Who won Florida in the 1924 presidential election?

Davis (Democratic) carried Florida in 1924, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Florida have in 1924?

Florida cast 6 electoral votes in the 1924 presidential election.

Did Florida vote for the national winner in 1924?

No. Florida backed Davis, while Calvin Coolidge won the presidency nationally.

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1924

Florida: Davis carries 6 EV.

Florida cast its 6 electoral votes for Davis (Democratic). National winner: Calvin Coolidge (Republican) — Florida voted against the national winner this cycle.

Florida in 1924

The 1924 contest saw Florida line up behind Davis, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Calvin Coolidge (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Florida among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 12th consecutive election in which Florida backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1880. Florida did not move alone — neighboring Alabama and Georgia broke the same way in 1924. Across the 45 presidential elections Florida has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 times). The vote fell within the Roaring Twenties — Republican dominance to the Great Depression.

In the national count, Calvin Coolidge took 382 of the 531 electoral votes, against John W. Davis's 136. Calvin Coolidge led the national popular vote with 54.04% of the ballots cast.

The 1924 national map

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