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Election 1920 Results

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1920 presidential election in Kentucky

James M. Cox (Democrat) beat Warren G. Harding (Republican) in Kentucky in 1920, 49.8% to 49.1%, a margin of 0.6 points and 5,723 votes.

Kentucky voted 26.8 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 67 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 53. The largest, Jefferson, cast 125,549 votes and went to the Republican by 9.7 points. The closest was Hancock, where 62 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James M. Cox won	Democratic	457,203	49.8%
Warren G. Harding	Republican	451,480	49.1%
All other candidates		10,122	1.1%
Total		918,805

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	56,046 44.6%	68,202 54.3%	1,301	125,549	R+9.7
Kenton	16,300 56.7%	11,411 39.7%	1,019	28,730	D+17.0
Fayette	12,926 53.5%	11,032 45.7%	181	24,139	D+7.8
Campbell	10,597 44.2%	12,210 50.9%	1,191	23,998	R+6.7
Daviess	9,669 55.7%	7,584 43.7%	106	17,359	D+12.0
Christian	7,209 44.9%	8,743 54.4%	105	16,057	R+9.6
McCracken	8,496 57.1%	6,085 40.9%	299	14,880	D+16.2
Hopkins	7,829 52.8%	6,732 45.4%	275	14,836	D+7.4
Pike	5,619 41.2%	7,911 58.1%	92	13,622	R+16.8
Warren	7,010 55.6%	5,474 43.4%	115	12,599	D+12.2
Graves	9,018 72.1%	3,241 25.9%	251	12,510	D+46.2
Muhlenberg	4,824 41.0%	6,667 56.7%	262	11,753	R+15.7
Madison	5,647 48.1%	6,012 51.2%	80	11,739	R+3.1
Henderson	7,272 62.1%	4,161 35.5%	285	11,718	D+26.5
Boyd	5,103 44.1%	6,334 54.8%	126	11,563	R+10.6
Pulaski	3,749 33.9%	7,262 65.6%	54	11,065	R+31.7
Logan	6,111 60.4%	3,948 39.0%	66	10,125	D+21.4
Ohio	4,011 41.9%	5,371 56.1%	189	9,571	R+14.2
Barren	5,499 57.7%	3,972 41.7%	60	9,531	D+16.0
Bourbon	5,452 57.2%	4,029 42.3%	43	9,524	D+14.9
Harlan	1,805 19.3%	7,493 80.1%	53	9,351	R+60.8
Bell	2,277 25.3%	6,691 74.2%	46	9,014	R+49.0
Whitley	1,556 17.6%	7,235 82.0%	28	8,819	R+64.4
Hardin	5,382 61.3%	3,334 38.0%	66	8,782	D+23.3
Franklin	5,878 68.3%	2,710 31.5%	21	8,609	D+36.8
Mason	4,691 55.3%	3,743 44.2%	42	8,476	D+11.2
Webster	4,831 57.4%	3,554 42.2%	30	8,415	D+15.2
Breckinridge	3,702 45.7%	4,369 53.9%	29	8,100	R+8.2
Nelson	5,061 63.0%	2,945 36.7%	27	8,033	D+26.3
Clark	4,846 60.7%	3,105 38.9%	36	7,987	D+21.8
Shelby	5,446 69.1%	2,402 30.5%	31	7,879	D+38.6
Scott	4,993 65.0%	2,661 34.6%	26	7,680	D+30.4
Lincoln	3,787 50.1%	3,710 49.0%	69	7,566	D+1.0
Carter	2,757 37.2%	4,595 62.0%	63	7,415	R+24.8
Boyle	4,099 55.8%	3,205 43.6%	41	7,345	D+12.2
Harrison	4,804 66.4%	2,378 32.8%	57	7,239	D+33.5
Union	4,919 70.8%	1,943 28.0%	85	6,947	D+42.8
Henry	4,640 67.3%	2,208 32.0%	49	6,897	D+35.3
Mercer	3,623 52.9%	2,786 40.6%	445	6,854	D+12.2
Knox	1,534 22.5%	5,228 76.7%	56	6,818	R+54.2
Perry	2,303 34.5%	4,345 65.1%	26	6,674	R+30.6
Grayson	2,330 35.6%	4,174 63.7%	45	6,549	R+28.2
Fleming	3,488 53.9%	2,960 45.7%	26	6,474	D+8.2
Floyd	3,597 55.6%	2,825 43.7%	46	6,468	D+11.9
Hart	2,972 47.1%	3,264 51.7%	77	6,313	R+4.6
Letcher	1,960 31.1%	4,317 68.5%	24	6,301	R+37.4
Calloway	4,574 72.8%	1,520 24.2%	190	6,284	D+48.6
Adair	2,725 43.5%	3,526 56.3%	14	6,265	R+12.8
Marion	3,807 60.8%	2,431 38.8%	20	6,258	D+22.0
Johnson	1,714 27.9%	4,373 71.2%	52	6,139	R+43.3
Todd	3,292 54.8%	2,663 44.3%	55	6,010	D+10.5
Greenup	2,754 46.2%	3,111 52.2%	98	5,963	R+6.0
Laurel	1,621 27.4%	4,252 72.0%	36	5,909	R+44.5
Lewis	1,550 26.6%	4,186 71.8%	91	5,827	R+45.2
Caldwell	2,746 47.4%	2,958 51.1%	87	5,791	R+3.7
Allen	2,255 39.1%	3,476 60.2%	39	5,770	R+21.2
Jessamine	3,206 56.4%	2,349 41.3%	134	5,689	D+15.1
Owen	4,623 81.3%	1,049 18.4%	17	5,689	D+62.8
Trigg	3,056 55.1%	2,420 43.6%	72	5,548	D+11.5
Woodford	3,299 59.5%	2,218 40.0%	25	5,542	D+19.5
Casey	1,951 35.3%	3,543 64.0%	39	5,533	R+28.8
Washington	2,600 47.3%	2,892 52.6%	10	5,502	R+5.3
Marshall	3,569 65.0%	1,883 34.3%	40	5,492	D+30.7
Garrard	2,434 44.5%	2,994 54.7%	41	5,469	R+10.2
Butler	1,356 24.8%	4,097 75.0%	13	5,466	R+50.1
Lawrence	2,558 47.1%	2,849 52.4%	26	5,433	R+5.4
Crittenden	2,138 40.3%	3,149 59.3%	24	5,311	R+19.0
Montgomery	3,069 58.3%	2,163 41.1%	28	5,260	D+17.2
Fulton	3,848 73.4%	1,365 26.0%	31	5,244	D+47.3
Breathitt	2,737 52.3%	2,464 47.1%	31	5,232	D+5.2
McLean	2,754 52.7%	2,408 46.1%	59	5,221	D+6.6
Ballard	3,987 76.6%	1,107 21.3%	114	5,208	D+55.3
Morgan	3,347 64.8%	1,802 34.9%	18	5,167	D+29.9
Rockcastle	1,438 28.7%	3,561 71.0%	19	5,018	R+42.3
Clay	960 19.2%	4,015 80.2%	33	5,008	R+61.0
Simpson	3,206 65.3%	1,680 34.2%	21	4,907	D+31.1
Taylor	2,380 48.6%	2,493 50.9%	25	4,898	R+2.3
Wayne	1,827 37.7%	2,992 61.7%	30	4,849	R+24.0
Pendleton	2,598 54.7%	2,105 44.3%	50	4,753	D+10.4
Monroe	1,108 24.4%	3,426 75.3%	15	4,549	R+51.0
Larue	2,661 59.0%	1,838 40.7%	12	4,511	D+18.2
Nicholas	2,953 65.7%	1,496 33.3%	45	4,494	D+32.4
Meade	2,995 66.7%	1,468 32.7%	30	4,493	D+34.0
Boone	3,472 77.5%	973 21.7%	35	4,480	D+55.8
Bracken	2,621 58.7%	1,791 40.1%	56	4,468	D+18.6
Bath	2,440 54.7%	1,997 44.8%	22	4,459	D+9.9
Estill	1,823 41.6%	2,552 58.2%	12	4,387	R+16.6
Grant	2,686 61.9%	1,613 37.2%	38	4,337	D+24.7
Anderson	2,499 57.7%	1,819 42.0%	12	4,330	D+15.7
Carroll	3,209 77.5%	906 21.9%	26	4,141	D+55.6
Green	1,723 42.5%	2,310 57.0%	17	4,050	R+14.5
Bullitt	2,548 64.4%	1,393 35.2%	13	3,954	D+29.2
Hickman	3,045 77.4%	866 22.0%	23	3,934	D+55.4
Livingston	1,933 51.1%	1,790 47.3%	61	3,784	D+3.8
Russell	1,157 30.8%	2,587 69.0%	7	3,751	R+38.1
Magoffin	1,352 36.4%	2,347 63.2%	16	3,715	R+26.8
Oldham	2,655 72.1%	1,014 27.5%	15	3,684	D+44.5
Edmonson	1,171 33.1%	2,348 66.4%	17	3,536	R+33.3
Jackson	260 7.5%	3,174 92.1%	12	3,446	R+84.6
Carlisle	2,688 78.1%	688 20.0%	66	3,442	D+58.1
McCreary	525 15.3%	2,889 84.0%	25	3,439	R+68.7
Cumberland	931 28.0%	2,380 71.6%	13	3,324	R+43.6
Lyon	1,968 60.0%	1,275 38.8%	39	3,282	D+21.1
Metcalfe	1,442 44.2%	1,809 55.5%	8	3,259	R+11.3
Spencer	2,135 65.6%	1,102 33.9%	16	3,253	D+31.8
Lee	1,246 40.0%	1,856 59.6%	14	3,116	R+19.6
Knott	2,295 73.8%	802 25.8%	11	3,108	D+48.0
Hancock	1,384 48.1%	1,446 50.2%	49	2,879	R+2.2
Rowan	1,264 44.4%	1,564 54.9%	19	2,847	R+10.5
Clinton	431 15.4%	2,356 84.2%	11	2,798	R+68.8
Leslie	142 5.2%	2,576 94.2%	18	2,736	R+89.0
Elliott	1,764 66.9%	860 32.6%	13	2,637	D+34.3
Trimble	2,057 84.5%	361 14.8%	16	2,434	D+69.7
Wolfe	1,476 60.7%	939 38.6%	17	2,432	D+22.1
Gallatin	1,783 76.6%	536 23.0%	9	2,328	D+53.6
Owsley	257 11.8%	1,914 87.8%	9	2,180	R+76.0
Martin	330 15.9%	1,726 82.9%	25	2,081	R+67.1
Powell	1,038 55.1%	835 44.3%	11	1,884	D+10.8
Menifee	1,149 65.8%	580 33.2%	16	1,745	D+32.6
Robertson	940 59.9%	623 39.7%	7	1,570	D+20.2

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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