Who won Ohio in the 1920 presidential election?

Harding (Republican) carried Ohio in 1920, winning its 24 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1920?

Ohio cast 24 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1920?

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

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1920

Ohio: Harding carries 24 EV.

Ohio cast its 24 electoral votes for Harding (Republican). National winner: Warren G. Harding (Republican) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1920 result in Ohio

Ohio backed Harding (Republican) in the 1920 presidential election, casting 24 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Ohio with the eventual winner: Warren G. Harding went on to take the presidency, and Ohio was part of his column.

The result flipped Ohio away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. Ohio did not move alone — neighboring Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania broke the same way in 1920. Over its 56 recorded presidential cycles, Ohio has backed the Republican party more than any other — 30 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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