1924 United States presidential election in Idaho

none June 2025 September 2023 1924 United States presidential election 1924 United States presidential election in Idaho Idaho November 4, 1924 1907 presidential no 1920 United States presidential election in Idaho 1920 1928 United States presidential election in Idaho 1928 x160px Calvin Coolidge cph.3g10777 crop.jpg Calvin Coolidge Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Charles G. Dawes 4 69,879 47.12% Robert La Follette Sr crop.jpg Robert M. La Follette Progressive A2ED70 Wisconsin Burton K. Wheeler 0 54,160 36.52% John William Davis.jpg John W. Davis Democratic Party (United States) West Virginia Charles W. Bryan 0 24,256 16.36% 1924 United States presidential election in Idaho results map by county.svg 200px County results Coolidge #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% La Follette #d7f4d7 30–40% #afe9af 40–50% #73d873 50–60% President Calvin Coolidge Republican Party (United States) Calvin Coolidge Republican Party (United States) The 1924 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. At state level, Idaho had begun in 1902 to be very much a one-party Republican state,Burnham, Walter Dean; 'The System of 1896', in Kleppner, Paul (editor), The Evolution of American Electoral Systems, pp. 176-179 0313213798 which it has largely remained since apart from the New Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s. For a time there was also a perception that the William Jennings Bryan-led Democratic Party had failed as a "party of reform".Robinson, Edgar Eugene; 'The Decline of the Democratic Party'; American Journal of Sociology, vol. 20, no. 3 (November 1914), pp. 313-334 However, with the aid of a powerful "peace vote" due to opposition to participation in World War I,Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 47 0786422173 and a considerable part of the substantial vote for Eugene Debs,Sarasohn, David; 'The Election of 1916: Realigning the Rockies', Western Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3 (July 1980), pp. 285-305 Woodrow Wilson almost completely swept the Western and Plains States in 1916 (Idaho included), losing only South Dakota and Oregon. These gains were to be lost due to growing anti-Asian and isolationist feelings in the WestPhillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 498 9780691163246 – James M. Cox in 1920 lost every Idaho county by double digits. To further marginalize the Democrats, in 1922 "Progressive Party"This party was actually allied with the Nonpartisan League prominent in the Dakotas at that time, rather than with the Theodore Roosevelt or La Follette "Progressives". nominee H.F. Samuels ran ahead of Democratic candidate and former Governor Moses Alexander.Weinstein, James; 'Radicalism in the Midst of Normalcy'; The Journal of American History, Volume 52, No. 4 (March 1966), pp. 773-790 The conservatism of Coolidge and Davis resulted in Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette mounting a third-party challenge – which La Follette had planned even before the Democratic Convention.Richardson, Danny G.; Others: "Fighting Bob" La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third-Party Politics in the 1920s, p. 180 0595481264 In agricultural western and midwestern states like Idaho, there was widespread discontent with the policies of the incumbent Coolidge Administration, and Idaho became one of La Follette's primary targets from the start of his campaign with running mate Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.'Electoral Arithmetic'; The New York Times, July 13, 1924, p. E2 By the end of July, the GOP was concerned that La Follette was showing strength in Idaho,'La Follette Boom Is Scanned by Anxious Eyes'; The Gazette Bedford, PA, July 25, 1924, p. 4 and this fear grew as the election drew nearer.'Republicans Fear La Follette in West: Campaign Leaders Now Consider That His Strength There Is a Menace'; Special to The New York Times, September 15, 1924, p. 1 It was always clear Democrat Davis had no chance in this GOP bastion,'Borah Big Factor in Idaho Contest: Politicians Say the Candidate He Endorses Will Carry the State'; Special to The New York Times, October 7, 1924, p. 3 and this was backed up by polls in the middle of October, which showed Davis running third and that many of the state's small number of Democrats were backing La Follette.'5 Mountain States Still Uncertain: Neither Republicans Nor Progressives Are Really Confident of the Outcome, but Say Davis Runs Third'; Special to The New York Times, 12 October 1924, p. E1 Thinking he had won most of the West, despite polls actually showing him well behind Coolidge except in his home state, Nevada, and the northern Plains States,'Latest Polls in Nationwide Straw Ballot'; The San Francisco Examiner, October 19, 1924, pp. 1, 8 La Follette did not campaign in the state during October, preferring to work in the eastern states where he felt he could gain more additional support.'Senator Drops Plan to Stump Pacific States: La Follette Believes Partisan Contest Will Be Decided in Eastern Territory'; Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, October 19, 1924, p. 2 In Idaho itself, polls in the four weeks of October showed Coolidge well ahead with around fifty percent of the vote."Idaho" in 'Big Coolidge Lead Held in "Digest" Poll'; San Francisco Examiner, October 24, 1924, p. 9 Coolidge ultimately underperformed the October polls in Idaho, but still comfortably carried the state by a double-digit margin over La Follette. Coolidge's strong performance in the conservative, highly Mormon southeast and also in Northern Idaho ensured his victory, whilst La Follette did best in rural areas of the southwest and central mountains, where he carried eight counties. Results Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1924&off=0&elect=0&fips=16&f=0 1924 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2019-12-30Calvin CoolidgeCharles G. DawesRepublican469,87947.12%Robert M. La FolletteBurton K. WheelerProgressive054,16036.52%John W. DavisCharles W. BryanDemocratic024,25616.36% Results by county County John Calvin CoolidgeRepublican John William DavisDemocratic Robert Marion La Follette Sr.Progressive MarginBecause La Follette finished ahead of Davis in Idaho as a whole, all margins given are Coolidge vote minus La Follette vote and all percentage margins Coolidge percentage minus La Follette percentage unless otherwise stated for the county in question. Total votes castIdaho Secretary of State Election Division; State of Idaho Presidential Vote Cast at the General Election November 4, 1924 # % # % # % # % Ada 7,220 54.47% 2,255 17.01% 3,780 28.52% 3,440 25.95% 13,255 Adams 422 42.24% 208 20.82% 369 36.94% 53 5.31% 999 Bannock 4,520 44.99% 1,612 16.05% 3,914 38.96% 606 6.03% 10,046 Bear Lake 1,611 54.19% 881 29.63% 481 16.18% 730"DavisdFollette" In this county where Davis did run second ahead of La Follette, margin given is Coolidge vote minus Davis vote and percentage margin Coolidge percentage minus Davis percentage. 24.55% 2,973 Benewah 1,158 46.98% 318 12.90% 989 40.12% 169 6.86% 2,465 Bingham 2,693 53.45% 696 13.82% 1,649 32.73% 1,044 20.72% 5,038 Blaine 732 41.59% 543 30.85% 485 27.56% 189"DavisdFollette" 10.74% 1,760 Boise 388 43.02% 198 21.95% 316 35.03% 72 7.98% 902 Bonner 1,714 40.19% 543 12.73% 2,008 47.08% -294 -6.89% 4,265 Bonneville 2,880 53.62% 431 8.02% 2,060 38.35% 820 15.27% 5,371 Boundary 829 46.97% 244 13.82% 692 39.21% 137 7.76% 1,765 Butte 409 46.01% 196 22.05% 284 31.95% 125 14.06% 889 Camas 226 35.26% 113 17.63% 302 47.11% -76 -11.86% 641 Canyon 3,820 38.40% 965 9.70% 5,163 51.90% -1,343 -13.50% 9,948 Caribou 508 58.80% 148 17.13% 208 24.07% 300 34.72% 864 Cassia 2,031 52.01% 538 13.78% 1,336 34.21% 695 17.80% 3,905 Clark 496 69.47% 43 6.02% 175 24.51% 321 44.96% 714 Clearwater 946 47.47% 322 16.16% 725 36.38% 221 11.09% 1,993 Custer 585 45.99% 394 30.97% 293 23.03% 191"DavisdFollette" 15.02% 1,272 Elmore 789 38.01% 381 18.35% 906 43.64% -117 -5.64% 2,076 Franklin 1,361 51.87% 540 20.58% 723 27.55% 638 24.31% 2,624 Fremont 1,662 45.30% 530 14.45% 1,477 40.26% 185 5.04% 3,669 Gem 1,072 41.31% 380 14.64% 1,143 44.05% -71 -2.74% 2,595 Gooding 1,097 45.42% 422 17.47% 896 37.10% 201 8.32% 2,415 Idaho 1,363 38.17% 779 21.81% 1,429 40.02% -66 -1.85% 3,571 Jefferson 1,393 50.07% 305 10.96% 1,084 38.96% 309 11.11% 2,782 Jerome 1,117 46.76% 376 15.74% 896 37.51% 221 9.25% 2,389 Kootenai 3,289 44.84% 790 10.77% 3,256 44.39% 33 0.45% 7,335 Latah 3,053 52.28% 838 14.35% 1,949 33.37% 1,104 18.90% 5,840 Lemhi 1,005 54.38% 442 23.92% 401 21.70% 563"DavisdFollette" 30.47% 1,848 Lewis 650 32.44% 601 29.99% 753 37.57% -103 -5.14% 2,004 Lincoln 692 54.36% 154 12.10% 427 33.54% 265 20.82% 1,273 Madison 1,417 53.82% 601 22.83% 615 23.36% 802 30.46% 2,633 Minidoka 1,046 39.92% 204 7.79% 1,370 52.29% -324 -12.37% 2,620 Nez Perce 2,250 42.42% 1,212 22.85% 1,842 34.73% 408 7.69% 5,304 Oneida 956 42.81% 530 23.73% 747 33.45% 209 9.36% 2,233 Owyhee 564 36.53% 309 20.01% 671 43.46% -107 -6.93% 1,544 Payette 1,160 47.39% 401 16.38% 887 36.23% 273 11.15% 2,448 Power 757 43.13% 314 17.89% 684 38.97% 73 4.16% 1,755 Shoshone 3,034 51.02% 835 14.04% 2,078 34.94% 956 16.08% 5,947 Teton 665 55.70% 186 15.58% 343 28.73% 322 26.97% 1,194 Twin Falls 4,630 51.04% 1,641 18.09% 2,800 30.87% 1,830 20.17% 9,071 Valley 486 40.57% 214 17.86% 498 41.57% -12 -1.00% 1,198 Washington 1,183 41.33% 623 21.77% 1,056 36.90% 127 4.44% 2,862Totals69,87947.12%24,25616.36%54,16036.52%15,71910.60%148,295 Analysis During the pre-election primaries the Democratic Party was divided between a rural, southern and Western wing led by Woodrow Wilson's son-in-law William Giibs McAdoo, opposed to an urban, immigrant and anti-Prohibition faction in major northern cities.Tucker, Garland; High Tide of American Conservatism: Davis, Coolidge, and the 1924 Election, pp. 81-82 9781937110291 The man who would ultimately represent this urban faction was New York Governor Al Smith, whose Catholic faith was vehemently opposed by many rural Appalachian Democrats. Even in his adopted West, McAdoo was not universally liked because of his links to Edward L. Doheny and Harding's "Teapot Dome" petroleum scandal;Ranson, Edward; '"A Snarling Roughhouse": The Democratic Convention of 1924'; History Today; volume 44, issue 7, (July 1994), pp. 27-33 nonetheless there was sufficient hostility in Idaho to Smith that the state's delegation – alongside others in the West – held a parade for McAdoo at the beginning of the party's convention in New York City.'Westerners Hold Parade for McAdoo: Californians and Other Groups Demonstrate on Fifth Avenue – Audience Is Cool'; The New York Times, June 24, 1924, p. 2 Delegates in Idaho continued to support McAdoo as the convention remained undecided,Henning, Arthur Sears; 'Vote Four Days with Deadlock: Tight as Ever'; Chicago Tribune; July 4, 1924, p. 1'Efforts at Peace Are Fruitless: Smith Polls a New High Vote; McAdoo Sliding'; The Bee, July 5, 1924, p. 1 until the one hundred and first ballot when they finally shifted to former Agriculture Secretary David F. Houston and then to Montana Senator Thomas J. Walsh on the one hundred and second.'How the States Voted'; The Charlotte Observer, July 10, 1924, p. 11 The 103rd ballot saw Idaho switch to West Virginian John W. Davis, who won the nomination thereon. See also United States presidential elections in Idaho Notes References 30em Idaho 1924 Category:1924 Idaho elections