1884 United States presidential election in Colorado
← 1880 November 4, 1884 1888 →
 
Nominee James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Maine New York
Running mate John A. Logan Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 36,084 27,723
Percentage 54.25% 41.68%
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Chester A. Arthur
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic

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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.

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

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

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

  1. ^ Ubbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine and Smith, Duane A.; A Colorado History, pp. 206-207 ISBN 0871089424
  2. ^ Larson, Robert W.; ‘Populism in the Mountain West: A Mainstream Movement’; Western Historical Quarterly; Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 1982), pp. 143-164
  3. ^ "1884 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Géoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
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