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Pennsylvania · 1920 presidential election

Pennsylvania presidential election results 1920

Warren G. Harding carried Pennsylvania by 38.62 points (715,013 votes), winning 38 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
38
Votes counted
1,851,248
PA result
R+38.6
Compared with the nation
12.4 pts more Republican
Swing since 1916
24.6 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Warren G. HardingRepublican1,218,21565.80%38
James M. CoxDemocratic503,20227.20%—
Total votes1,851,248

Sources: 1920

Questions and answers

Who won Pennsylvania in 1920?

Warren G. Harding won Pennsylvania by 38.62 percentage points (715,013 votes).

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1920?

Pennsylvania cast 38 electoral votes in 1920.

How many people voted for president in Pennsylvania in 1920?

1,851,248 votes were counted for president.

How did Pennsylvania change from 1916 to 1920?

The margin moved 24.6 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 14.0 points to Republican by 38.6 points.

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