The 1884 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Colorado voted for the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine, over the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. Blaine won the state by a margin of 12.57 points. In its earliest years as a state Colorado was like the Plains States to its east solidly Republican, with that party continuously controlling the legislature and holding the governorship for five of seven terms. This was in spite of widespread criticism of the national GOP for its monetary policy[1] in a state that was the major producer of silver in the United States[2]
Results
edit| 1884 United States presidential election in Colorado[3] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | James Gillespie Blaine of Maine | John Alexander Logan of Illinois | 39,514 | 54.25% | 3 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York | Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana | 27,723 | 41.68% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Greenback | Benjamin Franklin Butler of Massachusetts | Absolom Madden West of Mississippi | 1,956 | 2.94% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | John Pierce St. John of Kansas | William Daniel of Maryland | 756 | 1.14% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 66,519 | 100.00% | 3 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
edit| County | James Gillespie Blaine[4] Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland[4] Democratic |
Various candidates[4] Other parties |
Margin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
| El Paso | 65.71% | 1,209 | 29.02% | 534 | 5.27% | 97 | 36.68% | 675 |
| Montrose | 62.69% | 420 | 34.33% | 230 | 2.99% | 20 | 28.36% | 190 |
| Gilpin | 61.43% | 1,129 | 33.41% | 614 | 5.17% | 95 | 28.02% | 515 |
| Garfield | 63.80% | 245 | 36.20% | 139 | 0.00% | 0 | 27.60% | 106 |
| Eagle | 61.57% | 306 | 38.23% | 190 | 0.20% | 1 | 23.34% | 116 |
| Weld | 53.49% | 1,332 | 30.72% | 765 | 15.78% | 393 | 22.77% | 567 |
| Rio Grande | 59.50% | 448 | 38.38% | 289 | 2.12% | 16 | 21.12% | 159 |
| Clear Creek | 59.36% | 1,399 | 38.82% | 915 | 1.82% | 43 | 20.53% | 484 |
| Larimer | 54.01% | 1,038 | 33.51% | 644 | 12.49% | 240 | 20.50% | 394 |
| Fremont | 54.77% | 913 | 34.97% | 583 | 10.26% | 171 | 19.80% | 330 |
| Routt | 59.22% | 106 | 40.78% | 73 | 0.00% | 0 | 18.44% | 33 |
| Custer | 58.67% | 812 | 40.97% | 567 | 0.36% | 5 | 17.70% | 245 |
| Boulder | 51.59% | 1,445 | 34.06% | 954 | 14.35% | 402 | 17.53% | 491 |
| Grand | 58.18% | 249 | 40.65% | 174 | 1.17% | 5 | 17.52% | 75 |
| San Juan | 57.24% | 664 | 40.78% | 473 | 1.98% | 23 | 16.47% | 191 |
| Hinsdale | 57.11% | 245 | 41.96% | 180 | 0.93% | 4 | 15.15% | 65 |
| Arapahoe | 54.17% | 7,133 | 40.33% | 5,310 | 5.51% | 725 | 13.84% | 1,823 |
| Delta | 55.96% | 230 | 42.34% | 174 | 1.70% | 7 | 13.63% | 56 |
| Lake | 55.52% | 3,416 | 43.25% | 2,661 | 1.24% | 76 | 12.27% | 755 |
| Pitkin | 55.81% | 605 | 44.19% | 479 | 0.00% | 0 | 11.62% | 126 |
| Dolores | 55.69% | 191 | 44.31% | 152 | 0.00% | 0 | 11.37% | 39 |
| Ouray | 55.57% | 499 | 44.43% | 399 | 0.00% | 0 | 11.14% | 100 |
| Conejos | 55.45% | 728 | 44.40% | 583 | 0.15% | 2 | 11.04% | 145 |
| Park | 54.45% | 777 | 44.08% | 629 | 1.47% | 21 | 10.37% | 148 |
| Gunnison | 54.20% | 1,245 | 43.93% | 1,009 | 1.87% | 43 | 10.27% | 236 |
| Pueblo | 53.88% | 1,784 | 43.76% | 1,449 | 2.36% | 78 | 10.12% | 335 |
| Saguache | 54.08% | 543 | 45.22% | 454 | 0.70% | 7 | 8.86% | 89 |
| Elbert | 54.31% | 227 | 45.45% | 190 | 0.24% | 1 | 8.85% | 37 |
| San Miguel | 54.19% | 433 | 45.68% | 365 | 0.13% | 1 | 8.51% | 68 |
| Douglas | 53.33% | 288 | 45.56% | 246 | 1.11% | 6 | 7.78% | 42 |
| Chaffee | 53.46% | 1,142 | 46.16% | 986 | 0.37% | 8 | 7.30% | 156 |
| La Plata | 51.02% | 722 | 44.45% | 629 | 4.52% | 64 | 6.57% | 93 |
| Jefferson | 50.97% | 845 | 44.81% | 743 | 4.22% | 70 | 6.15% | 102 |
| Summit | 51.92% | 609 | 47.40% | 556 | 0.68% | 8 | 4.52% | 53 |
| Mesa | 51.38% | 353 | 47.89% | 329 | 0.73% | 5 | 3.49% | 24 |
| Costilla | 50.71% | 498 | 49.29% | 484 | 0.00% | 0 | 1.43% | 14 |
| Bent | 44.26% | 382 | 51.68% | 446 | 4.06% | 35 | -7.42% | -64 |
| Las Animas | 41.73% | 1,039 | 58.27% | 1,451 | 0.00% | 0 | -16.55% | -412 |
| Huerfano | 37.83% | 435 | 58.70% | 675 | 3.48% | 40 | -20.87% | -240 |
References
edit- ^ Ubbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine and Smith, Duane A.; A Colorado History, pp. 206-207 ISBN 0871089424
- ^ Larson, Robert W.; ‘Populism in the Mountain West: A Mainstream Movement’; Western Historical Quarterly; Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 1982), pp. 143-164
- ^ "1884 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c Géoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)