Who won Kansas in the 1920 presidential election?

Harding (Republican) carried Kansas in 1920, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1920?

Kansas cast 10 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1920?

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

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1920

Kansas: Harding carries 10 EV.

Kansas cast its 10 electoral votes for Harding (Republican). National winner: Warren G. Harding (Republican) — Kansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Kansas in 1920

The 1920 contest saw Kansas line up behind Harding, delivering 10 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Kansas ended up on the winning side — Warren G. Harding captured the White House that year.

Harding's win closed out Kansas's 2-election run of voting Democratic. Kansas did not move alone — neighboring Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado broke the same way in 1920. Across the 41 presidential elections Kansas has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (34 times). The vote fell within the Roaring Twenties — Republican dominance to the Great Depression.

In the national count, Warren G. Harding took 404 of the 531 electoral votes, against 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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