Who won Massachusetts in the 1920 presidential election?

Harding (Republican) carried Massachusetts in 1920, winning its 18 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1920?

Massachusetts cast 18 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Massachusetts vote for the national winner in 1920?

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

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1920

Massachusetts: Harding carries 18 EV.

Massachusetts cast its 18 electoral votes for Harding (Republican). National winner: Warren G. Harding (Republican) — Massachusetts voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1920 result in Massachusetts

Massachusetts backed Harding (Republican) in the 1920 presidential election, casting 18 electoral votes for the ticket. Massachusetts ended up on the winning side — Warren G. Harding captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Massachusetts backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1916. Massachusetts did not move alone — neighboring Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1920. Across the 60 presidential elections Massachusetts has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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