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1920 presidential election in Alabama

James M. Cox (Democrat) beat Warren G. Harding (Republican) in Alabama in 1920, 67.3% to 31.4%, a margin of 35.9 points and 85,409 votes.

Alabama voted 62.1 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+26.2.

The Democratic hold continued from 1916, when Woodrow Wilson won.

Democrats led in 58 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 9. The largest, Jefferson, cast 32,939 votes and went to the Democrat by 56.7 points. The closest was Clay, where 35 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James M. Cox won Democratic 159,965 67.3%
Warren G. Harding Republican 74,556 31.4%
All other candidates 3,117 1.3%
Total237,638

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 25,815 78.4% 7,124 21.6% 32,939 D+56.7
Walker 4,911 52.3% 4,488 47.7% 9,399 D+4.5
Etowah 6,020 65.2% 3,218 34.8% 9,238 D+30.3
Mobile 6,342 70.3% 2,681 29.7% 9,023 D+40.6
De Kalb 3,943 44.8% 4,852 55.2% 8,795 R+10.3
Marshall 4,079 51.3% 3,879 48.7% 7,958 D+2.5
Blount 3,585 50.9% 3,465 49.1% 7,050 D+1.7
Montgomery 6,461 95.4% 314 4.6% 6,775 D+90.7
Cullman 2,609 42.8% 3,492 57.2% 6,101 R+14.5
Shelby 2,547 44.1% 3,235 55.9% 5,782 R+11.9
Morgan 4,128 77.5% 1,201 22.5% 5,329 D+54.9
Franklin 2,159 42.4% 2,930 57.6% 5,089 R+15.2
St. Clair 2,092 45.0% 2,561 55.0% 4,653 R+10.1
Calhoun 3,462 75.2% 1,139 24.8% 4,601 D+50.5
Marion 2,464 56.9% 1,865 43.1% 4,329 D+13.8
Clay 2,168 50.4% 2,133 49.6% 4,301 D+0.8
Jackson 2,530 63.0% 1,483 37.0% 4,013 D+26.1
Tuscaloosa 3,465 87.6% 491 12.4% 3,956 D+75.2
Lauderdale 2,706 69.9% 1,164 30.1% 3,870 D+39.8
Cherokee 2,027 56.3% 1,576 43.7% 3,603 D+12.5
Winston 1,037 31.0% 2,307 69.0% 3,344 R+38.0
Madison 2,851 85.4% 489 14.6% 3,340 D+70.7
Fayette 1,444 43.6% 1,865 56.4% 3,309 R+12.7
Chilton 1,016 30.9% 2,273 69.1% 3,289 R+38.2
Talladega 2,158 69.9% 931 30.1% 3,089 D+39.7
Dallas 2,702 97.2% 78 2.8% 2,780 D+94.4
Houston 2,085 78.5% 571 21.5% 2,656 D+57.0
Covington 2,106 79.4% 548 20.6% 2,654 D+58.7
Geneva 1,524 58.3% 1,088 41.7% 2,612 D+16.7
Colbert 1,931 74.8% 650 25.2% 2,581 D+49.6
Tallapoosa 2,283 89.5% 269 10.5% 2,552 D+78.9
Randolph 1,366 55.1% 1,113 44.9% 2,479 D+10.2
Coffee 1,735 72.1% 673 27.9% 2,408 D+44.1
Chambers 2,008 86.2% 322 13.8% 2,330 D+72.4
Lamar 1,644 74.1% 576 25.9% 2,220 D+48.1
Dale 1,407 64.7% 768 35.3% 2,175 D+29.4
Bibb 1,784 83.1% 364 16.9% 2,148 D+66.1
Elmore 1,768 83.4% 353 16.6% 2,121 D+66.7
Limestone 1,829 86.5% 285 13.5% 2,114 D+73.0
Baldwin 1,381 71.3% 556 28.7% 1,937 D+42.6
Lee 1,738 91.8% 155 8.2% 1,893 D+83.6
Pike 1,598 88.7% 204 11.3% 1,802 D+77.4
Barbour 1,583 88.6% 203 11.4% 1,786 D+77.3
Lawrence 951 53.4% 831 46.6% 1,782 D+6.7
Coosa 1,023 58.0% 741 42.0% 1,764 D+16.0
Crenshaw 1,419 82.1% 310 17.9% 1,729 D+64.1
Pickens 1,439 84.5% 263 15.5% 1,702 D+69.1
Cleburne 686 41.4% 971 58.6% 1,657 R+17.2
Escambia 1,459 89.1% 178 10.9% 1,637 D+78.3
Conecuh 1,315 87.4% 189 12.6% 1,504 D+74.9
Butler 1,318 89.6% 153 10.4% 1,471 D+79.2
Marengo 1,370 97.0% 42 3.0% 1,412 D+94.1
Monroe 1,308 98.5% 20 1.5% 1,328 D+97.0
Clarke 1,259 96.7% 43 3.3% 1,302 D+93.4
Perry 1,209 97.3% 34 2.7% 1,243 D+94.5
Henry 716 59.4% 489 40.6% 1,205 D+18.8
Choctaw 1,074 92.9% 82 7.1% 1,156 D+85.8
Autauga 929 81.6% 210 18.4% 1,139 D+63.1
Sumter 1,091 98.6% 15 1.4% 1,106 D+97.3
Wilcox 1,100 99.8% 2 0.2% 1,102 D+99.6
Hale 957 98.2% 18 1.8% 975 D+96.3
Bullock 878 99.8% 2 0.2% 880 D+99.5
Macon 695 91.6% 64 8.4% 759 D+83.1
Russell 719 96.1% 29 3.9% 748 D+92.2
Lowndes 727 99.2% 6 0.8% 733 D+98.4
Washington 578 87.2% 85 12.8% 663 D+74.4
Greene 521 98.1% 10 1.9% 531 D+96.2

Counties as they stood in 1920; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+30.5
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+25.5
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+27.7
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+22.2
2008 John McCain (R) R+21.6
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+25.6
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+14.9
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+7.0
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+6.8
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+19.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+22.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+1.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+13.1
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+46.9
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+69.5
1960 Unpledged electors (other)
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+16.9
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+29.5
1948 Strom Thurmond (other)
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+63.1
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+70.9
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+73.7
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+70.6
1928 Al Smith (D) D+2.8
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+40.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.9
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+54.1
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+61.6
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+46.4
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+52.7
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+26.0
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+38.4
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+55.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+34.3
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+21.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+22.9
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+20.0
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+6.4
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+2.5