1920 United States presidential election in Ohio explained

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Election Name:	1920 United States presidential election in Ohio
Country:	Ohio
Flag Year:	1902
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1916 United States presidential election in Ohio
Previous Year:	1916
Next Election:	1924 United States presidential election in Ohio
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:	24
Popular Vote1:	1,182,022
Percentage1:	58.47%
Nominee2:	James M. Cox
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Ohio
Running Mate2:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	780,037
Percentage2:	38.58%
Map Size:	250px
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 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.

Ohio was the home state of both presidential nominees, who 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 of Ohio James M. Cox, in the popular vote handily, 58.47–38.58%.^[1]

Results

1920 United States presidential election in Ohio
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 Single Tax		Various candidates 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

• United States presidential elections in Ohio

Notes and References

1. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1920 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio
2. Géoelections; Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (1920) (.xlsx file for €15)
3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 292-299