1920 United States presidential election in Indiana explained

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Election Name:1920 United States presidential election in Indiana
Country:Indiana
Flag Year:1920
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1916 United States presidential election in Indiana
Previous Year:1916
Next Election:1924 United States presidential election in Indiana
Next Year:1924
Election Date:November 2, 1920
Image1:Warren G Harding-Harris & Ewing crop.jpg
Nominee1:Warren G. Harding
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Ohio
Running Mate1:Calvin Coolidge
Electoral Vote1:15
Popular Vote1:696,370
Percentage1:55.14%
Nominee2:James M. Cox
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Ohio
Running Mate2:Franklin D. Roosevelt
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:511,364
Percentage2:40.49%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Woodrow Wilson
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Warren G. Harding
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1920 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Ever since the Civil War, partisan alliances in Indiana had been related to history of White settlement, with most of Southern Indiana and German-settled counties voting strongly Democratic, opposed to Yankee-settled Northern Indiana which voted Republican.[1] Between the end of the Civil War and the end of the Third Party System, elections in the state were always very close; although the state become more Republican when William Jennings Bryan’s free silver policy drove conservative Democrats to the Republican party for the following two decades.[2] However, only Alton B. Parker would lose the state by more than five percentage points as its strong Southern leanings meant its Democratic counties remained very loyal.[3]

After being won by Woodrow Wilson and running mate Thomas R. Marshall over divided Republican opposition in 1912, Indiana would be won narrowly by Republican Charles Evans Hughes of New York in 1916, this being the first time a losing candidate carried the state since 1876 and the first time since 1848 that a candidate losing the popular vote won the state.

In 1920, the isolationism of the Midwest and Wilson’s extreme unpopularity ensures that Indiana would clearly vote for the Republican nominee, Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding, over the Democratic nominee, Ohio Governor James M. Cox. Harding ran with Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge, while Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York.

Harding won the state by a margin of 14.65 percentage points; however, Indiana would be easily Cox’s best antebellum free state, voting 11.52 percentage points more Democratic than the nation at-large.

Results

1920 United States presidential election in Indiana[4]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanWarren G. Harding696,37055.14%15
DemocraticJames M. Cox511,36440.49%0
SocialistEugene V. Debs24,703 1.96%0
Farmer-LaborParley P. Christensen16,499 1.31%0
ProhibitionAaron S. Watkins13,4621.07%0
Single TaxRobert Macauley5660.04%0
Totals1,262,964100.00%15

Results by county

County! colspan="2"
Warren G. Harding
Republican
James M. Cox
Democratic
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist
Parley P. Christensen
Farmer-Labor
Aaron S. Watkins
Prohibition
Robert C. Macauley
Single Tax
MarginTotal votes cast[5]
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Adams4,14451.81%3,65345.67%210.26%480.60%1311.64%10.01%4916.14%7,998
Allen24,20857.40%13,80432.73%4971.18%3,3447.93%2680.64%560.13%10,40424.67%42,177
Bartholomew6,58553.93%5,42044.39%850.70%40.03%1130.93%30.02%1,1659.54%12,210
Benton3,90064.13%2,09834.50%130.21%110.18%590.97%00.00%1,80229.63%6,081
Blackford3,14551.79%2,55542.07%2243.69%150.25%1292.12%50.08%5909.72%6,073
Boone6,65050.93%6,17847.31%640.49%10.01%1631.25%20.02%4723.61%13,058
Brown78836.75%1,31661.38%160.75%00.00%241.12%00.00%-528-24.63%2,144
Carroll5,00653.92%4,18645.09%300.32%40.04%580.62%00.00%8208.83%9,284
Cass9,54552.12%8,19444.74%1901.04%1610.88%2211.21%30.02%1,3517.38%18,314
Clark6,46648.41%6,72950.38%720.54%540.40%360.27%00.00%-263-1.97%13,357
Clay6,12948.20%5,61244.13%3933.09%4563.59%1110.87%150.12%5174.07%12,716
Clinton7,73952.59%6,72145.67%930.63%60.04%1561.06%20.01%1,0186.92%14,717
Crawford2,29049.05%2,21347.40%942.01%20.04%701.50%00.00%771.65%4,669
Daviess6,74853.42%5,58744.23%2011.59%360.28%590.47%20.02%1,1619.19%12,633
Dearborn5,15950.66%4,88447.96%660.65%110.11%630.62%00.00%2752.70%10,183
Decatur5,51657.66%3,89640.73%480.50%00.00%1061.11%00.00%1,62016.93%9,566
DeKalb6,51456.35%4,75041.09%1010.87%330.29%1621.40%00.00%1,76415.26%11,560
Delaware14,84561.78%8,32934.66%4802.00%400.17%3271.36%90.04%6,51627.12%24,030
Dubois3,73846.18%4,23852.35%800.99%100.12%290.36%00.00%-500-6.18%8,095
Elkhart12,29760.10%5,77028.20%9094.44%9294.54%5162.52%400.20%6,52731.90%20,461
Fayette4,74254.27%3,76843.12%480.55%1081.24%700.80%20.02%97411.15%8,738
Floyd7,66949.65%7,39147.85%1561.01%1120.73%1170.76%20.01%2781.80%15,447
Fountain5,21854.09%4,08842.38%2672.77%80.08%640.66%20.02%1,13011.71%9,647
Franklin3,13745.51%3,67153.26%100.15%160.23%580.84%10.01%-534-7.75%6,893
Fulton4,61853.99%3,60242.11%2292.68%110.13%921.08%20.02%1,01611.88%8,554
Gibson7,49851.32%6,38443.70%2251.54%2531.73%2411.65%90.06%1,1147.62%14,610
Grant12,34955.12%7,90035.26%1,3215.90%170.08%8003.57%180.08%4,44919.86%22,405
Greene7,48648.65%6,33541.17%1,2097.86%2391.55%1190.77%00.00%1,1517.48%15,388
Hamilton7,89763.04%4,28034.17%390.31%280.22%2822.25%10.01%3,61728.87%12,527
Hancock4,42246.16%4,95851.76%530.55%40.04%1411.47%10.01%-536-5.60%9,579
Harrison4,27151.45%3,89846.96%520.63%80.10%720.87%00.00%3734.49%8,301
Hendricks6,29359.20%4,19239.44%450.42%40.04%950.89%10.01%2,10119.76%10,630
Henry8,74257.03%5,82438.00%3352.19%130.08%4122.69%20.01%2,91819.04%15,328
Howard10,37958.54%5,76732.53%1,1326.38%1040.59%3321.87%160.09%4,61226.01%17,730
Huntington8,10053.67%6,50643.11%1360.90%730.48%2751.82%30.02%1,59410.56%15,093
Jackson5,06948.04%5,31950.41%550.52%30.03%1051.00%10.01%-250-2.37%10,552
Jasper3,94266.87%1,87231.76%140.24%110.19%560.95%00.00%2,07035.11%5,895
Jay6,08953.35%4,75941.69%800.70%1191.04%3673.22%00.00%1,33011.65%11,414
Jefferson5,73258.02%4,00040.49%450.46%100.10%930.94%00.00%1,73217.53%9,880
Jennings3,40455.65%2,60342.55%300.49%90.15%701.14%10.02%80113.09%6,117
Johnson4,86345.36%5,45250.85%3243.02%40.04%770.72%20.02%-589-5.49%10,722
Knox10,01151.39%8,05241.34%9194.72%3111.60%1760.90%100.05%1,95910.06%19,479
Kosciusko8,32661.66%4,83635.81%1140.84%210.16%2071.53%00.00%3,49025.84%13,504
LaGrange3,85268.02%1,68729.79%210.37%170.30%861.52%00.00%2,16538.23%5,663
Lake26,29669.15%7,13618.77%1,4493.81%2,8157.40%2920.77%400.11%19,16050.38%38,028
LaPorte11,20465.00%5,45931.67%3401.97%1050.61%1290.75%10.01%5,74533.33%17,238
Lawrence6,80858.15%4,70940.22%1461.25%10.01%440.38%00.00%2,09917.93%11,708
Madison15,70449.76%13,32542.22%1,8335.81%170.05%6722.13%110.03%2,3797.54%31,562
Marion79,95754.93%61,46042.22%3,2622.24%2620.18%5820.40%480.03%18,49712.71%145,571
Marshall5,70853.64%4,63143.52%750.70%230.22%2041.92%10.01%1,07710.12%10,642
Martin2,74752.27%2,44346.49%460.88%40.08%150.29%00.00%3045.78%5,255
Miami7,33651.94%6,25944.31%3102.19%130.09%2061.46%00.00%1,0777.63%14,124
Monroe5,63353.65%4,75145.25%510.49%60.06%590.56%00.00%8828.40%10,500
Montgomery8,79254.49%7,15944.37%1060.66%60.04%710.44%10.01%1,63310.12%16,135
Morgan5,63455.95%4,25442.25%680.68%20.02%1111.10%00.00%1,38013.71%10,069
Newton3,12964.37%1,66434.23%300.62%70.14%310.64%00.00%1,46530.14%4,861
Noble6,82060.82%4,14836.99%730.65%480.43%1231.10%10.01%2,67223.83%11,213
Ohio1,17750.91%1,09747.45%10.04%00.00%371.60%00.00%803.46%2,312
Orange4,72658.86%3,22240.13%600.75%60.07%150.19%00.00%1,50418.73%8,029
Owen2,99749.18%2,94848.38%1001.64%140.23%350.57%00.00%490.80%6,094
Parke4,98956.13%3,54339.86%1481.67%1081.22%931.05%70.08%1,44616.27%8,888
Perry3,86451.76%3,56047.69%250.33%70.09%90.12%00.00%3044.07%7,465
Pike4,06951.75%3,06739.01%2563.26%4055.15%310.39%350.45%1,00212.74%7,863
Porter5,57072.68%1,67121.80%1261.64%2333.04%620.81%20.03%3,89950.87%7,664
Posey4,80249.72%4,69548.61%450.47%170.18%981.01%10.01%1071.11%9,658
Pulaski2,74053.88%2,22843.82%761.49%50.10%360.71%00.00%51210.07%5,085
Putnam5,14047.83%5,41750.41%1081.01%40.04%770.72%00.00%-277-2.58%10,746
Randolph8,77365.28%4,19831.24%850.63%100.07%3702.75%30.02%4,57534.04%13,439
Ripley5,37256.83%3,97642.07%480.51%110.12%450.48%00.00%1,39614.77%9,452
Rush6,11356.59%4,51341.78%350.32%00.00%1421.31%00.00%1,60014.81%10,803
Scott1,70947.51%1,84851.38%90.25%60.17%250.70%00.00%-139-3.86%3,597
Shelby6,33647.15%6,84550.94%550.41%100.07%1911.42%00.00%-509-3.79%13,437
Spencer5,27057.03%3,85541.72%390.42%150.16%570.62%40.04%1,41515.31%9,240
St. Joseph17,67556.46%12,35539.47%7982.55%1610.51%3100.99%60.02%5,32016.99%31,305
Starke2,68362.92%1,46734.40%521.22%250.59%360.84%10.02%1,21628.52%4,264
Steuben4,96372.47%1,67624.47%280.41%100.15%1712.50%00.00%3,28748.00%6,848
Sullivan5,37641.38%6,16047.42%3652.81%8676.67%1641.26%590.45%-784-6.03%12,991
Switzerland2,52550.12%2,41247.88%270.54%30.06%711.41%00.00%1132.24%5,038
Tippecanoe12,73061.68%7,56236.64%1020.49%900.44%1520.74%30.01%5,16825.04%20,639
Tipton4,35751.43%3,95646.69%460.54%90.11%1041.23%00.00%4014.73%8,472
Union1,98458.30%1,37540.41%100.29%20.06%320.94%00.00%60917.90%3,403
Vanderburgh19,35752.39%13,90437.63%6661.80%2,7827.53%1770.48%600.16%5,45314.76%36,946
Vermillion4,91652.08%3,21834.09%5876.22%5806.14%1111.18%270.29%1,69817.99%9,439
Vigo18,66850.30%15,73942.41%1,4984.04%9352.52%2410.65%330.09%2,9297.89%37,114
Wabash8,01860.33%4,82736.32%1661.25%240.18%2501.88%50.04%3,19124.01%13,290
Warren3,33770.89%1,31127.85%210.45%60.13%320.68%00.00%2,02643.04%4,707
Warrick4,67551.75%3,91543.34%1992.20%1471.63%921.02%50.06%7608.41%9,033
Washington3,70846.86%4,15752.53%160.20%10.01%310.39%00.00%-449-5.67%7,913
Wayne12,63159.52%8,01537.77%3301.56%00.00%2451.15%00.00%4,61621.75%21,221
Wells4,43047.61%4,65350.01%2152.31%70.08%00.00%00.00%-223-2.40%9,305
White4,87158.57%3,37540.58%120.14%80.10%510.61%00.00%1,49617.99%8,317
Whitley4,53052.50%3,92945.53%340.39%140.16%1221.41%00.00%6016.96%8,629
Totals696,37055.14%511,36440.49%24,7031.96%16,4991.31%13,4621.07%5660.04%185,00614.65%1,262,964

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Kevin Phillips (political commentator)|Phillips, Kevin P.]
  2. Phillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 352
  3. Book: Menendez, Albert J.. 2005. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. 37. 0786422173.
  4. Web site: 1920 Presidential General Election Results – Indiana. 2013-08-02 . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  5. Indiana Secretary of State Elections; ‘Abstract of Vote for Presidential Electors, State Officers … at the General Election held on November 2, 1920’; Yearbook of the State of Indiana 1920 pp. 61-62