1920 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1920 United States presidential election in Ohio
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  1916 November 2, 1920 1924  
  Warren G Harding-Harris & Ewing crop.jpg James M. Cox 1920.jpg
Nominee Warren G. Harding James M. Cox
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Ohio
Running mate Calvin Coolidge Franklin D. Roosevelt
Electoral vote240
Popular vote1,182,022780,037
Percentage58.47%38.58%

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County Results

President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Elected President

Warren G. Harding
Republican

The 1920 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election. State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Both major-party presidential nominees were from Ohio and each held a statewide elected office there at the time of the presidential election. The Republican candidate, U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding, defeated the Democratic candidate, Governor James M. Cox, in the popular vote handily, 58.47–38.58%. [1] Despite the magnitude of Harding's victory in the state, Ohio voted more than 6% more Democratic than the national average.

Results

1920 United States presidential election in Ohio
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Warren G. Harding 1,182,02258.47%24
Democratic James M. Cox 780,03738.58%0
Socialist Eugene Debs 57,1472.83%0
Single Tax Democrat Robert Macauley2,1530.11%0
Write-ins Scattered2940.01%0
Totals2,021,653100.0%24

Results by county

CountyWarren G. Harding
Republican
James M. Cox
Democratic
Eugene V. Debs [2]
Socialist
Robert Macauley [2]
Single Tax
Various candidates [2]
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast [3]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 4,97454.07%4,19445.59%300.33%10.01%7808.48%9,199
Allen 13,97853.59%11,65844.70%4291.64%170.07%2,3208.90%26,082
Ashland 5,95150.62%5,70548.52%990.84%20.02%2462.09%11,757
Ashtabula 14,09969.70%5,41326.76%6843.38%330.16%8,68642.94%20,229
Athens 11,01661.54%6,52336.44%3531.97%80.04%4,49325.10%17,900
Auglaize 6,75257.45%4,79240.78%2071.76%10.01%1,96016.68%11,752
Belmont 14,76150.55%13,34745.71%1,0793.70%140.05%1,4144.84%29,201
Brown 4,00942.79%5,31756.74%410.44%30.03%-1,308-13.96%9,370
Butler 14,99844.91%16,43749.22%1,9245.76%370.11%-1,439-4.31%33,396
Carroll 4,39270.18%1,75528.04%1021.63%90.14%2,63742.14%6,258
Champaign 7,28560.07%4,77539.37%680.56%00.00%2,51020.70%12,128
Clark 19,86957.52%14,09740.81%5611.62%130.04%5,77216.71%34,540
Clermont 6,85751.91%6,24547.27%1040.79%40.03%6124.63%13,210
Clinton 6,94765.61%3,59833.98%360.34%70.07%3,34931.63%10,588
Columbiana 16,84660.11%9,77434.88%1,1284.03%260.09%2490.89%7,07225.24%28,023
Coshocton 6,15451.07%5,61746.61%2682.22%120.10%5374.46%12,051
Crawford 7,08244.74%8,46753.49%2691.70%110.07%-1,385-8.75%15,829
Cuyahoga 148,85764.36%70,51830.49%11,0184.76%8860.38%78,33933.87%231,279
Darke 9,55252.59%8,45946.58%1260.69%150.08%100.06%1,0936.02%18,162
Defiance 5,98760.54%3,72337.64%1761.78%40.04%2,26422.89%9,890
Delaware 7,70059.21%5,24140.30%360.28%10.01%260.20%2,45918.91%13,004
Erie 8,75562.36%4,83134.41%4423.15%110.08%3,92427.95%14,039
Fairfield 7,57246.46%8,61052.83%1070.66%90.06%-1,038-6.37%16,298
Fayette 5,44658.55%3,81240.98%400.43%30.03%1,63417.57%9,301
Franklin 59,69154.23%48,45244.02%1,8351.67%860.08%11,23910.21%110,064
Fulton 6,11173.88%2,04924.77%1081.31%30.04%4,06249.11%8,271
Gallia 5,38867.40%2,56232.05%420.53%20.03%2,82635.35%7,994
Geauga 3,72276.69%1,08122.27%430.89%20.04%50.10%2,64154.42%4,853
Greene 8,60067.25%4,01631.40%1661.30%60.05%4,58435.85%12,788
Guernsey 8,76454.36%6,88842.72%4632.87%70.04%1,87611.64%16,122
Hamilton 112,59057.16%77,59839.40%6,6113.36%1670.08%34,99217.77%196,966
Hancock 9,74659.46%6,38638.96%2491.52%90.05%3,36020.50%16,390
Hardin 8,07157.64%5,81741.54%1100.79%50.04%2,25416.10%14,003
Harrison 5,05366.63%2,47332.61%520.69%60.08%2,58034.02%7,584
Henry 5,73866.10%2,82932.59%1131.30%10.01%2,90933.51%8,681
Highland 7,57057.06%5,65442.62%370.28%60.05%1,91614.44%13,267
Hocking 4,33550.84%4,08247.87%1091.28%10.01%2532.97%8,527
Holmes 2,06538.78%3,21160.30%470.88%20.04%-1,146-21.52%5,325
Huron 9,34867.18%4,39831.61%1541.11%150.11%4,95035.57%13,915
Jackson 5,94954.43%4,87844.63%980.90%40.04%1,0719.80%10,929
Jefferson 13,03859.76%8,06436.96%7053.23%90.04%4,97422.80%21,816
Knox 8,17855.98%6,36143.54%680.47%30.02%1,81712.44%14,610
Lake 7,46572.31%2,71126.26%1411.37%60.06%4,75446.05%10,323
Lawrence 7,61665.08%3,95533.80%1281.09%30.03%3,66131.29%11,702
Licking 11,92451.89%10,67946.47%3611.57%130.06%40.02%1,2455.42%22,981
Logan 8,52163.21%4,90436.38%540.40%20.01%3,61726.83%13,481
Lorain 18,12565.84%8,64031.39%7162.60%480.17%9,48534.45%27,529
Lucas 52,44959.08%30,45234.30%5,7826.51%860.10%21,99724.78%88,769
Madison 5,39758.76%3,76941.03%170.19%20.02%1,62817.72%9,185
Mahoning 29,73663.85%14,94132.08%1,8113.89%820.18%14,79531.77%46,570
Marion 11,32057.93%8,06541.27%1440.74%120.06%3,25516.66%19,541
Medina 6,84667.63%3,12030.82%1311.29%250.25%3,72636.81%10,122
Meigs 6,54163.36%3,60634.93%1741.69%30.03%2,93528.43%10,324
Mercer 5,69256.13%4,40443.43%420.41%20.02%1,28812.70%10,140
Miami 13,12260.28%8,07637.10%5572.56%150.07%5,04623.18%21,770
Monroe 2,82541.94%3,86157.32%460.68%40.06%-1,036-15.38%6,736
Montgomery 46,49351.67%38,43342.72%4,9775.53%720.08%8,0608.96%89,975
Morgan 4,12764.26%2,15733.59%1342.09%40.06%1,97030.68%6,422
Morrow 4,48460.78%2,85838.74%340.46%20.03%1,62622.04%7,378
Muskingum 13,86258.56%9,43739.87%3571.51%150.06%4,42518.69%23,671
Noble 4,19759.06%2,90940.94%00.00%00.00%1,28818.13%7,106
Ottawa 4,33659.41%2,86739.28%881.21%80.11%1,46920.13%7,299
Paulding 4,54961.76%2,73937.18%761.03%20.03%1,81024.57%7,366
Perry 7,68554.82%5,91742.21%4112.93%50.04%1,76812.61%14,018
Pickaway 5,27348.20%5,64551.60%190.17%20.02%-372-3.40%10,939
Pike 3,07552.08%2,79947.41%300.51%00.00%2764.67%5,904
Portage 8,23158.99%5,40538.74%3012.16%160.11%2,82620.25%13,953
Preble 6,25855.72%4,93343.92%360.32%40.04%1,32511.80%11,231
Putnam 5,15752.10%4,67347.21%640.65%50.05%4844.89%9,899
Richland 10,94052.78%9,34945.11%4172.01%210.10%1,5917.68%20,727
Ross 9,33056.46%7,06342.74%1280.77%50.03%2,26713.72%16,526
Sandusky 8,93361.77%5,29536.62%2301.59%30.02%3,63825.16%14,461
Scioto 11,87158.96%7,68238.15%5742.85%80.04%4,18920.80%20,135
Seneca 10,06454.40%8,17544.19%2431.31%180.10%1,88910.21%18,500
Shelby 5,45248.78%5,64250.48%800.72%20.02%-190-1.70%11,176
Stark 37,48362.88%18,43730.93%3,6296.09%590.10%19,04631.95%59,608
Summit 43,72159.60%27,85737.97%1,7362.37%490.07%15,86421.62%73,363
Trumbull 17,34368.66%6,81526.98%1,0734.25%280.11%10,52841.68%25,259
Tuscarawas 11,90851.96%10,16744.36%8313.63%130.06%1,7417.60%22,919
Union 6,54466.34%3,28633.31%340.34%10.01%3,25833.03%9,865
Van Wert 7,49559.99%4,89939.21%930.74%60.05%2,59620.78%12,493
Vinton 2,55954.06%2,12444.87%491.04%20.04%4359.19%4,734
Warren 7,46464.96%3,95634.43%680.59%30.03%3,50830.53%11,491
Washington 9,27958.20%6,28639.43%3732.34%60.04%2,99318.77%15,944
Wayne 8,93252.88%7,75145.89%1931.14%140.08%1,1816.99%16,890
Williams 7,00061.75%4,18336.90%1491.31%40.04%2,81724.85%11,336
Wood 12,04269.72%4,96528.75%2601.51%50.03%7,07740.97%17,272
Wyandot 4,56050.50%4,44349.21%190.21%70.08%1171.30%9,029
Totals1,182,02258.47%780,03738.58%57,1472.83%2,1530.11%2940.01%401,98519.88%2,021,653

See also

References

  1. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1920 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio
  2. 1 2 3 "Popular Vote for Eugene Debs". Géoelections.
  3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 292-299 ISBN   9780804716963