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Election 1920 Results

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1920 presidential election in Missouri

Warren G. Harding (Republican) beat James M. Cox (Democrat) in Missouri in 1920, 54.6% to 43.1%, a margin of 11.4 points and 152,363 votes.

Missouri voted 14.7 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+26.2.

Missouri changed party: in 1916 it went Democratic, for Woodrow Wilson.

Republicans led in 86 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 29. The largest, St. Louis City, cast 282,652 votes and went to the Republican by 20.2 points. The closest was Schuyler, where 13 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
Warren G. Harding won Republican 727,162 54.6%
James M. Cox Democratic 574,799 43.1%
All other candidates 30,839 2.3%
Total1,332,800

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
St. Louis City 106,047 37.5% 163,280 57.8% 13,325 282,652 R+20.2
Jackson 76,791 48.5% 79,875 50.5% 1,548 158,214 R+1.9
St. Louis 12,438 33.2% 25,008 66.8% 37,446 R+33.6
Buchanan 16,188 48.0% 17,191 51.0% 335 33,714 R+3.0
Jasper 11,006 37.7% 17,074 58.4% 1,145 29,225 R+20.8
Greene 11,514 40.9% 15,755 56.0% 857 28,126 R+15.1
Pettis 6,561 42.7% 8,595 56.0% 199 15,355 R+13.2
Lafayette 6,169 44.9% 7,471 54.4% 94 13,734 R+9.5
Boone 8,748 67.9% 4,077 31.6% 65 12,890 D+36.2
Saline 7,114 55.5% 5,613 43.8% 85 12,812 D+11.7
Nodaway 5,504 43.7% 6,971 55.4% 118 12,593 R+11.6
Cape Girardeau 4,584 37.4% 7,537 61.4% 152 12,273 R+24.1
Macon 5,626 46.1% 6,309 51.7% 257 12,192 R+5.6
Randolph 8,115 67.8% 3,768 31.5% 85 11,968 D+36.3
Franklin 2,814 24.0% 8,712 74.3% 207 11,733 R+50.3
Marion 6,719 58.2% 4,660 40.4% 166 11,545 D+17.8
Johnson 5,444 48.4% 5,700 50.7% 108 11,252 R+2.3
St. Francois 5,300 48.0% 5,504 49.9% 235 11,039 R+1.8
Linn 5,184 47.7% 5,557 51.1% 137 10,878 R+3.4
Henry 5,367 49.6% 5,313 49.1% 133 10,813 D+0.5
Jefferson 4,684 44.2% 5,730 54.1% 181 10,595 R+9.9
Vernon 5,419 52.9% 4,645 45.3% 182 10,246 D+7.6
Cole 4,167 41.3% 5,878 58.3% 36 10,081 R+17.0
Dunklin 5,199 52.2% 4,455 44.7% 309 9,963 D+7.5
Lawrence 3,532 35.6% 6,093 61.3% 310 9,935 R+25.8
Newton 4,078 41.1% 5,541 55.9% 293 9,912 R+14.8
Carroll 4,075 41.7% 5,609 57.4% 96 9,780 R+15.7
Bates 4,433 45.7% 5,039 51.9% 236 9,708 R+6.2
Stoddard 4,428 46.9% 4,641 49.2% 372 9,441 R+2.3
Audrain 5,514 58.6% 3,827 40.7% 68 9,409 D+17.9
Callaway 6,035 64.6% 3,274 35.1% 30 9,339 D+29.6
St. Charles 2,472 26.8% 6,645 72.1% 96 9,213 R+45.3
Cass 5,030 54.8% 4,055 44.1% 100 9,185 D+10.6
Clay 6,283 68.9% 2,804 30.8% 31 9,118 D+38.2
Chariton 4,675 51.5% 4,331 47.7% 78 9,084 D+3.8
Barry 3,729 41.2% 5,162 57.0% 158 9,049 R+15.8
Pike 5,034 56.2% 3,860 43.1% 69 8,963 D+13.1
Cooper 3,657 41.3% 5,151 58.2% 48 8,856 R+16.9
Livingston 3,666 41.4% 5,093 57.5% 97 8,856 R+16.1
Scott 4,157 48.5% 4,204 49.0% 218 8,579 R+0.5
Pemiscot 3,901 46.1% 4,443 52.6% 109 8,453 R+6.4
Ray 4,865 59.6% 3,228 39.5% 72 8,165 D+20.0
Sullivan 3,475 42.8% 4,576 56.3% 70 8,121 R+13.6
Daviess 3,560 43.9% 4,458 54.9% 100 8,118 R+11.1
Grundy 2,721 34.1% 5,123 64.3% 129 7,973 R+30.1
Polk 2,847 36.0% 4,967 62.8% 93 7,907 R+26.8
Adair 2,534 32.2% 4,861 61.7% 483 7,878 R+29.5
Harrison 2,502 32.3% 5,151 66.6% 87 7,740 R+34.2
Monroe 6,136 80.4% 1,406 18.4% 93 7,635 D+62.0
New Madrid 3,637 48.5% 3,745 49.9% 116 7,498 R+1.4
Butler 2,662 35.8% 4,601 61.8% 179 7,442 R+26.1
Montgomery 3,103 43.8% 3,910 55.2% 75 7,088 R+11.4
Gentry 3,374 48.7% 3,442 49.7% 113 6,929 R+1.0
Lincoln 3,660 53.0% 3,209 46.4% 40 6,909 D+6.5
Howard 4,735 68.7% 2,125 30.9% 28 6,888 D+37.9
Howell 2,323 33.8% 4,344 63.2% 202 6,869 R+29.4
Barton 3,040 44.6% 3,480 51.1% 294 6,814 R+6.5
Caldwell 2,498 37.4% 4,168 62.3% 22 6,688 R+25.0
Texas 2,965 45.0% 3,552 53.9% 68 6,585 R+8.9
Holt 2,329 35.5% 4,153 63.3% 74 6,556 R+27.8
Clinton 3,304 50.7% 3,165 48.6% 45 6,514 D+2.1
Webster 2,428 37.3% 4,000 61.5% 81 6,509 R+24.2
Andrew 2,466 38.4% 3,913 60.9% 50 6,429 R+22.5
Lewis 3,542 55.3% 2,810 43.9% 53 6,405 D+11.4
Shelby 3,935 64.2% 2,128 34.7% 71 6,134 D+29.5
Platte 4,361 71.5% 1,724 28.3% 17 6,102 D+43.2
Moniteau 2,405 40.1% 3,535 59.0% 54 5,994 R+18.9
Clark 2,383 41.4% 3,310 57.5% 68 5,761 R+16.1
Laclede 2,183 37.9% 3,469 60.3% 102 5,754 R+22.3
Wright 2,008 34.9% 3,661 63.7% 79 5,748 R+28.8
St. Clair 2,296 40.2% 3,249 56.9% 161 5,706 R+16.7
Atchison 2,227 40.4% 3,236 58.7% 51 5,514 R+18.3
Dade 1,892 34.4% 3,520 63.9% 95 5,507 R+29.6
Cedar 1,936 35.2% 3,488 63.5% 71 5,495 R+28.2
Miller 1,833 33.5% 3,555 64.9% 86 5,474 R+31.5
Putnam 1,315 24.7% 3,880 72.9% 126 5,321 R+48.2
McDonald 2,242 42.4% 2,921 55.2% 128 5,291 R+12.8
De Kalb 2,121 40.9% 3,001 57.8% 67 5,189 R+17.0
Perry 1,504 29.0% 3,652 70.5% 25 5,181 R+41.5
Phelps 2,422 47.0% 2,692 52.3% 38 5,152 R+5.2
Knox 2,250 44.5% 2,749 54.3% 62 5,061 R+9.9
Gasconade 454 9.1% 4,481 90.0% 43 4,978 R+80.9
Bollinger 2,019 40.8% 2,869 58.0% 61 4,949 R+17.2
Benton 1,506 30.6% 3,367 68.5% 42 4,915 R+37.9
Christian 919 18.9% 3,795 78.1% 143 4,857 R+59.2
Osage 1,118 23.0% 3,699 76.2% 39 4,856 R+53.2
Morgan 1,834 38.4% 2,911 60.9% 35 4,780 R+22.5
Scotland 2,124 45.0% 2,509 53.1% 91 4,724 R+8.1
Mississippi 2,442 52.2% 2,193 46.9% 44 4,679 D+5.3
Wayne 2,072 45.5% 2,380 52.3% 100 4,552 R+6.8
Washington 1,837 40.9% 2,618 58.4% 31 4,486 R+17.4
Crawford 1,658 38.0% 2,634 60.4% 66 4,358 R+22.4
Mercer 1,044 24.4% 3,170 74.2% 60 4,274 R+49.7
Dent 1,970 46.2% 2,204 51.7% 90 4,264 R+5.5
Ralls 2,803 66.8% 1,362 32.5% 32 4,197 D+34.3
Warren 545 13.2% 3,512 85.0% 76 4,133 R+71.8
Douglas 577 14.2% 3,327 82.1% 149 4,053 R+67.9
Madison 1,830 47.2% 2,023 52.2% 23 3,876 R+5.0
Pulaski 1,978 51.1% 1,853 47.9% 39 3,870 D+3.2
Dallas 1,100 28.9% 2,665 69.9% 46 3,811 R+41.1
Ripley 1,735 47.2% 1,752 47.7% 189 3,676 R+0.5
Schuyler 1,793 49.3% 1,806 49.7% 38 3,637 R+0.4
Stone 672 19.2% 2,749 78.5% 79 3,500 R+59.3
Worth 1,532 44.4% 1,888 54.7% 30 3,450 R+10.3
Shannon 1,661 49.3% 1,639 48.6% 71 3,371 D+0.7
Camden 1,034 30.9% 2,276 68.0% 39 3,349 R+37.1
Oregon 1,961 58.8% 1,319 39.6% 53 3,333 D+19.3
Maries 1,677 53.2% 1,445 45.9% 28 3,150 D+7.4
Ste. Genevieve 1,149 37.2% 1,917 62.1% 22 3,088 R+24.9
Ozark 569 18.5% 2,457 79.7% 56 3,082 R+61.3
Iron 1,554 50.6% 1,463 47.6% 54 3,071 D+3.0
Reynolds 1,837 60.3% 1,173 38.5% 36 3,046 D+21.8
Taney 913 30.9% 2,001 67.7% 42 2,956 R+36.8
Hickory 532 19.6% 2,131 78.5% 50 2,713 R+58.9
Carter 930 45.4% 1,057 51.6% 60 2,047 R+6.2

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.

Missouri in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+18.4
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+15.4
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+18.6
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+9.4
2008 John McCain (R) R+0.1
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+7.2
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+3.3
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+6.3
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+10.1
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+4.0
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+20.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+6.8
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.6
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+24.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+1.1
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+28.1
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+0.5
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+0.2
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+1.6
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+16.6
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+2.9
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+4.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+22.6
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+28.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+11.4
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+5.8
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+11.4
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+3.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+17.6
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+0.1
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+3.9
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.7
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+7.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+4.9
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+7.5
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+13.7
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+16.3
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+13.9