The 1924 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the
1924 United States presidential election
The 1924 United States presidential election was the 35th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1924. In a three-way contest, incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge won election to a full term.
Coolidge had bee ...
which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Connecticut voted for the
Republican nominee, incumbent President
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...
of
Massachusetts, over the
Democratic nominee, Ambassador
John W. Davis of
West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former
Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of
Illinois, while Davis ran with
Governor Charles W. Bryan
Charles Wayland Bryan (February 10, 1867 – March 4, 1945) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 20th and 23rd Governor of Nebraska, and Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1924. ...
of
Nebraska. Also in the running that year was the
Progressive Party nominee,
Senator
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Robert M. La Follette of
Wisconsin and his running mate Senator
Burton K. Wheeler of
Montana. La Follette’s support base was primarily among rural
German
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and
Scandinavian Americans, and he possessed little appeal in the Northeast outside a few New York and Boston
anti-Prohibition precincts.
Coolidge won Connecticut by a margin of 34.01%. His victory was also enjoyed a unique personal popularity which helped him in the state and the rest of
New England. He was the epitome of a traditional New England
Yankee, having been born in the small-town of
Plymouth Notch, Vermont
Plymouth Notch is an unincorporated community in the town of Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. All or most of the village is included in the Calvin Coolidge Homestead District, a National Historic Landmark.
History
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, and establishing his political career nearby as
Governor of Massachusetts. Thus Coolidge remained especially popular with voters across the New England region.
The 1920s were a fiercely Republican decade in American politics, and Connecticut in that era was a fiercely Republican state in presidential elections. The economic boom and social good feelings of the
Roaring Twenties under popular Republican leadership virtually guaranteed Calvin Coolidge an easy win in the state against the conservative Southern Democrat John Davis,
[Roseboom, Eugene Holloway and Eckes, Alfred E.; ''A History of Presidential Elections, from George Washington to Jimmy Carter''; pp. 151-158 ] who had little appeal in Northern states like Connecticut.
As of 2020, this was the last presidential election in which the Republican nominee carried the city of
Hartford. This is the most recent election, as of 2022, where Connecticut voted to the right of
New Hampshire.
Results
By county
Results by town
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Connecticut
Notes
References
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Events
January
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1924 Connecticut elections