Who won Nevada in the 1924 presidential election?

Davis (Democratic) carried Nevada in 1924, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 1924?

Nevada cast 3 electoral votes in the 1924 presidential election.

Did Nevada vote for the national winner in 1924?

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

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1924

Nevada: Davis carries 3 EV.

Nevada cast its 3 electoral votes for Davis (Democratic). National winner: Calvin Coolidge (Republican) — Nevada voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Nevada, 1924

In 1924, Nevada awarded its 3 electoral votes to Davis of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Calvin Coolidge (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Nevada among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Nevada away from the Republican it had supported in 1920. The region divided — Arizona joined Nevada for the Democratic ticket, while California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah did not. Across the 41 presidential elections Nevada has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (21 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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