1920 Presidential Election Results for United States

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State	EV	Turnout	Warren Harding (R)		James Cox (D)		Eugene Debs (Socialist)		Parley Christiansen (Farmer Labor)		Aaron Watkins (Prohibition)		Other		TOTAL
			404 EV		127 EV		0 EV		0 EV		0 EV		0 EV
Alabama	12	20%	74,719	31.9%	156,064	66.7%	2,402	1.0%	0	0.0%	756	0.3%	10	0.0%	233,951
Arizona	3	36%	37,016	55.4%	29,546	44.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	241	0.4%	66,803
Arkansas	9	21%	72,316	39.3%	106,427	57.9%	5,111	2.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	17	0.0%	183,871
California	13	41%	624,992	66.2%	229,191	24.3%	64,076	6.8%	0	0.0%	25,204	2.7%	587	0.1%	944,050
Colorado	6	52%	173,248	59.3%	104,936	35.9%	8,046	2.8%	3,016	1.0%	2,807	1.0%	0	0.0%	292,053
Connecticut	7	44%	229,328	62.7%	120,721	33.0%	10,350	2.8%	1,947	0.5%	1,771	0.5%	1,491	0.4%	365,608
Delaware	3	69%	52,858	55.7%	39,911	42.1%	988	1.0%	93	0.1%	986	1.0%	39	0.0%	94,875
Florida	6	27%	44,853	30.8%	90,515	62.1%	5,189	3.6%	0	0.0%	5,124	3.5%	0	0.0%	145,681
Georgia	14	11%	42,981	28.7%	106,112	71.0%	465	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	149,558
Idaho	4	59%	91,351	66.0%	46,930	33.9%	38	0.0%	0	0.0%	32	0.0%	0	0.0%	138,351
Illinois	29	53%	1,420,480	67.8%	534,395	25.5%	74,747	3.6%	49,630	2.4%	11,216	0.5%	4,246	0.2%	2,094,714
Indiana	15	71%	696,370	55.1%	511,364	40.5%	24,703	2.0%	16,499	1.3%	13,462	1.1%	566	0.0%	1,262,964
Iowa	13	63%	634,674	70.9%	227,804	25.5%	16,981	1.9%	10,321	1.2%	4,197	0.5%	988	0.1%	894,965
Kansas	10	56%	369,268	64.7%	185,464	32.5%	15,511	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	75	0.0%	570,318
Kentucky	13	71%	452,480	49.3%	456,497	49.7%	6,409	0.7%	0	0.0%	3,250	0.4%	0	0.0%	918,636
Louisiana	10	14%	38,539	30.5%	87,519	69.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	339	0.3%	126,397
Maine	6	42%	136,355	68.9%	58,961	29.8%	2,214	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	310	0.2%	197,840
Maryland	8	50%	236,117	55.1%	180,626	42.2%	8,876	2.1%	1,645	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,179	0.3%	428,443
Massachusetts	18	41%	681,153	68.5%	276,691	27.8%	32,267	3.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,607	0.4%	993,718
Michigan	15	47%	762,865	72.8%	233,450	22.3%	28,947	2.8%	10,480	1.0%	9,646	0.9%	3,023	0.3%	1,048,411
Minnesota	12	53%	519,421	70.6%	142,994	19.4%	56,106	7.6%	0	0.0%	11,489	1.6%	5,828	0.8%	735,838
Mississippi	10	9%	11,576	14.1%	69,136	84.0%	1,639	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	82,351
Missouri	18	65%	727,252	54.6%	574,699	43.1%	20,242	1.5%	3,291	0.2%	5,142	0.4%	2,164	0.2%	1,332,790
Montana	4	56%	109,430	61.1%	57,372	32.1%	0	0.0%	12,204	6.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	179,006
Nebraska	8	52%	247,498	64.7%	119,608	31.3%	9,600	2.5%	0	0.0%	5,947	1.6%	90	0.0%	382,743
Nevada	3	52%	15,479	56.9%	9,851	36.2%	1,864	6.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	27,194
New Hampshire	4	57%	95,196	59.8%	62,662	39.4%	1,234	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	159,092
New Jersey	14	48%	615,333	67.6%	258,761	28.4%	27,141	3.0%	2,200	0.2%	4,734	0.5%	2,082	0.2%	910,251
New Mexico	3	57%	57,634	54.7%	46,668	44.3%	0	0.0%	1,104	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	105,406
New York	45	44%	1,871,167	64.6%	781,238	27.0%	203,201	7.0%	18,413	0.6%	19,653	0.7%	4,841	0.2%	2,898,513
North Carolina	12	44%	232,819	43.2%	305,367	56.7%	446	0.1%	0	0.0%	17	0.0%	0	0.0%	538,649
North Dakota	5	64%	160,082	77.8%	37,422	18.2%	8,282	4.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	205,786
Ohio	24	57%	1,182,022	58.5%	780,037	38.6%	57,147	2.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,447	0.1%	2,021,653
Oklahoma	10	48%	243,840	50.2%	216,122	44.5%	25,726	5.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	485,688
Oregon	5	48%	143,592	60.2%	80,019	33.5%	9,801	4.1%	0	0.0%	3,595	1.5%	1,515	0.6%	238,522
Pennsylvania	38	37%	1,218,215	65.8%	503,202	27.2%	70,571	3.8%	15,704	0.8%	42,696	2.3%	1,586	0.1%	1,851,974
Rhode Island	5	46%	107,463	64.0%	55,062	32.8%	4,351	2.6%	0	0.0%	510	0.3%	595	0.4%	167,981
South Carolina	9	9%	2,610	3.9%	64,170	96.1%	28	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	66,808
South Dakota	5	53%	110,692	60.7%	35,938	19.7%	0	0.0%	34,707	19.0%	900	0.5%	0	0.0%	182,237
Tennessee	12	35%	219,229	51.2%	206,558	48.3%	2,239	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10	0.0%	428,036
Texas	20	20%	114,658	23.6%	287,920	59.3%	8,121	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	75,215	15.5%	485,914
Utah	4	64%	81,555	55.9%	56,639	38.8%	3,159	2.2%	4,475	3.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	145,828
Vermont	4	41%	68,212	75.8%	20,919	23.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	774	0.9%	56	0.1%	89,961
Virginia	12	19%	87,456	37.9%	141,670	61.3%	807	0.3%	240	0.1%	826	0.4%	1	0.0%	231,000
Washington	7	47%	223,137	56.0%	84,298	21.1%	8,913	2.2%	77,246	19.4%	3,800	1.0%	1,321	0.3%	398,715
West Virginia	8	68%	282,007	55.3%	220,785	43.3%	5,618	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,528	0.3%	0	0.0%	509,938
Wisconsin	13	46%	498,576	71.1%	113,422	16.2%	80,635	11.5%	0	0.0%	8,647	1.2%	1	0.0%	701,281
Wyoming	3	49%	35,091	62.4%	17,429	31.0%	0	0.0%	2,180	3.9%	0	0.0%	1,553	2.8%	56,253
TOTAL			16,166,126	60.3%	9,140,256	34.1%	914,191	3.4%	265,395	1.0%	188,709	0.7%	113,548	0.4%	26,788,225

1920 President, Alabama
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	74,719	31.9%
James Cox (D)	156,064	66.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	2,402	1.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	756	0.3%
Other	10	0.0%
TOTAL	233,951
Turnout: 20% Diff (US): -28

1920 President, Arkansas
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	72,316	39.3%
James Cox (D)	106,427	57.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5,111	2.8%
Other	17	0.0%
TOTAL	183,871
Turnout: 21% Diff (US): -21

1920 President, Arizona
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	37,016	55.4%
James Cox (D)	29,546	44.2%
Other	241	0.4%
TOTAL	66,803
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): -5

1920 President, California
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	624,992	66.2%
James Cox (D)	229,191	24.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	64,076	6.8%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	25,204	2.7%
Other	587	0.1%
TOTAL	944,050
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 6

1920 President, Colorado
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	173,248	59.3%
James Cox (D)	104,936	35.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8,046	2.8%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	3,016	1.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	2,807	1.0%
TOTAL	292,053
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Connecticut
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	229,328	62.7%
James Cox (D)	120,721	33.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	10,350	2.8%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	1,947	0.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	1,771	0.5%
Other	1,491	0.4%
TOTAL	365,608
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 2

1920 President, Delaware
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	52,858	55.7%
James Cox (D)	39,911	42.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	988	1.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	93	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	986	1.0%
Other	39	0.0%
TOTAL	94,875
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -5

1920 President, Florida
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	44,853	30.8%
James Cox (D)	90,515	62.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5,189	3.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	5,124	3.5%
TOTAL	145,681
Turnout: 27% Diff (US): -30

1920 President, Georgia
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	42,981	28.7%
James Cox (D)	106,112	71.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	465	0.3%
TOTAL	149,558
Turnout: 11% Diff (US): -32

1920 President, Iowa
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	634,674	70.9%
James Cox (D)	227,804	25.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	16,981	1.9%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	10,321	1.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	4,197	0.5%
Other	988	0.1%
TOTAL	894,965
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 11

1920 President, Idaho
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	91,351	66.0%
James Cox (D)	46,930	33.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	38	0.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	32	0.0%
TOTAL	138,351
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 6

1920 President, Illinois
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,420,480	67.8%
James Cox (D)	534,395	25.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	74,747	3.6%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	49,630	2.4%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	11,216	0.5%
Other	4,246	0.2%
TOTAL	2,094,714
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 8

1920 President, Indiana
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	696,370	55.1%
James Cox (D)	511,364	40.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	24,703	2.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	16,499	1.3%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	13,462	1.1%
Other	566	0.0%
TOTAL	1,262,964
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): -5

1920 President, Kansas
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	369,268	64.7%
James Cox (D)	185,464	32.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	15,511	2.7%
Other	75	0.0%
TOTAL	570,318
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 4

1920 President, Kentucky
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	452,480	49.3%
James Cox (D)	456,497	49.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	6,409	0.7%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	3,250	0.4%
TOTAL	918,636
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): -11

1920 President, Louisiana
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	38,539	30.5%
James Cox (D)	87,519	69.2%
Other	339	0.3%
TOTAL	126,397
Turnout: 14% Diff (US): -30

1920 President, Massachusetts
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	681,153	68.5%
James Cox (D)	276,691	27.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	32,267	3.2%
Other	3,607	0.4%
TOTAL	993,718
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 8

1920 President, Maryland
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	236,117	55.1%
James Cox (D)	180,626	42.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8,876	2.1%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	1,645	0.4%
Other	1,179	0.3%
TOTAL	428,443
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): -5

1920 President, Maine
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	136,355	68.9%
James Cox (D)	58,961	29.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	2,214	1.1%
Other	310	0.2%
TOTAL	197,840
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 9

1920 President, Michigan
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	762,865	72.8%
James Cox (D)	233,450	22.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	28,947	2.8%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	10,480	1.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	9,646	0.9%
Other	3,023	0.3%
TOTAL	1,048,411
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 12

1920 President, Minnesota
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	519,421	70.6%
James Cox (D)	142,994	19.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	56,106	7.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	11,489	1.6%
Other	5,828	0.8%
TOTAL	735,838
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 10

1920 President, Missouri
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	727,252	54.6%
James Cox (D)	574,699	43.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	20,242	1.5%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	3,291	0.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	5,142	0.4%
Other	2,164	0.2%
TOTAL	1,332,790
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Mississippi
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	11,576	14.1%
James Cox (D)	69,136	84.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1,639	2.0%
TOTAL	82,351
Turnout: 9% Diff (US): -46

1920 President, Montana
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	109,430	61.1%
James Cox (D)	57,372	32.1%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	12,204	6.8%
TOTAL	179,006
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 1

1920 President, North Carolina
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	232,819	43.2%
James Cox (D)	305,367	56.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	446	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	17	0.0%
TOTAL	538,649
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -17

1920 President, North Dakota
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	160,082	77.8%
James Cox (D)	37,422	18.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8,282	4.0%
TOTAL	205,786
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 17

1920 President, Nebraska
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	247,498	64.7%
James Cox (D)	119,608	31.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	9,600	2.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	5,947	1.6%
Other	90	0.0%
TOTAL	382,743
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 4

1920 President, New Hampshire
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	95,196	59.8%
James Cox (D)	62,662	39.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1,234	0.8%
TOTAL	159,092
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 0

1920 President, New Jersey
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	615,333	67.6%
James Cox (D)	258,761	28.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	27,141	3.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	2,200	0.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	4,734	0.5%
Other	2,082	0.2%
TOTAL	910,251
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 7

1920 President, New Mexico
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	57,634	54.7%
James Cox (D)	46,668	44.3%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	1,104	1.0%
TOTAL	105,406
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Nevada
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	15,479	56.9%
James Cox (D)	9,851	36.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1,864	6.9%
TOTAL	27,194
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -3

1920 President, New York
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,871,167	64.6%
James Cox (D)	781,238	27.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	203,201	7.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	18,413	0.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	19,653	0.7%
Other	4,841	0.2%
TOTAL	2,898,513
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 4

1920 President, Ohio
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,182,022	58.5%
James Cox (D)	780,037	38.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	57,147	2.8%
Other	2,447	0.1%
TOTAL	2,021,653
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -2

1920 President, Oklahoma
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	243,840	50.2%
James Cox (D)	216,122	44.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	25,726	5.3%
TOTAL	485,688
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): -10

1920 President, Oregon
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	143,592	60.2%
James Cox (D)	80,019	33.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	9,801	4.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	3,595	1.5%
Other	1,515	0.6%
TOTAL	238,522
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 0

1920 President, Pennsylvania
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,218,215	65.8%
James Cox (D)	503,202	27.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	70,571	3.8%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	15,704	0.8%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	42,696	2.3%
Other	1,586	0.1%
TOTAL	1,851,974
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): 5

1920 President, Rhode Island
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	107,463	64.0%
James Cox (D)	55,062	32.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	4,351	2.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	510	0.3%
Other	595	0.4%
TOTAL	167,981
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 4

1920 President, South Carolina
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	2,610	3.9%
James Cox (D)	64,170	96.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	28	0.0%
TOTAL	66,808
Turnout: 9% Diff (US): -56

1920 President, South Dakota
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	110,692	60.7%
James Cox (D)	35,938	19.7%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	34,707	19.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	900	0.5%
TOTAL	182,237
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 0

1920 President, Tennessee
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	219,229	51.2%
James Cox (D)	206,558	48.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	2,239	0.5%
Other	10	0.0%
TOTAL	428,036
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): -9

1920 President, Texas
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	114,658	23.6%
James Cox (D)	287,920	59.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8,121	1.7%
Other	75,215	15.5%
TOTAL	485,914
Turnout: 20% Diff (US): -37

1920 President, Utah
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	81,555	55.9%
James Cox (D)	56,639	38.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3,159	2.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	4,475	3.1%
TOTAL	145,828
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Virginia
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	87,456	37.9%
James Cox (D)	141,670	61.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	807	0.3%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	240	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	826	0.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	231,000
Turnout: 19% Diff (US): -22

1920 President, Vermont
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	68,212	75.8%
James Cox (D)	20,919	23.3%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	774	0.9%
Other	56	0.1%
TOTAL	89,961
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 16

1920 President, Washington
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	223,137	56.0%
James Cox (D)	84,298	21.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8,913	2.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	77,246	19.4%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	3,800	1.0%
Other	1,321	0.3%
TOTAL	398,715
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Wisconsin
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	498,576	71.1%
James Cox (D)	113,422	16.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	80,635	11.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	8,647	1.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	701,281
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 11

1920 President, West Virginia
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	282,007	55.3%
James Cox (D)	220,785	43.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5,618	1.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	1,528	0.3%
TOTAL	509,938
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): -5

1920 President, Wyoming
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	35,091	62.4%
James Cox (D)	17,429	31.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	2,180	3.9%
Other	1,553	2.8%
TOTAL	56,253
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 2

* incumbent