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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R
Warren G. Harding

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Republican · 1865–1923

Warren G. Harding

President of the United States · United States senator · Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular presidents at the time of his death. After that, a number of scandals were exposed that greatly damaged his reputation.

On the Ballot

One presidential run
1920Won60.3% of the vote · 404 EV · v. James M. Cox

Strongest counties, 1920

Countytwo-party sharevotes
McIntosh, ND95.8%1,889
Leslie, KY94.8%2,736
Campbell, SD94.3%1,567
Sevier, TN93.7%6,417
Keweenaw, MI93.5%1,411

Weakest counties, 1920

Countytwo-party sharevotes
Taylor, FL0.0%740
Henry, GA0.0%690
Bamberg, SC0.0%688
Chester, SC0.0%1,237
Clarendon, SC0.0%902