1920 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 2 tickets

Who won the 1920 U.S. Presidential Election?

Warren G. Harding won the 1920 U.S. Presidential Election. Warren G. Harding received 16,147,249 popular votes (60.3%) and 404 electoral votes. The main challenger was James M. Cox (34.1%).

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Harding won the electoral college 404–127
60.3% popular · 16,147,249 votes
Running mate: Calvin Coolidge
34.1% popular · 9,140,864 votes
Running mate: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.