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Election 1920 Results

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1920 presidential election in Tennessee

Warren G. Harding (Republican) beat James M. Cox (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1920, 51.2% to 48.3%, a margin of 3.0 points and 12,671 votes.

Tennessee voted 23.2 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+26.2.

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

Republicans led in 50 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 45. The largest, Shelby, cast 24,843 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.7 points. The closest was Chester, where 17 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
Warren G. Harding won	Republican	219,229	51.2%
James M. Cox	Democratic	206,558	48.3%
All other candidates		2,249	0.5%
Total		428,036

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	15,986 64.3%	8,597 34.6%	260	24,843	D+29.7
Hamilton	9,910 47.1%	10,793 51.3%	334	21,037	R+4.2
Davidson	13,354 65.6%	6,811 33.5%	181	20,346	D+32.2
Knox	6,801 35.9%	12,005 63.4%	125	18,931	R+27.5
Gibson	5,942 64.8%	3,209 35.0%	19	9,170	D+29.8
Greene	2,924 34.0%	5,677 66.0%	5	8,606	R+32.0
Carroll	3,215 40.4%	4,741 59.6%		7,956	R+19.2
Madison	5,280 66.5%	2,665 33.5%		7,945	D+32.9
Sullivan	4,327 54.6%	3,593 45.4%		7,920	D+9.3
Weakley	4,395 61.3%	2,741 38.3%	30	7,166	D+23.1
Washington	2,260 31.7%	4,858 68.2%	4	7,122	R+36.5
Blount	1,550 21.8%	5,540 78.1%	4	7,094	R+56.2
Carter	674 10.0%	6,059 90.0%		6,733	R+80.0
Henry	4,613 69.5%	1,957 29.5%	63	6,633	D+40.0
Lawrence	2,610 40.4%	3,843 59.6%		6,453	R+19.1
Sevier	404 6.3%	6,006 93.6%	7	6,417	R+87.3
Obion	4,547 77.4%	1,307 22.3%	20	5,874	D+55.2
Putnam	2,996 52.3%	2,732 47.7%		5,728	D+4.6
Giles	3,129 58.4%	2,224 41.5%	6	5,359	D+16.9
Rutherford	3,406 64.4%	1,881 35.6%		5,287	D+28.8
Smith	3,150 61.4%	1,981 38.6%		5,131	D+22.8
McNairy	1,863 36.7%	3,212 63.3%		5,075	R+26.6
Franklin	3,504 69.2%	1,558 30.8%	2	5,064	D+38.4
Sumner	3,674 74.0%	1,268 25.5%	21	4,963	D+48.5
Marion	1,874 40.9%	2,662 58.1%	44	4,580	R+17.2
Crockett	2,252 49.2%	2,326 50.8%		4,578	R+1.6
Dekalb	1,983 43.5%	2,572 56.5%		4,555	R+12.9
Hardin	1,398 31.2%	3,077 68.6%	12	4,487	R+37.4
McMinn	1,636 36.6%	2,800 62.6%	35	4,471	R+26.0
Monroe	1,845 41.7%	2,575 58.3%		4,420	R+16.5
Dyer	3,181 72.0%	1,166 26.4%	70	4,417	D+45.6
Jefferson	741 16.9%	3,583 81.6%	68	4,392	R+64.7
Montgomery	2,564 58.5%	1,780 40.6%	40	4,384	D+17.9
Henderson	1,217 28.0%	3,112 71.6%	17	4,346	R+43.6
Wilson	2,760 64.2%	1,532 35.7%	4	4,296	D+28.6
Macon	1,066 24.9%	3,208 75.0%	2	4,276	R+50.1
Cocke	929 21.8%	3,294 77.4%	32	4,255	R+55.6
Robertson	3,046 71.7%	1,191 28.0%	11	4,248	D+43.7
Bedford	2,182 51.5%	2,056 48.5%		4,238	D+3.0
Maury	2,693 65.5%	1,379 33.5%	41	4,113	D+31.9
Hawkins	1,381 33.9%	2,650 65.1%	39	4,070	R+31.2
Campbell	650 16.2%	3,368 83.8%		4,018	R+67.6
Johnson	291 7.4%	3,627 92.6%		3,918	R+85.1
Anderson	748 19.2%	3,127 80.3%	19	3,894	R+61.1
Claiborne	1,236 32.1%	2,612 67.9%		3,848	R+35.8
Tipton	2,816 74.6%	906 24.0%	54	3,776	D+50.6
Overton	1,779 47.6%	1,939 51.9%	17	3,735	R+4.3
White	2,201 60.2%	1,456 39.8%		3,657	D+20.4
Dickson	2,145 59.3%	1,472 40.7%		3,617	D+18.6
Lincoln	2,463 69.2%	1,091 30.6%	6	3,560	D+38.5
Lauderdale	2,313 66.0%	1,190 34.0%		3,503	D+32.1
Benton	1,914 55.7%	1,514 44.0%	10	3,438	D+11.6
Bradley	1,058 31.6%	2,255 67.3%	36	3,349	R+35.7
Wayne	654 19.9%	2,617 79.7%	13	3,284	R+59.8
Stewart	2,366 72.9%	849 26.2%	29	3,244	D+46.8
Hardeman	2,272 71.2%	895 28.1%	23	3,190	D+43.2
Unicoi	547 17.4%	2,584 82.4%	4	3,135	R+65.0
Morgan	816 26.6%	2,248 73.2%	8	3,072	R+46.6
Grainger	895 29.3%	2,158 70.7%	1	3,054	R+41.4
Union	423 14.0%	2,607 86.0%	2	3,032	R+72.0
Warren	1,986 65.9%	1,010 33.5%	16	3,012	D+32.4
Williamson	2,004 67.9%	946 32.1%		2,950	D+35.9
Hamblen	1,301 44.4%	1,571 53.7%	56	2,928	R+9.2
Coffee	2,043 69.8%	882 30.2%		2,925	D+39.7
Hickman	1,362 47.8%	1,470 51.6%	15	2,847	R+3.8
Roane	838 29.8%	1,974 70.2%		2,812	R+40.4
Scott	221 7.9%	2,537 90.5%	44	2,802	R+82.7
Decatur	1,149 41.3%	1,608 57.8%	23	2,780	R+16.5
Fayette	2,294 86.9%	346 13.1%		2,640	D+73.8
Marshall	1,828 70.4%	753 29.0%	15	2,596	D+41.4
Loudon	686 26.6%	1,872 72.7%	17	2,575	R+46.1
Fentress	694 27.5%	1,808 71.7%	21	2,523	R+44.2
Rhea	1,051 43.6%	1,341 55.6%	21	2,413	R+12.0
Jackson	1,097 48.0%	1,187 52.0%		2,284	R+3.9
Humphreys	1,534 68.8%	674 30.2%	23	2,231	D+38.5
Chester	1,105 49.6%	1,088 48.8%	36	2,229	D+0.8
Haywood	2,068 95.0%	101 4.6%	7	2,176	D+90.4
Hancock	384 18.1%	1,740 81.9%		2,124	R+63.8
Cumberland	557 27.3%	1,485 72.7%		2,042	R+45.4
Clay	772 42.3%	1,044 57.1%	11	1,827	R+14.9
Polk	775 42.8%	1,018 56.2%	18	1,811	R+13.4
Cheatham	1,219 68.1%	569 31.8%	3	1,791	D+36.3
Bledsoe	482 28.7%	1,198 71.3%		1,680	R+42.6
Meigs	712 43.8%	915 56.2%		1,627	R+12.5
Lake	1,192 76.8%	352 22.7%	8	1,552	D+54.1
Trousdale	955 62.4%	574 37.5%	1	1,530	D+24.9
Pickett	607 40.4%	896 59.6%		1,503	R+19.2
Cannon	770 52.8%	687 47.2%		1,457	D+5.7
Perry	692 48.1%	747 51.9%		1,439	R+3.8
Grundy	745 55.0%	447 33.0%	163	1,355	D+22.0
Houston	790 66.2%	385 32.3%	18	1,193	D+33.9
Sequatchie	545 51.6%	509 48.2%	3	1,057	D+3.4
Lewis	403 47.2%	446 52.3%	4	853	R+5.0
Moore	497 84.7%	90 15.3%		587	D+69.3
Van Buren	351 60.3%	223 38.3%	8	582	D+22.0

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.

Tennessee in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.7
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+23.2
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+26.0
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+20.4
2008	John McCain (R)	R+15.1
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+14.3
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+3.9
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+2.4
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+4.7
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+16.3
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+16.3
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+0.3
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+13.0
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+38.0
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+9.7
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+11.0
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.1
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+0.6
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+0.3
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+12.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+21.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+34.9
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+38.1
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+34.0
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+7.7
1924	John W. Davis (D)	D+9.2
1920	Warren G. Harding (R)	R+3.0
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+13.6
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+28.8
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+7.0
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+11.0
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+8.2
1896	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+5.8
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+13.5
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+6.5
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+3.7
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+9.1
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+19.7
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+36.9

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