Colorado — 1908 presidential election
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How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 48.0% | 126,626 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 46.9% | 123,610 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.1% | 13,519 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
59 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (59 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Boulder County, CO | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Conejos County, CO | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Costilla County, CO | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Custer County, CO | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Delta County, CO | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Dolores County, CO | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Fremont County, CO | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Garfield County, CO | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| La Plata County, CO | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Montrose County, CO | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Otero County, CO | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Ouray County, CO | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Park County, CO | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| San Juan County, CO | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Teller County, CO | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Yuma County, CO | Democratic | D+3.7 |
Colorado results by county
59 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William H. Taft+69 | 1,23246.5% | 1,30149.1% | 1194.5% | 2,652 |
| Arapahoe County | William H. Taft+174 | 1,34044.7% | 1,51450.5% | 1444.8% | 2,998 |
| Archuleta County | William J. Bryan+2 | 50546.2% | 50346.1% | 847.7% | 1,092 |
| Baca County | William H. Taft+36 | 17944.5% | 21553.5% | 82.0% | 402 |
| Bent County | William H. Taft+96 | 81945.4% | 91550.7% | 703.9% | 1,804 |
| Boulder County | William J. Bryan+916 | 5,77249.6% | 4,85641.8% | 1,0018.6% | 11,629 |
| Chaffee County | William J. Bryan+446 | 1,67952.1% | 1,23338.2% | 3139.7% | 3,225 |
| Cheyenne County | William H. Taft+114 | 33140.4% | 44554.3% | 435.3% | 819 |
| Clear Creek County | William J. Bryan+830 | 1,70265.3% | 87233.4% | 341.3% | 2,608 |
| Conejos County | William H. Taft+401 | 1,33543.1% | 1,73656.1% | 240.8% | 3,095 |
| Costilla County | William H. Taft+492 | 55934.4% | 1,05164.6% | 171.0% | 1,627 |
| Custer County | William J. Bryan+56 | 55552.2% | 49946.9% | 90.8% | 1,063 |
| Delta County | William J. Bryan+168 | 2,00646.8% | 1,83842.9% | 43810.2% | 4,282 |
| Denver County | William J. Bryan+2,952 | 33,14550.4% | 30,19346.0% | 2,3693.6% | 65,707 |
| Dolores County | William J. Bryan+115 | 18462.0% | 6923.2% | 4414.8% | 297 |
| Douglas County | William H. Taft+150 | 62944.2% | 77954.8% | 141.0% | 1,422 |
| Eagle County | William J. Bryan+307 | 82859.1% | 52137.2% | 533.8% | 1,402 |
| El Paso County | William H. Taft+2,027 | 5,99539.8% | 8,02253.2% | 1,0487.0% | 15,065 |
| Elbert County | William H. Taft+188 | 78542.2% | 97352.3% | 1015.4% | 1,859 |
| Fremont County | William J. Bryan+77 | 3,14647.3% | 3,06946.2% | 4356.5% | 6,650 |
| Garfield County | William J. Bryan+394 | 1,89853.0% | 1,50442.0% | 1805.0% | 3,582 |
| Gilpin County | William J. Bryan+342 | 1,18555.6% | 84339.5% | 1054.9% | 2,133 |
| Grand County | William H. Taft+42 | 48747.2% | 52951.3% | 151.5% | 1,031 |
| Gunnison County | William J. Bryan+592 | 1,48158.9% | 88935.3% | 1455.8% | 2,515 |
| Hinsdale County | William J. Bryan+59 | 21553.3% | 15638.7% | 327.9% | 403 |
| Huerfano County | William H. Taft+2,298 | 77619.9% | 3,07478.6% | 591.5% | 3,909 |
| Jefferson County | William H. Taft+40 | 2,58347.8% | 2,62348.6% | 1933.6% | 5,399 |
| Kiowa County | William H. Taft+68 | 40644.5% | 47452.0% | 323.5% | 912 |
| Kit Carson County | William H. Taft+231 | 75241.4% | 98354.1% | 824.5% | 1,817 |
| La Plata County | William J. Bryan+623 | 2,00453.4% | 1,38136.8% | 3689.8% | 3,753 |
| Lake County | William J. Bryan+734 | 2,65255.4% | 1,91840.1% | 2164.5% | 4,786 |
| Larimer County | William H. Taft+860 | 3,62941.3% | 4,48951.1% | 6687.6% | 8,786 |
| Las Animas County | William H. Taft+1,504 | 4,21241.6% | 5,71656.4% | 2092.1% | 10,137 |
| Lincoln County | William H. Taft+218 | 57640.8% | 79456.2% | 423.0% | 1,412 |
| Logan County | William H. Taft+104 | 95044.9% | 1,05449.9% | 1105.2% | 2,114 |
| Mesa County | William H. Taft+225 | 2,82441.6% | 3,04944.9% | 92213.6% | 6,795 |
| Mineral County | William J. Bryan+270 | 48867.1% | 21830.0% | 212.9% | 727 |
| Montezuma County | William J. Bryan+508 | 94863.4% | 44029.4% | 1087.2% | 1,496 |
| Montrose County | William J. Bryan+268 | 1,46147.4% | 1,19338.7% | 42813.9% | 3,082 |
| Morgan County | William H. Taft+464 | 1,20839.7% | 1,67255.0% | 1595.2% | 3,039 |
| Otero County | William J. Bryan+310 | 3,54248.7% | 3,23244.5% | 4946.8% | 7,268 |
| Ouray County | William J. Bryan+546 | 1,08564.2% | 53931.9% | 653.8% | 1,689 |
| Park County | William J. Bryan+342 | 80761.7% | 46535.6% | 352.7% | 1,307 |
| Phillips County | William H. Taft+107 | 40142.9% | 50854.3% | 262.8% | 935 |
| Pitkin County | William J. Bryan+731 | 1,26265.9% | 53127.7% | 1216.3% | 1,914 |
| Prowers County | William H. Taft+415 | 1,01537.7% | 1,43053.1% | 2469.1% | 2,691 |
| Pueblo County | William J. Bryan+755 | 8,09250.8% | 7,33746.0% | 5083.2% | 15,937 |
| Rio Blanco County | William J. Bryan+82 | 46653.4% | 38444.0% | 232.6% | 873 |
| Rio Grande County | William J. Bryan+17 | 1,13949.2% | 1,12248.5% | 522.2% | 2,313 |
| Routt County | William J. Bryan+305 | 1,40354.6% | 1,09842.7% | 702.7% | 2,571 |
| Saguache County | William J. Bryan+6 | 81749.4% | 81149.1% | 251.5% | 1,653 |
| San Juan County | William J. Bryan+227 | 77454.5% | 54738.5% | 997.0% | 1,420 |
| San Miguel County | William J. Bryan+45 | 92747.6% | 88245.3% | 1387.1% | 1,947 |
| Sedgwick County | William H. Taft+266 | 27832.9% | 54464.3% | 242.8% | 846 |
| Summit County | William J. Bryan+377 | 74364.9% | 36632.0% | 353.1% | 1,144 |
| Teller County | William J. Bryan+1,178 | 4,19256.3% | 3,01440.5% | 2453.3% | 7,451 |
| Washington County | William H. Taft+175 | 42440.4% | 59957.1% | 262.5% | 1,049 |
| Weld County | William H. Taft+887 | 4,65042.9% | 5,53751.1% | 6596.1% | 10,846 |
| Yuma County | William J. Bryan+87 | 1,14848.3% | 1,06144.7% | 1667.0% | 2,375 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.