Who won Tennessee in the 1920 presidential election?

Harding (Republican) carried Tennessee in 1920, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1920?

Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 1920?

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

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1920

Tennessee: Harding carries 12 EV.

Tennessee cast its 12 electoral votes for Harding (Republican). National winner: Warren G. Harding (Republican) — Tennessee voted with the national winner this cycle.

Tennessee in 1920

The 1920 contest saw Tennessee line up behind Harding, delivering 12 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Tennessee ended up on the winning side — Warren G. Harding captured the White House that year.

Harding's win closed out Tennessee's 12-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Kentucky, North Carolina, and Missouri joined Tennessee for the Republican ticket, while Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas did not. Across the 57 presidential elections Tennessee has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 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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