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Elections / 1908 · President · CO

William Jennings Bryan carried Colorado D+1.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Colorado, 1908. The state ran 10.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)

Colorado result
263,755 votes counted
Bryan (D)
126,626
48.0%
Taft (R)
123,610
46.9%
All others
13,519
5.1%
Margin
D+1.1
1908 presidential election
Colorado, 1908
BryanD+1.1
1908 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 1908 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1908 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, CO · R+2.6Arapahoe County, CO · R+5.8Archuleta County, CO · TiedBaca County, CO · R+9.0Bent County, CO · R+5.3Boulder County, CO · D+7.9Chaffee County, CO · D+13.8Cheyenne County, CO · R+13.9Clear Creek County, CO · D+31.8Conejos County, CO · R+13.0Costilla County, CO · R+30.2Custer County, CO · D+5.3Delta County, CO · D+3.9Denver County, CO · D+4.5Dolores County, CO · D+38.7Douglas County, CO · R+10.5Eagle County, CO · D+21.9El Paso County, CO · R+13.5Elbert County, CO · R+10.1Fremont County, CO · D+1.2Garfield County, CO · D+11.0Gilpin County, CO · D+16.0Grand County, CO · R+4.1Gunnison County, CO · D+23.5Hinsdale County, CO · D+14.6Huerfano County, CO · R+58.8Jefferson County, CO · R+0.7Kiowa County, CO · R+7.5Kit Carson County, CO · R+12.7La Plata County, CO · D+16.6Lake County, CO · D+15.3Larimer County, CO · R+9.8Las Animas County, CO · R+14.8Lincoln County, CO · R+15.4Logan County, CO · R+4.9Mesa County, CO · R+3.3Mineral County, CO · D+37.1Montezuma County, CO · D+34.0Montrose County, CO · D+8.7Morgan County, CO · R+15.3Otero County, CO · D+4.3Ouray County, CO · D+32.3Park County, CO · D+26.2Phillips County, CO · R+11.4Pitkin County, CO · D+38.2Prowers County, CO · R+15.4Pueblo County, CO · D+4.7Rio Blanco County, CO · D+9.4Rio Grande County, CO · D+0.7Routt County, CO · D+11.9Saguache County, CO · TiedSan Juan County, CO · D+16.0San Miguel County, CO · D+2.3Sedgwick County, CO · R+31.4Summit County, CO · D+33.0Teller County, CO · D+15.8Washington County, CO · R+16.7Weld County, CO · R+8.2Yuma County, CO · D+3.7
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic48.0%126,626
William H. TaftRepublican46.9%123,610
OtherAll other candidates5.1%13,519
D+60
R+60
59 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1908 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 — 1908
59 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−2.6%
1,2321,3012,652
Arapahoe CountyR
−5.8%
1,3401,5142,998
Archuleta CountyD
+0.2%
5055031,092
Baca CountyR
−9.0%
179215402
Bent CountyR
−5.3%
8199151,804
Boulder CountyD
+7.9%
5,7724,85611,629
Chaffee CountyD
+13.8%
1,6791,2333,225
Cheyenne CountyR
−13.9%
331445819
Clear Creek CountyD
+31.8%
1,7028722,608
Conejos CountyR
−13.0%
1,3351,7363,095
Costilla CountyR
−30.2%
5591,0511,627
Custer CountyD
+5.3%
5554991,063
Delta CountyD
+3.9%
2,0061,8384,282
Denver CountyD
+4.5%
33,14530,19365,707
Dolores CountyD
+38.7%
18469297
Douglas CountyR
−10.5%
6297791,422
Eagle CountyD
+21.9%
8285211,402
El Paso CountyR
−13.5%
5,9958,02215,065
Elbert CountyR
−10.1%
7859731,859
Fremont CountyD
+1.2%
3,1463,0696,650
Garfield CountyD
+11.0%
1,8981,5043,582
Gilpin CountyD
+16.0%
1,1858432,133
Grand CountyR
−4.1%
4875291,031
Gunnison CountyD
+23.5%
1,4818892,515
Hinsdale CountyD
+14.6%
215156403
Huerfano CountyR
−58.8%
7763,0743,909
Jefferson CountyR
−0.7%
2,5832,6235,399
Kiowa CountyR
−7.5%
406474912
Kit Carson CountyR
−12.7%
7529831,817
La Plata CountyD
+16.6%
2,0041,3813,753
Lake CountyD
+15.3%
2,6521,9184,786
Larimer CountyR
−9.8%
3,6294,4898,786
Las Animas CountyR
−14.8%
4,2125,71610,137
Lincoln CountyR
−15.4%
5767941,412
Logan CountyR
−4.9%
9501,0542,114
Mesa CountyR
−3.3%
2,8243,0496,795
Mineral CountyD
+37.1%
488218727
Montezuma CountyD
+34.0%
9484401,496
Montrose CountyD
+8.7%
1,4611,1933,082
Morgan CountyR
−15.3%
1,2081,6723,039
Otero CountyD
+4.3%
3,5423,2327,268
Ouray CountyD
+32.3%
1,0855391,689
Park CountyD
+26.2%
8074651,307
Phillips CountyR
−11.4%
401508935
Pitkin CountyD
+38.2%
1,2625311,914
Prowers CountyR
−15.4%
1,0151,4302,691
Pueblo CountyD
+4.7%
8,0927,33715,937
Rio Blanco CountyD
+9.4%
466384873
Rio Grande CountyD
+0.7%
1,1391,1222,313
Routt CountyD
+11.9%
1,4031,0982,571
Saguache CountyD
+0.4%
8178111,653
San Juan CountyD
+16.0%
7745471,420
San Miguel CountyD
+2.3%
9278821,947
Sedgwick CountyR
−31.4%
278544846
Summit CountyD
+33.0%
7433661,144
Teller CountyD
+15.8%
4,1923,0147,451
Washington CountyR
−16.7%
4245991,049
Weld CountyR
−8.2%
4,6505,53710,846
Yuma CountyD
+3.7%
1,1481,0612,375