Who won Colorado in the 1928 presidential election?

Hoover (Republican) carried Colorado in 1928, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1928?

Colorado cast 6 electoral votes in the 1928 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1928?

Yes. Colorado backed Herbert Hoover, who won the presidency that year.

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1928

Colorado: Hoover carries 6 EV.

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

What happened in Colorado, 1928

In 1928, Colorado awarded its 6 electoral votes to Hoover of the Republican party. Colorado ended up on the winning side — Herbert Hoover captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Colorado backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1920. 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, Herbert Hoover took 444 of the 531 electoral votes, against Al Smith's 87. Herbert Hoover led the national popular vote with 58.21% of the ballots cast.

The 1928 national map

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