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 policyUbbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine and Smith, Duane A.; A Colorado History, pp. 206-207 in a state that was the major producer of silver in the United StatesLarson, Robert W.; ‘Populism in the Mountain West: A Mainstream Movement’; Western Historical Quarterly; Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 1982), pp. 143-164
Results
Results by county CountyJames Gillespie BlaineGéoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)RepublicanStephen Grover ClevelandDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMargin%#%#%#%# 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
See also United States presidential elections in Colorado
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