted
894,959
IA result
R+45.5
Compared with the nation
19.3 pts more Republican
Swing since 1916
34.2 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Warren G. HardingRepublican634,67470.90%13
James M. CoxDemocratic227,80425.50%—
Total votes894,959

Sources: 1920

Questions and answers

Who won Iowa in 1920?

Warren G. Harding won Iowa by 45.46 percentage points (406,870 votes).

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1920?

Iowa cast 13 electoral votes in 1920.

How many people voted for president in Iowa in 1920?

894,959 votes were counted for president.

How did Iowa change from 1916 to 1920?

The margin moved 34.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 11.3 points to Republican by 45.5 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data