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Elections / 1920 · President · CO

Warren G. Harding carried Colorado R+23.4.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in Colorado, 1920. The state ran 2.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)

Colorado result
292,053 votes counted
Cox (D)
104,936
35.9%
Harding (R)
173,248
59.3%
All others
13,869
4.7%
Margin
R+23.4
1920 presidential election
Colorado, 1920
HardingR+23.4
1920 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 1920 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1920 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+20.1Alamosa County, CO · R+6.3Arapahoe County, CO · R+24.0Archuleta County, CO · R+28.9Baca County, CO · R+36.0Bent County, CO · R+24.8Boulder County, CO · R+20.2Chaffee County, CO · R+9.4Cheyenne County, CO · R+37.0Clear Creek County, CO · R+18.8Conejos County, CO · R+28.2Costilla County, CO · R+1.8Crowley County, CO · R+25.0Custer County, CO · R+30.6Delta County, CO · R+18.4Denver County, CO · R+29.5Dolores County, CO · R+10.8Douglas County, CO · R+25.1Eagle County, CO · R+13.2El Paso County, CO · R+29.4Elbert County, CO · R+39.4Fremont County, CO · R+12.1Garfield County, CO · R+12.0Gilpin County, CO · R+36.6Grand County, CO · R+7.8Gunnison County, CO · R+1.5Hinsdale County, CO · R+32.5Huerfano County, CO · R+5.0Jackson County, CO · R+54.8Jefferson County, CO · R+28.3Kiowa County, CO · R+23.7Kit Carson County, CO · R+37.6La Plata County, CO · R+7.9Lake County, CO · R+12.2Larimer County, CO · R+32.6Las Animas County, CO · R+5.9Lincoln County, CO · R+27.1Logan County, CO · R+23.5Mesa County, CO · R+6.6Mineral County, CO · R+10.0Moffat County, CO · R+35.6Montezuma County, CO · R+11.7Montrose County, CO · R+17.3Morgan County, CO · R+45.5Otero County, CO · R+16.3Ouray County, CO · R+27.9Park County, CO · R+21.8Phillips County, CO · R+39.9Pitkin County, CO · R+6.3Prowers County, CO · R+34.4Pueblo County, CO · R+9.7Rio Blanco County, CO · R+26.5Rio Grande County, CO · R+24.8Routt County, CO · R+19.5Saguache County, CO · R+24.1San Juan County, CO · R+6.1San Miguel County, CO · R+14.0Sedgwick County, CO · R+35.6Summit County, CO · R+3.6Teller County, CO · R+20.2Washington County, CO · R+31.7Weld County, CO · R+31.5Yuma County, CO · R+33.7
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. Harding ✓Republican59.3%173,248
James M. CoxDemocratic35.9%104,936
OtherAll other candidates4.7%13,869
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1920 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 — 1920
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−20.1%
1,6332,5104,360
Alamosa CountyR
−6.3%
9491,0812,084
Arapahoe CountyR
−24.0%
1,7522,9304,900
Archuleta CountyR
−28.9%
3797001,109
Baca CountyR
−36.0%
6951,6152,555
Bent CountyR
−24.8%
9371,5842,611
Boulder CountyR
−20.2%
4,2006,45611,148
Chaffee CountyR
−9.4%
1,2331,5012,837
Cheyenne CountyR
−37.0%
3588401,301
Clear Creek CountyR
−18.8%
5187651,312
Conejos CountyR
−28.2%
8861,5952,512
Costilla CountyR
−1.8%
7507781,571
Crowley CountyR
−25.0%
7921,3482,223
Custer CountyR
−30.6%
289560885
Delta CountyR
−18.4%
1,7502,5964,603
Denver CountyR
−29.5%
22,83943,58170,258
Dolores CountyR
−10.8%
153197408
Douglas CountyR
−25.1%
5619481,544
Eagle CountyR
−13.2%
6498541,549
El Paso CountyR
−29.4%
5,0739,53515,189
Elbert CountyR
−39.4%
6731,6542,493
Fremont CountyR
−12.1%
2,3393,0275,676
Garfield CountyR
−12.0%
1,4891,9123,520
Gilpin CountyR
−36.6%
189416621
Grand CountyR
−7.8%
5536491,236
Gunnison CountyR
−1.5%
1,0221,0552,223
Hinsdale CountyR
−32.5%
67149252
Huerfano CountyR
−5.0%
2,2912,5394,938
Jackson CountyR
−54.8%
113402527
Jefferson CountyR
−28.3%
1,9413,5935,840
Kiowa CountyR
−23.7%
5218641,449
Kit Carson CountyR
−37.6%
7961,8722,859
La Plata CountyR
−7.9%
1,4451,7113,365
Lake CountyR
−12.2%
9921,2872,421
Larimer CountyR
−32.6%
2,7085,4878,528
Las Animas CountyR
−5.9%
4,1674,7079,196
Lincoln CountyR
−27.1%
1,0131,8152,963
Logan CountyR
−23.5%
1,8933,1235,230
Mesa CountyR
−6.6%
3,1383,6217,271
Mineral CountyR
−10.0%
146183371
Moffat CountyR
−35.6%
5891,2941,978
Montezuma CountyR
−11.7%
7279361,793
Montrose CountyR
−17.3%
1,5222,2254,058
Morgan CountyR
−45.5%
1,1053,1144,420
Otero CountyR
−16.3%
2,7273,8466,876
Ouray CountyR
−27.9%
4027351,195
Park CountyR
−21.8%
320511878
Phillips CountyR
−39.9%
4801,1911,783
Pitkin CountyR
−6.3%
417478968
Prowers CountyR
−34.4%
1,2472,6504,077
Pueblo CountyR
−9.7%
7,8639,62118,109
Rio Blanco CountyR
−26.5%
4557931,274
Rio Grande CountyR
−24.8%
9851,6602,721
Routt CountyR
−19.5%
1,2241,8543,224
Saguache CountyR
−24.1%
7171,1951,981
San Juan CountyR
−6.1%
290330654
San Miguel CountyR
−14.0%
6889281,709
Sedgwick CountyR
−35.6%
3728191,254
Summit CountyR
−3.6%
388418830
Teller CountyR
−20.2%
1,0101,5522,681
Washington CountyR
−31.7%
1,0602,1173,337
Weld CountyR
−31.5%
5,20210,26816,100
Yuma CountyR
−33.7%
1,2542,6734,215