1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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  1920 November 4, 1924 1928  
  Calvin Coolidge cph.3g10777 crop.jpg John William Davis.jpg Robert La Follette Sr crop.jpg
Nominee Calvin Coolidge John W. Davis Robert M. La Follette
Party Republican Democratic Farmer–Labor [lower-alpha 1]
Home state Massachusetts West Virginia Wisconsin
Running mate Charles G. Dawes Charles W. Bryan Burton K. Wheeler
Electoral vote800
Popular vote288,635257,23236,723
Percentage49.45%44.07%6.29%

West Virginia Presidential Election Results 1924.svg
County Results

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

The 1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

West Virginia voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over the Democratic nominee and West Virginia native, Ambassador John W. Davis. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska. Also in the running that year was the Progressive Party nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and his running mate Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.

Coolidge won the state by a margin of 5.38 percent. As of 2023, this is the last time that Wayne County voted for a candidate that lost the state as a whole.

Results

1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Calvin Coolidge (incumbent)288,63549.45%8
Democratic John W. Davis 257,23244.07%0
Farmer-Labor Party Robert M. La Follette 36,7236.29%0
American Gilbert Nations 1,0720.18%0
Totals583,662100.00%8

Results by county

1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county [2]
CountyJohn Calvin Coolidge
Republican
John William Davis
Democratic
Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Farmer-Labor
Gilbert Owen Nations
American
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Barbour 3,34745.41%3,18843.25%83011.26%60.08%1592.16%7,371
Berkeley 5,42753.18%4,36642.78%4104.02%20.02%1,06110.40%10,205
Boone 3,01041.32%3,32645.66%93912.89%90.12%-316-4.34%7,284
Braxton 4,19244.17%5,16854.46%1171.23%130.14%-976-10.28%9,490
Brooke 3,85859.34%2,03731.33%5588.58%480.74%1,82128.01%6,501
Cabell 15,58147.26%16,21149.17%1,1333.44%440.13%-630-1.91%32,969
Calhoun 1,39938.51%2,23161.41%20.06%10.03%-832-22.90%3,633
Clay 1,84347.02%2,03751.96%401.02%00.00%-194-4.95%3,920
Doddridge 2,77762.70%1,59435.99%571.29%10.02%1,18326.71%4,429
Fayette 10,55546.79%9,56342.39%2,41110.69%290.13%9924.40%22,558
Gilmer 1,57036.09%2,75063.22%280.64%20.05%-1,180-27.13%4,350
Grant 2,34475.49%65821.19%993.19%40.13%1,68654.30%3,105
Greenbrier 4,76842.24%6,04853.58%4153.68%570.50%-1,280-11.34%11,288
Hampshire 1,17227.88%2,99371.19%380.90%10.02%-1,821-43.32%4,204
Hancock 3,77571.08%1,18722.35%3206.03%290.55%2,58848.73%5,311
Hardy 1,27233.92%2,44265.12%330.88%30.08%-1,170-31.20%3,750
Harrison 15,16549.38%13,47043.86%2,0096.54%660.21%1,6955.52%30,710
Jackson 3,73955.52%2,93643.60%510.76%80.12%80311.92%6,734
Jefferson 1,87029.07%4,36867.90%1912.97%40.06%-2,498-38.83%6,433
Kanawha 26,01849.14%22,72642.92%4,0717.69%1360.26%3,2926.22%52,951
Lewis 4,83951.10%4,41046.57%2182.30%30.03%4294.53%9,470
Lincoln 3,16447.29%3,35550.15%1712.56%00.00%-191-2.86%6,690
Logan 7,06246.92%7,37749.01%5693.78%430.29%-315-2.09%15,051
Marion 12,16750.56%9,38639.00%2,48210.31%310.13%2,78111.56%24,066
Marshall 7,41355.56%4,71035.30%1,1948.95%250.19%2,70320.26%13,342
Mason 4,22552.22%3,30840.89%5476.76%100.12%91711.33%8,090
McDowell 12,42262.95%5,56128.18%1,7168.70%330.17%6,86134.77%19,732
Mercer 9,15942.86%10,05847.07%2,1229.93%310.15%-899-4.21%21,370
Mineral 3,55149.62%2,86039.96%73710.30%90.13%6919.65%7,157
Mingo 4,65642.06%5,31347.99%1,0779.73%240.22%-657-5.93%11,070
Monongalia 6,99449.57%4,97735.27%2,10614.93%330.23%2,01714.29%14,110
Monroe 2,71349.96%2,68649.47%310.57%00.00%270.50%5,430
Morgan 1,88363.10%91930.80%1745.83%80.27%96432.31%2,984
Nicholas 3,34745.02%3,95653.21%1221.64%90.12%-609-8.19%7,434
Ohio 14,40254.09%8,75332.87%3,41612.83%550.21%5,64921.22%26,626
Pendleton 1,46241.68%2,03758.07%90.26%00.00%-575-16.39%3,508
Pleasants 1,61948.72%1,67550.41%260.78%30.09%-56-1.69%3,323
Pocahontas 2,78249.14%2,77749.05%921.63%100.18%50.09%5,661
Preston 6,39668.22%2,44526.08%5025.35%320.34%3,95142.14%9,375
Putnam 2,86246.74%2,94648.11%3135.11%20.03%-84-1.37%6,123
Raleigh 8,64349.43%7,77644.47%1,0586.05%90.05%8674.96%17,486
Randolph 3,52636.59%5,31455.14%7798.08%180.19%-1,788-18.55%9,637
Ritchie 4,15262.61%2,40336.23%580.87%190.29%1,74926.37%6,632
Roane 4,09753.90%3,50446.10%00.00%00.00%5937.80%7,601
Summers 3,12441.52%3,99853.14%3935.22%90.12%-874-11.62%7,524
Taylor 3,68353.45%2,49936.27%6869.96%220.32%1,18417.18%6,890
Tucker 2,27750.44%2,12747.12%962.13%140.31%1503.32%4,514
Tyler 3,42560.38%2,13737.68%961.69%140.25%1,28822.71%5,672
Upshur 4,93070.24%1,95227.81%1331.89%40.06%2,97842.43%7,019
Wayne 3,99939.03%5,87057.29%3573.48%210.20%-1,871-18.26%10,247
Webster 1,61738.68%2,52360.36%360.86%40.10%-906-21.67%4,180
Wetzel 3,45839.60%4,99857.24%2402.75%360.41%-1,540-17.64%8,732
Wirt 1,49148.03%1,58751.13%190.61%70.23%-96-3.09%3,104
Wood 10,08650.29%9,37846.76%5392.69%520.26%7083.53%20,055
Wyoming 3,32754.69%2,35838.76%3936.46%50.08%96915.93%6,083
Total288,63549.45%257,23244.07%36,7236.29%1,0720.18%31,4035.38%583,662

Notes

  1. Although La Follette ran under his own Progressive Party nationally, he ran in West Virginia under a fusion of the Socialist Party of America and the Farmer–Labor Party.

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References

  1. "1924 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  2. "WV US President — November 04, 1924". Our Campaigns.