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Elections / 1880 · President · CO

James A. Garfield carried Colorado R+5.2.

Winfield Scott Hancock (D) vs James A. Garfield (R) in Colorado, 1880. The state ran 11.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+5.9 nationally).

Nominees: Winfield Scott Hancock (D) · James A. Garfield (R)

Colorado result
53,546 votes counted
Hancock (D)
24,647
46.0%
Garfield (R)
27,450
51.3%
All others
1,449
2.7%
Margin
R+5.2
1880 presidential election
Colorado, 1880
GarfieldR+5.2
1880 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1880 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 1880 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1880 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Arapahoe County, CO · R+8.0Bent County, CO · D+16.1Boulder County, CO · R+21.5Chaffee County, CO · D+2.3Clear Creek County, CO · R+23.2Conejos County, CO · TiedCostilla County, CO · D+6.3Custer County, CO · R+9.9Douglas County, CO · R+8.0El Paso County, CO · R+32.4Elbert County, CO · D+5.0Fremont County, CO · R+6.3Gilpin County, CO · R+20.8Grand County, CO · R+16.0Gunnison County, CO · D+2.3Hinsdale County, CO · R+7.7Huerfano County, CO · D+6.5Jefferson County, CO · R+2.5La Plata County, CO · D+14.2Lake County, CO · D+4.9Larimer County, CO · R+21.3Las Animas County, CO · D+37.4Ouray County, CO · R+6.8Park County, CO · R+7.5Pueblo County, CO · D+2.1Rio Grande County, CO · R+20.2Routt County, CO · R+34.5Saguache County, CO · R+15.5San Juan County, CO · R+6.6Summit County, CO · D+1.5Weld County, CO · R+30.2
How it voted
Share of the 1880 vote
James A. Garfield ✓Republican51.3%27,450
Winfield S. HancockDemocratic46.0%24,647
OtherAll other candidates2.7%1,449
D+60
R+60
31 counties, each filled by 1880 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1880 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 1880
31 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arapahoe CountyR
−8.0%
3,5824,2147,898
Bent CountyD
+16.1%
242174422
Boulder CountyR
−21.5%
7961,3132,402
Chaffee CountyD
+2.3%
1,1881,1352,340
Clear Creek CountyR
−23.2%
9611,5672,611
Conejos CountyD
+0.2%
6116081,221
Costilla CountyD
+6.3%
379334713
Custer CountyR
−9.9%
1,0611,2972,394
Douglas CountyR
−8.0%
282331615
El Paso CountyR
−32.4%
5801,1511,761
Elbert CountyD
+5.0%
195176377
Fremont CountyR
−6.3%
5306061,204
Gilpin CountyR
−20.8%
8051,2362,069
Grand CountyR
−16.0%
87121212
Gunnison CountyD
+2.3%
1,0601,0122,079
Hinsdale CountyR
−7.7%
361421782
Huerfano CountyD
+6.5%
5324661,013
Jefferson CountyR
−2.5%
7908321,679
La Plata CountyD
+14.2%
345259604
Lake CountyD
+4.9%
4,1973,8018,140
Larimer CountyR
−21.3%
3886461,213
Las Animas CountyD
+37.4%
1,3145861,944
Ouray CountyR
−6.8%
418479903
Park CountyR
−7.5%
5986981,327
Pueblo CountyD
+2.1%
8608241,684
Rio Grande CountyR
−20.2%
198298496
Routt CountyR
−34.5%
193958
Saguache CountyR
−15.5%
371509890
San Juan CountyR
−6.6%
196224425
Summit CountyD
+1.5%
1,3281,2892,641
Weld CountyR
−30.2%
3738041,429