1924 United States presidential election in Colorado explained

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Election Name:1924 United States presidential election in Colorado
Country:Colorado
Flag Year:1911
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1920 United States presidential election in Colorado
Previous Year:1920
Next Election:1928 United States presidential election in Colorado
Next Year:1928
Election Date:November 4, 1924
Image1:Calvin Coolidge cph.3g10777 crop.jpg
Nominee1:Calvin Coolidge
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Massachusetts
Running Mate1:Charles G. Dawes
Electoral Vote1:6
Popular Vote1:195,171
Percentage1:57.02%
Nominee2:John W. Davis
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:West Virginia
Running Mate2:Charles W. Bryan
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:75,238
Percentage2:21.98%
Image3:Robert La Follette Sr crop.jpg
Nominee3:Robert M. La Follette
Party3:Farmer-Labor Party
Home State3:Wisconsin
Running Mate3:Burton K. Wheeler
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:69,945
Percentage3:20.44%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Calvin Coolidge
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Calvin Coolidge
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1924 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary forty-eight states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Between 1896 and 1916, Colorado had been strongly Democratic-leaning due to that party's adoption of free silver in this silver-mining state;[1] however, in 1920 Warren G. Harding carried every county in the state. In the following few years the Ku Klux Klan grew extremely rapidly in Colorado and by the time of the next election it was close to taking control of the state government.[2] The Klan was aided by structural problems in Colorado's agriculture[3] and fear of Catholicism embedded in Mexican immigration and the traditional Catholicism of the Hispanic south-central counties.[4]

As it turned out, the strong economy ensured that incumbent President Calvin Coolidge would have little trouble carrying the state, despite the strong third-party candidacy of Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette, who was opposed to the powerful Klan and struggled in the anti-Catholic High Plains.[5]

this is the last occasion Costilla County has voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[6]

Results

Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)
Calvin Coolidge of MassachusettsCharles DawesRepublican6[7] 195,17157.02%
John W. DavisCharles W. BryanDemocratic075,23821.98%
Robert M. La FolletteBurton K. WheelerLa Follette–Wheeler Independent057,36816.76%
Farmer-Labor12,5773.67%
Total69,94520.44%
Herman P. FarisMarie C. BrehmProhibition09660.28%
William Z. FosterBenjamin GitlowWorkers05620.16%
Frank T. JohnsVerne L. ReynoldsSocialist Labor03780.11%

Results by county

CountyJohn Calvin Coolidge[8]
Republican
John William Davis
Democratic
Robert M. La Follette
LaFollette-Wheeler
Farmer-Labor
Herman Preston Faris
Prohibition
William Z. Foster
Workers
Frank Tetes Johns
Socialist Labor
Margin
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" data-sort-type="number" %data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" %data-sort-type="number"
align="center" Morgan align="center" 69.99% align="center" 3,321 align="center" 15.95% align="center" 757 align="center" 13.40% align="center" 636 align="center" 0.38% align="center" 18 align="center" 0.11% align="center" 5 align="center" 0.17% align="center" 8 align="center" 54.04% align="center" 2,564
align="center" Jackson align="center" 67.35% align="center" 394 align="center" 18.97% align="center" 111 align="center" 12.82% align="center" 75 align="center" 0.17% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.68% align="center" 4 align="center" 48.38% align="center" 283
align="center" Larimer align="center" 66.65% align="center" 6,538 align="center" 20.08% align="center" 1,970 align="center" 12.46% align="center" 1,222 align="center" 0.45% align="center" 44 align="center" 0.17% align="center" 17 align="center" 0.18% align="center" 18 align="center" 46.57% align="center" 4,568
align="center" Arapahoe align="center" 64.23% align="center" 4,267 align="center" 18.20% align="center" 1,209 align="center" 17.18% align="center" 1,141 align="center" 0.21% align="center" 14 align="center" 0.11% align="center" 7 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 5 align="center" 46.03% align="center" 3,058
align="center" Jefferson align="center" 63.69% align="center" 4,869 align="center" 16.63% align="center" 1,271 align="center" 19.42% align="center" 1,485 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 7 align="center" 0.10% align="center" 8 align="center" 0.07% align="center" 5 align="center" 44.26% align="center" 3,384
align="center" Denver align="center" 63.44% align="center" 59,077 align="center" 16.93% align="center" 15,764 align="center" 19.20% align="center" 17,876 align="center" 0.15% align="center" 136 align="center" 0.20% align="center" 190 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 80 align="center" 44.24% align="center" 41,201
align="center" Weld align="center" 62.68% align="center" 10,185 align="center" 20.96% align="center" 3,406 align="center" 15.78% align="center" 2,565 align="center" 0.31% align="center" 51 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 14 align="center" 0.18% align="center" 29 align="center" 41.72% align="center" 6,779
align="center" Fremont align="center" 61.13% align="center" 4,433 align="center" 21.37% align="center" 1,550 align="center" 16.95% align="center" 1,229 align="center" 0.32% align="center" 23 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.15% align="center" 11 align="center" 39.75% align="center" 2,883
align="center" Kit Carson align="center" 60.21% align="center" 2,108 align="center" 20.57% align="center" 720 align="center" 18.42% align="center" 645 align="center" 0.51% align="center" 18 align="center" 0.06% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.23% align="center" 8 align="center" 39.65% align="center" 1,388
align="center" Clear Creek align="center" 61.87% align="center" 722 align="center" 24.34% align="center" 284 align="center" 13.45% align="center" 157 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.17% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 1 align="center" 37.53% align="center" 438
align="center" Prowers align="center" 59.21% align="center" 2,564 align="center" 24.06% align="center" 1,042 align="center" 15.80% align="center" 684 align="center" 0.67% align="center" 29 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 4 align="center" 0.16% align="center" 7 align="center" 35.15% align="center" 1,522
align="center" Otero align="center" 59.19% align="center" 4,694 align="center" 24.44% align="center" 1,938 align="center" 15.46% align="center" 1,226 align="center" 0.69% align="center" 55 align="center" 0.10% align="center" 8 align="center" 0.11% align="center" 9 align="center" 34.75% align="center" 2,756
align="center" Yuma align="center" 57.91% align="center" 2,789 align="center" 17.96% align="center" 865 align="center" 23.63% align="center" 1,138 align="center" 0.46% align="center" 22 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.04% align="center" 2 align="center" 34.28% align="center" 1,651
align="center" Boulder align="center" 58.75% align="center" 7,595 align="center" 25.32% align="center" 3,273 align="center" 15.53% align="center" 2,007 align="center" 0.21% align="center" 27 align="center" 0.10% align="center" 13 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 12 align="center" 33.43% align="center" 4,322
align="center" El Paso align="center" 55.69% align="center" 10,215 align="center" 22.57% align="center" 4,140 align="center" 21.19% align="center" 3,887 align="center" 0.39% align="center" 71 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 14 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 17 align="center" 33.12% align="center" 6,075
align="center" Adams align="center" 56.33% align="center" 2,931 align="center" 23.24% align="center" 1,209 align="center" 19.72% align="center" 1,026 align="center" 0.35% align="center" 18 align="center" 0.25% align="center" 13 align="center" 0.12% align="center" 6 align="center" 33.10% align="center" 1,722
align="center" Douglas align="center" 55.34% align="center" 870 align="center" 24.36% align="center" 383 align="center" 19.91% align="center" 313 align="center" 0.13% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.06% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.19% align="center" 3 align="center" 30.98% align="center" 487
align="center" Lincoln align="center" 54.70% align="center" 1,642 align="center" 21.12% align="center" 634 align="center" 23.78% align="center" 714 align="center" 0.20% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.03% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.17% align="center" 5 align="center" 30.91% align="center" 928
align="center" Gilpin align="center" 54.78% align="center" 361 align="center" 24.43% align="center" 161 align="center" 20.49% align="center" 135 align="center" 0.15% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.15% align="center" 1 align="center" 30.35% align="center" 200
align="center" Elbert align="center" 54.97% align="center" 1,428 align="center" 19.48% align="center" 506 align="center" 24.75% align="center" 643 align="center" 0.65% align="center" 17 align="center" 0.04% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.12% align="center" 3 align="center" 30.22% align="center" 785
align="center" Washington align="center" 54.27% align="center" 1,851 align="center" 21.11% align="center" 720 align="center" 24.10% align="center" 822 align="center" 0.41% align="center" 14 align="center" 0.03% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 3 align="center" 30.17% align="center" 1,029
align="center" Grand align="center" 54.31% align="center" 681 align="center" 24.56% align="center" 308 align="center" 20.97% align="center" 263 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 29.74% align="center" 373
align="center" Saguache align="center" 58.33% align="center" 1,205 align="center" 28.61% align="center" 591 align="center" 12.44% align="center" 257 align="center" 0.29% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.05% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.29% align="center" 6 align="center" 29.72% align="center" 614
align="center" Park align="center" 56.12% align="center" 660 align="center" 26.87% align="center" 316 align="center" 15.05% align="center" 177 align="center" 1.53% align="center" 18 align="center" 0.17% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.26% align="center" 3 align="center" 29.25% align="center" 344
align="center" Logan align="center" 55.60% align="center" 3,103 align="center" 16.95% align="center" 946 align="center" 26.59% align="center" 1,484 align="center" 0.34% align="center" 19 align="center" 0.30% align="center" 17 align="center" 0.22% align="center" 12 align="center" 29.01% align="center" 1,619
align="center" Rio Blanco align="center" 60.84% align="center" 766 align="center" 32.33% align="center" 407 align="center" 6.27% align="center" 79 align="center" 0.40% align="center" 5 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.16% align="center" 2 align="center" 28.51% align="center" 359
align="center" Pueblo align="center" 52.86% align="center" 10,577 align="center" 24.57% align="center" 4,917 align="center" 22.02% align="center" 4,406 align="center" 0.11% align="center" 23 align="center" 0.33% align="center" 66 align="center" 0.10% align="center" 20 align="center" 28.29% align="center" 5,660
align="center" Delta align="center" 54.36% align="center" 2,752 align="center" 26.57% align="center" 1,345 align="center" 18.31% align="center" 927 align="center" 0.47% align="center" 24 align="center" 0.22% align="center" 11 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 4 align="center" 27.79% align="center" 1,407
align="center" Sedgwick align="center" 51.97% align="center" 779 align="center" 24.82% align="center" 372 align="center" 22.48% align="center" 337 align="center" 0.47% align="center" 7 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.27% align="center" 4 align="center" 27.15% align="center" 407
align="center" Cheyenne align="center" 55.70% align="center" 875 align="center" 15.02% align="center" 236 align="center" 28.64% align="center" 450 align="center" 0.38% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.19% align="center" 3 align="center" 0.06% align="center" 1 align="center" 27.05% align="center" 425
align="center" Garfield align="center" 51.27% align="center" 1,934 align="center" 24.31% align="center" 917 align="center" 23.78% align="center" 897 align="center" 0.27% align="center" 10 align="center" 0.21% align="center" 8 align="center" 0.16% align="center" 6 align="center" 26.96% align="center" 1,017
align="center" Bent align="center" 54.14% align="center" 1,511 align="center" 28.81% align="center" 804 align="center" 16.55% align="center" 462 align="center" 0.36% align="center" 10 align="center" 0.14% align="center" 4 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 25.33% align="center" 707
align="center" Rio Grande align="center" 53.51% align="center" 1,572 align="center" 31.38% align="center" 922 align="center" 14.19% align="center" 417 align="center" 0.68% align="center" 20 align="center" 0.20% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.03% align="center" 1 align="center" 22.12% align="center" 650
align="center" Las Animas align="center" 48.68% align="center" 5,698 align="center" 23.56% align="center" 2,758 align="center" 27.28% align="center" 3,193 align="center" 0.34% align="center" 40 align="center" 0.07% align="center" 8 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 9 align="center" 21.40% align="center" 2,505
align="center" Hinsdale align="center" 50.00% align="center" 138 align="center" 28.62% align="center" 79 align="center" 20.65% align="center" 57 align="center" 0.36% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.36% align="center" 1 align="center" 21.38% align="center" 59
align="center" Routt align="center" 53.51% align="center" 1,822 align="center" 32.78% align="center" 1,116 align="center" 13.19% align="center" 449 align="center" 0.21% align="center" 7 align="center" 0.09% align="center" 3 align="center" 0.23% align="center" 8 align="center" 20.73% align="center" 706
align="center" Teller align="center" 48.78% align="center" 1,283 align="center" 22.51% align="center" 592 align="center" 28.10% align="center" 739 align="center" 0.11% align="center" 3 align="center" 0.27% align="center" 7 align="center" 0.23% align="center" 6 align="center" 20.68% align="center" 544
align="center" Kiowa align="center" 47.49% align="center" 805 align="center" 25.43% align="center" 431 align="center" 26.90% align="center" 456 align="center" 0.12% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.06% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 20.59% align="center" 349
align="center" Baca align="center" 46.35% align="center" 1,174 align="center" 25.78% align="center" 653 align="center" 25.82% align="center" 654 align="center" 1.11% align="center" 28 align="center" 0.87% align="center" 22 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 2 align="center" 20.53% align="center" 520
align="center" Huerfano align="center" 49.08% align="center" 2,784 align="center" 21.49% align="center" 1,219 align="center" 29.00% align="center" 1,645 align="center" 0.12% align="center" 7 align="center" 0.23% align="center" 13 align="center" 0.07% align="center" 4 align="center" 20.08% align="center" 1,139
align="center" Crowley align="center" 50.23% align="center" 1,087 align="center" 30.82% align="center" 667 align="center" 18.35% align="center" 397 align="center" 0.28% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.28% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.05% align="center" 1 align="center" 19.41% align="center" 420
align="center" Montrose align="center" 45.82% align="center" 2,077 align="center" 27.33% align="center" 1,239 align="center" 26.16% align="center" 1,186 align="center" 0.31% align="center" 14 align="center" 0.18% align="center" 8 align="center" 0.20% align="center" 9 align="center" 18.49% align="center" 838
align="center" Mesa align="center" 45.53% align="center" 4,053 align="center" 26.83% align="center" 2,388 align="center" 27.21% align="center" 2,422 align="center" 0.34% align="center" 30 align="center" 0.03% align="center" 3 align="center" 0.07% align="center" 6 align="center" 18.32% align="center" 1,631
align="center" Conejos align="center" 56.17% align="center" 1,475 align="center" 37.89% align="center" 995 align="center" 5.79% align="center" 152 align="center" 0.15% align="center" 4 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 18.28% align="center" 480
align="center" Moffat align="center" 50.70% align="center" 1,009 align="center" 32.51% align="center" 647 align="center" 16.58% align="center" 330 align="center" 0.10% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.10% align="center" 2 align="center" 18.19% align="center" 362
align="center" Phillips align="center" 49.61% align="center" 1,076 align="center" 18.30% align="center" 397 align="center" 31.72% align="center" 688 align="center" 0.28% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.05% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.05% align="center" 1 align="center" 17.89% align="center" 388
align="center" Pitkin align="center" 47.27% align="center" 442 align="center" 21.82% align="center" 204 align="center" 30.59% align="center" 286 align="center" 0.21% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.11% align="center" 1 align="center" 16.68% align="center" 156
align="center" Eagle align="center" 44.43% align="center" 722 align="center" 26.52% align="center" 431 align="center" 28.25% align="center" 459 align="center" 0.31% align="center" 5 align="center" 0.12% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.37% align="center" 6 align="center" 16.18% align="center" 263
align="center" Custer align="center" 44.41% align="center" 429 align="center" 29.09% align="center" 281 align="center" 25.47% align="center" 246 align="center" 0.72% align="center" 7 align="center" 0.10% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.21% align="center" 2 align="center" 15.32% align="center" 148
align="center" Summit align="center" 47.52% align="center" 354 align="center" 32.35% align="center" 241 align="center" 19.33% align="center" 144 align="center" 0.40% align="center" 3 align="center" 0.27% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.13% align="center" 1 align="center" 15.17% align="center" 113
align="center" Mineral align="center" 46.01% align="center" 150 align="center" 30.98% align="center" 101 align="center" 22.39% align="center" 73 align="center" 0.31% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.31% align="center" 1 align="center" 15.03% align="center" 49
align="center" Gunnison align="center" 44.70% align="center" 1,122 align="center" 23.82% align="center" 598 align="center" 31.04% align="center" 779 align="center" 0.16% align="center" 4 align="center" 0.08% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.20% align="center" 5 align="center" 13.67% align="center" 343
align="center" Lake align="center" 43.00% align="center" 1,005 align="center" 26.23% align="center" 613 align="center" 29.65% align="center" 693 align="center" 0.51% align="center" 12 align="center" 0.47% align="center" 11 align="center" 0.13% align="center" 3 align="center" 13.35% align="center" 312
align="center" Archuleta align="center" 43.12% align="center" 451 align="center" 25.72% align="center" 269 align="center" 30.21% align="center" 316 align="center" 0.29% align="center" 3 align="center" 0.57% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.10% align="center" 1 align="center" 12.91% align="center" 135
align="center" Ouray align="center" 44.28% align="center" 484 align="center" 23.42% align="center" 256 align="center" 31.56% align="center" 345 align="center" 0.18% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.55% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 12.72% align="center" 139
align="center" Chaffee align="center" 43.40% align="center" 1,336 align="center" 19.88% align="center" 612 align="center" 36.26% align="center" 1,116 align="center" 0.19% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.19% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.06% align="center" 2 align="center" 7.15% align="center" 220
align="center" San Miguel align="center" 43.62% align="center" 677 align="center" 36.53% align="center" 567 align="center" 18.56% align="center" 288 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 1.03% align="center" 16 align="center" 0.26% align="center" 4 align="center" 7.09% align="center" 110
align="center" Alamosa align="center" 40.59% align="center" 1,009 align="center" 25.14% align="center" 625 align="center" 33.83% align="center" 841 align="center" 0.24% align="center" 6 align="center" 0.16% align="center" 4 align="center" 0.04% align="center" 1 align="center" 6.76% align="center" 168
align="center" Costilla align="center" 48.37% align="center" 755 align="center" 42.60% align="center" 665 align="center" 8.14% align="center" 127 align="center" 0.64% align="center" 10 align="center" 0.13% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.13% align="center" 2 align="center" 5.77% align="center" 90
align="center" San Juan align="center" 39.78% align="center" 218 align="center" 37.59% align="center" 206 align="center" 22.63% align="center" 124 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" 2.19% align="center" 12
align="center" Montezuma align="center" 34.58% align="center" 703 align="center" 35.46% align="center" 721 align="center" 29.27% align="center" 595 align="center" 0.49% align="center" 10 align="center" 0.15% align="center" 3 align="center" 0.05% align="center" 1 align="center" -0.89% align="center" -18
align="center" La Plata align="center" 35.13% align="center" 1,469 align="center" 36.25% align="center" 1,516 align="center" 28.10% align="center" 1,175 align="center" 0.41% align="center" 17 align="center" 0.05% align="center" 2 align="center" 0.07% align="center" 3 align="center" -1.12% align="center" -47
align="center" Dolores align="center" 21.30% align="center" 95 align="center" 35.20% align="center" 157 align="center" 42.38% align="center" 189 align="center" 0.90% align="center" 4 align="center" 0.22% align="center" 1 align="center" 0.00% align="center" 0 align="center" -7.17% align="center" -32

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Notes and References

  1. [Kevin Phillips (political commentator)|Phillips, Kevin P.]
  2. Ubbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine and Smith Duane A.; A Colorado History, p. 286
  3. McVeigh, Rory; ‘Structural incentives for conservative mobilization: Power devaluation and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, 1915-1925’ Social Forces, volume 77, issue 4, (June 1999), pp. 1461-1496
  4. Goldberg, Robert Allan; Hooded empire: the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado, 1921-1932, p. 252. Published 1977 by University of Illinois Press
  5. Murphy, Kevin C.; ‘Uphill All the Way: The Fortunes of Progressivism, 1919–1929’ (thesis), p. 1023. Published 2013 by Columbia University
  6. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  7. Web site: 1924 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. 2 December 2019.
  8. [Colorado Secretary of State]