1924
The 1924 U.S. presidential election was won by Calvin Coolidge (Republican) with 382 of 531 electoral votes, defeating John W. Davis (Democratic). Electoral-vote margin: 246 (382 to 136). Popular-vote margin: 25.2 percentage points. Turnout was 48.9%. The cycle falls in the Roaring Twenties era of American electoral history.
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Calvin Coolidge and the 1924 map
President Coolidge won a full term in his own right, benefiting from prosperity and Harding's scandals having tarnished the Democrats more than the Republicans. The Democratic convention was notoriously deadlocked for 103 ballots before choosing compromise candidate John W. Davis. Progressive Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin ran on the Progressive Party ticket and won 16.6% of the popular vote and 13 electoral votes (Wisconsin), making it a notable third-party performance.
Teapot Dome scandal fallout; Ku Klux Klan influence; prosperity and Coolidge conservatism
Democrats took 103 ballots to choose nominee; La Follette won 13 electoral votes as Progressive
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Progressive Party candidate LaFollette received 4,822,856 popular votes for President.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1924, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
States · 48 reporting
State results · 1924
- North Dakota Coolidge by 5,009 · 2.5 pts
- Kentucky Coolidge by 24,111 · 3.0 pts
- Maryland Coolidge by 14,342 · 4.0 pts
- Montana Coolidge by 8,262 · 4.7 pts
- West Virginia Coolidge by 31,403 · 5.4 pts
UtahCoolidge won it by 19.3 points; its electoral votes took the total to 266, past the 266 needed.
Line up the states the winner carried from widest margin to narrowest and add up their electoral votes: the tipping point is the state that takes the total past a majority.
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| State | Electoral votes | Calvin Coolidge Rep | John W. Davis Dem | Robert M. La Follette Prog | Also named | Margin | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12 EV | 45,005 27.0% | 112,966 67.8% | 8,084 4.9% | None | 67,961 40.8 pts | Davis Dem |
| Arizona | 3 EV | 30,516 41.3% | 26,235 35.5% | 17,210 23.3% | None | 4,281 5.8 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Arkansas | 9 EV | 40,564 29.3% | 84,795 61.2% | 13,173 9.5% | None | 44,231 31.9 pts | Davis Dem |
| California1,2 | 13 EV | 733,2501 57.2% | 105,5141 8.2% | 424,6491 33.1% | Herman P. Faris 18,365 · 1.4%1 | 308,601 24.1 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Colorado3,4 | 6 EV | 195,1713 57.0% | 75,2383 22.0% | 69,9453 20.4% | None | 119,933 35.0 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Connecticut5,6 | 7 EV | 246,3225 61.5% | 110,1845 27.5% | 42,4165 10.6% | None | 136,138 34.0 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Delaware | 3 EV | 52,441 57.7% | 33,445 36.8% | 4,979 5.5% | None | 18,996 20.9 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Florida | 6 EV | 30,633 28.1% | 62,083 56.9% | 8,625 7.9% | Herman P. Faris 5,498 · 5.0% Gilbert O. Nations 2,315 · 2.1% | 31,450 28.8 pts | Davis Dem |
| Georgia | 14 EV | 30,300 18.2% | 123,200 74.0% | 12,691 7.6% | None | 92,900 55.8 pts | Davis Dem |
| Idaho | 4 EV | 69,879 47.1% | 24,256 16.4% | 54,160 36.5% | None | 15,719 10.6 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Illinois | 29 EV | 1,453,321 58.8% | 576,975 23.4% | 432,027 17.5% | None | 876,346 35.5 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Indiana | 15 EV | 703,042 55.3% | 492,245 38.7% | 71,700 5.6% | None | 210,797 16.6 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Iowa7,8 | 13 EV | 537,6357 55.0% | 162,6007 16.6% | 272,2437 27.9% | None | 265,392 27.2 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Kansas | 10 EV | 407,671 61.5% | 156,319 23.6% | 98,461 14.9% | None | 251,352 37.9 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Kentucky | 13 EV | 398,966 48.9% | 374,855 46.0% | 38,465 4.7% | None | 24,111 3.0 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Louisiana | 10 EV | 24,670 20.2% | 93,218 76.4% | 4,063 3.3% | None | 68,548 56.2 pts | Davis Dem |
| Maine | 6 EV | 138,440 72.0% | 41,964 21.8% | 11,382 5.9% | None | 96,476 50.2 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Maryland | 8 EV | 162,414 45.3% | 148,072 41.3% | 47,157 13.1% | None | 14,342 4.0 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Massachusetts | 18 EV | 703,489 62.3% | 280,831 24.9% | 141,284 12.5% | None | 422,658 37.4 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Michigan | 15 EV | 874,631 75.4% | 152,238 13.1% | 122,014 10.5% | None | 722,393 62.3 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Minnesota | 12 EV | 420,759 51.2% | 55,913 6.8% | 339,192 41.3% | None | 81,567 9.9 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Mississippi | 10 EV | 8,546 7.6% | 100,475 89.3% | 3,494 3.1% | None | 91,929 81.7 pts | Davis Dem |
| Missouri9,10 | 18 EV | 648,4869 49.6% | 572,7539 43.8% | 84,1609 6.4% | None | 75,733 5.8 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Montana11,12 | 4 EV | 74,13811 42.5% | 33,80511 19.4% | 65,87611 37.8% | None | 8,262 4.7 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Nebraska | 8 EV | 218,585 47.1% | 137,289 29.6% | 106,701 23.0% | None | 81,296 17.5 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Nevada | 3 EV | 11,243 41.8% | 5,909 21.9% | 9,769 36.3% | None | 1,474 5.5 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| New Hampshire | 4 EV | 98,575 59.8% | 57,201 34.7% | 8,993 5.5% | None | 41,374 25.1 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| New Jersey13,14 | 14 EV | 676,27713 62.2% | 298,04313 27.4% | 109,02813 10.0% | None | 378,234 34.8 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| New Mexico | 3 EV | 54,745 48.5% | 48,542 43.0% | 9,543 8.5% | None | 6,203 5.5 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| New York15,16 | 45 EV | 1,820,05815 55.9% | 950,79615 29.2% | 467,29315 14.4% | None | 869,262 26.7 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| North Carolina | 12 EV | 191,753 39.7% | 284,270 58.9% | 6,651 1.4% | None | 92,517 19.2 pts | Davis Dem |
| North Dakota17,18 | 5 EV | 94,93117 47.7% | 13,85817 7.0% | 89,92217 45.2% | None | 5,009 2.5 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Ohio | 24 EV | 1,176,130 58.3% | 477,888 23.7% | 357,948 17.8% | None | 698,242 34.6 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Oklahoma19,20 | 10 EV | 226,24219 42.8% | 255,79819 48.4% | 41,14119 7.8% | None | 29,556 5.6 pts | Davis Dem |
| Oregon | 5 EV | 142,579 51.0% | 67,589 24.2% | 68,403 24.5% | None | 74,176 26.5 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Pennsylvania21,22 | 38 EV | 1,401,48121 65.3% | 409,19221 19.1% | 307,56721 14.3% | None | 992,289 46.3 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Rhode Island | 5 EV | 125,286 59.6% | 76,606 36.5% | 7,628 3.6% | None | 48,680 23.2 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| South Carolina | 9 EV | 1,123 2.2% | 49,008 96.6% | 620 1.2% | None | 47,885 94.4 pts | Davis Dem |
| South Dakota | 5 EV | 101,299 49.7% | 27,214 13.3% | 75,355 37.0% | None | 25,944 12.7 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Tennessee | 12 EV | 130,882 43.6% | 158,537 52.8% | 10,656 3.5% | None | 27,655 9.2 pts | Davis Dem |
| Texas | 20 EV | 130,023 19.8% | 484,605 73.7% | 42,881 6.5% | None | 354,582 53.9 pts | Davis Dem |
| Utah | 4 EV | 77,327 49.3% | 47,001 29.9% | 32,662 20.8% | None | 30,326 19.3 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Vermont | 4 EV | 80,498 78.2% | 16,124 15.7% | 5,964 5.8% | None | 64,374 62.6 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Virginia | 12 EV | 73,359 32.8% | 139,797 62.5% | 10,379 4.6% | None | 66,438 29.7 pts | Davis Dem |
| Washington | 7 EV | 220,224 52.2% | 42,842 10.2% | 150,727 35.8% | Gilbert O. Nations 5,991 · 1.4% | 69,497 16.5 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| West Virginia23,24 | 8 EV | 288,63523 49.5% | 257,23223 44.1% | 36,72323 6.3% | None | 31,403 5.4 pts | Coolidge Rep |
| Wisconsin | 13 EV | 311,614 37.1% | 68,115 8.1% | 453,678 54.0% | None | 142,064 16.9 pts | Follette Prog |
| Wyoming | 3 EV | 41,858 52.4% | 12,868 16.1% | 25,174 31.5% | None | 16,684 20.9 pts | Coolidge Rep |
Shares are of each state’s total vote for president. “Not named”: the figures do not give that candidate a line of their own in that state — for example under 1% of the vote, not on the ballot there, or counted on an unnamed line (see the state’s note). Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate.
Notes on the figures
- California La Follette's figure is the official table's: la Follette figure is the Socialist vote (footnote 1).
- California The official table notes: La Follette figure is the Socialist vote (footnote 1).
- Colorado La Follette's figure is the official table's: farmer-Labor and Progressive vote combined (footnote 2).
- Colorado The official table notes: Farmer-Labor and Progressive vote combined (footnote 2).
- Connecticut La Follette's figure is the official table's: socialist and Progressive vote combined (footnote 3).
- Connecticut The official table notes: Socialist and Progressive vote combined (footnote 3).
- Iowa La Follette's figure is the official table's: scattering votes, 445, included in grand total (footnote 4); transcribed as Scattering.
- Iowa The official table notes: Scattering votes, 445, included in grand total (footnote 4); transcribed as Scattering.
- Missouri La Follette's figure is the official table's: socialist and Liberal vote combined (footnote 5).
- Missouri The official table notes: Socialist and Liberal vote combined (footnote 5).
- Montana La Follette's figure is the official table's: farmer-Labor and Progressive vote combined (footnote 2).
- Montana The official table notes: Farmer-Labor and Progressive vote combined (footnote 2).
- New Jersey La Follette's figure is the official table's: scattering votes, 633, included in grand total (footnote 6); transcribed as Scattering.
- New Jersey The official table notes: Scattering votes, 633, included in grand total (footnote 6); transcribed as Scattering.
- New York La Follette's figure is the official table's: socialist and Progressive vote combined (footnote 3).
- New York The official table notes: Socialist and Progressive vote combined (footnote 3).
- North Dakota La Follette's figure is the official table's: nonpartisan (footnote 7).
- North Dakota The official table notes: Nonpartisan (footnote 7).
- Oklahoma La Follette's figure is the official table's: farmer-Labor (footnote 8).
- Oklahoma The official table notes: Farmer-Labor (footnote 8).
- Pennsylvania La Follette's figure is the official table's: socialist and Labor vote combined (footnote 10). Scattering votes, 131, included in grand total (footnote 9); transcribed as Scattering.
- Pennsylvania The official table notes: Socialist and Labor vote combined (footnote 10). Scattering votes, 131, included in grand total (footnote 9); transcribed as Scattering.
- West Virginia La Follette's figure is the official table's: socialist and Farmer-Labor vote combined (footnote 11).
- West Virginia The official table notes: Socialist and Farmer-Labor vote combined (footnote 11).
SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 . How these figures were compiled
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