Who won Colorado in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Colorado in 1916, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1916?

Colorado cast 6 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1916?

Yes. Colorado backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraCO · 6 EV

1916

Colorado: Wilson carries 6 EV.

Colorado cast its 6 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Colorado, 1916

In 1916, Colorado awarded its 6 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. That placed Colorado with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Colorado was part of his column.

Colorado stayed in the Democratic column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1912. Colorado did not move alone — neighboring Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah broke the same way in 1916. 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 Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

Nationally, Woodrow Wilson finished with 277 of the 531 electoral votes to Charles Evans Hughes's 254. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 49.24% of the ballots cast.

The 1916 national map

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