1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

The 1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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NomineeWarren G. HardingJames M. Cox
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Home stateOhioOhio
Running mateCalvin CoolidgeFranklin D. Roosevelt
Electoral vote50
Popular vote107,46355,062
Percentage63.97%32.78%

County Results
Harding
  60-70%
  70-80%


President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Elected President

Warren G. Harding
Republican

Rhode Island voted for Republican nominee, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, over the Democratic nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio. Harding ran with Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, while Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York.

Harding won Rhode Island by a margin of 31.19%. His victory in the New England states was helped in by the local popularity of his running mate, Calvin Coolidge, a traditional New England Yankee born in the small-town of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, who had started his political career nearby as Governor of Massachusetts.

As of the 2020 United States presidential election, this is the last time a Republican won over sixty percent of the vote in Rhode Island.

Results

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1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
RepublicanWarren Gamaliel Harding of OhioCalvin Coolidge of Massachusetts107,46363.97%5100.00%
DemocraticJames Middleton Cox of OhioFranklin Delano Roosevelt of New York55,06232.78%00.00%
SocialistEugene Victor Debs of IndianaSeymour Stedman of Illinois4,3512.59%00.00%
ProhibitionAaron Sherman Watkins of IndianaDavid Leigh Colvin of New York5100.30%00.00%
Socialist LaborWilliam Wesley Cox of MissouriAugust Gillhaus of New York4950.29%00.00%
Single TaxRobert Colvin MacauleyRichard C. Barnum1000.06%00.00%
Total167,981100.00%5100.00%

Results by town

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TownWarren G. Harding
Republican
James M. Cox
Democratic
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist
Aaron S. Watkins
Prohibition
William W. Cox
Socialist Labor
Robert C. Macauley
Single Tax
MarginTotal votes cast[2]
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Barrington93380.92%19416.83%60.52%151.30%50.43%00.00%73964.09%1,153
Bristol1,54262.53%86835.20%391.58%130.53%30.12%10.04%67427.33%2,466
Burrillville1,77365.02%88432.42%592.16%10.04%80.29%20.07%88932.60%2,727
Central Falls2,88650.36%2,73447.71%881.54%70.12%130.23%30.05%1522.65%5,731
Charlestown27684.40%4714.37%30.92%10.31%00.00%00.00%22970.03%327
Coventry1,15170.40%44927.46%181.10%110.67%60.37%00.00%70242.94%1,635
Cranston6,46877.99%1,59119.18%1872.25%210.25%190.23%70.08%4,87758.81%8,293
Cumberland1,85253.65%1,52044.03%681.97%50.14%60.17%10.03%3329.62%3,452
East Greenwich95976.35%28322.53%90.72%40.32%10.08%00.00%67653.82%1,256
East Providence4,28470.67%1,60326.44%1432.36%110.18%140.23%70.12%2,68144.23%6,062
Exeter22076.12%6823.53%10.35%00.00%00.00%00.00%15252.60%289
Foster30872.81%11126.24%00.00%40.95%00.00%00.00%19746.57%423
Glocester43574.23%13923.72%101.71%10.17%10.17%00.00%29650.51%586
Hopkinton71878.38%19020.74%20.22%50.55%10.11%00.00%52857.64%916
Jamestown49785.69%508.62%305.17%00.00%30.52%00.00%44777.07%580
Johnston1,09471.64%33922.20%764.98%130.85%50.33%00.00%75549.44%1,527
Lincoln1,70060.80%1,04137.23%431.54%110.39%00.00%10.04%65923.57%2,796
Little Compton35693.68%195.00%30.79%20.53%00.00%00.00%33788.68%380
Middletown38990.68%378.62%30.70%00.00%00.00%00.00%35282.05%429
Narragansett41076.49%12222.76%10.19%20.37%00.00%10.19%28853.73%536
New Shoreham34388.40%389.79%00.00%51.29%10.26%10.26%30578.61%388
Newport6,47972.77%1,91021.45%4785.37%140.16%160.18%60.07%4,56951.32%8,903
North Kingstown1,00369.36%43029.74%20.14%90.62%20.14%00.00%57339.63%1,446
North Providence1,38964.66%66030.73%874.05%40.19%60.28%20.09%72933.94%2,148
North Smithfield52068.15%22629.62%91.18%20.26%60.79%00.00%29438.53%763
Pawtucket13,16161.03%7,76536.01%5222.42%480.22%610.28%90.04%5,39625.02%21,566
Portsmouth48385.19%508.82%81.41%254.41%10.18%00.00%43376.37%567
Providence36,40858.79%22,94637.05%2,0983.39%1760.28%2490.40%550.09%13,46221.74%61,932
Richmond36577.49%9921.02%20.42%40.85%10.21%00.00%26656.48%471
Scituate80781.93%16116.35%10.10%111.12%50.51%00.00%64665.58%985
Smithfield57364.45%28632.17%202.25%91.01%10.11%00.00%28732.28%889
South Kingstown1,35369.60%56929.27%130.67%50.26%40.21%00.00%78440.33%1,944
Tiverton77285.87%12413.79%00.00%10.11%10.11%10.11%64872.08%899
Warren1,21769.66%50729.02%90.52%90.52%50.29%00.00%71040.64%1,747
Warwick3,79280.22%80116.95%1032.18%170.36%130.28%10.02%2,99163.27%4,727
West Greenwich14089.74%138.33%00.00%31.92%00.00%00.00%12781.41%156
West Warwick2,43256.09%1,84842.62%350.81%110.25%90.21%10.02%58413.47%4,336
Westerly2,07578.63%48718.45%521.97%170.64%80.30%00.00%1,58860.17%2,639
Woonsocket5,90059.53%3,85338.88%1231.24%130.13%210.21%10.01%2,04720.65%9,911
Totals107,46363.97%55,06232.78%4,3512.59%5100.30%4950.29%1000.06%52,40131.19%167,981

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1920 Presidential General Election Results – Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Rhode Island Board of Elections, Rhode Island Manual 1921-22, p. 208