Who won Colorado in the 1880 presidential election?

Garfield (Republican) carried Colorado in 1880, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1880?

Colorado cast 3 electoral votes in the 1880 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1880?

Yes. Colorado backed James A. Garfield, who won the presidency that year.

Gilded AgeCO · 3 EV

1880

Colorado: Garfield carries 3 EV.

Colorado cast its 3 electoral votes for Garfield (Republican). National winner: James A. Garfield (Republican) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Colorado, 1880

In 1880, Colorado awarded its 3 electoral votes to Garfield of the Republican party. That placed Colorado with the eventual winner: James A. Garfield went on to take the presidency, and Colorado was part of his column.

Colorado stayed in the Republican column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. Colorado did not move alone — neighboring Nebraska and Kansas broke the same way in 1880. Over its 37 recorded presidential cycles, Colorado has backed the Republican party more than any other — 19 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

Nationally, James A. Garfield finished with 214 of the 369 electoral votes to Winfield Scott Hancock's 155. James A. Garfield led the national popular vote with 48.31% of the ballots cast.

The 1880 national map

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