1924 United States presidential election in Colorado
1924 United States presidential election
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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.
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November 4, 1924
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 County Results
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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]
As of the 2024 presidential election[update] this is the last occasion Costilla County has voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[6] This was also the best margin for a Republican presidential nominee in Colorado.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Clyde C. Dawson | 195,171 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | H. B. Means | 194,456 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Mrs. E. C. Giddings | 194,205 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Robert G. Breckenridge | 193,956 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Edward C. Hanley | 193,593 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Mrs. Spencer Penrose | 193,068 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | George H. Day | 75,238 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | William C. Jones | 74,778 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Rose Lee Smith | 74,547 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Richard H. Malone | 74,515 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | A. W. Scott | 74,133 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | U. J. Warren | 73,481 | |
| La Follette-Wheeler | Robert M. La Follette | Elmer A. Backus | 57,368 | |
| La Follette-Wheeler | Robert M. La Follette | Theodora L. Hayward | 57,339 | |
| La Follette-Wheeler | Robert M. La Follette | Aaron P. R. Drucker | 57,173 | |
| La Follette-Wheeler | Robert M. La Follette | Henrietta B. Lindsey | 57,084 | |
| La Follette-Wheeler | Robert M. La Follette | Earl Hoage | 56,860 | |
| La Follette-Wheeler | Robert M. La Follette | Owen E. Webb | 56,424 | |
| Farmer-Labor Party | Robert M. La Follette | Hattie K. Howard | 12,577 | |
| Farmer-Labor Party | Robert M. La Follette | Frances M. Cale | 12,535 | |
| Farmer-Labor Party | Robert M. La Follette | John A. H. Hopkins, Jr. | 12,457 | |
| Farmer-Labor Party | Robert M. La Follette | Vance Monroe | 12,320 | |
| Farmer-Labor Party | Robert M. La Follette | Lee Burton Ruckman | 12,282 | |
| Farmer-Labor Party | Robert M. La Follette | E. I. Raymond | 12,260 | |
| Prohibition Party | Herman P. Faris | Henry Candlin | 966 | |
| Prohibition Party | Herman P. Faris | J. H. Dodds | 940 | |
| Prohibition Party | Herman P. Faris | Edgar Wilkinson | 913 | |
| Prohibition Party | Herman P. Faris | Fannie E. Faris | 911 | |
| Prohibition Party | Herman P. Faris | James Renwick Wylie | 860 | |
| Prohibition Party | Herman P. Faris | Alonzo Spicer | 841 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | James Albert Ayres | 562 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Nelson Dewey | 509 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | William Dietrich | 461 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Leonard Forschler | 413 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Wilbert Hutton | 408 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Orlo McSwain | 378 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | J. V. Smith | 378 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | Ludwig Ginther | 313 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | Andrew Ohman | 282 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | A. T. Ljungberg | 278 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 342,260 | |||
Results by county
| County | John Calvin Coolidge[7] Republican |
John William Davis[7] Democratic |
Robert M. La Follette[7] LaFollette-Wheeler Farmer-Labor |
Herman Preston Faris[7] Prohibition |
William Z. Foster[7] Workers |
Frank Tetes Johns[7] Socialist Labor |
Margin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
| Morgan | 69.99% | 3,321 | 15.95% | 757 | 13.40% | 636 | 0.38% | 18 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.17% | 8 | 54.04% | 2,564 |
| Jackson | 67.35% | 394 | 18.97% | 111 | 12.82% | 75 | 0.17% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.68% | 4 | 48.38% | 283 |
| Larimer | 66.65% | 6,538 | 20.08% | 1,970 | 12.46% | 1,222 | 0.45% | 44 | 0.17% | 17 | 0.18% | 18 | 46.57% | 4,568 |
| Arapahoe | 64.23% | 4,267 | 18.20% | 1,209 | 17.18% | 1,141 | 0.21% | 14 | 0.11% | 7 | 0.08% | 5 | 46.03% | 3,058 |
| Jefferson | 63.69% | 4,869 | 16.63% | 1,271 | 19.42% | 1,485 | 0.09% | 7 | 0.10% | 8 | 0.07% | 5 | 44.26%[b] | 3,384 |
| Denver | 63.44% | 59,077 | 16.93% | 15,764 | 19.20% | 17,876 | 0.15% | 136 | 0.20% | 190 | 0.09% | 80 | 44.24%[b] | 41,201 |
| Weld | 62.68% | 10,185 | 20.96% | 3,406 | 15.78% | 2,565 | 0.31% | 51 | 0.09% | 14 | 0.18% | 29 | 41.72% | 6,779 |
| Fremont | 61.13% | 4,433 | 21.37% | 1,550 | 16.95% | 1,229 | 0.32% | 23 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.15% | 11 | 39.75% | 2,883 |
| Kit Carson | 60.21% | 2,108 | 20.57% | 720 | 18.42% | 645 | 0.51% | 18 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.23% | 8 | 39.65% | 1,388 |
| Clear Creek | 61.87% | 722 | 24.34% | 284 | 13.45% | 157 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.09% | 1 | 37.53% | 438 |
| Prowers | 59.21% | 2,564 | 24.06% | 1,042 | 15.80% | 684 | 0.67% | 29 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.16% | 7 | 35.15% | 1,522 |
| Otero | 59.19% | 4,694 | 24.44% | 1,938 | 15.46% | 1,226 | 0.69% | 55 | 0.10% | 8 | 0.11% | 9 | 34.75% | 2,756 |
| Yuma | 57.91% | 2,789 | 17.96% | 865 | 23.63% | 1,138 | 0.46% | 22 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.04% | 2 | 34.28%[b] | 1,651 |
| Boulder | 58.75% | 7,595 | 25.32% | 3,273 | 15.53% | 2,007 | 0.21% | 27 | 0.10% | 13 | 0.09% | 12 | 33.43% | 4,322 |
| El Paso | 55.69% | 10,215 | 22.57% | 4,140 | 21.19% | 3,887 | 0.39% | 71 | 0.08% | 14 | 0.09% | 17 | 33.12% | 6,075 |
| Adams | 56.33% | 2,931 | 23.24% | 1,209 | 19.72% | 1,026 | 0.35% | 18 | 0.25% | 13 | 0.12% | 6 | 33.10% | 1,722 |
| Douglas | 55.34% | 870 | 24.36% | 383 | 19.91% | 313 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.19% | 3 | 30.98% | 487 |
| Lincoln | 54.70% | 1,642 | 21.12% | 634 | 23.78% | 714 | 0.20% | 6 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.17% | 5 | 30.91%[b] | 928 |
| Gilpin | 54.78% | 361 | 24.43% | 161 | 20.49% | 135 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.15% | 1 | 30.35% | 200 |
| Elbert | 54.97% | 1,428 | 19.48% | 506 | 24.75% | 643 | 0.65% | 17 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.12% | 3 | 30.22%[b] | 785 |
| Washington | 54.27% | 1,851 | 21.11% | 720 | 24.10% | 822 | 0.41% | 14 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.09% | 3 | 30.17%[b] | 1,029 |
| Grand | 54.31% | 681 | 24.56% | 308 | 20.97% | 263 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 29.74% | 373 |
| Saguache | 58.33% | 1,205 | 28.61% | 591 | 12.44% | 257 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.29% | 6 | 29.72% | 614 |
| Park | 56.12% | 660 | 26.87% | 316 | 15.05% | 177 | 1.53% | 18 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.26% | 3 | 29.25% | 344 |
| Logan | 55.60% | 3,103 | 16.95% | 946 | 26.59% | 1,484 | 0.34% | 19 | 0.30% | 17 | 0.22% | 12 | 29.01%[b] | 1,619 |
| Rio Blanco | 60.84% | 766 | 32.33% | 407 | 6.27% | 79 | 0.40% | 5 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.16% | 2 | 28.51% | 359 |
| Pueblo | 52.86% | 10,577 | 24.57% | 4,917 | 22.02% | 4,406 | 0.11% | 23 | 0.33% | 66 | 0.10% | 20 | 28.29% | 5,660 |
| Delta | 54.36% | 2,752 | 26.57% | 1,345 | 18.31% | 927 | 0.47% | 24 | 0.22% | 11 | 0.08% | 4 | 27.79% | 1,407 |
| Sedgwick | 51.97% | 779 | 24.82% | 372 | 22.48% | 337 | 0.47% | 7 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.27% | 4 | 27.15% | 407 |
| Cheyenne | 55.70% | 875 | 15.02% | 236 | 28.64% | 450 | 0.38% | 6 | 0.19% | 3 | 0.06% | 1 | 27.05%[b] | 425 |
| Garfield | 51.27% | 1,934 | 24.31% | 917 | 23.78% | 897 | 0.27% | 10 | 0.21% | 8 | 0.16% | 6 | 26.96% | 1,017 |
| Bent | 54.14% | 1,511 | 28.81% | 804 | 16.55% | 462 | 0.36% | 10 | 0.14% | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 25.33% | 707 |
| Rio Grande | 53.51% | 1,572 | 31.38% | 922 | 14.19% | 417 | 0.68% | 20 | 0.20% | 6 | 0.03% | 1 | 22.12% | 650 |
| Las Animas | 48.68% | 5,698 | 23.56% | 2,758 | 27.28% | 3,193 | 0.34% | 40 | 0.07% | 8 | 0.08% | 9 | 21.40%[b] | 2,505 |
| Hinsdale | 50.00% | 138 | 28.62% | 79 | 20.65% | 57 | 0.36% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.36% | 1 | 21.38% | 59 |
| Routt | 53.51% | 1,822 | 32.78% | 1,116 | 13.19% | 449 | 0.21% | 7 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.23% | 8 | 20.73% | 706 |
| Teller | 48.78% | 1,283 | 22.51% | 592 | 28.10% | 739 | 0.11% | 3 | 0.27% | 7 | 0.23% | 6 | 20.68%[b] | 544 |
| Kiowa | 47.49% | 805 | 25.43% | 431 | 26.90% | 456 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 20.59%[b] | 349 |
| Baca | 46.35% | 1,174 | 25.78% | 653 | 25.82% | 654 | 1.11% | 28 | 0.87% | 22 | 0.08% | 2 | 20.53%[b] | 520 |
| Huerfano | 49.08% | 2,784 | 21.49% | 1,219 | 29.00% | 1,645 | 0.12% | 7 | 0.23% | 13 | 0.07% | 4 | 20.08%[b] | 1,139 |
| Crowley | 50.23% | 1,087 | 30.82% | 667 | 18.35% | 397 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.05% | 1 | 19.41% | 420 |
| Montrose | 45.82% | 2,077 | 27.33% | 1,239 | 26.16% | 1,186 | 0.31% | 14 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.20% | 9 | 18.49% | 838 |
| Mesa | 45.53% | 4,053 | 26.83% | 2,388 | 27.21% | 2,422 | 0.34% | 30 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.07% | 6 | 18.32%[b] | 1,631 |
| Conejos | 56.17% | 1,475 | 37.89% | 995 | 5.79% | 152 | 0.15% | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 18.28% | 480 |
| Moffat | 50.70% | 1,009 | 32.51% | 647 | 16.58% | 330 | 0.10% | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.10% | 2 | 18.19% | 362 |
| Phillips | 49.61% | 1,076 | 18.30% | 397 | 31.72% | 688 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.05% | 1 | 17.89%[b] | 388 |
| Pitkin | 47.27% | 442 | 21.82% | 204 | 30.59% | 286 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.11% | 1 | 16.68%[b] | 156 |
| Eagle | 44.43% | 722 | 26.52% | 431 | 28.25% | 459 | 0.31% | 5 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.37% | 6 | 16.18%[b] | 263 |
| Custer | 44.41% | 429 | 29.09% | 281 | 25.47% | 246 | 0.72% | 7 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.21% | 2 | 15.32% | 148 |
| Summit | 47.52% | 354 | 32.35% | 241 | 19.33% | 144 | 0.40% | 3 | 0.27% | 2 | 0.13% | 1 | 15.17% | 113 |
| Mineral | 46.01% | 150 | 30.98% | 101 | 22.39% | 73 | 0.31% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.31% | 1 | 15.03% | 49 |
| Gunnison | 44.70% | 1,122 | 23.82% | 598 | 31.04% | 779 | 0.16% | 4 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.20% | 5 | 13.67%[b] | 343 |
| Lake | 43.00% | 1,005 | 26.23% | 613 | 29.65% | 693 | 0.51% | 12 | 0.47% | 11 | 0.13% | 3 | 13.35%[b] | 312 |
| Archuleta | 43.12% | 451 | 25.72% | 269 | 30.21% | 316 | 0.29% | 3 | 0.57% | 6 | 0.10% | 1 | 12.91%[b] | 135 |
| Ouray | 44.28% | 484 | 23.42% | 256 | 31.56% | 345 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.55% | 6 | 0.00% | 0 | 12.72%[b] | 139 |
| Chaffee | 43.40% | 1,336 | 19.88% | 612 | 36.26% | 1,116 | 0.19% | 6 | 0.19% | 6 | 0.06% | 2 | 7.15% | 220 |
| San Miguel | 43.62% | 677 | 36.53% | 567 | 18.56% | 288 | 0.00% | 0 | 1.03% | 16 | 0.26% | 4 | 7.09%[b] | 110 |
| Alamosa | 40.59% | 1,009 | 25.14% | 625 | 33.83% | 841 | 0.24% | 6 | 0.16% | 4 | 0.04% | 1 | 6.76%[b] | 168 |
| Costilla | 48.37% | 755 | 42.60% | 665 | 8.14% | 127 | 0.64% | 10 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.13% | 2 | 5.77% | 90 |
| San Juan | 39.78% | 218 | 37.59% | 206 | 22.63% | 124 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2.19% | 12 |
| Montezuma | 34.58% | 703 | 35.46% | 721 | 29.27% | 595 | 0.49% | 10 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.05% | 1 | -0.89% | -18 |
| La Plata | 35.13% | 1,469 | 36.25% | 1,516 | 28.10% | 1,175 | 0.41% | 17 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.07% | 3 | -1.12% | -47 |
| Dolores | 21.30% | 95 | 35.20% | 157 | 42.38% | 189 | 0.90% | 4 | 0.22% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | -7.17%[c] | -32 |
See also
Notes
- Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- In this county where Davis ran third behind La Follette, percentage margin given is Coolidge percentage minus La Follette percentage and vote margin Coolidge vote total minus La Follette vote total.
- In this county where Coolidge ran third behind both La Follette and Davis, percentage margin given is Davis percentage minus La Follette percentage and vote margin Davis vote total minus La Follette vote total.