Who won Indiana in the 1920 presidential election?

Harding (Republican) carried Indiana in 1920, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1920?

Indiana cast 15 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1920?

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

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1920

Indiana: Harding carries 15 EV.

Indiana cast its 15 electoral votes for Harding (Republican). National winner: Warren G. Harding (Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Indiana in 1920

The 1920 contest saw Indiana line up behind Harding, delivering 15 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. That placed Indiana with the eventual winner: Warren G. Harding went on to take the presidency, and Indiana was part of his column.

The result flipped Indiana away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. Indiana did not move alone — neighboring Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan broke the same way in 1920. Over its 53 recorded presidential cycles, Indiana has backed the Republican party more than any other — 32 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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