Who won Colorado in the 1888 presidential election?

Harrison (Republican) carried Colorado in 1888, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1888?

Colorado cast 3 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1888?

Yes. Colorado backed Benjamin Harrison, who won the presidency that year.

Gilded AgeCO · 3 EV

1888

Colorado: Harrison carries 3 EV.

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

Colorado in 1888

The 1888 contest saw Colorado line up behind Harrison, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. That placed Colorado with the eventual winner: Benjamin Harrison went on to take the presidency, and Colorado was part of his column.

Colorado stayed in the Republican column for the 3rd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. Colorado did not move alone — neighboring Nebraska and Kansas broke the same way in 1888. 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, Benjamin Harrison finished with 233 of the 401 electoral votes to Grover Cleveland's 168. Though Benjamin Harrison won the Electoral College, Grover Cleveland drew more of the national popular vote — 48.63% to 47.8%.

The 1888 national map

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