1924 United States presidential election in Wyoming
County Results
Coolidge
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
La Follette
40-50%
The 1924 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election . State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Wyoming was won by the 30th president of the United States Calvin Coolidge (R –Massachusetts ), running with Director of the Bureau of the Budget Charles G. Dawes , with 52.39 percent of the popular vote, against the 20th Governor of Wisconsin Robert M. La Follette Sr. (P –Wisconsin ), running with Senator Burton K. Wheeler , with 31.51 percent of the popular vote and the 14th Solicitor General of the United States John W. Davis (D –West Virginia ), running with the 20th and 23rd governor of Nebraska Charles W. Bryan , with 16.11 percent of the popular vote.[ 1]
Wyoming was one of the eleven Western and Midwestern states where Robert M. La Follette Sr. placed second, with 31.51 percent of the vote, but the only state that he succeeded in winning was his home state of Wisconsin .
Results
General Election Results[ 2] [ 3] [ a]
Party
Pledged to
Elector
Votes
Republican Party
Calvin Coolidge
James M. Graham
41,858
Republican Party
Calvin Coolidge
Henry Perrett
40,911
Republican Party
Calvin Coolidge
Lee Simonson
40,469
Independent [ 4]
Robert M. La Follette
C. E. Bailey
25,174
Independent
Robert M. La Follette
A. V. Webb
24,386
Independent
Robert M. La Follette
Dora L. Japcke
24,360
Democratic Party
John W. Davis
Anna Haggard
12,868
Democratic Party
John W. Davis
Lee Moore
12,753
Democratic Party
John W. Davis
Harriette C. Hood
12,747
Votes cast[ b]
79,900
Results by county
County[ 2]
Calvin Coolidge Republican
Robert M. La Follette Independent
John W. Davis Democrat
Margin
Total votes cast[ c]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Albany
2,164
47.72%
1,628
35.90%
743
16.38%
536
11.82%
4,535
Big Horn
2,023
54.45%
1,233
33.19%
459
12.36%
790
21.27%
3,715
Campbell
1,121
52.36%
443
20.69%
577
26.95%
544[ d]
25.41%
2,141
Carbon
2,398
54.56%
1,264
28.76%
733
16.68%
1,134
25.80%
4,395
Converse
1,758
58.46%
725
24.11%
524
17.43%
1,033
34.35%
3,007
Crook
978
54.48%
349
19.44%
468
26.07%
510[ d]
28.41%
1,795
Fremont
1,986
51.73%
1,292
33.65%
561
14.61%
694
18.08%
3,839
Goshen
1,603
56.15%
788
27.60%
464
16.25%
815
28.55%
2,855
Hot Springs
1,011
45.73%
969
43.83%
231
10.45%
42
1.90%
2,211
Johnson
1,097
58.01%
293
15.49%
501
26.49%
596[ d]
31.52%
1,891
Laramie
3,944
53.00%
2,378
31.95%
1,120
15.05%
1,566
21.04%
7,442
Lincoln
1,493
48.25%
1,025
33.13%
576
18.62%
468
15.13%
3,094
Natrona
8,267
60.10%
3,857
28.04%
1,631
11.86%
4,410
32.06%
13,755
Niobrara
820
48.43%
671
39.63%
202
11.93%
149
8.80%
1,693
Park
1,607
55.47%
760
26.23%
530
18.29%
847
29.24%
2,897
Platte
1,383
49.55%
972
34.83%
436
15.62%
411
14.73%
2,791
Sheridan
2,530
42.76%
2,272
38.40%
1,115
18.84%
258
4.36%
5,917
Sublette
570
67.38%
93
10.99%
183
21.63%
387[ d]
45.74%
846
Sweetwater
2,119
42.16%
2,219
44.15%
688
13.69%
-100
-1.99%
5,026
Teton
342
54.63%
111
17.73%
173
27.64%
169[ d]
27.00%
626
Uinta
1,126
45.51%
921
37.23%
427
17.26%
205
8.29%
2,474
Washakie
724
60.13%
271
22.51%
209
17.36%
453
37.62%
1,204
Weston
794
45.35%
640
36.55%
317
18.10%
154
8.79%
1,751
Totals
41,858
52.39%
12,868
16.11%
25,174
31.51%
16,684
20.88%
79,900
Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent
See also
Notes
^ The 1925 Official Directory does not list the full results for the La Follette electors. It does give the respective county figures for La Follette elector Bailey on each detail page, but not does not list the figures for the other two electors. The totals for Webb and Japcke are given in the 12/2/1924 Wyoming Star Tribune and Cheyenne State Leader.
^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
^ a b c d e In this county where Davis did finish ahead of La Follette, margin given is Coolidge vote minus Davis vote and percentage margin Coolidge percentage minus Davis percentage.
References
^ "1924 Presidential Election Results Wyoming" .
^ a b Wyoming Secretary of State (1925). "Total Vote by Counties, General Election, November 4, 1924". 1925 Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Returns for 1924 . Cheyenne, Wyoming: Cheyenne Labor Journal. pp. 40– 41. Retrieved October 18, 2024 .
^ "Winners Lost Few Counties In State" . Wyoming Star Tribune and Cheyenne State Leader . December 2, 1924. Retrieved October 19, 2024 .
^ "Sample Republican Ballot for Laramie County, Wyoming; November 4th, 1924" . Wyoming Star Tribune and Cheyenne State Leader . November 2, 1924. Retrieved October 19, 2024 .