The 1880 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 2, 1880, as part of the 1880 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Colorado voted for the Republican nominee, James A. Garfield , over the Democratic nominee, Winfield Scott Hancock . Garfield won the state by a margin of 5.23 points. Before Populist candidate James Weaver's 1892 victory transitioned the state into being Democratic-leaning , this was the closest a Democrat came to winning the state. Additionally, it was the only time a Democrat won any counties other than Las Animas , Bent , and Huerfano until 1896 .[1]
Hancock's strength was part of a brief surge for Democrats in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific: Democrats captured California for the first time since 1856, Nevada for the first time ever, and fell only 1.63% short in Oregon . This surge can largely be attributed to a letter attributed to Garfield, first printed in a New York newspaper named Truth , that declared Garfield was in favor of allowing Chinese immigration for its cheap labor . Despite the fact that it was a blatant falsehood, it cost Republicans in the west where Chinese immigrants were often accused of stealing jobs from American laborers.[2]
Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] County James Abram Garfield [4] Winfield Scott Hancock [4] James Baird Weaver [5] Various candidates[5] Margin % # % # % # % # % # Routt 67.24% 39 32.76% 19 0.00% 0 34.48% 20 El Paso 65.36% 1,151 32.94% 580 1.70% 30 32.42% 571 Weld 56.26% 804 26.10% 373 17.56% 251 0.07% 1 30.16% 431 Clear Creek 60.02% 1,567 36.81% 961 3.18% 83 23.21% 606 Boulder 54.66% 1,313 33.14% 796 12.20% 293 21.52% 517 Larimer 53.26% 646 31.99% 388 14.67% 178 0.08% 1 21.27% 258 Gilpin 59.74% 1,236 38.91% 805 1.26% 26 0.10% 2 20.83% 431 Rio Grande 60.08% 298 39.92% 198 0.00% 0 20.16% 100 Grand 57.08% 121 41.04% 87 1.89% 4 16.04% 34 Saguache 57.19% 509 41.69% 371 0.45% 4 0.67% 6 15.51% 138 Custer 54.18% 1,297 44.32% 1,061 1.50% 36 9.86% 236 Arapahoe 53.36% 4,214 45.35% 3,582 1.29% 102 8.00% 632 Douglas 53.82% 331 45.85% 282 0.16% 1 0.16% 1 7.97% 49 Hinsdale 53.84% 421 46.16% 361 0.00% 0 7.67% 60 Park 52.60% 698 45.06% 598 2.34% 31 7.54% 100 Ouray 53.05% 479 46.29% 418 0.66% 6 6.76% 61 San Juan 52.71% 224 46.12% 196 1.18% 5 6.59% 28 Fremont 50.33% 606 44.02% 530 5.40% 65 0.25% 3 6.31% 76 Jefferson 49.55% 832 47.05% 790 3.39% 57 2.50% 42 Conejos 49.80% 608 50.04% 611 0.16% 2 -0.25% -3 Summit 48.81% 1,289 50.28% 1,328 0.91% 24 -1.48% -39 Pueblo 48.93% 824 51.07% 860 0.00% 0 -2.14% -36 Chaffee 48.50% 1,135 50.77% 1,188 0.73% 17 -2.26% -53 Gunnison 48.68% 1,012 50.99% 1,060 0.34% 7 -2.31% -48 Lake 46.70% 3,801 51.56% 4,197 1.74% 142 -4.86% -396 Elbert 46.68% 176 51.72% 195 1.59% 6 -5.04% -19 Costilla 46.84% 334 53.16% 379 0.00% 0 -6.31% -45 Huerfano 46.00% 466 52.52% 532 1.48% 15 -6.52% -66 La Plata 42.88% 259 57.12% 345 0.00% 0 -14.24% -86 Bent 41.23% 174 57.35% 242 1.42% 6 -16.11% -68 Las Animas 30.14% 586 67.59% 1,314 2.26% 44 -37.45% -728
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