1928 United States presidential election in Colorado

The 1928 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary forty-eight states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Although Colorado had been strongly Democratic-leaning between 1896 and 1916 (due to the Free Silver movement), the nomination of Catholic New York Governor Smith was very poorly received throughout heavily white and Protestant Colorado. The state had been all but ruled by the Ku Klux Klan for a number of years early in the decade,Ubbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine and Smith Duane A.; A Colorado History, p. 286 and the strong anti-Catholic sentiment remained outside the heavily Mexican-American south-central part of the state.Menendez, Albert J.; The Religious Factor in the 1960 Presidential Election. An Analysis of the Kennedy Victory Over Anti-Catholic Prejudice, p. 175 Although Smith did make large gains in the Mexican-American counties, Hoover gained greatly over Calvin Coolidge in 1924 by up to 30 percent in the heavily populated Front Range counties and Colorado consequently became the seventh most Republican state in the nation, voting 14 percentage points more Republican than the nation at-large.

Hoover's is the best Republican presidential performance in Colorado's history, and the second-best by any candidate behind William Jennings Bryan in 1896 when he was overwhelmingly supported by the state's powerful silver mining industry.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 458

Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Herbert Hoover of CaliforniaCharles CurtisRepublican6253,87264.72%Alfred E. SmithJoseph T. RobinsonDemocratic0156,31933.94%Norman ThomasJames MaurerSocialist03,4720.89%Frank E. WebbWill VereenFarmer-Labor01,0920.28%William Z. FosterBenjamin GitlowWorkers Communist06750.17%

Results by county CountyHerbert Clark HooverOur Campaigns; CO US President Race, November 06, 1928RepublicanAlfred Emmanuel SmithDemocraticNorman Mattoon ThomasSocialistFrank E. WebbFarmer-LaborWilliam Z. FosterCommunistMargin%#%#%#%#%#%#Baca78.48%2,10819.51%5241.56%420.30%80.15%458.97%1,584Morgan76.10%4,19722.52%1,2421.03%570.18%100.16%953.58%2,955El Paso75.28%16,24323.49%5,0691.05%2270.13%290.05%1051.78%11,174Otero74.88%5,78824.27%1,8760.52%400.25%190.09%750.61%3,912Logan71.92%4,37726.62%1,6200.72%440.58%350.16%1045.30%2,757Bent72.13%1,95727.31%7410.29%80.18%50.07%244.82%1,216Prowers71.50%3,22826.93%1,2160.84%380.55%250.18%844.56%2,012Elbert71.38%1,93327.25%7380.89%240.41%110.07%244.13%1,195Larimer70.94%8,21327.66%3,2030.86%1000.40%460.14%1643.27%5,010Washington69.99%2,13227.94%8511.25%380.66%200.16%542.06%1,281Arapahoe70.29%6,08628.44%2,4630.80%690.38%330.09%841.84%3,623Yuma69.07%3,40128.09%1,3831.87%920.81%400.16%840.98%2,018Weld69.58%13,71929.22%5,7620.62%1230.44%870.13%2640.36%7,957Lincoln69.11%2,11029.09%8880.85%260.92%280.03%140.03%1,222Jefferson69.09%6,75429.46%2,8800.99%970.32%310.13%1339.63%3,874Fremont68.79%5,36530.16%2,3520.83%650.17%130.05%438.63%3,013Kiowa67.59%1,02430.23%4581.12%170.99%150.07%137.36%566Delta67.32%3,73130.17%1,6721.61%890.72%400.18%1037.15%2,059Montrose67.27%2,87330.37%1,2971.50%640.73%310.14%636.90%1,576Kit Carson67.37%2,48630.81%1,1371.03%380.70%260.08%336.56%1,349Boulder67.48%9,45731.13%4,3630.92%1290.28%390.19%2736.35%5,094Sedgwick67.51%1,24731.40%5800.81%150.22%40.05%136.11%667Phillips65.16%1,44031.90%7052.49%550.45%100.00%033.26%735Mesa65.76%6,44632.88%3,2230.92%900.36%350.08%832.88%3,223Rio Blanco65.50%86032.67%4291.45%190.15%20.23%332.83%431Pueblo65.65%15,54133.29%7,8810.74%1740.20%470.13%3032.36%7,660Crowley65.42%1,24333.42%6350.63%120.53%100.00%032.00%608Moffat64.56%1,34634.05%7100.96%200.34%70.10%230.50%636Cheyenne63.85%94533.78%5001.55%230.81%120.00%030.07%445Douglas64.25%1,10735.00%6030.58%100.17%30.00%029.25%504Rio Grande64.03%2,25434.83%1,2260.60%210.37%130.17%629.20%1,028Denver63.40%73,54335.55%41,2380.63%7360.13%1500.29%33527.85%32,305Eagle63.18%1,01435.51%5700.75%120.37%60.19%327.66%444Adams63.10%4,03135.46%2,2650.85%540.49%310.11%727.65%1,766Park62.82%74035.57%4191.10%130.42%50.08%127.25%321Saguache62.62%1,49135.87%8541.18%280.17%40.17%426.75%637Montezuma62.37%1,34135.91%7721.30%280.42%90.00%026.47%569Grand62.15%77036.40%4511.29%160.08%10.08%125.75%319Clear Creek61.05%79037.17%4811.55%200.23%30.00%023.88%309Jackson60.21%40137.39%2491.50%100.45%30.45%322.82%152Garfield60.03%2,43538.51%1,5620.94%380.42%170.10%421.52%873Custer58.88%60038.17%3892.45%250.29%30.20%220.71%211Chaffee59.49%1,88038.92%1,2301.17%370.22%70.19%620.57%650La Plata59.58%2,83739.31%1,8720.84%400.17%80.10%520.26%965Alamosa58.23%1,75941.01%1,2390.50%150.23%70.03%117.21%520Routt57.36%2,30440.95%1,6451.17%470.32%130.20%816.41%659Dolores55.92%38740.17%2783.18%220.29%20.43%315.75%109Archuleta56.48%61041.39%4471.57%170.56%60.00%015.09%163San Miguel54.91%72142.19%5541.29%170.38%51.22%1612.72%167Gunnison55.21%1,45643.04%1,1351.25%330.30%80.19%512.17%321Gilpin55.17%29943.54%2361.11%60.18%10.00%011.62%63Hinsdale53.78%12844.54%1061.68%40.00%00.00%09.24%22Summit53.16%36244.93%3061.76%120.15%10.00%08.22%56Teller52.04%1,18445.58%1,0371.80%410.31%70.26%66.46%147Ouray51.49%53546.10%4791.54%160.87%90.00%05.39%56Pitkin50.95%48547.69%4540.95%90.42%40.00%03.26%31Huerfano49.15%3,26050.40%3,3430.30%200.09%60.06%4-1.25%-83Conejos45.24%1,46352.32%1,6921.76%570.34%110.34%11-7.08%-229Las Animas44.74%5,36753.85%6,4591.24%1490.10%120.07%8-9.10%-1,092Mineral41.14%14453.43%1875.43%190.00%00.00%0-12.29%-43Lake40.10%99058.69%1,4490.93%230.04%10.24%6-18.59%-459San Juan37.13%27758.45%4363.62%270.40%30.40%3-21.31%-159Costilla37.33%65760.80%1,0700.85%150.91%160.11%2-23.47%-413

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