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Elections / 1900 · President · CO

William Jennings Bryan carried Colorado D+13.6.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Colorado, 1900. The state ran 21.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.5 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)

Colorado result
220,930 votes counted
Bryan (D)
122,705
55.5%
McKinley (R)
92,622
41.9%
All others
5,603
2.5%
Margin
D+13.6
1900 presidential election
Colorado, 1900
BryanD+13.6
1900 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 1900 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1900 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Arapahoe County, CO · D+13.7Archuleta County, CO · R+19.2Baca County, CO · R+7.9Bent County, CO · R+2.0Boulder County, CO · D+15.2Chaffee County, CO · D+28.5Cheyenne County, CO · R+13.7Clear Creek County, CO · D+49.6Conejos County, CO · R+34.0Costilla County, CO · R+31.9Custer County, CO · D+26.1Delta County, CO · D+23.0Dolores County, CO · D+71.0Douglas County, CO · D+0.6Eagle County, CO · D+38.5El Paso County, CO · R+10.6Elbert County, CO · D+1.1Fremont County, CO · D+8.6Garfield County, CO · D+34.2Gilpin County, CO · D+4.2Grand County, CO · D+3.1Gunnison County, CO · D+24.1Hinsdale County, CO · D+43.9Huerfano County, CO · R+37.9Jefferson County, CO · D+8.2Kiowa County, CO · R+2.4Kit Carson County, CO · R+19.0La Plata County, CO · D+34.1Lake County, CO · D+32.4Larimer County, CO · D+2.2Las Animas County, CO · D+10.7Lincoln County, CO · R+34.4Logan County, CO · R+0.9Mesa County, CO · D+18.4Mineral County, CO · D+53.8Montezuma County, CO · D+52.8Montrose County, CO · D+20.7Morgan County, CO · R+14.2Otero County, CO · D+8.1Ouray County, CO · D+45.4Park County, CO · D+23.6Phillips County, CO · R+11.1Pitkin County, CO · D+66.3Prowers County, CO · R+9.4Pueblo County, CO · R+1.2Rio Blanco County, CO · D+17.0Rio Grande County, CO · D+19.2Routt County, CO · D+17.8Saguache County, CO · D+19.3San Juan County, CO · D+50.8San Miguel County, CO · D+37.6Sedgwick County, CO · R+21.1Summit County, CO · D+41.6Teller County, CO · D+33.8Washington County, CO · R+23.2Weld County, CO · D+9.3Yuma County, CO · D+10.2
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic55.5%122,705
William McKinleyRepublican41.9%92,622
OtherAll other candidates2.5%5,603
D+60
R+60
57 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1900 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 — 1900
57 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arapahoe CountyD
+13.7%
33,75425,46960,483
Archuleta CountyR
−19.2%
391578973
Baca CountyR
−7.9%
134157291
Bent CountyR
−2.0%
5465691,127
Boulder CountyD
+15.2%
5,1173,7199,168
Chaffee CountyD
+28.5%
1,8901,0333,002
Cheyenne CountyR
−13.7%
97128227
Clear Creek CountyD
+49.6%
2,3097613,122
Conejos CountyR
−34.0%
9121,8532,771
Costilla CountyR
−31.9%
4538841,351
Custer CountyD
+26.1%
8705101,381
Delta CountyD
+23.0%
1,3528222,303
Dolores CountyD
+71.0%
41266487
Douglas CountyD
+0.6%
6506421,310
Eagle CountyD
+38.5%
9434121,378
El Paso CountyR
−10.6%
6,2307,75514,424
Elbert CountyD
+1.1%
6406261,298
Fremont CountyD
+8.6%
3,0942,5726,044
Garfield CountyD
+34.2%
1,7008262,558
Gilpin CountyD
+4.2%
1,4981,3712,999
Grand CountyD
+3.1%
182171355
Gunnison CountyD
+24.1%
1,5599452,553
Hinsdale CountyD
+43.9%
595230831
Huerfano CountyR
−37.9%
1,0222,2773,315
Jefferson CountyD
+8.2%
2,1381,8074,034
Kiowa CountyR
−2.4%
144151297
Kit Carson CountyR
−19.0%
259384658
La Plata CountyD
+34.1%
1,8449002,769
Lake CountyD
+32.4%
4,7552,3857,315
Larimer CountyD
+2.2%
2,4562,3435,111
Las Animas CountyD
+10.7%
4,2043,3827,658
Lincoln CountyR
−34.4%
124255381
Logan CountyR
−0.9%
5835941,275
Mesa CountyD
+18.4%
1,9681,3173,534
Mineral CountyD
+53.8%
700208915
Montezuma CountyD
+52.8%
732220970
Montrose CountyD
+20.7%
1,0386581,834
Morgan CountyR
−14.2%
5387231,307
Otero CountyD
+8.1%
2,2661,9134,375
Ouray CountyD
+45.4%
1,6566102,303
Park CountyD
+23.6%
9405791,528
Phillips CountyR
−11.1%
275347646
Pitkin CountyD
+66.3%
2,3054582,787
Prowers CountyR
−9.4%
6337691,448
Pueblo CountyR
−1.2%
5,8786,02812,164
Rio Blanco CountyD
+17.0%
391276675
Rio Grande CountyD
+19.2%
1,1187521,907
Routt CountyD
+17.8%
8285751,423
Saguache CountyD
+19.3%
1,0857311,835
San Juan CountyD
+50.8%
1,1353621,522
San Miguel CountyD
+37.6%
1,6047172,359
Sedgwick CountyR
−21.1%
163256440
Summit CountyD
+41.6%
9673941,378
Teller CountyD
+33.8%
9,6594,73814,575
Washington CountyR
−23.2%
191312522
Weld CountyD
+9.3%
3,3862,7866,486
Yuma CountyD
+10.2%
392316748