Colorado — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionColorado · PresidentWilsonD+26.0
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 60.7% | 178,806 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 34.8% | 102,307 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.5% | 13,251 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Baca County, CO | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Bent County, CO | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Boulder County, CO | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Democratic | D+47.9 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Crowley County, CO | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Custer County, CO | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Delta County, CO | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Dolores County, CO | Democratic | D+62.7 |
| Douglas County, CO | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| El Paso County, CO | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Elbert County, CO | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Fremont County, CO | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Garfield County, CO | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Grand County, CO | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Jackson County, CO | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| La Plata County, CO | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Larimer County, CO | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Logan County, CO | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Mesa County, CO | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Moffat County, CO | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Montrose County, CO | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Morgan County, CO | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Otero County, CO | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Ouray County, CO | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Park County, CO | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Phillips County, CO | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Prowers County, CO | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| San Juan County, CO | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+37.7 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Teller County, CO | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Washington County, CO | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Weld County, CO | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Yuma County, CO | Democratic | D+24.8 |
Colorado results by county
63 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Woodrow Wilson+955 | 2,12061.7% | 1,16533.9% | 1494.3% | 3,434 |
| Alamosa County | Woodrow Wilson+820 | 1,30870.1% | 48826.2% | 703.8% | 1,866 |
| Arapahoe County | Woodrow Wilson+1,209 | 2,65262.3% | 1,44333.9% | 1603.8% | 4,255 |
| Archuleta County | Woodrow Wilson+357 | 83062.6% | 47335.7% | 221.7% | 1,325 |
| Baca County | Woodrow Wilson+468 | 1,29454.9% | 82635.0% | 23810.1% | 2,358 |
| Bent County | Woodrow Wilson+640 | 1,47361.5% | 83334.8% | 883.7% | 2,394 |
| Boulder County | Woodrow Wilson+3,433 | 7,41961.5% | 3,98633.0% | 6665.5% | 12,071 |
| Chaffee County | Woodrow Wilson+1,682 | 2,54672.5% | 86424.6% | 1032.9% | 3,513 |
| Cheyenne County | Woodrow Wilson+244 | 80255.2% | 55838.4% | 946.5% | 1,454 |
| Clear Creek County | Woodrow Wilson+815 | 1,28971.7% | 47426.3% | 362.0% | 1,799 |
| Conejos County | Woodrow Wilson+793 | 1,72164.4% | 92834.7% | 220.8% | 2,671 |
| Costilla County | Woodrow Wilson+449 | 1,02861.5% | 57934.6% | 643.8% | 1,671 |
| Crowley County | Woodrow Wilson+313 | 1,16055.4% | 84740.5% | 864.1% | 2,093 |
| Custer County | Woodrow Wilson+126 | 52954.3% | 40341.4% | 424.3% | 974 |
| Delta County | Woodrow Wilson+1,205 | 2,81759.0% | 1,61233.7% | 3487.3% | 4,777 |
| Denver County | Woodrow Wilson+19,844 | 43,02962.8% | 23,18533.8% | 2,2983.4% | 68,512 |
| Dolores County | Woodrow Wilson+205 | 25176.8% | 4614.1% | 309.2% | 327 |
| Douglas County | Woodrow Wilson+208 | 82056.5% | 61242.2% | 191.3% | 1,451 |
| Eagle County | Woodrow Wilson+739 | 1,13672.1% | 39725.2% | 432.7% | 1,576 |
| El Paso County | Woodrow Wilson+1,222 | 8,38151.0% | 7,15943.6% | 8975.5% | 16,437 |
| Elbert County | Woodrow Wilson+279 | 1,23053.5% | 95141.4% | 1185.1% | 2,299 |
| Fremont County | Woodrow Wilson+1,138 | 3,39556.9% | 2,25737.8% | 3135.2% | 5,965 |
| Garfield County | Woodrow Wilson+1,340 | 2,47965.0% | 1,13929.9% | 1975.2% | 3,815 |
| Gilpin County | Woodrow Wilson+356 | 76364.1% | 40734.2% | 211.8% | 1,191 |
| Grand County | Woodrow Wilson+246 | 62461.4% | 37837.2% | 151.5% | 1,017 |
| Gunnison County | Woodrow Wilson+882 | 1,61865.2% | 73629.7% | 1285.2% | 2,482 |
| Hinsdale County | Woodrow Wilson+84 | 17858.9% | 9431.1% | 309.9% | 302 |
| Huerfano County | Woodrow Wilson+605 | 2,63255.7% | 2,02742.9% | 681.4% | 4,727 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+174 | 33166.6% | 15731.6% | 91.8% | 497 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,328 | 3,36860.4% | 2,04036.6% | 1663.0% | 5,574 |
| Kiowa County | Woodrow Wilson+213 | 93651.2% | 72339.6% | 1689.2% | 1,827 |
| Kit Carson County | Woodrow Wilson+541 | 1,57156.5% | 1,03037.1% | 1786.4% | 2,779 |
| La Plata County | Woodrow Wilson+1,561 | 2,59068.1% | 1,02927.1% | 1824.8% | 3,801 |
| Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+1,679 | 2,67268.5% | 99325.5% | 2356.0% | 3,900 |
| Larimer County | Woodrow Wilson+2,071 | 4,86859.5% | 2,79734.2% | 5186.3% | 8,183 |
| Las Animas County | Woodrow Wilson+1,789 | 5,30058.6% | 3,51138.8% | 2362.6% | 9,047 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+573 | 1,70257.0% | 1,12937.8% | 1555.2% | 2,986 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,257 | 2,67963.1% | 1,42233.5% | 1423.3% | 4,243 |
| Mesa County | Woodrow Wilson+2,171 | 4,39459.4% | 2,22330.1% | 77810.5% | 7,395 |
| Mineral County | Woodrow Wilson+143 | 27860.0% | 13529.2% | 5010.8% | 463 |
| Moffat County | Woodrow Wilson+228 | 74057.4% | 51239.7% | 372.9% | 1,289 |
| Montezuma County | Woodrow Wilson+1,033 | 1,45874.1% | 42521.6% | 854.3% | 1,968 |
| Montrose County | Woodrow Wilson+1,256 | 2,57161.5% | 1,31531.5% | 2937.0% | 4,179 |
| Morgan County | Woodrow Wilson+830 | 2,37158.5% | 1,54138.0% | 1443.6% | 4,056 |
| Otero County | Woodrow Wilson+1,285 | 3,96357.2% | 2,67838.7% | 2834.1% | 6,924 |
| Ouray County | Woodrow Wilson+562 | 96167.6% | 39928.1% | 614.3% | 1,421 |
| Park County | Woodrow Wilson+302 | 67462.5% | 37234.5% | 333.1% | 1,079 |
| Phillips County | Woodrow Wilson+263 | 79557.0% | 53238.2% | 674.8% | 1,394 |
| Pitkin County | Woodrow Wilson+652 | 91571.3% | 26320.5% | 1058.2% | 1,283 |
| Prowers County | Woodrow Wilson+485 | 2,16852.1% | 1,68340.5% | 3077.4% | 4,158 |
| Pueblo County | Woodrow Wilson+4,165 | 10,71059.0% | 6,54536.1% | 8864.9% | 18,141 |
| Rio Blanco County | Woodrow Wilson+234 | 70259.2% | 46839.5% | 161.3% | 1,186 |
| Rio Grande County | Woodrow Wilson+870 | 1,75664.6% | 88632.6% | 752.8% | 2,717 |
| Routt County | Woodrow Wilson+1,123 | 1,97266.8% | 84928.8% | 1314.4% | 2,952 |
| Saguache County | Woodrow Wilson+573 | 1,25463.0% | 68134.2% | 552.8% | 1,990 |
| San Juan County | Woodrow Wilson+479 | 69370.0% | 21421.6% | 838.4% | 990 |
| San Miguel County | Woodrow Wilson+747 | 1,32566.8% | 57829.1% | 814.1% | 1,984 |
| Sedgwick County | Charles E. Hughes+10 | 51946.0% | 52946.9% | 817.2% | 1,129 |
| Summit County | Woodrow Wilson+449 | 71770.3% | 26826.3% | 353.4% | 1,020 |
| Teller County | Woodrow Wilson+1,822 | 3,51564.4% | 1,69331.0% | 2534.6% | 5,461 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+759 | 1,74860.3% | 98934.1% | 1615.6% | 2,898 |
| Weld County | Woodrow Wilson+3,205 | 8,60059.2% | 5,39537.1% | 5383.7% | 14,533 |
| Yuma County | Woodrow Wilson+1,030 | 2,46659.3% | 1,43634.5% | 2596.2% | 4,161 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.