1920 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1920 United States presidential election 1920 United States presidential election in Kentucky Kentucky Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg 1918 presidential no 1916 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1916 1924 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1924 November 2, 1920 x200px James M. Cox 1920.jpg James M. Cox Democratic Party (United States) Ohio Franklin D. Roosevelt 13 456,497 49.69% Warren G Harding-Harris & Ewing crop.jpg Warren G. Harding Republican Party (United States) Ohio Calvin Coolidge 0 452,480 49.25% 380px 380px County results Cox #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Harding #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% President Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) Warren G. Harding Republican Party (United States) The 1920 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election. Voters chose thirteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ever since the Civil War, Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war between secessionist, Democratic counties and Unionist, Republican ones,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 although the state as a whole leaned Democratic throughout this era and the GOP had carried the state only oncePhillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 350 978-0-691-16324-6 – by a very narrow margin in 1896https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=1920&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0&type=state Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Kentucky when northern parts of the state were affected by hostility towards William Jennings Bryan, and state native John M. Palmer drew votes from the Democrats.Harrison, Lowell Hayes; A New History of Kentucky, p. 268 9780813176307 In 1919, however, Kentucky saw a significant change as the Republicans won not merely the governorship via Edwin P. Morrow but also control of the state legislature.Ellis, William; A History of Education in Kentucky, p. 193 081312977X However, there was a thought at the time that the triumph was partly a reflection of Morrow's own personal popularity.Harrison; A New History of Kentucky, p. 352 The state legislature would ratify the Nineteenth Amendment on January 6, 1920, by more than three-to-one in both houses,Klotter, James C.; Our Kentucky: A Study of the Bluegrass State, p. 200 9780813121451 and Kentucky would – alongside North Carolina which was abolishing its poll tax – observe the largest mobilization of new voters in the entire Union,Schuyler, Lorraine Gates; The Weight of Their Votes: Southern Women and Political Leverage in the 1920s, p. 190 9780807857762 and possibly the largest mobilization of female voters anywhere.Corder, J. Kevin and Wolbrecht, Christina; Counting Women's Ballots: Female Voters from Suffrage Through the New Deal, p. 137 9781107140257 Despite the extreme hostility to outgoing President Wilson, Democratic nominee and Ohio Governor James M. Cox – who originated in Butler County, Ohio just across the state line – was supported powerfully by Fayette County political boss Billy Kair, and alongside the mobilization of female voters noted above, this caused Kentucky to lead the nation in turnout.Bolin, Janes Duane; Bossism and Reform in a Southern City: Lexington, Kentucky, 1880-1940, pp. 82-83 9780813121505 With this high turnout and Kair's powerful support of Governor Cox, the Democrats were able to carry Kentucky by 0.44 percent or 4,017 votes, in spite of Cox losing Tennessee and all the other Border States to Ohio Senator and Republican nominee Warren G. Harding, who nationally won the largest popular-vote margin on record. Alongside North Carolina, Kentucky was the state which most resisted the Republican landslide, with Cox falling by only 3 percent from Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 vote share.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 52 0786422173 Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV) James M. Cox of Ohio Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic13https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1920&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1920 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky Dave Leip Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas456,49749.69% Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Republican0452,48049.26% Eugene V. Debs Seymour Stedman Socialist06,4090.70% Aaron S. Watkins D. Leigh Colvin Prohibition03,2500.35% Results by county 1920 United States presidential election in Kentucky by countyKentucky Secretary of State; General Election Held November 2nd, 1920 Presidential Electors (Ledger)CountyJames Middleton CoxDemocraticWarren Gamaliel HardingRepublicanEugene Victor DebsSocialistAaron Sherman WatkinsProhibitionMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adair 2,725 43.50% 3,526 56.28% 5 0.08% 9 0.14% -801 -12.79% 6,265 Allen 2,255 39.08% 3,476 60.24% 6 0.10% 33 0.57% -1,221 -21.16% 5,770 Anderson 2,499 57.71% 1,819 42.01% 0 0.00% 12 0.28% 680 15.70% 4,330 Ballard 3,987 76.48% 1,107 21.24% 105 2.01% 14 0.27% 2,880 55.25% 5,213 Barren 5,499 57.70% 3,972 41.67% 27 0.28% 33 0.35% 1,527 16.02% 9,531 Bath 2,440 54.72% 1,997 44.79% 6 0.13% 16 0.36% 443 9.93% 4,459 Bell 2,277 25.26% 6,691 74.23% 24 0.27% 22 0.24% -4,414 -48.97% 9,014 Boone 3,472 77.50% 973 21.72% 11 0.25% 24 0.54% 2,499 55.78% 4,480 Bourbon 5,452 57.24% 4,029 42.30% 11 0.12% 32 0.34% 1,423 14.94% 9,524 Boyd 5,103 44.13% 6,334 54.78% 53 0.46% 73 0.63% -1,231 -10.65% 11,563 Boyle 4,099 55.83% 3,205 43.65% 10 0.14% 28 0.38% 894 12.18% 7,342 Bracken 2,621 58.66% 1,791 40.09% 45 1.01% 11 0.25% 830 18.58% 4,468 Breathitt 2,737 52.31% 2,464 47.09% 9 0.17% 22 0.42% 273 5.22% 5,232 Breckinridge 3,702 45.71% 4,368 53.93% 10 0.12% 19 0.23% -666 -8.22% 8,099 Bullitt 2,548 64.44% 1,393 35.23% 8 0.20% 5 0.13% 1,155 29.21% 3,954 Butler 1,356 24.81% 4,097 74.95% 4 0.07% 9 0.16% -2,741 -50.15% 5,466 Caldwell 2,746 47.41% 2,958 51.07% 69 1.19% 19 0.33% -212 -3.66% 5,792 Calloway 4,574 72.79% 1,520 24.19% 154 2.45% 36 0.57% 3,054 48.60% 6,284 Campbell 10,597 44.20% 12,210 50.93% 1,046 4.36% 123 0.51% -1,613 -6.73% 23,976 Carlisle 2,688 78.09% 688 19.99% 38 1.10% 28 0.81% 2,000 58.11% 3,442 Carroll 3,209 77.49% 906 21.88% 4 0.10% 22 0.53% 2,303 55.61% 4,141 Carter 2,757 37.19% 4,595 61.98% 28 0.38% 34 0.46% -1,838 -24.79% 7,414 Casey 1,951 35.26% 3,543 64.03% 9 0.16% 30 0.54% -1,592 -28.77% 5,533 Christian 7,209 44.90% 8,743 54.45% 66 0.41% 39 0.24% -1,534 -9.55% 16,057 Clark 4,846 60.67% 3,105 38.88% 13 0.16% 23 0.29% 1,741 21.80% 7,987 Clay 960 19.17% 4,015 80.17% 22 0.44% 11 0.22% -3,055 -61.00% 5,008 Clinton 431 15.40% 2,356 84.20% 6 0.21% 5 0.18% -1,925 -68.80% 2,798 Crittenden 2,138 40.26% 3,149 59.29% 9 0.17% 15 0.28% -1,011 -19.04% 5,311 Cumberland 931 28.01% 2,380 71.60% 4 0.12% 9 0.27% -1,449 -43.59% 3,324 Daviess 9,669 55.70% 7,584 43.69% 48 0.28% 58 0.33% 2,085 12.01% 17,359 Edmonson 1,171 33.13% 2,348 66.42% 4 0.11% 12 0.34% -1,177 -33.30% 3,535 Elliott 1,764 66.89% 860 32.61% 0 0.00% 13 0.49% 904 34.28% 2,637 Estill 1,823 41.55% 2,552 58.17% 3 0.07% 9 0.21% -729 -16.62% 4,387 Fayette 12,926 53.55% 11,032 45.70% 58 0.24% 123 0.51% 1,894 7.85% 24,139 Fleming 3,488 53.88% 2,960 45.72% 5 0.08% 21 0.32% 528 8.16% 6,474 Floyd 3,597 55.61% 2,825 43.68% 31 0.48% 15 0.23% 772 11.94% 6,468 Franklin 5,878 68.28% 2,710 31.48% 13 0.15% 8 0.09% 3,168 36.80% 8,609 Fulton 3,843 73.35% 1,365 26.05% 17 0.32% 14 0.27% 2,478 47.30% 5,239 Gallatin 1,782 76.58% 536 23.03% 4 0.17% 5 0.21% 1,246 53.55% 2,327 Garrard 2,434 44.51% 2,994 54.74% 6 0.11% 35 0.64% -560 -10.24% 5,469 Grant 2,686 61.93% 1,613 37.19% 4 0.09% 34 0.78% 1,073 24.74% 4,337 Graves 9,018 72.14% 3,241 25.93% 216 1.73% 25 0.20% 5,777 46.22% 12,500 Grayson 2,830 40.15% 4,174 59.21% 10 0.14% 35 0.50% -1,344 -19.07% 7,049 Green 1,723 42.54% 2,310 57.04% 8 0.20% 9 0.22% -587 -14.49% 4,050 Greenup 2,754 46.18% 3,111 52.17% 67 1.12% 31 0.52% -357 -5.99% 5,963 Hancock 1,384 48.07% 1,446 50.23% 35 1.22% 14 0.49% -62 -2.15% 2,879 Hardin 5,382 61.28% 3,334 37.96% 30 0.34% 36 0.41% 2,048 23.32% 8,782 Harlan 1,805 19.30% 7,493 80.13% 31 0.33% 22 0.24% -5,688 -60.83% 9,351 Harrison 4,804 66.36% 2,378 32.85% 10 0.14% 47 0.65% 2,426 33.51% 7,239 Hart 2,972 47.08% 3,264 51.70% 59 0.93% 18 0.29% -292 -4.63% 6,313 Henderson 7,272 62.06% 4,161 35.51% 206 1.76% 79 0.67% 3,111 26.55% 11,718 Henry 4,640 67.28% 2,208 32.01% 10 0.14% 39 0.57% 2,432 35.26% 6,897 Hickman 3,045 77.40% 866 22.01% 17 0.43% 6 0.15% 2,179 55.39% 3,934 Hopkins 7,829 52.77% 6,732 45.38% 160 1.08% 115 0.78% 1,097 7.39% 14,836 Jackson 260 7.55% 3,174 92.16% 4 0.12% 6 0.17% -2,914 -84.61% 3,444 Jefferson 56,046 44.64% 68,202 54.32% 1,119 0.89% 182 0.14% -12,156 -9.68% 125,549 Jessamine 3,206 56.35% 2,349 41.29% 5 0.09% 129 2.27% 857 15.06% 5,689 Johnson 1,714 27.93% 4,373 71.26% 25 0.41% 25 0.41% -2,659 -43.33% 6,137 Kenton 16,300 56.74% 11,411 39.72% 878 3.06% 141 0.49% 4,889 17.02% 28,730 Knott 2,295 73.84% 802 25.80% 2 0.06% 9 0.29% 1,493 48.04% 3,108 Knox 1,534 22.50% 5,228 76.68% 36 0.53% 20 0.29% -3,694 -54.18% 6,818 Larue 2,361 56.07% 1,838 43.65% 4 0.09% 8 0.19% 523 12.42% 4,211 Laurel 1,621 27.43% 4,252 71.96% 16 0.27% 20 0.34% -2,631 -44.53% 5,909 Lawrence 2,558 47.08% 2,849 52.44% 7 0.13% 19 0.35% -291 -5.36% 5,433 Lee 1,246 39.99% 1,856 59.56% 7 0.22% 7 0.22% -610 -19.58% 3,116 Leslie 142 5.19% 2,576 94.22% 13 0.48% 3 0.11% -2,434 -89.03% 2,734 Letcher 1,960 31.11% 4,317 68.51% 10 0.16% 14 0.22% -2,357 -37.41% 6,301 Lewis 1,550 26.60% 4,186 71.84% 50 0.86% 41 0.70% -2,636 -45.24% 5,827 Lincoln 3,787 50.05% 3,710 49.04% 26 0.34% 43 0.57% 77 1.02% 7,566 Livingston 1,933 51.08% 1,790 47.30% 56 1.48% 5 0.13% 143 3.78% 3,784 Logan 6,111 60.36% 3,948 38.99% 35 0.35% 31 0.31% 2,163 21.36% 10,125 Lyon 1,968 59.96% 1,275 38.85% 23 0.70% 16 0.49% 693 21.12% 3,282 Madison 5,647 48.10% 6,012 51.21% 32 0.27% 48 0.41% -365 -3.11% 11,739 Magoffin 1,352 36.39% 2,347 63.18% 7 0.19% 9 0.24% -995 -26.78% 3,715 Marion 3,807 60.83% 2,431 38.85% 4 0.06% 16 0.26% 1,376 21.99% 6,258 Marshall 3,569 64.99% 1,883 34.29% 15 0.27% 25 0.46% 1,686 30.70% 5,492 Martin 330 15.89% 1,726 83.10% 8 0.39% 13 0.63% -1,396 -67.21% 2,077 Mason 4,691 55.34% 3,743 44.16% 9 0.11% 33 0.39% 948 11.18% 8,476 McCracken 8,496 57.10% 6,085 40.89% 256 1.72% 43 0.29% 2,411 16.20% 14,880 McCreary 525 15.27% 2,889 84.01% 15 0.44% 10 0.29% -2,364 -68.74% 3,439 McLean 2,754 52.75% 2,408 46.12% 50 0.96% 9 0.17% 346 6.63% 5,221 Meade 2,195 59.44% 1,468 39.75% 22 0.60% 8 0.22% 727 19.69% 3,693 Menifee 1,149 65.81% 581 33.28% 7 0.40% 9 0.52% 568 32.53% 1,746 Mercer 3,623 56.24% 2,786 43.25% 6 0.09% 27 0.42% 837 12.99% 6,442 Metcalfe 1,442 44.25% 1,809 55.51% 0 0.00% 8 0.25% -367 -11.26% 3,259 Monroe 1,108 24.36% 3,426 75.31% 3 0.07% 12 0.26% -2,318 -50.96% 4,549 Montgomery 3,069 58.35% 2,163 41.12% 9 0.17% 19 0.36% 906 17.22% 5,260 Morgan 3,347 64.79% 1,802 34.88% 4 0.08% 13 0.25% 1,545 29.91% 5,166 Muhlenberg 4,824 41.04% 6,667 56.73% 224 1.91% 38 0.32% -1,843 -15.68% 11,753 Nelson 5,061 63.00% 2,945 36.66% 8 0.10% 19 0.24% 2,116 26.34% 8,033 Nicholas 2,953 65.71% 1,496 33.29% 11 0.24% 34 0.76% 1,457 32.42% 4,494 Ohio 4,011 41.91% 5,371 56.12% 144 1.50% 45 0.47% -1,360 -14.21% 9,571 Oldham 2,655 72.07% 1,014 27.52% 5 0.14% 10 0.27% 1,641 44.54% 3,684 Owen 4,623 81.26% 1,049 18.44% 7 0.12% 10 0.18% 3,574 62.82% 5,689 Owsley 257 11.79% 1,914 87.80% 6 0.28% 3 0.14% -1,657 -76.01% 2,180 Pendleton 2,598 54.67% 2,105 44.30% 10 0.21% 39 0.82% 493 10.37% 4,752 Perry 2,203 33.52% 4,345 66.10% 12 0.18% 13 0.20% -2,142 -32.59% 6,573 Pike 5,619 41.25% 7,911 58.08% 32 0.23% 60 0.44% -2,292 -16.83% 13,622 Powell 1,038 55.10% 835 44.32% 1 0.05% 10 0.53% 203 10.77% 1,884 Pulaski 3,749 33.90% 7,262 65.67% 18 0.16% 30 0.27% -3,513 -31.77% 11,059 Robertson 940 59.87% 623 39.68% 0 0.00% 7 0.45% 317 20.19% 1,570 Rockcastle 1,438 28.66% 3,561 70.96% 7 0.14% 12 0.24% -2,123 -42.31% 5,018 Rowan 1,264 44.40% 1,564 54.94% 13 0.46% 6 0.21% -300 -10.54% 2,847 Russell 1,157 30.85% 2,587 68.97% 3 0.08% 4 0.11% -1,430 -38.12% 3,751 Scott 4,993 65.02% 2,661 34.65% 10 0.13% 15 0.20% 2,332 30.37% 7,679 Shelby 5,446 61.34% 3,402 38.32% 12 0.14% 19 0.21% 2,044 23.02% 8,879 Simpson 3,206 65.34% 1,680 34.24% 5 0.10% 16 0.33% 1,526 31.10% 4,907 Spencer 2,135 65.63% 1,102 33.88% 5 0.15% 11 0.34% 1,033 31.76% 3,253 Taylor 2,380 48.59% 2,493 50.90% 6 0.12% 19 0.39% -113 -2.31% 4,898 Todd 3,292 54.78% 2,663 44.31% 29 0.48% 26 0.43% 629 10.47% 6,010 Trigg 3,056 55.08% 2,420 43.62% 56 1.01% 16 0.29% 636 11.46% 5,548 Trimble 2,057 84.51% 361 14.83% 5 0.21% 11 0.45% 1,696 69.68% 2,434 Union 4,919 70.81% 1,943 27.97% 64 0.92% 21 0.30% 2,976 42.84% 6,947 Warren 7,010 55.64% 5,474 43.45% 34 0.27% 81 0.64% 1,536 12.19% 12,599 Washington 2,600 47.26% 2,892 52.56% 3 0.05% 7 0.13% -292 -5.31% 5,502 Wayne 1,827 37.68% 2,992 61.70% 15 0.31% 15 0.31% -1,165 -24.03% 4,849 Webster 4,831 57.41% 3,554 42.23% 12 0.14% 18 0.21% 1,277 15.18% 8,415 Whitley 1,556 17.64% 7,235 82.04% 20 0.23% 8 0.09% -5,679 -64.40% 8,819 Wolfe 1,476 60.69% 939 38.61% 2 0.08% 15 0.62% 537 22.08% 2,432 Woodford 3,299 59.53% 2,218 40.02% 13 0.23% 12 0.22% 1,081 19.51% 5,542Totals456,49749.69%452,48049.26%6,4090.70%3,2500.35%4,0170.44%918,636 References 30em Kentucky 1920 Category:1920 Kentucky elections