1924 Presidential Election

November 4, 1924 · Progressive Era to Normalcy · 531 electoral votes, 266 to win

Coolidge won easily over a Democratic Party that had needed 103 convention ballots to nominate Davis, while La Follette's Progressives took a sixth of the vote and Wisconsin.

Elected

Calvin Coolidge

Republican

Electoral vote

382 of 531

Popular vote

54.0%

15,723,789 votes

Turnout

48.9%

The result

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Calvin Coolidge

Republican · 54.00% of votes

382

electoral votes

John W. Davis

Democratic · 28.80% of votes

136

electoral votes

Robert M. La Follette

Progressive Party (United States, 1924) · 16.60% of votes

electoral votes

Herman P. Faris

Prohibition · 0.19% of votes

—

electoral votes

William Z. Foster

Communist · 0.13% of votes

—

electoral votes

Frank T. Johns

Socialist Labor · 0.10% of votes

—

electoral votes


Calvin Coolidge	Republican	Charles G. Dawes	382	15,723,789	54.00%	35
John W. Davis	Democratic	Charles W. Bryan	136	8,386,242	28.80%	12
Robert M. La Follette	Progressive Party (United States, 1924)	Burton K. Wheeler	13	4,831,706	16.60%	1
Herman P. Faris	Prohibition	Marie C. Brehm	—	55,951	0.19%	—
William Z. Foster	Communist	Benjamin Gitlow	—	38,669	0.13%	—
Frank T. Johns	Socialist Labor	Verne L. Reynolds	—	28,633	0.10%	—

29,064,990 votes recorded for the candidates listed.

Results by state

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Alabama

John W. Davis · 69.7% · runner-up Calvin Coolidge 25.0%

electoral votes

Arizona

Calvin Coolidge · 41.3% · runner-up John W. Davis 35.5%

electoral votes

Arkansas

John W. Davis · 61.2% · runner-up Calvin Coolidge 29.3%

electoral votes

California

Calvin Coolidge · 57.2% · runner-up Robert M. La Follette 33.1%

electoral votes

Colorado

Calvin Coolidge · 59.4% · runner-up John W. Davis 23.0%

electoral votes

Connecticut

Calvin Coolidge · 61.5% · runner-up John W. Davis 27.5%

electoral votes

Delaware

Calvin Coolidge · 57.7% · runner-up John W. Davis 36.8%

electoral votes

Florida

John W. Davis · 56.9% · runner-up Calvin Coolidge 28.1%

electoral votes

Georgia

John W. Davis · 74.1% · runner-up Calvin Coolidge 18.2%

electoral votes

Idaho

Calvin Coolidge · 48.1% · runner-up Robert M. La Follette 35.8%

electoral votes

Illinois

Calvin Coolidge · 58.8% · runner-up John W. Davis 23.4%

electoral votes

Indiana

Calvin Coolidge · 55.3% · runner-up John W. Davis 38.7%

electoral votes


Alabama	John W. Davis	69.7%	11	Calvin Coolidge · 25.0%
Arizona	Calvin Coolidge	41.3%	3	John W. Davis · 35.5%
Arkansas	John W. Davis	61.2%	9	Calvin Coolidge · 29.3%
California	Calvin Coolidge	57.2%	13	Robert M. La Follette · 33.1%
Colorado	Calvin Coolidge	59.4%	6	John W. Davis · 23.0%
Connecticut	Calvin Coolidge	61.5%	7	John W. Davis · 27.5%
Delaware	Calvin Coolidge	57.7%	3	John W. Davis · 36.8%
Florida	John W. Davis	56.9%	6	Calvin Coolidge · 28.1%
Georgia	John W. Davis	74.1%	14	Calvin Coolidge · 18.2%
Idaho	Calvin Coolidge	48.1%	4	Robert M. La Follette · 35.8%
Illinois	Calvin Coolidge	58.8%	29	John W. Davis · 23.4%
Indiana	Calvin Coolidge	55.3%	15	John W. Davis · 38.7%
Iowa	Calvin Coolidge	55.0%	13	Robert M. La Follette · 28.1%
Kansas	Calvin Coolidge	61.5%	10	John W. Davis · 23.6%
Kentucky	Calvin Coolidge	48.8%	13	John W. Davis · 46.1%
Louisiana	John W. Davis	76.4%	10	Calvin Coolidge · 20.2%
Maine	Calvin Coolidge	72.0%	6	John W. Davis · 21.8%
Maryland	Calvin Coolidge	45.3%	8	John W. Davis · 41.3%
Massachusetts	Calvin Coolidge	62.3%	18	John W. Davis · 24.9%
Michigan	Calvin Coolidge	75.4%	15	John W. Davis · 13.1%
Minnesota	Calvin Coolidge	51.2%	12	Robert M. La Follette · 41.3%
Mississippi	John W. Davis	89.4%	10	Calvin Coolidge · 7.5%
Missouri	Calvin Coolidge	49.6%	18	John W. Davis · 43.8%
Montana	Calvin Coolidge	42.5%	4	Robert M. La Follette · 37.8%
Nebraska	Calvin Coolidge	47.2%	8	John W. Davis · 29.6%
Nevada	Calvin Coolidge	41.8%	3	Robert M. La Follette · 36.3%
New Hampshire	Calvin Coolidge	59.8%	4	John W. Davis · 34.7%
New Jersey	Calvin Coolidge	62.2%	14	John W. Davis · 27.4%
New Mexico	Calvin Coolidge	48.5%	3	John W. Davis · 43.0%
New York	Calvin Coolidge	55.8%	45	John W. Davis · 29.1%
North Carolina	John W. Davis	59.0%	12	Calvin Coolidge · 39.6%
North Dakota	Calvin Coolidge	47.7%	5	Robert M. La Follette · 45.2%
Ohio	Calvin Coolidge	58.3%	24	John W. Davis · 23.7%
Oklahoma	John W. Davis	48.5%	10	Calvin Coolidge · 42.8%
Oregon	Calvin Coolidge	51.0%	5	Robert M. La Follette · 24.5%
Pennsylvania	Calvin Coolidge	65.4%	38	John W. Davis · 19.1%
Rhode Island	Calvin Coolidge	59.6%	5	John W. Davis · 36.5%
South Carolina	John W. Davis	96.6%	9	Calvin Coolidge · 2.2%
South Dakota	Calvin Coolidge	49.7%	5	Robert M. La Follette · 36.9%
Tennessee	John W. Davis	52.9%	12	Calvin Coolidge · 43.5%
Texas	John W. Davis	73.7%	20	Calvin Coolidge · 19.8%
Utah	Calvin Coolidge	49.3%	4	John W. Davis · 29.9%
Vermont	Calvin Coolidge	78.2%	4	John W. Davis · 15.7%
Virginia	John W. Davis	62.5%	12	Calvin Coolidge · 32.8%
Washington	Calvin Coolidge	52.3%	7	Robert M. La Follette · 35.8%
West Virginia	Calvin Coolidge	49.5%	8	John W. Davis · 44.1%
Wisconsin	Robert M. La Follette	54.0%	13	Calvin Coolidge · 37.1%
Wyoming	Calvin Coolidge	52.4%	3	Robert M. La Follette · 31.5%

The state table accounts for 135 of John W. Davis's 136 official electoral votes. The remainder reflect split delegations, district allocations, faithless electors or votes not counted, as recorded at the electoral count.

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