1880 United States presidential election in Colorado

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1880 United States presidential election in Colorado
Flag of Colorado.svg
  1876 November 2, 1880 1884  
  James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated (cropped).jpg WinfieldScottHancock2 (cropped 3x4).jpg
Nominee James A. Garfield Winfield S. Hancock
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania
Running mate Chester A. Arthur William H. English
Electoral vote30
Popular vote27,45024,647
Percentage51.26%46.03%

Colorado Presidential Election Results 1880.svg
County Results

President before election

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elected President

James A. Garfield
Republican

The 1880 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Colorado voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield, over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield won the state by a margin of 5.23 points. Before Populist candidate James Weaver's 1892 victory transitioned the state into being Democratic-leaning, this was the closest a Democrat came to winning the state. Additionally, it was the only time a Democrat won any counties other than Las Animas, Bent, and Huerfano until 1896. [1]

Hancock's strength was part of a brief surge for Democrats in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific: Democrats captured California for the first time since 1856, Nevada for the first time ever, and fell only 1.63% short in Oregon. This surge can largely be attributed to a letter attributed to Garfield, first printed in a New York newspaper named Truth, that declared Garfield was in favor of allowing Chinese immigration for its cheap labor. Despite the fact that it was a blatant falsehood, it cost Republicans in the west where Chinese immigrants were often accused of stealing jobs from American laborers. [2]

Results

1880 United States presidential election in Colorado [3]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican James Abram Garfield of Ohio Chester Alan Arthur of New York 27,45051.26%3100.00%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania William Hayden English of Indiana 24,64746.03%00.00%
Greenback James Baird Weaver of Iowa Barzillai Jefferson Chambers of Texas 1,4352.68%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers140.03%00.00%
Total53,546100.00%3100.00%

Results by county

County James Abram Garfield [4]
Republican
Winfield Scott Hancock [4]
Democratic
James Baird Weaver [5]
Greenback
Various candidates [5]
Other parties
Margin
%#%#%#%#%#
Routt 67.24%3932.76%190.00%034.48%20
El Paso 65.36%1,15132.94%5801.70%3032.42%571
Weld 56.26%80426.10%37317.56%2510.07%130.16%431
Clear Creek 60.02%1,56736.81%9613.18%8323.21%606
Boulder 54.66%1,31333.14%79612.20%29321.52%517
Larimer 53.26%64631.99%38814.67%1780.08%121.27%258
Gilpin 59.74%1,23638.91%8051.26%260.10%220.83%431
Rio Grande 60.08%29839.92%1980.00%020.16%100
Grand 57.08%12141.04%871.89%416.04%34
Saguache 57.19%50941.69%3710.45%40.67%615.51%138
Custer 54.18%1,29744.32%1,0611.50%369.86%236
Arapahoe 53.36%4,21445.35%3,5821.29%1028.00%632
Douglas 53.82%33145.85%2820.16%10.16%17.97%49
Hinsdale 53.84%42146.16%3610.00%07.67%60
Park 52.60%69845.06%5982.34%317.54%100
Ouray 53.05%47946.29%4180.66%66.76%61
San Juan 52.71%22446.12%1961.18%56.59%28
Fremont 50.33%60644.02%5305.40%650.25%36.31%76
Jefferson 49.55%83247.05%7903.39%572.50%42
Conejos 49.80%60850.04%6110.16%2-0.25%-3
Summit 48.81%1,28950.28%1,3280.91%24-1.48%-39
Pueblo 48.93%82451.07%8600.00%0-2.14%-36
Chaffee 48.50%1,13550.77%1,1880.73%17-2.26%-53
Gunnison 48.68%1,01250.99%1,0600.34%7-2.31%-48
Lake 46.70%3,80151.56%4,1971.74%142-4.86%-396
Elbert 46.68%17651.72%1951.59%6-5.04%-19
Costilla 46.84%33453.16%3790.00%0-6.31%-45
Huerfano 46.00%46652.52%5321.48%15-6.52%-66
La Plata 42.88%25957.12%3450.00%0-14.24%-86
Bent 41.23%17457.35%2421.42%6-16.11%-68
Las Animas 30.14%58667.59%1,3142.26%44-37.45%-728

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References

  1. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. Peskin, Allan (1980). "The Election of 1880". The Wilson Quarterly. 4 (2): 172–181. ISSN   0363-3276.
  3. "1880 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado".
  4. 1 2 Géoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
  5. 1 2 Géoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)