See main article: 1908 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1908 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Flag Year: | 1907 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1904 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Previous Year: | 1904 |
| Next Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Next Year: | 1912 |
| Image1: | Unsuccessful 1908.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate1: | John W. Kern |
| Electoral Vote1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 126,644 |
| Percentage1: | 48.00% |
| Nominee2: | William Howard Taft |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Ohio |
| Running Mate2: | James S. Sherman |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 123,693 |
| Percentage2: | 46.88% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Posttitle: | Elected President |
| After Election: | William Howard Taft |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1908 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1908 Democratic National Convention was held in Denver between July 7 and 10.
Colorado was won by the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern. They defeated the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft and his running mate James S. Sherman. Bryan won the state by a narrow margin of 1.12%.
Bryan had previously won Colorado against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900. Until 2016, this was the last presidential election where a Democrat carried Colorado without winning the presidency, and remains the last time that the state had backed a Democrat who lost the popular vote.
| 1908 United States presidential election in Colorado[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 126,644 | 48.00% | 5 | |
| Republican | William Howard Taft | 123,693 | 46.88% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 7,960 | 3.02% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 5,559 | 2.11% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | Scattered | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| County | William Jennings Bryan[2] Democratic | William Howard Taft Republican | Eugene Victor Debs Socialist | Eugene Wilder Chafin Prohibition | Margin | |||||||||||||||||
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| data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||||
| align="center" | Dolores | align="center" | 61.95% | align="center" | 184 | align="center" | 23.23% | align="center" | 69 | align="center" | 14.81% | align="center" | 44 | align="center" | 0.00% | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 38.72% | align="center" | 115 | |
| align="center" | Pitkin | align="center" | 65.94% | align="center" | 1,262 | align="center" | 27.74% | align="center" | 531 | align="center" | 5.59% | align="center" | 107 | align="center" | 0.73% | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 38.19% | align="center" | 731 | |
| align="center" | Mineral | align="center" | 67.13% | align="center" | 488 | align="center" | 29.99% | align="center" | 218 | align="center" | 2.34% | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 0.55% | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 37.14% | align="center" | 270 | |
| align="center" | Montezuma | align="center" | 63.37% | align="center" | 948 | align="center" | 29.41% | align="center" | 440 | align="center" | 5.75% | align="center" | 86 | align="center" | 1.47% | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 33.96% | align="center" | 508 | |
| align="center" | Summit | align="center" | 64.95% | align="center" | 743 | align="center" | 31.99% | align="center" | 366 | align="center" | 2.62% | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | 0.44% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 32.95% | align="center" | 377 | |
| align="center" | Ouray | align="center" | 64.24% | align="center" | 1,085 | align="center" | 31.91% | align="center" | 539 | align="center" | 3.67% | align="center" | 62 | align="center" | 0.18% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 32.33% | align="center" | 546 | |
| align="center" | Clear Creek | align="center" | 65.26% | align="center" | 1,702 | align="center" | 33.44% | align="center" | 872 | align="center" | 0.92% | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 0.38% | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 31.83% | align="center" | 830 | |
| align="center" | Park | align="center" | 61.74% | align="center" | 807 | align="center" | 35.58% | align="center" | 465 | align="center" | 2.45% | align="center" | 32 | align="center" | 0.23% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 26.17% | align="center" | 342 | |
| align="center" | Gunnison | align="center" | 58.89% | align="center" | 1,481 | align="center" | 35.35% | align="center" | 889 | align="center" | 4.53% | align="center" | 114 | align="center" | 1.23% | align="center" | 31 | align="center" | 23.54% | align="center" | 592 | |
| align="center" | Eagle | align="center" | 59.06% | align="center" | 828 | align="center" | 37.16% | align="center" | 521 | align="center" | 3.21% | align="center" | 45 | align="center" | 0.57% | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 21.90% | align="center" | 307 | |
| align="center" | La Plata | align="center" | 53.40% | align="center" | 2,004 | align="center" | 36.80% | align="center" | 1,381 | align="center" | 8.66% | align="center" | 325 | align="center" | 1.15% | align="center" | 43 | align="center" | 16.60% | align="center" | 623 | |
| align="center" | Gilpin | align="center" | 55.56% | align="center" | 1,185 | align="center" | 39.52% | align="center" | 843 | align="center" | 3.61% | align="center" | 77 | align="center" | 1.31% | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 16.03% | align="center" | 342 | |
| align="center" | San Juan | align="center" | 54.51% | align="center" | 774 | align="center" | 38.52% | align="center" | 547 | align="center" | 6.62% | align="center" | 94 | align="center" | 0.35% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 15.99% | align="center" | 227 | |
| align="center" | Teller | align="center" | 56.26% | align="center" | 4,192 | align="center" | 40.45% | align="center" | 3,014 | align="center" | 2.89% | align="center" | 215 | align="center" | 0.40% | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | 15.81% | align="center" | 1,178 | |
| align="center" | Lake | align="center" | 55.41% | align="center" | 2,652 | align="center" | 40.08% | align="center" | 1,918 | align="center" | 4.07% | align="center" | 195 | align="center" | 0.44% | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 15.34% | align="center" | 734 | |
| align="center" | Hinsdale | align="center" | 53.35% | align="center" | 215 | align="center" | 38.71% | align="center" | 156 | align="center" | 6.95% | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 0.99% | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 14.64% | align="center" | 59 | |
| align="center" | Chaffee | align="center" | 52.06% | align="center" | 1,679 | align="center" | 38.23% | align="center" | 1,233 | align="center" | 8.25% | align="center" | 266 | align="center" | 1.46% | align="center" | 47 | align="center" | 13.83% | align="center" | 446 | |
| align="center" | Routt | align="center" | 54.57% | align="center" | 1,403 | align="center" | 42.71% | align="center" | 1,098 | align="center" | 1.71% | align="center" | 44 | align="center" | 1.01% | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 11.86% | align="center" | 305 | |
| align="center" | Garfield | align="center" | 52.99% | align="center" | 1,898 | align="center" | 41.99% | align="center" | 1,504 | align="center" | 2.79% | align="center" | 100 | align="center" | 2.23% | align="center" | 80 | align="center" | 11.00% | align="center" | 394 | |
| align="center" | Rio Blanco | align="center" | 53.38% | align="center" | 466 | align="center" | 43.99% | align="center" | 384 | align="center" | 2.18% | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 0.46% | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 9.39% | align="center" | 82 | |
| align="center" | Montrose | align="center" | 47.40% | align="center" | 1,461 | align="center" | 38.71% | align="center" | 1,193 | align="center" | 10.87% | align="center" | 335 | align="center" | 3.02% | align="center" | 93 | align="center" | 8.70% | align="center" | 268 | |
| align="center" | Boulder | align="center" | 49.63% | align="center" | 5,772 | align="center" | 41.76% | align="center" | 4,856 | align="center" | 4.33% | align="center" | 503 | align="center" | 4.28% | align="center" | 498 | align="center" | 7.88% | align="center" | 916 | |
| align="center" | Custer | align="center" | 52.21% | align="center" | 555 | align="center" | 46.94% | align="center" | 499 | align="center" | 0.38% | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 0.47% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 5.27% | align="center" | 56 | |
| align="center" | Pueblo | align="center" | 50.77% | align="center" | 8,092 | align="center" | 46.04% | align="center" | 7,337 | align="center" | 1.56% | align="center" | 249 | align="center" | 1.63% | align="center" | 259 | align="center" | 4.74% | align="center" | 755 | |
| align="center" | Denver | align="center" | 50.44% | align="center" | 33,145 | align="center" | 45.95% | align="center" | 30,193 | align="center" | 2.30% | align="center" | 1,508 | align="center" | 1.31% | align="center" | 861 | align="center" | 4.49% | align="center" | 2,952 | |
| align="center" | Otero | align="center" | 48.73% | align="center" | 3,542 | align="center" | 44.47% | align="center" | 3,232 | align="center" | 2.45% | align="center" | 178 | align="center" | 4.35% | align="center" | 316 | align="center" | 4.27% | align="center" | 310 | |
| align="center" | Delta | align="center" | 46.85% | align="center" | 2,006 | align="center" | 42.92% | align="center" | 1,838 | align="center" | 7.96% | align="center" | 341 | align="center" | 2.27% | align="center" | 97 | align="center" | 3.92% | align="center" | 168 | |
| align="center" | Yuma | align="center" | 48.34% | align="center" | 1,148 | align="center" | 44.67% | align="center" | 1,061 | align="center" | 4.88% | align="center" | 116 | align="center" | 2.11% | align="center" | 50 | align="center" | 3.66% | align="center" | 87 | |
| align="center" | San Miguel | align="center" | 47.61% | align="center" | 927 | align="center" | 45.30% | align="center" | 882 | align="center" | 5.75% | align="center" | 112 | align="center" | 1.34% | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 2.31% | align="center" | 45 | |
| align="center" | Fremont | align="center" | 47.31% | align="center" | 3,146 | align="center" | 46.15% | align="center" | 3,069 | align="center" | 3.14% | align="center" | 209 | align="center" | 3.40% | align="center" | 226 | align="center" | 1.16% | align="center" | 77 | |
| align="center" | Rio Grande | align="center" | 49.24% | align="center" | 1,139 | align="center" | 48.51% | align="center" | 1,122 | align="center" | 1.12% | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 1.12% | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 0.73% | align="center" | 17 | |
| align="center" | Saguache | align="center" | 49.43% | align="center" | 817 | align="center" | 49.06% | align="center" | 811 | align="center" | 1.15% | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 0.36% | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 0.36% | align="center" | 6 | |
| align="center" | Archuleta | align="center" | 46.25% | align="center" | 505 | align="center" | 46.06% | align="center" | 503 | align="center" | 4.49% | align="center" | 49 | align="center" | 3.21% | align="center" | 35 | align="center" | 0.18% | align="center" | 2 | |
| align="center" | Jefferson | align="center" | 47.84% | align="center" | 2,583 | align="center" | 48.58% | align="center" | 2,623 | align="center" | 1.98% | align="center" | 107 | align="center" | 1.59% | align="center" | 86 | align="center" | -0.74% | align="center" | -40 | |
| align="center" | Adams | align="center" | 46.46% | align="center" | 1,232 | align="center" | 49.06% | align="center" | 1,301 | align="center" | 2.98% | align="center" | 79 | align="center" | 1.51% | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | -2.60% | align="center" | -69 | |
| align="center" | Mesa | align="center" | 41.56% | align="center" | 2,824 | align="center" | 44.87% | align="center" | 3,049 | align="center" | 7.37% | align="center" | 501 | align="center" | 6.20% | align="center" | 421 | align="center" | -3.31% | align="center" | -225 | |
| align="center" | Grand | align="center" | 47.24% | align="center" | 487 | align="center" | 51.31% | align="center" | 529 | align="center" | 1.07% | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 0.39% | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | -4.07% | align="center" | -42 | |
| align="center" | Logan | align="center" | 44.94% | align="center" | 950 | align="center" | 49.86% | align="center" | 1,054 | align="center" | 1.09% | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 4.12% | align="center" | 87 | align="center" | -4.92% | align="center" | -104 | |
| align="center" | Bent | align="center" | 45.40% | align="center" | 819 | align="center" | 50.72% | align="center" | 915 | align="center" | 0.72% | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 3.16% | align="center" | 57 | align="center" | -5.32% | align="center" | -96 | |
| align="center" | Arapahoe | align="center" | 44.70% | align="center" | 1,340 | align="center" | 50.50% | align="center" | 1,514 | align="center" | 2.97% | align="center" | 89 | align="center" | 1.83% | align="center" | 55 | align="center" | -5.80% | align="center" | -174 | |
| align="center" | Kiowa | align="center" | 44.52% | align="center" | 406 | align="center" | 51.97% | align="center" | 474 | align="center" | 0.88% | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 2.63% | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | -7.46% | align="center" | -68 | |
| align="center" | Weld | align="center" | 42.87% | align="center" | 4,650 | align="center" | 51.05% | align="center" | 5,537 | align="center" | 2.23% | align="center" | 242 | align="center" | 3.84% | align="center" | 417 | align="center" | -8.18% | align="center" | -887 | |
| align="center" | Baca | align="center" | 44.53% | align="center" | 179 | align="center" | 53.48% | align="center" | 215 | align="center" | 1.74% | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 0.25% | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | -8.96% | align="center" | -36 | |
| align="center" | Larimer | align="center" | 41.30% | align="center" | 3,629 | align="center" | 51.09% | align="center" | 4,489 | align="center" | 2.73% | align="center" | 240 | align="center" | 4.87% | align="center" | 428 | align="center" | -9.79% | align="center" | -860 | |
| align="center" | Elbert | align="center" | 42.23% | align="center" | 785 | align="center" | 52.34% | align="center" | 973 | align="center" | 3.71% | align="center" | 69 | align="center" | 1.72% | align="center" | 32 | align="center" | -10.11% | align="center" | -188 | |
| align="center" | Douglas | align="center" | 44.23% | align="center" | 629 | align="center" | 54.78% | align="center" | 779 | align="center" | 0.49% | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 0.49% | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | -10.55% | align="center" | -150 | |
| align="center" | Phillips | align="center" | 42.89% | align="center" | 401 | align="center" | 54.33% | align="center" | 508 | align="center" | 0.43% | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 2.35% | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | -11.44% | align="center" | -107 | |
| align="center" | Kit Carson | align="center" | 41.39% | align="center" | 752 | align="center" | 54.10% | align="center" | 983 | align="center" | 2.26% | align="center" | 41 | align="center" | 2.26% | align="center" | 41 | align="center" | -12.71% | align="center" | -231 | |
| align="center" | Conejos | align="center" | 43.13% | align="center" | 1,335 | align="center" | 56.09% | align="center" | 1,736 | align="center" | 0.39% | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 0.39% | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | -12.96% | align="center" | -401 | |
| align="center" | El Paso | align="center" | 39.79% | align="center" | 5,995 | align="center" | 53.25% | align="center" | 8,022 | align="center" | 3.24% | align="center" | 488 | align="center" | 3.72% | align="center" | 560 | align="center" | -13.46% | align="center" | -2,027 | |
| align="center" | Cheyenne | align="center" | 40.42% | align="center" | 331 | align="center" | 54.33% | align="center" | 445 | align="center" | 2.56% | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 2.69% | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | -13.92% | align="center" | -114 | |
| align="center" | Las Animas | align="center" | 41.55% | align="center" | 4,212 | align="center" | 56.39% | align="center" | 5,716 | align="center" | 1.67% | align="center" | 169 | align="center" | 0.39% | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | -14.84% | align="center" | -1,504 | |
| align="center" | Morgan | align="center" | 39.75% | align="center" | 1,208 | align="center" | 55.02% | align="center" | 1,672 | align="center" | 1.78% | align="center" | 54 | align="center" | 3.46% | align="center" | 105 | align="center" | -15.27% | align="center" | -464 | |
| align="center" | Prowers | align="center" | 37.72% | align="center" | 1,015 | align="center" | 53.14% | align="center" | 1,430 | align="center" | 4.24% | align="center" | 114 | align="center" | 4.91% | align="center" | 132 | align="center" | -15.42% | align="center" | -415 | |
| align="center" | Lincoln | align="center" | 40.79% | align="center" | 576 | align="center" | 56.23% | align="center" | 794 | align="center" | 1.35% | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 1.63% | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | -15.44% | align="center" | -218 | |
| align="center" | Washington | align="center" | 40.42% | align="center" | 424 | align="center" | 57.10% | align="center" | 599 | align="center" | 1.14% | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 1.33% | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | -16.68% | align="center" | -175 | |
| align="center" | Costilla | align="center" | 34.36% | align="center" | 559 | align="center" | 64.60% | align="center" | 1,051 | align="center" | 0.74% | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 0.31% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | -30.24% | align="center" | -492 | |
| align="center" | Sedgwick | align="center" | 32.86% | align="center" | 278 | align="center" | 64.30% | align="center" | 544 | align="center" | 0.35% | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 2.48% | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | -31.44% | align="center" | -266 | |
| align="center" | Huerfano | align="center" | 19.85% | align="center" | 776 | align="center" | 78.64% | align="center" | 3,074 | align="center" | 1.07% | align="center" | 42 | align="center" | 0.43% | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | -58.79% | align="center" | -2,298 | |