Who won Colorado in the 1920 presidential election?

Harding (Republican) carried Colorado in 1920, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1920?

Colorado cast 6 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1920?

Yes. Colorado backed Warren G. Harding, who won the presidency that year.

Roaring TwentiesCO · 6 EV

1920

Colorado: Harding carries 6 EV.

Colorado cast its 6 electoral votes for Harding (Republican). National winner: Warren G. Harding (Republican) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1920 result in Colorado

Colorado backed Harding (Republican) in the 1920 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. Colorado ended up on the winning side — Warren G. Harding captured the White House that year.

Harding's win closed out Colorado's 2-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Utah joined Colorado for the Republican ticket, while Arizona 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 Roaring Twenties — Republican dominance to the Great Depression.

In the national count, Warren G. Harding took 404 of the 531 electoral votes, against James M. Cox's 127. Warren G. Harding led the national popular vote with 60.32% of the ballots cast.

The 1920 national map

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