1924 United States presidential election in Montana
1924 United States presidential election in Montana
County Results
Coolidge
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
La Follette
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
The 1924 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4, 1924 as part of the 1924 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Montana voted for the Republican nominee, President Calvin Coolidge , over the liberal third-party candidate Robert M. La Follette who ran locally as a "La Follette-Wheeler Independent" and the Democratic nominee, former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom John W. Davis . Coolidge won Montana by a margin of 4.59%.
Coolidge was credited for the booming economy while the Democratic electorate was divided between the conservative Davis and the liberal third-party candidate Robert M. La Follette who ran as a Progressive and chose Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler as his running mate. As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Deer Lodge County voted for a Republican Presidential candidate.[ 2]
With 37.91 percent of the popular vote, Montana would prove to be La Follette's fourth strongest state in the 1924 election in terms of popular vote percentage after Wisconsin , North Dakota and Minnesota .[ 3]
Results
Results by county
County
John Calvin Coolidge Republican
John William Davis Democratic
Robert M. La Follette Sr.[ 5] La Follette-Wheeler Farmer-Labor Socialist
William Z. Foster Communist
Margin[ b]
Total votes cast[ 6]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Beaverhead
1,386
50.55%
766
27.94%
587
21.41%
3
0.11%
620[ c]
22.61%
2,742
Big Horn
1,082
57.74%
327
17.45%
465
24.81%
0
0.00%
617
32.92%
1,874
Blaine
827
45.74%
337
18.64%
642
35.51%
2
0.11%
185
10.23%
1,808
Broadwater
531
37.71%
486
34.52%
390
27.70%
1
0.07%
45[ c]
3.20%
1,408
Carbon
1,891
44.33%
698
16.36%
1,648
38.63%
29
0.68%
243
5.70%
4,266
Carter
669
54.17%
283
22.91%
283
22.91%
0
0.00%
386
31.26%
1,235
Cascade
5,081
43.41%
2,220
18.96%
4,373
37.36%
32
0.27%
708
6.05%
11,706
Chouteau
1,347
46.15%
706
24.19%
857
29.36%
9
0.31%
490
16.79%
2,919
Custer
1,654
43.78%
412
10.91%
1,707
45.18%
5
0.13%
-53
-1.40%
3,778
Daniels
505
35.19%
185
12.89%
740
51.57%
5
0.35%
-235
-16.38%
1,435
Dawson
1,326
50.63%
346
13.21%
941
35.93%
6
0.23%
385
14.70%
2,619
Deer Lodge
1,937
35.43%
1,611
29.47%
1,918
35.08%
1
0.02%
19
0.35%
5,467
Fallon
731
55.63%
220
16.74%
363
27.63%
0
0.00%
368
28.01%
1,314
Fergus
2,942
38.50%
1,580
20.68%
3,119
40.81%
1
0.01%
-177
-2.32%
7,642
Flathead
2,541
43.28%
788
13.42%
2,537
43.21%
5
0.09%
4
0.07%
5,871
Gallatin
2,494
44.35%
1,564
27.81%
1,564
27.81%
1
0.02%
930
16.54%
5,623
Garfield
876
50.55%
355
20.48%
502
28.97%
0
0.00%
374
21.58%
1,733
Glacier
586
41.68%
511
36.34%
309
21.98%
0
0.00%
75[ c]
5.33%
1,406
Golden Valley
422
37.88%
118
10.59%
573
51.44%
1
0.09%
-151
-13.55%
1,114
Granite
582
43.47%
353
26.36%
402
30.02%
2
0.15%
180
13.44%
1,339
Hill
1,110
30.60%
602
16.59%
1,906
52.54%
10
0.28%
-796
-21.94%
3,628
Jefferson
648
36.49%
434
24.44%
689
38.80%
5
0.28%
-41
-2.31%
1,776
Judith Basin
888
41.34%
480
22.35%
763
35.52%
17
0.79%
125
5.82%
2,148
Lake
884
28.00%
340
10.77%
1,932
61.20%
1
0.03%
-1,048
-33.20%
3,157
Lewis and Clark
3,433
49.93%
1,869
27.19%
1,570
22.84%
3
0.04%
1,564[ c]
22.75%
6,875
Liberty
239
33.71%
141
19.89%
329
46.40%
0
0.00%
-90
-12.69%
709
Lincoln
976
40.89%
374
15.67%
1,030
43.15%
7
0.29%
-54
-2.26%
2,387
McCone
494
38.18%
143
11.05%
651
50.31%
6
0.46%
-157
-12.13%
1,294
Madison
1,137
45.85%
672
27.10%
641
25.85%
30
1.21%
465[ c]
18.75%
2,480
Meagher
624
59.60%
257
24.55%
166
15.85%
0
0.00%
367[ c]
35.05%
1,047
Mineral
223
21.61%
123
11.92%
686
66.47%
0
0.00%
-463
-44.86%
1,032
Missoula
2,386
29.44%
1,012
12.49%
4,704
58.05%
2
0.02%
-2,318
-28.60%
8,104
Musselshell
1,488
45.55%
247
7.56%
1,512
46.28%
20
0.61%
-24
-0.73%
3,267
Park
2,199
50.70%
688
15.86%
1,447
33.36%
3
0.07%
752
17.34%
4,337
Phillips
1,236
46.69%
473
17.87%
935
35.32%
3
0.11%
301
11.37%
2,647
Pondera
764
37.67%
414
20.41%
849
41.86%
1
0.05%
-85
-4.19%
2,028
Powder River
480
48.68%
123
12.47%
380
38.54%
3
0.30%
100
10.14%
986
Powell
982
40.39%
559
22.99%
889
36.57%
1
0.04%
93
3.83%
2,431
Prairie
683
56.21%
162
13.33%
367
30.21%
3
0.25%
316
26.01%
1,215
Ravalli
1,311
37.79%
562
16.20%
1,594
45.95%
2
0.06%
-283
-8.16%
3,469
Richland
926
49.95%
238
12.84%
688
37.11%
2
0.11%
238
12.84%
1,854
Roosevelt
965
39.10%
389
15.76%
1,110
44.98%
4
0.16%
-145
-5.88%
2,468
Rosebud
1,115
49.12%
259
11.41%
893
39.34%
3
0.13%
222
9.78%
2,270
Sanders
588
28.65%
188
9.16%
1,275
62.13%
1
0.05%
-687
-33.48%
2,052
Sheridan
905
35.32%
176
6.87%
1,464
57.14%
17
0.66%
-559
-21.82%
2,562
Silver Bow
6,520
34.66%
5,393
28.66%
6,813
36.21%
88
0.47%
-293
-1.56%
18,814
Stillwater
1,412
59.88%
375
15.90%
567
24.05%
4
0.17%
845
35.84%
2,358
Sweet Grass
853
59.57%
248
17.32%
331
23.11%
0
0.00%
522
36.45%
1,432
Teton
775
40.36%
396
20.63%
746
38.85%
3
0.16%
29
1.51%
1,920
Toole
697
37.49%
439
23.61%
720
38.73%
3
0.16%
-23
-1.24%
1,859
Treasure
289
55.36%
84
16.09%
148
28.35%
1
0.19%
141
27.01%
522
Valley
1,555
51.10%
497
16.33%
986
32.40%
5
0.16%
569
18.70%
3,043
Wheatland
723
44.22%
221
13.52%
691
42.26%
0
0.00%
32
1.96%
1,635
Wibaux
505
56.93%
189
21.31%
191
21.53%
2
0.23%
314
35.40%
887
Yellowstone
4,715
55.91%
1,172
13.90%
2,541
30.13%
5
0.06%
2,174
25.78%
8,433
Totals
74,138
42.50%
33,805
19.38%
66,124
37.91%
358
0.21%
8,014
4.59%
174,425
See also
Notes
^ a b The Montana LaFollette vote was the fusion of 61,105 LaFollette-Wheeler Independent, 4,771 Farmer-Labor , and 247 Socialist electors.[ 1]
^ Because La Follette finished ahead of Davis in Montana as a whole, all margins given are Coolidge vote minus La Follette vote and percentage margins Coolidge percentage minus La Follette percentage unless stated in the total for the county in question.
^ a b c d e f In this county where Davis did run second ahead of La Follette, margin given is Coolidge vote minus Davis vote and percentage margin Coolidge percentage minus Davis percentage.
References