United States presidential election in Montana, 1924

United States presidential election in Montana, 1924

November 4, 1924

Nominee Calvin Coolidge Robert M. La Follette, Sr. John W. Davis Party Republican Progressive Democratic Home state Massachusetts Wisconsin West Virginia Running mate Charles G. Dawes Burton K. Wheeler Charles W. Bryan Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 74,138 66,123 33,805 Percentage 42.50% 37.91% 19.38%

County results

President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected President Calvin Coolidge Republican

The 1924 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4, 1924, throughout the continuous 48 states. Voters chose 4 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 La Follette who ran as a Progressive 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 La Follette who ran as a Progressive and chose Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler as his running mate. This was the first presidential election in which all American Indians were citizens and thus allowed to vote.

Results

United States presidential [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Calvin Coolidge	74,138	42.50%	4
	Progressive	Robert M. La Follette, Sr.	66,123	37.91%	0
	Democratic	John W. Davis	33,805	19.38%	0
	Communist	William Foster	357	0.20%	0

References

1. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections