United States presidential election, 1924

In the U.S. presidential election of 1924 occurred on the side of the Republican Calvin Coolidge, who had taken over after the death of Warren G. Harding in 1923 as president, and as a candidate for vice-president Charles Gates Dawes. They stood for a continuation of their economic policy, which was based on the laissez-faire theory and has raised an economic boom in her first term. In foreign policy, they were on for isolationism. Again supported as early as 1920, conservative celebrities from Hollywood Republicans, including the singer Al Jolson.

For the Democrat John W. Davis as a candidate, a nationally virtually unknown former Congressman from West Virginia, and as his running mate, Charles Bryan, Governor of Nebraska. They stood for the policy of Woodrow Wilson, in which the state raised taxes and more regulated the economy. In foreign policy, calling for a stronger commitment of the U.S. and entry into the League of Nations. Davis was a compromise candidate who was only nominated after the two original favorites, former Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo and Governor Al Smith of New York had come to the party in more than 100 ballots a dead heat.

Despite the elimination of the Progressive Robert M. La Follette under Calvin Coolidge succeeded a high win. Under his leadership, the United States reached a high economic growth and a considerable wealth in the population. Also, it came to stocks boom by more and more Americans successfully speculated in the stock market.

Result

266 votes were needed for election as President.