The 1924 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 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.

Between 1896 and 1916, Colorado had been strongly Democratic-leaning due to that party's adoption of free silver in this silver-mining state;Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 418 however, in 1920 Warren G. Harding carried every county in the state. In the following few years the Ku Klux Klan grew extremely rapidly in Colorado and by the time of the next election it was close to taking control of the state government.Ubbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine and Smith Duane A.; A Colorado History, p. 286 The Klan was aided by structural problems in Colorado's agricultureMcVeigh, Rory; ‘Structural incentives for conservative mobilization: Power devaluation and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, 1915-1925’ Social Forces, volume 77, issue 4, (June 1999), pp. 1461-1496 and fear of Catholicism embedded in Mexican immigration and the traditional Catholicism of the Hispanic south-central counties.Goldberg, Robert Allan; Hooded empire: the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado, 1921-1932, p. 252. Published 1977 by University of Illinois Press

As it turned out, the strong economy ensured that incumbent President Calvin Coolidge would have little trouble carrying the state, despite the strong third-party candidacy of Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette, who was opposed to the powerful Klan and struggled in the anti-Catholic High Plains.Murphy, Kevin C.; ‘Uphill All the Way: The Fortunes of Progressivism, 1919–1929’ (thesis), p. 1023. Published 2013 by Columbia University

this is the last occasion Costilla County has voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This was also the best margin for a Republican presidential nominee in Colorado.

Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Clyde C. Dawson195,171 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge H. B. Means194,456 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Mrs. E. C. Giddings194,205 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Robert G. Breckenridge193,956 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Edward C. Hanley193,593 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Mrs. Spencer Penrose193,068 Democratic Party John W. Davis George H. Day75,238 Democratic Party John W. Davis William C. Jones74,778 Democratic Party John W. Davis Rose Lee Smith74,547 Democratic Party John W. Davis Richard H. Malone74,515 Democratic Party John W. Davis A. W. Scott74,133 Democratic Party John W. Davis U. J. Warren73,481 La Follette-Wheeler Robert M. La Follette Elmer A. Backus57,368 La Follette-Wheeler Robert M. La Follette Theodora L. Hayward57,339 La Follette-Wheeler Robert M. La Follette Aaron P. R. Drucker57,173 La Follette-Wheeler Robert M. La Follette Henrietta B. Lindsey57,084 La Follette-Wheeler Robert M. La Follette Earl Hoage56,860 La Follette-Wheeler Robert M. La Follette Owen E. Webb56,424 Farmer-Labor Party Robert M. La Follette Hattie K. Howard12,577 Farmer-Labor Party Robert M. La Follette Frances M. Cale12,535 Farmer-Labor Party Robert M. La Follette John A. H. Hopkins, Jr.12,457 Farmer-Labor Party Robert M. La Follette Vance Monroe12,320 Farmer-Labor Party Robert M. La Follette Lee Burton Ruckman12,282 Farmer-Labor Party Robert M. La Follette E. I. Raymond12,260 Prohibition Party Herman P. Faris Henry Candlin966 Prohibition Party Herman P. Faris J. H. Dodds940 Prohibition Party Herman P. Faris Edgar Wilkinson913 Prohibition Party Herman P. Faris Fannie E. Faris911 Prohibition Party Herman P. Faris James Renwick Wylie860 Prohibition Party Herman P. Faris Alonzo Spicer841 Workers Party William Z. Foster James Albert Ayres562 Workers Party William Z. Foster Nelson Dewey509 Workers Party William Z. Foster William Dietrich461 Workers Party William Z. Foster Leonard Forschler413 Workers Party William Z. Foster Wilbert Hutton408 Workers Party William Z. Foster Orlo McSwain378 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns J. V. Smith378 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns Ludwig Ginther313 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns Andrew Ohman282 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns A. T. Ljungberg278Votes cast 342,260

Results by county CountyJohn Calvin CoolidgeColorado Secretary of State Elections Center; Abstract of Votes Cast at a General Election Held on Tuesday, November 4, A.D. 1924 For Presidential Electors...RepublicanJohn William DavisDemocraticRobert M. La FolletteLaFollette-WheelerFarmer-LaborHerman Preston FarisProhibitionWilliam Z. FosterWorkersFrank Tetes JohnsSocialist LaborMargin%#%#%#%#%#%#%#Morgan69.99%3,32115.95%75713.40%6360.38%180.11%50.17%854.04%2,564Jackson67.35%39418.97%11112.82%750.17%10.00%00.68%448.38%283Larimer66.65%6,53820.08%1,97012.46%1,2220.45%440.17%170.18%1846.57%4,568Arapahoe64.23%4,26718.20%1,20917.18%1,1410.21%140.11%70.08%546.03%3,058Jefferson63.69%4,86916.63%1,27119.42%1,4850.09%70.10%80.07%544.26%3,384Denver63.44%59,07716.93%15,76419.20%17,8760.15%1360.20%1900.09%8044.24%41,201Weld62.68%10,18520.96%3,40615.78%2,5650.31%510.09%140.18%2941.72%6,779Fremont61.13%4,43321.37%1,55016.95%1,2290.32%230.08%60.15%1139.75%2,883Kit Carson60.21%2,10820.57%72018.42%6450.51%180.06%20.23%839.65%1,388Clear Creek61.87%72224.34%28413.45%1570.09%10.17%20.09%137.53%438Prowers59.21%2,56424.06%1,04215.80%6840.67%290.09%40.16%735.15%1,522Otero59.19%4,69424.44%1,93815.46%1,2260.69%550.10%80.11%934.75%2,756Yuma57.91%2,78917.96%86523.63%1,1380.46%220.00%00.04%234.28%1,651Boulder58.75%7,59525.32%3,27315.53%2,0070.21%270.10%130.09%1233.43%4,322El Paso55.69%10,21522.57%4,14021.19%3,8870.39%710.08%140.09%1733.12%6,075Adams56.33%2,93123.24%1,20919.72%1,0260.35%180.25%130.12%633.10%1,722Douglas55.34%87024.36%38319.91%3130.13%20.06%10.19%330.98%487Lincoln54.70%1,64221.12%63423.78%7140.20%60.03%10.17%530.91%928Gilpin54.78%36124.43%16120.49%1350.15%10.00%00.15%130.35%200Elbert54.97%1,42819.48%50624.75%6430.65%170.04%10.12%330.22%785Washington54.27%1,85121.11%72024.10%8220.41%140.03%10.09%330.17%1,029Grand54.31%68124.56%30820.97%2630.08%10.08%10.00%029.74%373Saguache58.33%1,20528.61%59112.44%2570.29%60.05%10.29%629.72%614Park56.12%66026.87%31615.05%1771.53%180.17%20.26%329.25%344Logan55.60%3,10316.95%94626.59%1,4840.34%190.30%170.22%1229.01%1,619Rio Blanco60.84%76632.33%4076.27%790.40%50.00%00.16%228.51%359Pueblo52.86%10,57724.57%4,91722.02%4,4060.11%230.33%660.10%2028.29%5,660Delta54.36%2,75226.57%1,34518.31%9270.47%240.22%110.08%427.79%1,407Sedgwick51.97%77924.82%37222.48%3370.47%70.00%00.27%427.15%407Cheyenne55.70%87515.02%23628.64%4500.38%60.19%30.06%127.05%425Garfield51.27%1,93424.31%91723.78%8970.27%100.21%80.16%626.96%1,017Bent54.14%1,51128.81%80416.55%4620.36%100.14%40.00%025.33%707Rio Grande53.51%1,57231.38%92214.19%4170.68%200.20%60.03%122.12%650Las Animas48.68%5,69823.56%2,75827.28%3,1930.34%400.07%80.08%921.40%2,505Hinsdale50.00%13828.62%7920.65%570.36%10.00%00.36%121.38%59Routt53.51%1,82232.78%1,11613.19%4490.21%70.09%30.23%820.73%706Teller48.78%1,28322.51%59228.10%7390.11%30.27%70.23%620.68%544Kiowa47.49%80525.43%43126.90%4560.12%20.06%10.00%020.59%349Baca46.35%1,17425.78%65325.82%6541.11%280.87%220.08%220.53%520Huerfano49.08%2,78421.49%1,21929.00%1,6450.12%70.23%130.07%420.08%1,139Crowley50.23%1,08730.82%66718.35%3970.28%60.28%60.05%119.41%420Montrose45.82%2,07727.33%1,23926.16%1,1860.31%140.18%80.20%918.49%838Mesa45.53%4,05326.83%2,38827.21%2,4220.34%300.03%30.07%618.32%1,631Conejos56.17%1,47537.89%9955.79%1520.15%40.00%00.00%018.28%480Moffat50.70%1,00932.51%64716.58%3300.10%20.00%00.10%218.19%362Phillips49.61%1,07618.30%39731.72%6880.28%60.05%10.05%117.89%388Pitkin47.27%44221.82%20430.59%2860.21%20.00%00.11%116.68%156Eagle44.43%72226.52%43128.25%4590.31%50.12%20.37%616.18%263Custer44.41%42929.09%28125.47%2460.72%70.10%10.21%215.32%148Summit47.52%35432.35%24119.33%1440.40%30.27%20.13%115.17%113Mineral46.01%15030.98%10122.39%730.31%10.00%00.31%115.03%49Gunnison44.70%1,12223.82%59831.04%7790.16%40.08%20.20%513.67%343Lake43.00%1,00526.23%61329.65%6930.51%120.47%110.13%313.35%312Archuleta43.12%45125.72%26930.21%3160.29%30.57%60.10%112.91%135Ouray44.28%48423.42%25631.56%3450.18%20.55%60.00%012.72%139Chaffee43.40%1,33619.88%61236.26%1,1160.19%60.19%60.06%27.15%220San Miguel43.62%67736.53%56718.56%2880.00%01.03%160.26%47.09%110Alamosa40.59%1,00925.14%62533.83%8410.24%60.16%40.04%16.76%168Costilla48.37%75542.60%6658.14%1270.64%100.13%20.13%25.77%90San Juan39.78%21837.59%20622.63%1240.00%00.00%00.00%02.19%12Montezuma34.58%70335.46%72129.27%5950.49%100.15%30.05%1-0.89%-18La Plata35.13%1,46936.25%1,51628.10%1,1750.41%170.05%20.07%3-1.12%-47Dolores21.30%9535.20%15742.38%1890.90%40.22%10.00%0-7.17%-32

See also United States presidential elections in Colorado

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