Election 1920 Results
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1920 presidential election in Arkansas
James M. Cox (Democrat) beat Warren G. Harding (Republican) in Arkansas in 1920, 58.5% to 38.7%, a margin of 19.8 points and 36,299 votes.
Arkansas voted 45.9 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 65 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Pulaski, cast 10,366 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.0 points. The closest was Scott, where 20 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Cox won | Democratic | 107,406 | 58.5% |
| Warren G. Harding | Republican | 71,107 | 38.7% |
| All other candidates | 5,108 | 2.8% | |
| Total | 183,621 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 6,505 62.8% | 3,711 35.8% | 150 | 10,366 | D+27.0 |
| Sebastian | 3,852 58.5% | 2,492 37.8% | 242 | 6,586 | D+20.6 |
| Washington | 2,637 54.0% | 2,118 43.4% | 124 | 4,879 | D+10.6 |
| Benton | 2,837 58.3% | 1,916 39.4% | 116 | 4,869 | D+18.9 |
| Hempstead | 2,239 55.0% | 1,754 43.1% | 75 | 4,068 | D+11.9 |
| Jefferson | 2,670 70.6% | 1,048 27.7% | 65 | 3,783 | D+42.9 |
| Logan | 1,840 48.7% | 1,871 49.5% | 68 | 3,779 | R+0.8 |
| White | 2,083 58.3% | 1,341 37.5% | 148 | 3,572 | D+20.8 |
| Clay | 1,775 50.8% | 1,536 44.0% | 181 | 3,492 | D+6.8 |
| Crawford | 1,861 54.8% | 1,497 44.1% | 40 | 3,398 | D+10.7 |
| Pope | 2,080 63.7% | 1,117 34.2% | 69 | 3,266 | D+29.5 |
| Faulkner | 1,971 60.6% | 1,148 35.3% | 133 | 3,252 | D+25.3 |
| Craighead | 2,079 64.1% | 1,058 32.6% | 104 | 3,241 | D+31.5 |
| Madison | 1,463 45.3% | 1,715 53.1% | 52 | 3,230 | R+7.8 |
| Garland | 1,614 51.7% | 1,419 45.5% | 89 | 3,122 | D+6.2 |
| Conway | 1,791 58.3% | 1,243 40.5% | 37 | 3,071 | D+17.8 |
| Yell | 1,925 63.2% | 1,042 34.2% | 79 | 3,046 | D+29.0 |
| Greene | 1,865 61.8% | 1,072 35.5% | 80 | 3,017 | D+26.3 |
| Mississippi | 1,809 60.7% | 1,050 35.2% | 121 | 2,980 | D+25.5 |
| Columbia | 2,052 70.1% | 857 29.3% | 17 | 2,926 | D+40.8 |
| Van Buren | 1,440 49.6% | 1,388 47.8% | 74 | 2,902 | D+1.8 |
| Phillips | 1,965 69.1% | 868 30.5% | 9 | 2,842 | D+38.6 |
| Jackson | 1,575 56.2% | 1,130 40.3% | 98 | 2,803 | D+15.9 |
| Johnson | 1,579 57.4% | 992 36.1% | 180 | 2,751 | D+21.3 |
| Independence | 1,546 57.1% | 1,076 39.7% | 87 | 2,709 | D+17.3 |
| Howard | 1,452 54.0% | 1,208 44.9% | 28 | 2,688 | D+9.1 |
| Nevada | 1,220 47.8% | 1,292 50.6% | 39 | 2,551 | R+2.8 |
| Carroll | 1,344 52.8% | 1,138 44.7% | 65 | 2,547 | D+8.1 |
| Clark | 1,507 59.2% | 1,020 40.1% | 19 | 2,546 | D+19.1 |
| Polk | 1,208 47.7% | 1,173 46.3% | 154 | 2,535 | D+1.4 |
| Lonoke | 1,711 69.0% | 697 28.1% | 73 | 2,481 | D+40.9 |
| Ouachita | 1,307 52.8% | 1,141 46.1% | 26 | 2,474 | D+6.7 |
| Miller | 1,544 62.6% | 836 33.9% | 85 | 2,465 | D+28.7 |
| Lawrence | 1,686 69.3% | 699 28.7% | 49 | 2,434 | D+40.6 |
| Franklin | 1,502 62.8% | 769 32.1% | 121 | 2,392 | D+30.6 |
| Arkansas | 1,156 48.4% | 1,199 50.2% | 32 | 2,387 | R+1.8 |
| Union | 1,763 76.2% | 491 21.2% | 60 | 2,314 | D+55.0 |
| St. Francis | 1,252 56.6% | 903 40.8% | 57 | 2,212 | D+15.8 |
| Drew | 1,397 63.6% | 773 35.2% | 28 | 2,198 | D+28.4 |
| Randolph | 1,412 67.5% | 652 31.2% | 28 | 2,092 | D+36.3 |
| Ashley | 1,317 63.5% | 725 35.0% | 32 | 2,074 | D+28.5 |
| Woodruff | 1,049 51.6% | 943 46.4% | 40 | 2,032 | D+5.2 |
| Hot Spring | 1,061 52.4% | 910 45.0% | 53 | 2,024 | D+7.5 |
| Sevier | 1,234 61.9% | 599 30.0% | 162 | 1,995 | D+31.8 |
| Poinsett | 1,201 61.5% | 663 34.0% | 88 | 1,952 | D+27.6 |
| Lincoln | 888 47.1% | 988 52.4% | 9 | 1,885 | R+5.3 |
| Prairie | 962 52.2% | 841 45.6% | 41 | 1,844 | D+6.6 |
| Dallas | 1,139 62.6% | 658 36.2% | 22 | 1,819 | D+26.4 |
| Boone | 1,106 60.9% | 646 35.6% | 64 | 1,816 | D+25.3 |
| Pike | 847 46.7% | 921 50.7% | 47 | 1,815 | R+4.1 |
| Monroe | 834 47.0% | 912 51.4% | 30 | 1,776 | R+4.4 |
| Searcy | 594 33.8% | 1,070 60.8% | 96 | 1,760 | R+27.0 |
| Bradley | 1,146 65.2% | 540 30.7% | 71 | 1,757 | D+34.5 |
| Saline | 1,206 72.2% | 403 24.1% | 61 | 1,670 | D+48.1 |
| Scott | 771 48.1% | 751 46.9% | 80 | 1,602 | D+1.2 |
| Little River | 852 56.1% | 618 40.7% | 50 | 1,520 | D+15.4 |
| Lee | 1,108 73.9% | 354 23.6% | 38 | 1,500 | D+50.3 |
| Lafayette | 953 65.3% | 501 34.3% | 6 | 1,460 | D+31.0 |
| Sharp | 995 68.9% | 400 27.7% | 49 | 1,444 | D+41.2 |
| Chicot | 887 64.0% | 489 35.3% | 10 | 1,386 | D+28.7 |
| Newton | 486 35.4% | 828 60.3% | 60 | 1,374 | R+24.9 |
| Perry | 738 54.0% | 592 43.3% | 37 | 1,367 | D+10.7 |
| Izard | 835 62.1% | 485 36.1% | 25 | 1,345 | D+26.0 |
| Cross | 845 62.9% | 457 34.0% | 42 | 1,344 | D+28.9 |
| Desha | 931 70.9% | 360 27.4% | 23 | 1,314 | D+43.5 |
| Cleveland | 809 62.3% | 475 36.6% | 15 | 1,299 | D+25.7 |
| Marion | 744 57.4% | 371 28.6% | 182 | 1,297 | D+28.8 |
| Fulton | 763 59.5% | 502 39.1% | 18 | 1,283 | D+20.3 |
| Baxter | 707 56.1% | 484 38.4% | 70 | 1,261 | D+17.7 |
| Cleburne | 678 56.2% | 459 38.1% | 69 | 1,206 | D+18.2 |
| Calhoun | 736 64.6% | 337 29.6% | 66 | 1,139 | D+35.0 |
| Montgomery | 430 38.6% | 611 54.8% | 74 | 1,115 | R+16.2 |
| Crittenden | 905 83.8% | 167 15.5% | 8 | 1,080 | D+68.3 |
| Stone | 516 55.2% | 367 39.3% | 52 | 935 | D+15.9 |
| Grant | 619 71.6% | 230 26.6% | 16 | 865 | D+45.0 |
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.
Arkansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.6 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.9 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+23.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+9.8 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+30.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.1 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+12.1 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+40.7 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+58.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.9 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.1 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+31.9 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+37.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+34.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+28.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+48.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+16.8 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.4 |