Colorado — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionColorado · PresidentHardingR+23.4
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 59.3% | 173,248 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 35.9% | 104,936 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.7% | 13,869 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Conejos County, CO | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Costilla County, CO | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Denver County, CO | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+13.2 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+37.6 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Lake County, CO | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+24.1 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+6.1 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Summit County, CO | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+33.7 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | Warren G. Harding+877 | 2,51057.6% | 1,63337.5% | 2175.0% | 4,360 |
| Alamosa County | Warren G. Harding+132 | 1,08151.9% | 94945.5% | 542.6% | 2,084 |
| Arapahoe County | Warren G. Harding+1,178 | 2,93059.8% | 1,75235.8% | 2184.4% | 4,900 |
| Archuleta County | Warren G. Harding+321 | 70063.1% | 37934.2% | 302.7% | 1,109 |
| Baca County | Warren G. Harding+920 | 1,61563.2% | 69527.2% | 2459.6% | 2,555 |
| Bent County | Warren G. Harding+647 | 1,58460.7% | 93735.9% | 903.4% | 2,611 |
| Boulder County | Warren G. Harding+2,256 | 6,45657.9% | 4,20037.7% | 4924.4% | 11,148 |
| Chaffee County | Warren G. Harding+268 | 1,50152.9% | 1,23343.5% | 1033.6% | 2,837 |
| Cheyenne County | Warren G. Harding+482 | 84064.6% | 35827.5% | 1037.9% | 1,301 |
| Clear Creek County | Warren G. Harding+247 | 76558.3% | 51839.5% | 292.2% | 1,312 |
| Conejos County | Warren G. Harding+709 | 1,59563.5% | 88635.3% | 311.2% | 2,512 |
| Costilla County | Warren G. Harding+28 | 77849.5% | 75047.7% | 432.7% | 1,571 |
| Crowley County | Warren G. Harding+556 | 1,34860.6% | 79235.6% | 833.7% | 2,223 |
| Custer County | Warren G. Harding+271 | 56063.3% | 28932.7% | 364.1% | 885 |
| Delta County | Warren G. Harding+846 | 2,59656.4% | 1,75038.0% | 2575.6% | 4,603 |
| Denver County | Warren G. Harding+20,742 | 43,58162.0% | 22,83932.5% | 3,8385.5% | 70,258 |
| Dolores County | Warren G. Harding+44 | 19748.3% | 15337.5% | 5814.2% | 408 |
| Douglas County | Warren G. Harding+387 | 94861.4% | 56136.3% | 352.3% | 1,544 |
| Eagle County | Warren G. Harding+205 | 85455.1% | 64941.9% | 463.0% | 1,549 |
| El Paso County | Warren G. Harding+4,462 | 9,53562.8% | 5,07333.4% | 5813.8% | 15,189 |
| Elbert County | Warren G. Harding+981 | 1,65466.3% | 67327.0% | 1666.7% | 2,493 |
| Fremont County | Warren G. Harding+688 | 3,02753.3% | 2,33941.2% | 3105.5% | 5,676 |
| Garfield County | Warren G. Harding+423 | 1,91254.3% | 1,48942.3% | 1193.4% | 3,520 |
| Gilpin County | Warren G. Harding+227 | 41667.0% | 18930.4% | 162.6% | 621 |
| Grand County | Warren G. Harding+96 | 64952.5% | 55344.7% | 342.8% | 1,236 |
| Gunnison County | Warren G. Harding+33 | 1,05547.5% | 1,02246.0% | 1466.6% | 2,223 |
| Hinsdale County | Warren G. Harding+82 | 14959.1% | 6726.6% | 3614.3% | 252 |
| Huerfano County | Warren G. Harding+248 | 2,53951.4% | 2,29146.4% | 1082.2% | 4,938 |
| Jackson County | Warren G. Harding+289 | 40276.3% | 11321.4% | 122.3% | 527 |
| Jefferson County | Warren G. Harding+1,652 | 3,59361.5% | 1,94133.2% | 3065.2% | 5,840 |
| Kiowa County | Warren G. Harding+343 | 86459.6% | 52136.0% | 644.4% | 1,449 |
| Kit Carson County | Warren G. Harding+1,076 | 1,87265.5% | 79627.8% | 1916.7% | 2,859 |
| La Plata County | Warren G. Harding+266 | 1,71150.8% | 1,44542.9% | 2096.2% | 3,365 |
| Lake County | Warren G. Harding+295 | 1,28753.2% | 99241.0% | 1425.9% | 2,421 |
| Larimer County | Warren G. Harding+2,779 | 5,48764.3% | 2,70831.8% | 3333.9% | 8,528 |
| Las Animas County | Warren G. Harding+540 | 4,70751.2% | 4,16745.3% | 3223.5% | 9,196 |
| Lincoln County | Warren G. Harding+802 | 1,81561.3% | 1,01334.2% | 1354.6% | 2,963 |
| Logan County | Warren G. Harding+1,230 | 3,12359.7% | 1,89336.2% | 2144.1% | 5,230 |
| Mesa County | Warren G. Harding+483 | 3,62149.8% | 3,13843.2% | 5127.0% | 7,271 |
| Mineral County | Warren G. Harding+37 | 18349.3% | 14639.4% | 4211.3% | 371 |
| Moffat County | Warren G. Harding+705 | 1,29465.4% | 58929.8% | 954.8% | 1,978 |
| Montezuma County | Warren G. Harding+209 | 93652.2% | 72740.5% | 1307.3% | 1,793 |
| Montrose County | Warren G. Harding+703 | 2,22554.8% | 1,52237.5% | 3117.7% | 4,058 |
| Morgan County | Warren G. Harding+2,009 | 3,11470.5% | 1,10525.0% | 2014.5% | 4,420 |
| Otero County | Warren G. Harding+1,119 | 3,84655.9% | 2,72739.7% | 3034.4% | 6,876 |
| Ouray County | Warren G. Harding+333 | 73561.5% | 40233.6% | 584.9% | 1,195 |
| Park County | Warren G. Harding+191 | 51158.2% | 32036.4% | 475.4% | 878 |
| Phillips County | Warren G. Harding+711 | 1,19166.8% | 48026.9% | 1126.3% | 1,783 |
| Pitkin County | Warren G. Harding+61 | 47849.4% | 41743.1% | 737.5% | 968 |
| Prowers County | Warren G. Harding+1,403 | 2,65065.0% | 1,24730.6% | 1804.4% | 4,077 |
| Pueblo County | Warren G. Harding+1,758 | 9,62153.1% | 7,86343.4% | 6253.5% | 18,109 |
| Rio Blanco County | Warren G. Harding+338 | 79362.2% | 45535.7% | 262.0% | 1,274 |
| Rio Grande County | Warren G. Harding+675 | 1,66061.0% | 98536.2% | 762.8% | 2,721 |
| Routt County | Warren G. Harding+630 | 1,85457.5% | 1,22438.0% | 1464.5% | 3,224 |
| Saguache County | Warren G. Harding+478 | 1,19560.3% | 71736.2% | 693.5% | 1,981 |
| San Juan County | Warren G. Harding+40 | 33050.5% | 29044.3% | 345.2% | 654 |
| San Miguel County | Warren G. Harding+240 | 92854.3% | 68840.3% | 935.4% | 1,709 |
| Sedgwick County | Warren G. Harding+447 | 81965.3% | 37229.7% | 635.0% | 1,254 |
| Summit County | Warren G. Harding+30 | 41850.4% | 38846.7% | 242.9% | 830 |
| Teller County | Warren G. Harding+542 | 1,55257.9% | 1,01037.7% | 1194.4% | 2,681 |
| Washington County | Warren G. Harding+1,057 | 2,11763.4% | 1,06031.8% | 1604.8% | 3,337 |
| Weld County | Warren G. Harding+5,066 | 10,26863.8% | 5,20232.3% | 6303.9% | 16,100 |
| Yuma County | Warren G. Harding+1,419 | 2,67363.4% | 1,25429.8% | 2886.8% | 4,215 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 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 — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.