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The '''1920 United States presidential election in Kentucky''' took place on November 2, 1920 as part of the [[1920 United States presidential election]]. Voters chose thirteen representatives, or electors to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]].
==Background and vote==
Ever since [[American Civil War|the Civil War]], Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war between [[Confederate government of Kentucky|secessionist]], Democratic counties and [[Union (American Civil War)|Unionist]], Republican ones,<ref name="How">Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> although the state as a whole leaned Democratic throughout this era and the GOP had carried the state only once<ref>[[Kevin Phillips (political commentator)|Phillips, Kevin P.]]; ''The Emerging Republican Majority'', p. 350 {{ISBN|978-0-691-16324-6}}</ref> – by a very
In 1919, however, Kentucky saw a significant change as the Republicans won not merely the governorship via [[Edwin P. Morrow]] but also control of the state legislature.<ref>Ellis, William; ''A History of Education in Kentucky'', p. 193 {{ISBN|081312977X}}</ref> However, there was a thought at the time that the triumph was partly a reflection of Morrow’s own personal popularity.<ref>Harrison; ''A New History of Kentucky'', p. 352</ref>
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