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Elections / 1912 · President · CO

Woodrow Wilson carried Colorado D+20.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Colorado, 1912. The state ran 1.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

Colorado result
266,880 votes counted
Wilson (D)
114,232
42.8%
Taft (R)
58,386
21.9%
Roosevelt + others
94,262
35.3%
Margin
D+20.9
1912 presidential election
Colorado, 1912
WilsonD+20.9
1912 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, CO · D+32.4Arapahoe County, CO · D+16.2Archuleta County, CO · D+11.7Baca County, CO · D+9.9Bent County, CO · D+16.1Boulder County, CO · D+17.7Chaffee County, CO · D+27.0Cheyenne County, CO · D+20.1Clear Creek County, CO · D+35.4Conejos County, CO · D+12.1Costilla County, CO · R+25.9Crowley County, CO · D+15.3Custer County, CO · D+16.4Delta County, CO · D+20.4Denver County, CO · D+30.9Dolores County, CO · D+34.2Douglas County, CO · D+18.6Eagle County, CO · D+22.7El Paso County, CO · D+18.2Elbert County, CO · D+12.7Fremont County, CO · D+22.9Garfield County, CO · D+25.1Gilpin County, CO · D+29.4Grand County, CO · D+26.9Gunnison County, CO · D+28.4Hinsdale County, CO · D+6.0Huerfano County, CO · R+34.6Jackson County, CO · D+4.7Jefferson County, CO · D+24.2Kiowa County, CO · D+24.5Kit Carson County, CO · D+6.6La Plata County, CO · D+30.4Lake County, CO · D+22.9Larimer County, CO · D+9.3Las Animas County, CO · R+7.2Lincoln County, CO · D+11.5Logan County, CO · D+20.5Mesa County, CO · D+22.5Mineral County, CO · D+15.6Moffat County, CO · D+12.3Montezuma County, CO · D+40.8Montrose County, CO · D+22.6Morgan County, CO · D+4.9Otero County, CO · D+25.8Ouray County, CO · D+29.8Park County, CO · D+24.1Phillips County, CO · D+15.3Pitkin County, CO · D+42.0Prowers County, CO · D+3.6Pueblo County, CO · D+29.6Rio Blanco County, CO · D+14.8Rio Grande County, CO · D+21.0Routt County, CO · D+23.7Saguache County, CO · D+6.4San Juan County, CO · D+31.5San Miguel County, CO · D+18.5Sedgwick County, CO · D+0.9Summit County, CO · D+43.6Teller County, CO · D+40.5Washington County, CO · D+20.5Weld County, CO · D+14.1Yuma County, CO · D+21.8
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic42.8%114,232
Theodore RooseveltProgressive35.3%94,262
William H. TaftRepublican21.9%58,386
D+60
R+60
62 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1912 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 — 1912
62 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+32.4%
1,3123982,823
Arapahoe CountyO
+16.2%
1,3797653,796
Archuleta CountyD
+11.7%
6094521,347
Baca CountyD
+9.9%
4303181,126
Bent CountyO
+16.1%
7304201,930
Boulder CountyD
+17.7%
4,3302,44510,620
Chaffee CountyD
+27.0%
1,6417233,395
Cheyenne CountyO
+20.1%
5072371,342
Clear Creek CountyD
+35.4%
1,1664691,968
Conejos CountyD
+12.1%
2,1471,5874,619
Costilla CountyR
−25.9%
5671,0721,947
Crowley CountyD
+15.3%
7194671,647
Custer CountyD
+16.4%
510347992
Delta CountyO
+20.4%
1,8088034,931
Denver CountyD
+30.9%
26,6908,15560,016
Dolores CountyD
+34.2%
12445231
Douglas CountyD
+18.6%
6193731,322
Eagle CountyD
+22.7%
7273871,498
El Paso CountyO
+18.2%
5,5592,81615,046
Elbert CountyO
+12.7%
7574962,048
Fremont CountyD
+22.9%
2,8231,3466,445
Garfield CountyD
+25.1%
1,8068243,905
Gilpin CountyD
+29.4%
9314431,662
Grand CountyD
+26.9%
507248962
Gunnison CountyD
+28.4%
1,2065532,301
Hinsdale CountyD
+6.0%
157136352
Huerfano CountyR
−34.6%
1,2772,8144,444
Jackson CountyD
+4.7%
242218510
Jefferson CountyD
+24.2%
2,3091,0115,357
Kiowa CountyD
+24.5%
6382731,490
Kit Carson CountyO
+6.6%
7195692,269
La Plata CountyD
+30.4%
1,7756923,560
Lake CountyD
+22.9%
1,9339664,214
Larimer CountyO
+9.3%
2,5971,9327,161
Las Animas CountyR
−7.2%
3,6044,3189,854
Lincoln CountyO
+11.5%
7965342,281
Logan CountyD
+20.5%
1,3386643,291
Mesa CountyO
+22.5%
2,7339767,824
Mineral CountyD
+15.6%
286186643
Moffat CountyD
+12.3%
409294938
Montezuma CountyD
+40.8%
1,0172851,794
Montrose CountyO
+22.6%
1,4786313,752
Morgan CountyO
+4.9%
1,0058553,036
Otero CountyD
+25.8%
2,8851,2936,164
Ouray CountyD
+29.8%
7102731,466
Park CountyD
+24.1%
529293981
Phillips CountyO
+15.3%
4482661,189
Pitkin CountyD
+42.0%
7702081,339
Prowers CountyO
+3.6%
1,0429283,194
Pueblo CountyD
+29.6%
7,6433,05015,533
Rio Blanco CountyD
+14.8%
5383721,119
Rio Grande CountyD
+21.0%
1,2866982,794
Routt CountyD
+23.7%
1,4087382,826
Saguache CountyD
+6.4%
8597302,007
San Juan CountyD
+31.5%
5552311,027
San Miguel CountyD
+18.5%
1,0296392,105
Sedgwick CountyO
+0.9%
3383281,105
Summit CountyD
+43.6%
600179965
Teller CountyD
+40.5%
3,0276765,809
Washington CountyO
+20.5%
7653611,968
Weld CountyD
+14.1%
4,7133,11411,368
Yuma CountyO
+21.8%
1,1704663,232