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Roaring TwentiesCO · 6 EV

1924

Colorado: Coolidge carries 6 EV.
Colorado cast its 6 electoral votes for Coolidge (Republican). National winner: Calvin Coolidge (Republican) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

Colorado in 1924

The 1924 contest saw Colorado line up behind Coolidge, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Colorado ended up on the winning side — Calvin Coolidge captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Colorado backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1920. The region divided — Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah joined Colorado for the Republican ticket, while Oklahoma and 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, Calvin Coolidge took 382 of the 531 electoral votes, against John W. Davis's 136. Calvin Coolidge led the national popular vote with 54.04% of the ballots cast.

The 1924 national map
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