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Elections / 1916 · President · CO

Woodrow Wilson carried Colorado D+26.0.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Colorado, 1916. The state ran 22.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.2 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

Colorado result
294,364 votes counted
Wilson (D)
178,806
60.7%
Hughes (R)
102,307
34.8%
All others
13,251
4.5%
Margin
D+26.0
1916 presidential election
Colorado, 1916
WilsonD+26.0
1916 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 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+27.8Alamosa County, CO · D+43.9Arapahoe County, CO · D+28.4Archuleta County, CO · D+26.9Baca County, CO · D+19.8Bent County, CO · D+26.7Boulder County, CO · D+28.4Chaffee County, CO · D+47.9Cheyenne County, CO · D+16.8Clear Creek County, CO · D+45.3Conejos County, CO · D+29.7Costilla County, CO · D+26.9Crowley County, CO · D+15.0Custer County, CO · D+12.9Delta County, CO · D+25.2Denver County, CO · D+29.0Dolores County, CO · D+62.7Douglas County, CO · D+14.3Eagle County, CO · D+46.9El Paso County, CO · D+7.4Elbert County, CO · D+12.1Fremont County, CO · D+19.1Garfield County, CO · D+35.1Gilpin County, CO · D+29.9Grand County, CO · D+24.2Gunnison County, CO · D+35.5Hinsdale County, CO · D+27.8Huerfano County, CO · D+12.8Jackson County, CO · D+35.0Jefferson County, CO · D+23.8Kiowa County, CO · D+11.7Kit Carson County, CO · D+19.5La Plata County, CO · D+41.1Lake County, CO · D+43.1Larimer County, CO · D+25.3Las Animas County, CO · D+19.8Lincoln County, CO · D+19.2Logan County, CO · D+29.6Mesa County, CO · D+29.4Mineral County, CO · D+30.9Moffat County, CO · D+17.7Montezuma County, CO · D+52.5Montrose County, CO · D+30.1Morgan County, CO · D+20.5Otero County, CO · D+18.6Ouray County, CO · D+39.5Park County, CO · D+28.0Phillips County, CO · D+18.9Pitkin County, CO · D+50.8Prowers County, CO · D+11.7Pueblo County, CO · D+23.0Rio Blanco County, CO · D+19.7Rio Grande County, CO · D+32.0Routt County, CO · D+38.0Saguache County, CO · D+28.8San Juan County, CO · D+48.4San Miguel County, CO · D+37.7Sedgwick County, CO · R+0.9Summit County, CO · D+44.0Teller County, CO · D+33.4Washington County, CO · D+26.2Weld County, CO · D+22.1Yuma County, CO · D+24.8
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic60.7%178,806
Charles E. HughesRepublican34.8%102,307
OtherAll other candidates4.5%13,251
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1916 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 — 1916
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+27.8%
2,1201,1653,434
Alamosa CountyD
+43.9%
1,3084881,866
Arapahoe CountyD
+28.4%
2,6521,4434,255
Archuleta CountyD
+26.9%
8304731,325
Baca CountyD
+19.8%
1,2948262,358
Bent CountyD
+26.7%
1,4738332,394
Boulder CountyD
+28.4%
7,4193,98612,071
Chaffee CountyD
+47.9%
2,5468643,513
Cheyenne CountyD
+16.8%
8025581,454
Clear Creek CountyD
+45.3%
1,2894741,799
Conejos CountyD
+29.7%
1,7219282,671
Costilla CountyD
+26.9%
1,0285791,671
Crowley CountyD
+15.0%
1,1608472,093
Custer CountyD
+12.9%
529403974
Delta CountyD
+25.2%
2,8171,6124,777
Denver CountyD
+29.0%
43,02923,18568,512
Dolores CountyD
+62.7%
25146327
Douglas CountyD
+14.3%
8206121,451
Eagle CountyD
+46.9%
1,1363971,576
El Paso CountyD
+7.4%
8,3817,15916,437
Elbert CountyD
+12.1%
1,2309512,299
Fremont CountyD
+19.1%
3,3952,2575,965
Garfield CountyD
+35.1%
2,4791,1393,815
Gilpin CountyD
+29.9%
7634071,191
Grand CountyD
+24.2%
6243781,017
Gunnison CountyD
+35.5%
1,6187362,482
Hinsdale CountyD
+27.8%
17894302
Huerfano CountyD
+12.8%
2,6322,0274,727
Jackson CountyD
+35.0%
331157497
Jefferson CountyD
+23.8%
3,3682,0405,574
Kiowa CountyD
+11.7%
9367231,827
Kit Carson CountyD
+19.5%
1,5711,0302,779
La Plata CountyD
+41.1%
2,5901,0293,801
Lake CountyD
+43.1%
2,6729933,900
Larimer CountyD
+25.3%
4,8682,7978,183
Las Animas CountyD
+19.8%
5,3003,5119,047
Lincoln CountyD
+19.2%
1,7021,1292,986
Logan CountyD
+29.6%
2,6791,4224,243
Mesa CountyD
+29.4%
4,3942,2237,395
Mineral CountyD
+30.9%
278135463
Moffat CountyD
+17.7%
7405121,289
Montezuma CountyD
+52.5%
1,4584251,968
Montrose CountyD
+30.1%
2,5711,3154,179
Morgan CountyD
+20.5%
2,3711,5414,056
Otero CountyD
+18.6%
3,9632,6786,924
Ouray CountyD
+39.5%
9613991,421
Park CountyD
+28.0%
6743721,079
Phillips CountyD
+18.9%
7955321,394
Pitkin CountyD
+50.8%
9152631,283
Prowers CountyD
+11.7%
2,1681,6834,158
Pueblo CountyD
+23.0%
10,7106,54518,141
Rio Blanco CountyD
+19.7%
7024681,186
Rio Grande CountyD
+32.0%
1,7568862,717
Routt CountyD
+38.0%
1,9728492,952
Saguache CountyD
+28.8%
1,2546811,990
San Juan CountyD
+48.4%
693214990
San Miguel CountyD
+37.7%
1,3255781,984
Sedgwick CountyR
−0.9%
5195291,129
Summit CountyD
+44.0%
7172681,020
Teller CountyD
+33.4%
3,5151,6935,461
Washington CountyD
+26.2%
1,7489892,898
Weld CountyD
+22.1%
8,6005,39514,533
Yuma CountyD
+24.8%
2,4661,4364,161