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Mississippi · 1920 presidential election

Mississippi presidential election results 1920

James M. Cox carried Mississippi by 69.90 points (57,560 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
82,351
MS result
D+69.9
Compared with the nation
96.1 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1916
18.0 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
James M. CoxDemocratic69,13684.00%10
Warren G. HardingRepublican11,57614.10%—
Total votes82,351

Sources: 1920

Questions and answers

Who won Mississippi in 1920?

James M. Cox won Mississippi by 69.90 percentage points (57,560 votes).

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1920?

Mississippi cast 10 electoral votes in 1920.

How many people voted for president in Mississippi in 1920?

82,351 votes were counted for president.

How did Mississippi change from 1916 to 1920?

The margin moved 18.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 87.9 points to Democratic by 69.9 points.

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