Who won Missouri in the 1920 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Missouri have in 1920?

Missouri cast 18 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Missouri vote for the national winner in 1920?

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

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1920

Missouri: Harding carries 18 EV.

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

What happened in Missouri, 1920

In 1920, Missouri awarded its 18 electoral votes to Harding of the Republican party. Missouri ended up on the winning side — Warren G. Harding captured the White House that year.

Harding's win closed out Missouri's 12-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska joined Missouri for the Republican ticket, while Arkansas did not. Across the 52 presidential elections Missouri has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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