Who won Idaho in the 1920 presidential election?

Harding (Republican) carried Idaho in 1920, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 1920?

Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Idaho vote for the national winner in 1920?

Yes. Idaho backed Warren G. Harding, who won the presidency that year.

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1920

Idaho: Harding carries 4 EV.

Idaho cast its 4 electoral votes for Harding (Republican). National winner: Warren G. Harding (Republican) — Idaho voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1920 result in Idaho

Idaho backed Harding (Republican) in the 1920 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Idaho with the eventual winner: Warren G. Harding went on to take the presidency, and Idaho was part of his column.

The result flipped Idaho away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. Idaho did not move alone — neighboring Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1920. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Idaho has backed the Republican party more than any other — 23 times in all. The vote fell within the Roaring Twenties — Republican dominance to the Great Depression.

Nationally, Warren G. Harding finished with 404 of the 531 electoral votes to James M. Cox's 127. Warren G. Harding led the national popular vote with 60.32% of the ballots cast.

The 1920 national map

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