Who won Colorado in the 1900 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried Colorado in 1900, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1900?

Colorado cast 4 electoral votes in the 1900 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1900?

No. Colorado backed Bryan, while William McKinley won the presidency nationally.

Progressive EraCO · 4 EV

1900

Colorado: Bryan carries 4 EV.

Colorado cast its 4 electoral votes for Bryan (Democratic). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Colorado voted against the national winner this cycle.

Colorado in 1900

The 1900 contest saw Colorado line up behind Bryan, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — William McKinley (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Colorado among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Colorado backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1896. The region divided — Nebraska, Kansas, and Utah joined Colorado for the Democratic ticket, while Wyoming did not. Across the 37 presidential elections Colorado has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (19 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, William McKinley took 292 of the 447 electoral votes, against William Jennings Bryan's 155. William McKinley led the national popular vote with 51.64% of the ballots cast.

The 1900 national map

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