1920 United States presidential election in Indiana

none June 2025 September 2023 1920 United States presidential election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1916 United States presidential election in Indiana 1916 1924 United States presidential election in Indiana 1924 November 2, 1920 71.0%Madison 1986 330 10.8 pp 200x200px File:Warren G Harding portrait as senator June 1920.jpg Warren G. Harding Republican Party (United States) Ohio Calvin Coolidge 15 696,370 55.14% File:James M. Cox 1920 (cropped2).jpg James M. Cox Democratic Party (United States) Ohio Franklin D. Roosevelt 0 511,364 40.49% 1920 United States presidential election in Indiana results map by county.svg 180px County results Harding #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Cox #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) Warren G. Harding Republican Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election. The Republican ticket of the junior U.S. senator from Ohio Warren G. Harding and the governor of Massachusetts Calvin Coolidge defeated the Democratic ticket of the governor of Ohio James M. Cox and the assistant secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt. Harding defeated Cox in the national election with 404 electoral votes.Petersen 1963 83 Background Partisan coalitions in Indiana at the turn of the century reflected the regional, ethnic, and religious roots of the settler population, with the descendants of White Southerners, German Americans, and Irish Americans (especially Catholics) voting reliably Democratic, while Yankees, Nordic and Scandinavian Americans, and British Americans favored the Republican Party. Southern Indiana leaned Democratic and Northern Indiana leaned Republican, in line with the loose correlation between ethnicity and geography. The state's notable concentration of German Catholics contributed to its closeness in presidential elections during the Third Party System relative to other Lower North states. William Jennings Bryan's 1896 presidential campaign saw the state move more securely into the Republican column, as German Catholics alienated by Bryan's outspoken Evangelicalism, conservatives unnerved by the candidate's agrarian radicalism, and urban workers frightened by threats of mass layoffs in the event of a Bryan victory voted Republican for the first time. Following this political realignment, Woodrow Wilson became the only Democrat to carry Indiana during the Fourth Party System (1896–1932) in 1912. Republican support remained greater in urban areas than in rural areas based on the strength of Republican urban political machines.Phillips 1969 332–36, 310, 337 Primary elections Republican Party 1920 Republican Party presidential primaries Indiana Republican primary, May 4, 1920Congressional Quarterly 1985 392 Leonard Wood Republican Party (United States) 85,708 37.93 Hiram Johnson Republican Party (United States) 79,840 35.33 Frank O. Lowden Republican Party (United States) 39,627 17.54 Warren G. Harding Republican Party (United States) 20,782 9.20 225,957 100.00 Democratic Party 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries No candidates filed to run in the Indiana Democratic primary, and consequently no primary election was held.Congressional Quarterly 1985 393n5 General election Results Indiana chose 15 electors on a statewide general ticket. Prevailing election laws required voters to elect each member of the Electoral College individually, rather than as a group.Spencer Tennant 1920 59 This sometimes resulted in small differences in the number of votes cast for electors pledged to the same presidential candidate, if some voters did not vote for all the electors nominated by a party.Petersen 1963 vii The following table quotes the official returns published by the secretary of state of Indiana, which list the votes for the first elector on each ticket.Indiana 1921 61–62 1920 United States presidential election in IndianaIndiana 1921 61–62 Warren G. HardingCalvin Coolidge Republican Party (United States) 696,370 55.14 7.71 James M. CoxFranklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) 511,364 40.49 6.00 Eugene V. DebsSeymour Stedman Socialist Party of America 24,703 1.96 1.08 Parley P. ChristensenMax S. Hayes Farmer–Labor Party (United States) 16,499 1.31 1.31 Aaron S. WatkinsD. Leigh Colvin Prohibition Party 13,462 1.07 1.21 Robert C. MacAuleyRichard C. Barnum Single Tax Party 566 0.04 0.04 1,262,964 100.00 Results by county + 1920 United States presidential election in Indiana by countyIndiana 1921 61–62 County Warren G. HardingRepublican James M. CoxDemocratic Eugene V. DebsSocialist Parley P. ChristensenFarmer–Labor Aaron S. WatkinsProhibition Robert C. MacauleySingle Tax Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Adams4,14451.81%3,65345.67%210.26%480.60%1311.64%10.01%4916.14%7,998Allen24,20857.40%13,80432.73%4971.18%3,3447.93%2680.64%560.13%10,40424.67%42,177Bartholomew6,58553.93%5,42044.39%850.70%40.03%1130.93%30.02%1,1659.54%12,210Benton3,90064.13%2,09834.50%130.21%110.18%590.97%00.00%1,80229.63%6,081Blackford3,14551.79%2,55542.07%2243.69%150.25%1292.12%50.08%5909.72%6,073Boone6,65050.93%6,17847.31%640.49%10.01%1631.25%20.02%4723.61%13,058Brown78836.75%1,31661.38%160.75%00.00%241.12%00.00%-528-24.63%2,144Carroll5,00653.92%4,18645.09%300.32%40.04%580.62%00.00%8208.83%9,284Cass9,54552.12%8,19444.74%1901.04%1610.88%2211.21%30.02%1,3517.38%18,314Clark6,46648.41%6,72950.38%720.54%540.40%360.27%00.00%-263-1.97%13,357Clay6,12948.20%5,61244.13%3933.09%4563.59%1110.87%150.12%5174.07%12,716Clinton7,73952.59%6,72145.67%930.63%60.04%1561.06%20.01%1,0186.92%14,717Crawford2,29049.05%2,21347.40%942.01%20.04%701.50%00.00%771.65%4,669Daviess6,74853.42%5,58744.23%2011.59%360.28%590.47%20.02%1,1619.19%12,633Dearborn5,15950.66%4,88447.96%660.65%110.11%630.62%00.00%2752.70%10,183Decatur5,51657.66%3,89640.73%480.50%00.00%1061.11%00.00%1,62016.93%9,566DeKalb6,51456.35%4,75041.09%1010.87%330.29%1621.40%00.00%1,76415.26%11,560Delaware14,84561.78%8,32934.66%4802.00%400.17%3271.36%90.04%6,51627.12%24,030Dubois3,73846.18%4,23852.35%800.99%100.12%290.36%00.00%-500-6.18%8,095Elkhart12,29760.10%5,77028.20%9094.44%9294.54%5162.52%400.20%6,52731.90%20,461Fayette4,74254.27%3,76843.12%480.55%1081.24%700.80%20.02%97411.15%8,738Floyd7,66949.65%7,39147.85%1561.01%1120.73%1170.76%20.01%2781.80%15,447Fountain5,21854.09%4,08842.38%2672.77%80.08%640.66%20.02%1,13011.71%9,647Franklin3,13745.51%3,67153.26%100.15%160.23%580.84%10.01%-534-7.75%6,893Fulton4,61853.99%3,60242.11%2292.68%110.13%921.08%20.02%1,01611.88%8,554Gibson7,49851.32%6,38443.70%2251.54%2531.73%2411.65%90.06%1,1147.62%14,610Grant12,34955.12%7,90035.26%1,3215.90%170.08%8003.57%180.08%4,44919.86%22,405Greene7,48648.65%6,33541.17%1,2097.86%2391.55%1190.77%00.00%1,1517.48%15,388Hamilton7,89763.04%4,28034.17%390.31%280.22%2822.25%10.01%3,61728.87%12,527Hancock4,42246.16%4,95851.76%530.55%40.04%1411.47%10.01%-536-5.60%9,579Harrison4,27151.45%3,89846.96%520.63%80.10%720.87%00.00%3734.49%8,301Hendricks6,29359.20%4,19239.44%450.42%40.04%950.89%10.01%2,10119.76%10,630Henry8,74257.03%5,82438.00%3352.19%130.08%4122.69%20.01%2,91819.04%15,328Howard10,37958.54%5,76732.53%1,1326.38%1040.59%3321.87%160.09%4,61226.01%17,730Huntington8,10053.67%6,50643.11%1360.90%730.48%2751.82%30.02%1,59410.56%15,093Jackson5,06948.04%5,31950.41%550.52%30.03%1051.00%10.01%-250-2.37%10,552Jasper3,94266.87%1,87231.76%140.24%110.19%560.95%00.00%2,07035.11%5,895Jay6,08953.35%4,75941.69%800.70%1191.04%3673.22%00.00%1,33011.65%11,414Jefferson5,73258.02%4,00040.49%450.46%100.10%930.94%00.00%1,73217.53%9,880Jennings3,40455.65%2,60342.55%300.49%90.15%701.14%10.02%80113.09%6,117Johnson4,86345.36%5,45250.85%3243.02%40.04%770.72%20.02%-589-5.49%10,722Knox10,01151.39%8,05241.34%9194.72%3111.60%1760.90%100.05%1,95910.06%19,479Kosciusko8,32661.66%4,83635.81%1140.84%210.16%2071.53%00.00%3,49025.84%13,504LaGrange3,85268.02%1,68729.79%210.37%170.30%861.52%00.00%2,16538.23%5,663Lake26,29669.15%7,13618.77%1,4493.81%2,8157.40%2920.77%400.11%19,16050.38%38,028LaPorte11,20465.00%5,45931.67%3401.97%1050.61%1290.75%10.01%5,74533.33%17,238Lawrence6,80858.15%4,70940.22%1461.25%10.01%440.38%00.00%2,09917.93%11,708Madison15,70449.76%13,32542.22%1,8335.81%170.05%6722.13%110.03%2,3797.54%31,562Marion79,95754.93%61,46042.22%3,2622.24%2620.18%5820.40%480.03%18,49712.71%145,571Marshall5,70853.64%4,63143.52%750.70%230.22%2041.92%10.01%1,07710.12%10,642Martin2,74752.27%2,44346.49%460.88%40.08%150.29%00.00%3045.78%5,255Miami7,33651.94%6,25944.31%3102.19%130.09%2061.46%00.00%1,0777.63%14,124Monroe5,63353.65%4,75145.25%510.49%60.06%590.56%00.00%8828.40%10,500Montgomery8,79254.49%7,15944.37%1060.66%60.04%710.44%10.01%1,63310.12%16,135Morgan5,63455.95%4,25442.25%680.68%20.02%1111.10%00.00%1,38013.71%10,069Newton3,12964.37%1,66434.23%300.62%70.14%310.64%00.00%1,46530.14%4,861Noble6,82060.82%4,14836.99%730.65%480.43%1231.10%10.01%2,67223.83%11,213Ohio1,17750.91%1,09747.45%10.04%00.00%371.60%00.00%803.46%2,312Orange4,72658.86%3,22240.13%600.75%60.07%150.19%00.00%1,50418.73%8,029Owen2,99749.18%2,94848.38%1001.64%140.23%350.57%00.00%490.80%6,094Parke4,98956.13%3,54339.86%1481.67%1081.22%931.05%70.08%1,44616.27%8,888Perry3,86451.76%3,56047.69%250.33%70.09%90.12%00.00%3044.07%7,465Pike4,06951.75%3,06739.01%2563.26%4055.15%310.39%350.45%1,00212.74%7,863Porter5,57072.68%1,67121.80%1261.64%2333.04%620.81%20.03%3,89950.87%7,664Posey4,80249.72%4,69548.61%450.47%170.18%981.01%10.01%1071.11%9,658Pulaski2,74053.88%2,22843.82%761.49%50.10%360.71%00.00%51210.07%5,085Putnam5,14047.83%5,41750.41%1081.01%40.04%770.72%00.00%-277-2.58%10,746Randolph8,77365.28%4,19831.24%850.63%100.07%3702.75%30.02%4,57534.04%13,439Ripley5,37256.83%3,97642.07%480.51%110.12%450.48%00.00%1,39614.77%9,452Rush6,11356.59%4,51341.78%350.32%00.00%1421.31%00.00%1,60014.81%10,803Scott1,70947.51%1,84851.38%90.25%60.17%250.70%00.00%-139-3.86%3,597Shelby6,33647.15%6,84550.94%550.41%100.07%1911.42%00.00%-509-3.79%13,437Spencer5,27057.03%3,85541.72%390.42%150.16%570.62%40.04%1,41515.31%9,240St. Joseph17,67556.46%12,35539.47%7982.55%1610.51%3100.99%60.02%5,32016.99%31,305Starke2,68362.92%1,46734.40%521.22%250.59%360.84%10.02%1,21628.52%4,264Steuben4,96372.47%1,67624.47%280.41%100.15%1712.50%00.00%3,28748.00%6,848Sullivan5,37641.38%6,16047.42%3652.81%8676.67%1641.26%590.45%-784-6.03%12,991Switzerland2,52550.12%2,41247.88%270.54%30.06%711.41%00.00%1132.24%5,038Tippecanoe12,73061.68%7,56236.64%1020.49%900.44%1520.74%30.01%5,16825.04%20,639Tipton4,35751.43%3,95646.69%460.54%90.11%1041.23%00.00%4014.73%8,472Union1,98458.30%1,37540.41%100.29%20.06%320.94%00.00%60917.90%3,403Vanderburgh19,35752.39%13,90437.63%6661.80%2,7827.53%1770.48%600.16%5,45314.76%36,946Vermillion4,91652.08%3,21834.09%5876.22%5806.14%1111.18%270.29%1,69817.99%9,439Vigo18,66850.30%15,73942.41%1,4984.04%9352.52%2410.65%330.09%2,9297.89%37,114Wabash8,01860.33%4,82736.32%1661.25%240.18%2501.88%50.04%3,19124.01%13,290Warren3,33770.89%1,31127.85%210.45%60.13%320.68%00.00%2,02643.04%4,707Warrick4,67551.75%3,91543.34%1992.20%1471.63%921.02%50.06%7608.41%9,033Washington3,70846.86%4,15752.53%160.20%10.01%310.39%00.00%-449-5.67%7,913Wayne12,63159.52%8,01537.77%3301.56%00.00%2451.15%00.00%4,61621.75%21,221Wells4,43047.61%4,65350.01%2152.31%70.08%00.00%00.00%-223-2.40%9,305White4,87158.57%3,37540.58%120.14%80.10%510.61%00.00%1,49617.99%8,317Whitley4,53052.50%3,92945.53%340.39%140.16%1221.41%00.00%6016.96%8,629TOTAL 696,370 55.14% 511,364 40.49% 24,703 1.96% 16,499 1.31% 13,462 1.07% 566 0.04% 185,006 14.65% 1,262,964 See also United States presidential elections in Indiana References Bibliography Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections 2nd 1985 Congressional Quarterly Washington D.C. 978-0-87187-339-2 https://archive.org/details/congressionalqua0000unse Indiana Year Book of the State of Indiana for the Year 1920 1921 Legislative Reference Bureau Fort Wayne https://www.google.com/books/edition/Yearbook_of_the_State_of_Indiana/jVQnAAAAMAAJ Madison James H. The Indiana Way: A State History 1986 Indiana University Press Bloomington https://archive.org/details/indianawaystate00madi Phillips Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority 1969 Arlington House New Rochelle, NY 76-79602 https://archive.org/details/emergingrepublic00kevi Petersen Svend A Statistical History of the American Presidential Elections 1963 Frederick Ungar Publishing Company New York 62-21786 https://archive.org/details/statisticalhisto00pete Spencer William W. Tennant Maurice E. Election Laws of Indiana [...] 1920 State Board of Election Commissioners Indianapolis https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.32000000118705&seq=1 expanded Indiana 1920 Category:1920 Indiana elections