1924 Presidential Election

VAP turnout uses this page’s presidential vote total. VAP here is the civilian population and excludes Armed Forces members. VEP turnout is a separately published historical rate, using its own turnout and population estimates. These rates are not directly comparable.
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Results of the presidential election of 1924, won by Calvin Coolidge with 382 electoral votes.

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Election History

Historical context for the 1924 election. Before the election: Republicans controlled the House and Republicans controlled the Senate.

May 26, 1924

Immigration Act of 1924

National-origins quotas and restrictions on Asian immigration entrenched discriminatory limits and reshaped American immigration for decades.

April 15, 1922

Senate Investigation of Teapot Dome Begins

Public revelations about federal oil-reserve leases developed into a major corruption scandal and intensified demands for accountability in government.

May 31, 1921

Tulsa Race Massacre

A white mob destroyed much of Tulsa’s prosperous Black Greenwood district, illustrating racial terror and the vulnerability of Black communities.

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Calvin Coolidge’s Cabinet

Officials who served during the 1925–1929 elected term, including outgoing officers who briefly continued in March 1925. Years show full tenure in office, including service outside the term; acting service is identified where included.

President: Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929)

Vice President: Charles G. Dawes (1925–1929)

Secretary of State: Charles Evans Hughes (1921–1925), Frank B. Kellogg (1925–1929)

Secretary of the Treasury: Andrew Mellon (1921–1932)

Secretary of War: John W. Weeks (1921–1925), Dwight F. Davis (also acting in 1925) (1925–1929)

Attorney General: James M. Beck (acting) (1925–1925), John G. Sargent (1925–1929)

Postmaster General: Harry S. New (1923–1929)

Secretary of the Navy: Curtis D. Wilbur (1924–1929)

Secretary of the Interior: Hubert Work (1923–1928), Roy O. West (acting until January 1929) (1928–1929)

Secretary of Agriculture: Howard M. Gore (1924–1925), William M. Jardine (1925–1929)

Secretary of Commerce: Herbert Hoover (1921–1928), William F. Whiting (acting until December 1928) (1928–1929)

Secretary of Labor: James J. Davis (1921–1930)

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Electoral Votes

Other color: Progressive movement (1924) (Robert M. La Follette). Left-leaning alignment. Combined Other totals include all remaining candidates.

266 to win
8,386,532 popular votes (28.8%)
Running Mate: Charles W. Bryan
15,724,310 popular votes (54.0%)
Running Mate: Charles G. Dawes

Third party candidate Robert M. La Follette won his home state of Wisconsin.

Presedential Election

Republican

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

12

Alaska

Arizona

3

Arkansas

9

California

13

Colorado

6

Connecticut

7

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

Florida

6

Georgia

14

Hawaii

Idaho

4

Illinois

29

Indiana

15

Iowa

13

Kansas

10

Kentucky

13

Louisiana

10

Maine

6

Maryland

8

Massachusetts

18

Michigan

15

Minnesota

12

Mississippi

10

Missouri

18

Montana

4

Nebraska

8

Nevada

3

New Hampshire

4

New Jersey

14

New Mexico

3

New York

45

North Carolina

12

North Dakota

5

Ohio

24

Oklahoma

10

Oregon

5

Pennsylvania

38

Rhode Island

5

South Carolina

9

South Dakota

5

Tennessee

12

Texas

20

Utah

4

Vermont

4

Virginia

12

Washington

7

West Virginia

8

Wisconsin

13

Wyoming

3

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