1920 United States presidential election in Ohio
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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.
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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Warren G. Harding | 1,182,022 | 58.47% | 24 | |
| Democratic | James M. Cox | 780,037 | 38.58% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Eugene Debs | 57,147 | 2.83% | 0 | |
| Single Tax Democrat | Robert Macauley | 2,153 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | Scattered | 294 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,021,653 | 100.0% | 24 | ||
Results by county
| County | Warren G. Harding Republican |
James M. Cox Democratic |
Eugene V. Debs[2] Socialist |
Robert Macauley[2] Single Tax |
Various candidates[2] Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 4,974 | 54.07% | 4,194 | 45.59% | 30 | 0.33% | 1 | 0.01% | 780 | 8.48% | 9,199 | ||
| Allen | 13,978 | 53.59% | 11,658 | 44.70% | 429 | 1.64% | 17 | 0.07% | 2,320 | 8.90% | 26,082 | ||
| Ashland | 5,951 | 50.62% | 5,705 | 48.52% | 99 | 0.84% | 2 | 0.02% | 246 | 2.09% | 11,757 | ||
| Ashtabula | 14,099 | 69.70% | 5,413 | 26.76% | 684 | 3.38% | 33 | 0.16% | 8,686 | 42.94% | 20,229 | ||
| Athens | 11,016 | 61.54% | 6,523 | 36.44% | 353 | 1.97% | 8 | 0.04% | 4,493 | 25.10% | 17,900 | ||
| Auglaize | 6,752 | 57.45% | 4,792 | 40.78% | 207 | 1.76% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,960 | 16.68% | 11,752 | ||
| Belmont | 14,761 | 50.55% | 13,347 | 45.71% | 1,079 | 3.70% | 14 | 0.05% | 1,414 | 4.84% | 29,201 | ||
| Brown | 4,009 | 42.79% | 5,317 | 56.74% | 41 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.03% | -1,308 | -13.96% | 9,370 | ||
| Butler | 14,998 | 44.91% | 16,437 | 49.22% | 1,924 | 5.76% | 37 | 0.11% | -1,439 | -4.31% | 33,396 | ||
| Carroll | 4,392 | 70.18% | 1,755 | 28.04% | 102 | 1.63% | 9 | 0.14% | 2,637 | 42.14% | 6,258 | ||
| Champaign | 7,285 | 60.07% | 4,775 | 39.37% | 68 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,510 | 20.70% | 12,128 | ||
| Clark | 19,869 | 57.52% | 14,097 | 40.81% | 561 | 1.62% | 13 | 0.04% | 5,772 | 16.71% | 34,540 | ||
| Clermont | 6,857 | 51.91% | 6,245 | 47.27% | 104 | 0.79% | 4 | 0.03% | 612 | 4.63% | 13,210 | ||
| Clinton | 6,947 | 65.61% | 3,598 | 33.98% | 36 | 0.34% | 7 | 0.07% | 3,349 | 31.63% | 10,588 | ||
| Columbiana | 16,846 | 60.11% | 9,774 | 34.88% | 1,128 | 4.03% | 26 | 0.09% | 249 | 0.89% | 7,072 | 25.24% | 28,023 |
| Coshocton | 6,154 | 51.07% | 5,617 | 46.61% | 268 | 2.22% | 12 | 0.10% | 537 | 4.46% | 12,051 | ||
| Crawford | 7,082 | 44.74% | 8,467 | 53.49% | 269 | 1.70% | 11 | 0.07% | -1,385 | -8.75% | 15,829 | ||
| Cuyahoga | 148,857 | 64.36% | 70,518 | 30.49% | 11,018 | 4.76% | 886 | 0.38% | 78,339 | 33.87% | 231,279 | ||
| Darke | 9,552 | 52.59% | 8,459 | 46.58% | 126 | 0.69% | 15 | 0.08% | 10 | 0.06% | 1,093 | 6.02% | 18,162 |
| Defiance | 5,987 | 60.54% | 3,723 | 37.64% | 176 | 1.78% | 4 | 0.04% | 2,264 | 22.89% | 9,890 | ||
| Delaware | 7,700 | 59.21% | 5,241 | 40.30% | 36 | 0.28% | 1 | 0.01% | 26 | 0.20% | 2,459 | 18.91% | 13,004 |
| Erie | 8,755 | 62.36% | 4,831 | 34.41% | 442 | 3.15% | 11 | 0.08% | 3,924 | 27.95% | 14,039 | ||
| Fairfield | 7,572 | 46.46% | 8,610 | 52.83% | 107 | 0.66% | 9 | 0.06% | -1,038 | -6.37% | 16,298 | ||
| Fayette | 5,446 | 58.55% | 3,812 | 40.98% | 40 | 0.43% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,634 | 17.57% | 9,301 | ||
| Franklin | 59,691 | 54.23% | 48,452 | 44.02% | 1,835 | 1.67% | 86 | 0.08% | 11,239 | 10.21% | 110,064 | ||
| Fulton | 6,111 | 73.88% | 2,049 | 24.77% | 108 | 1.31% | 3 | 0.04% | 4,062 | 49.11% | 8,271 | ||
| Gallia | 5,388 | 67.40% | 2,562 | 32.05% | 42 | 0.53% | 2 | 0.03% | 2,826 | 35.35% | 7,994 | ||
| Geauga | 3,722 | 76.69% | 1,081 | 22.27% | 43 | 0.89% | 2 | 0.04% | 5 | 0.10% | 2,641 | 54.42% | 4,853 |
| Greene | 8,600 | 67.25% | 4,016 | 31.40% | 166 | 1.30% | 6 | 0.05% | 4,584 | 35.85% | 12,788 | ||
| Guernsey | 8,764 | 54.36% | 6,888 | 42.72% | 463 | 2.87% | 7 | 0.04% | 1,876 | 11.64% | 16,122 | ||
| Hamilton | 112,590 | 57.16% | 77,598 | 39.40% | 6,611 | 3.36% | 167 | 0.08% | 34,992 | 17.77% | 196,966 | ||
| Hancock | 9,746 | 59.46% | 6,386 | 38.96% | 249 | 1.52% | 9 | 0.05% | 3,360 | 20.50% | 16,390 | ||
| Hardin | 8,071 | 57.64% | 5,817 | 41.54% | 110 | 0.79% | 5 | 0.04% | 2,254 | 16.10% | 14,003 | ||
| Harrison | 5,053 | 66.63% | 2,473 | 32.61% | 52 | 0.69% | 6 | 0.08% | 2,580 | 34.02% | 7,584 | ||
| Henry | 5,738 | 66.10% | 2,829 | 32.59% | 113 | 1.30% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,909 | 33.51% | 8,681 | ||
| Highland | 7,570 | 57.06% | 5,654 | 42.62% | 37 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.05% | 1,916 | 14.44% | 13,267 | ||
| Hocking | 4,335 | 50.84% | 4,082 | 47.87% | 109 | 1.28% | 1 | 0.01% | 253 | 2.97% | 8,527 | ||
| Holmes | 2,065 | 38.78% | 3,211 | 60.30% | 47 | 0.88% | 2 | 0.04% | -1,146 | -21.52% | 5,325 | ||
| Huron | 9,348 | 67.18% | 4,398 | 31.61% | 154 | 1.11% | 15 | 0.11% | 4,950 | 35.57% | 13,915 | ||
| Jackson | 5,949 | 54.43% | 4,878 | 44.63% | 98 | 0.90% | 4 | 0.04% | 1,071 | 9.80% | 10,929 | ||
| Jefferson | 13,038 | 59.76% | 8,064 | 36.96% | 705 | 3.23% | 9 | 0.04% | 4,974 | 22.80% | 21,816 | ||
| Knox | 8,178 | 55.98% | 6,361 | 43.54% | 68 | 0.47% | 3 | 0.02% | 1,817 | 12.44% | 14,610 | ||
| Lake | 7,465 | 72.31% | 2,711 | 26.26% | 141 | 1.37% | 6 | 0.06% | 4,754 | 46.05% | 10,323 | ||
| Lawrence | 7,616 | 65.08% | 3,955 | 33.80% | 128 | 1.09% | 3 | 0.03% | 3,661 | 31.29% | 11,702 | ||
| Licking | 11,924 | 51.89% | 10,679 | 46.47% | 361 | 1.57% | 13 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.02% | 1,245 | 5.42% | 22,981 |
| Logan | 8,521 | 63.21% | 4,904 | 36.38% | 54 | 0.40% | 2 | 0.01% | 3,617 | 26.83% | 13,481 | ||
| Lorain | 18,125 | 65.84% | 8,640 | 31.39% | 716 | 2.60% | 48 | 0.17% | 9,485 | 34.45% | 27,529 | ||
| Lucas | 52,449 | 59.08% | 30,452 | 34.30% | 5,782 | 6.51% | 86 | 0.10% | 21,997 | 24.78% | 88,769 | ||
| Madison | 5,397 | 58.76% | 3,769 | 41.03% | 17 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.02% | 1,628 | 17.72% | 9,185 | ||
| Mahoning | 29,736 | 63.85% | 14,941 | 32.08% | 1,811 | 3.89% | 82 | 0.18% | 14,795 | 31.77% | 46,570 | ||
| Marion | 11,320 | 57.93% | 8,065 | 41.27% | 144 | 0.74% | 12 | 0.06% | 3,255 | 16.66% | 19,541 | ||
| Medina | 6,846 | 67.63% | 3,120 | 30.82% | 131 | 1.29% | 25 | 0.25% | 3,726 | 36.81% | 10,122 | ||
| Meigs | 6,541 | 63.36% | 3,606 | 34.93% | 174 | 1.69% | 3 | 0.03% | 2,935 | 28.43% | 10,324 | ||
| Mercer | 5,692 | 56.13% | 4,404 | 43.43% | 42 | 0.41% | 2 | 0.02% | 1,288 | 12.70% | 10,140 | ||
| Miami | 13,122 | 60.28% | 8,076 | 37.10% | 557 | 2.56% | 15 | 0.07% | 5,046 | 23.18% | 21,770 | ||
| Monroe | 2,825 | 41.94% | 3,861 | 57.32% | 46 | 0.68% | 4 | 0.06% | -1,036 | -15.38% | 6,736 | ||
| Montgomery | 46,493 | 51.67% | 38,433 | 42.72% | 4,977 | 5.53% | 72 | 0.08% | 8,060 | 8.96% | 89,975 | ||
| Morgan | 4,127 | 64.26% | 2,157 | 33.59% | 134 | 2.09% | 4 | 0.06% | 1,970 | 30.68% | 6,422 | ||
| Morrow | 4,484 | 60.78% | 2,858 | 38.74% | 34 | 0.46% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,626 | 22.04% | 7,378 | ||
| Muskingum | 13,862 | 58.56% | 9,437 | 39.87% | 357 | 1.51% | 15 | 0.06% | 4,425 | 18.69% | 23,671 | ||
| Noble | 4,197 | 59.06% | 2,909 | 40.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,288 | 18.13% | 7,106 | ||
| Ottawa | 4,336 | 59.41% | 2,867 | 39.28% | 88 | 1.21% | 8 | 0.11% | 1,469 | 20.13% | 7,299 | ||
| Paulding | 4,549 | 61.76% | 2,739 | 37.18% | 76 | 1.03% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,810 | 24.57% | 7,366 | ||
| Perry | 7,685 | 54.82% | 5,917 | 42.21% | 411 | 2.93% | 5 | 0.04% | 1,768 | 12.61% | 14,018 | ||
| Pickaway | 5,273 | 48.20% | 5,645 | 51.60% | 19 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.02% | -372 | -3.40% | 10,939 | ||
| Pike | 3,075 | 52.08% | 2,799 | 47.41% | 30 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 276 | 4.67% | 5,904 | ||
| Portage | 8,231 | 58.99% | 5,405 | 38.74% | 301 | 2.16% | 16 | 0.11% | 2,826 | 20.25% | 13,953 | ||
| Preble | 6,258 | 55.72% | 4,933 | 43.92% | 36 | 0.32% | 4 | 0.04% | 1,325 | 11.80% | 11,231 | ||
| Putnam | 5,157 | 52.10% | 4,673 | 47.21% | 64 | 0.65% | 5 | 0.05% | 484 | 4.89% | 9,899 | ||
| Richland | 10,940 | 52.78% | 9,349 | 45.11% | 417 | 2.01% | 21 | 0.10% | 1,591 | 7.68% | 20,727 | ||
| Ross | 9,330 | 56.46% | 7,063 | 42.74% | 128 | 0.77% | 5 | 0.03% | 2,267 | 13.72% | 16,526 | ||
| Sandusky | 8,933 | 61.77% | 5,295 | 36.62% | 230 | 1.59% | 3 | 0.02% | 3,638 | 25.16% | 14,461 | ||
| Scioto | 11,871 | 58.96% | 7,682 | 38.15% | 574 | 2.85% | 8 | 0.04% | 4,189 | 20.80% | 20,135 | ||
| Seneca | 10,064 | 54.40% | 8,175 | 44.19% | 243 | 1.31% | 18 | 0.10% | 1,889 | 10.21% | 18,500 | ||
| Shelby | 5,452 | 48.78% | 5,642 | 50.48% | 80 | 0.72% | 2 | 0.02% | -190 | -1.70% | 11,176 | ||
| Stark | 37,483 | 62.88% | 18,437 | 30.93% | 3,629 | 6.09% | 59 | 0.10% | 19,046 | 31.95% | 59,608 | ||
| Summit | 43,721 | 59.60% | 27,857 | 37.97% | 1,736 | 2.37% | 49 | 0.07% | 15,864 | 21.62% | 73,363 | ||
| Trumbull | 17,343 | 68.66% | 6,815 | 26.98% | 1,073 | 4.25% | 28 | 0.11% | 10,528 | 41.68% | 25,259 | ||
| Tuscarawas | 11,908 | 51.96% | 10,167 | 44.36% | 831 | 3.63% | 13 | 0.06% | 1,741 | 7.60% | 22,919 | ||
| Union | 6,544 | 66.34% | 3,286 | 33.31% | 34 | 0.34% | 1 | 0.01% | 3,258 | 33.03% | 9,865 | ||
| Van Wert | 7,495 | 59.99% | 4,899 | 39.21% | 93 | 0.74% | 6 | 0.05% | 2,596 | 20.78% | 12,493 | ||
| Vinton | 2,559 | 54.06% | 2,124 | 44.87% | 49 | 1.04% | 2 | 0.04% | 435 | 9.19% | 4,734 | ||
| Warren | 7,464 | 64.96% | 3,956 | 34.43% | 68 | 0.59% | 3 | 0.03% | 3,508 | 30.53% | 11,491 | ||
| Washington | 9,279 | 58.20% | 6,286 | 39.43% | 373 | 2.34% | 6 | 0.04% | 2,993 | 18.77% | 15,944 | ||
| Wayne | 8,932 | 52.88% | 7,751 | 45.89% | 193 | 1.14% | 14 | 0.08% | 1,181 | 6.99% | 16,890 | ||
| Williams | 7,000 | 61.75% | 4,183 | 36.90% | 149 | 1.31% | 4 | 0.04% | 2,817 | 24.85% | 11,336 | ||
| Wood | 12,042 | 69.72% | 4,965 | 28.75% | 260 | 1.51% | 5 | 0.03% | 7,077 | 40.97% | 17,272 | ||
| Wyandot | 4,560 | 50.50% | 4,443 | 49.21% | 19 | 0.21% | 7 | 0.08% | 117 | 1.30% | 9,029 | ||
| Totals | 1,182,022 | 58.47% | 780,037 | 38.58% | 57,147 | 2.83% | 2,153 | 0.11% | 294 | 0.01% | 401,985 | 19.88% | 2,021,653 |
See also
References
- ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1920 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio
- ^ a b c "Popular Vote for Eugene Debs". Géoelections.
- ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 292-299 ISBN 9780804716963