Who won Michigan in the 1920 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1920?

Michigan cast 15 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1920?

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

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1920

Michigan: Harding carries 15 EV.

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

What happened in Michigan, 1920

In 1920, Michigan awarded its 15 electoral votes to Harding of the Republican party. Michigan ended up on the winning side — Warren G. Harding captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1916. Michigan did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1920. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 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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