1892 United States presidential election in Colorado

none June 2025 September 2023 1892 United States presidential election 1892 United States presidential election in Colorado Colorado 1907 presidential no 1888 United States presidential election in Colorado 1888 1896 United States presidential election in Colorado 1896 November 8, 1892 x200px James B. Weaver 1892 (cropped).jpg James B. Weaver Populist Party (United States) Colorado Democratic Party Iowa James G. Field 4 53,584 57.07% Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) Indiana Whitelaw Reid 0 38,620 41.13% 1892 United States presidential election in Colorado results map by county.svg 280px County results Weaver #afe9af 40–50% #73d873 50–60% #42ca42 60–70% #30a630 70–80% #217821 80–90% Harrison #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) The 1892 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. In its early days as a state, Colorado had, like the Plains States to its east, been solidly Republican. Despite widespread criticism of the national party for its monetary policy, the Republicans continuously controlled the legislature and held the governorship for five of seven terms.Ubbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine and Smith, Duane A.; A Colorado History, pp. 206-207 0871089424 Because Colorado was the leading silver-producing state in the nation, the policies of the federal government since President Hayes were deeply unpopular with both silver miners and mineowners. Crises emerging in Colorado's agricultural sector from low wheat pricesGormley, Ken (editor); The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History, p. 299 1479839906 and a severe drought in 1888 and 1889,Larson, Robert W.; ‘Populism in the Mountain West: A Mainstream Movement’; Western Historical Quarterly; Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 1982), pp. 143-164 combined with the state's underdevelopment produced resentment of the Northeast,Azari, Julia and Hetherington, Mark J.; ‘Back to the Future? What the Politics of the Late Nineteenth Century Can Tell Us about the 2016 Election’; The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science; Vol 667: Elections in America; (September 2016), pp. 92-109 where the Republican Party's power base was located. Campaign On April 27, 1892, the Colorado Republican Party held their convention and passed a resolution demanding free silver. The party endorsed Benjamin Harrison as being "favorable to the white metal" at its second convention from September 8 to 9.Knoles 1971 183 The Colorado Democratic Party held its convention from September 12 to 13.Knoles 1971 183 The Populist Party's platform called for replacing the gold standard with the free coinage of silver at a 16:1 ratio with gold. This meant that outside the Hispanic south-central counties and some parts of the eastern High Plains, support for the Populist movement was extremely strong in the state, even among many conservatives who opposed the Populists’ economic philosophy but were concerned primarily about the silver issue.White, Richard; It’s Your Misfortune and None of My Own: A New History of the American West, pp. 374-375 0806125675 In order to achieve success, the newly formed Populist Party would fuse with the minority Democratic Party, although a proposed slate of electors pledged to national Democratic nominees Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson I was not withdrawn with the instruction to support the Populist nominee James B. Weaver until the last week before the poll,‘The Democratic Plan’; Grand Junction News, November 5, 1892, p. 3 after a long struggle within the state Democratic Party.‘Saturday’s Convention’; Grand Junction News, September 17, 1892, p. 4 Polls on election day said Weaver was two-to-one on to carry Colorado,‘Confusion in Colorado: All Making Claims but the Betting Favors Weaver’; Los Angeles Times, November 8, 1892, p. 1 and in the end Weaver and running mate James G. Field carried the state by 15.94 points over the Republican nominees, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and his running mate Whitelaw Reid of New York. Weaver dominated most of the state, especially the high mountains and West Slope. Colorado was one of a handful of states, five in total, that did not feature former and future President Grover Cleveland on their ballots. As of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, this is the only time Colorado voted for a third-party candidate. Results 1892 United States presidential election in ColoradoDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – ColoradoPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes People's/Democratic James B. Weaver 53,584 57.07% 4 Republican Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) 38,620 41.13% 0 Prohibition John Bidwell 1,687 1.80% 0 Totals 93,891 100.00% 4 Voter turnout — Results by county CountyBenjamin HarrisonGéoelections; Presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)RepublicanJames B. WeaverGéoelections; Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)Populist/DemocraticJohn BidwellGéoelections; Popular Vote for John Bidwell (.xlsx file for €15)ProhibitionMarginBecause Grover Cleveland was not on the ballot and no nominee was listed under the “Democratic” line, margin given is Harrison vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin Harrison percentage minus Weaver percentage for all counties.%#%#%#%# Cheyenne 66.67% 102 33.33% 51 0.00% 0 33.33% 51 Lincoln 64.57% 113 34.86% 61 0.57% 1 29.71% 52 Washington 62.97% 250 34.01% 135 3.02% 12 28.97% 115 Costilla 63.45% 526 35.95% 298 0.60% 5 27.50% 228 Douglas 57.60% 360 41.76% 261 0.64% 4 15.84% 99 Huerfano 57.56% 750 41.83% 545 0.61% 8 15.73% 205 Conejos 56.88% 823 42.43% 614 0.69% 10 14.44% 209 Logan 56.00% 322 42.61% 245 1.39% 8 13.39% 77 Kit Carson 54.10% 277 44.73% 229 1.17% 6 9.38% 48 Kiowa 53.55% 151 45.74% 129 0.71% 2 7.80% 22 Phillips 49.17% 266 44.55% 241 6.28% 34 4.62% 25 Rio Grande 48.82% 539 49.00% 541 2.17% 24 -0.18% -2 Prowers 49.25% 229 49.89% 232 0.86% 4 -0.65% -3 Routt 49.17% 325 50.23% 332 0.61% 4 -1.06% -7 Arapahoe 48.11% 11,331 50.03% 11,783 1.86% 439 -1.92% -452 El Paso 47.39% 2,657 49.46% 2,773 3.16% 177 -2.07% -116 Baca 47.72% 157 50.46% 166 1.82% 6 -2.74% -9 Morgan 47.60% 208 51.49% 225 0.92% 4 -3.89% -17 Archuleta 47.98% 107 52.02% 116 0.00% 0 -4.04% -9 Garfield 47.00% 634 51.89% 700 1.11% 15 -4.89% -66 Pueblo 46.06% 2,404 52.40% 2,735 1.53% 80 -6.34% -331 Larimer 43.05% 975 51.08% 1,157 5.87% 133 -8.04% -182 Mesa 42.76% 529 50.85% 629 6.39% 79 -8.08% -100 Jefferson 42.86% 792 51.46% 951 5.68% 105 -8.60% -159 Sedgwick 44.86% 131 53.77% 157 1.37% 4 -8.90% -26 Elbert 45.22% 189 54.55% 228 0.24% 1 -9.33% -39 Grand 43.70% 104 55.88% 133 0.42% 1 -12.18% -29 Custer 43.27% 296 55.99% 383 0.73% 5 -12.72% -87 Otero 41.38% 480 55.60% 645 3.02% 35 -14.22% -165 Weld 41.10% 1,138 56.48% 1,564 2.42% 67 -15.38% -426 Las Animas 41.31% 1,276 58.14% 1,796 0.55% 17 -16.83% -520 Chaffee 40.12% 678 58.99% 997 0.89% 15 -18.88% -319 Fremont 39.13% 830 58.32% 1,237 2.55% 54 -19.19% -407 Bent 40.30% 162 59.70% 240 0.00% 0 -19.40% -78 Gunnison 38.71% 588 61.03% 927 0.26% 4 -22.32% -339 Boulder 36.42% 1,338 60.40% 2,219 3.18% 117 -23.98% -881 Park 36.92% 384 62.88% 654 0.19% 2 -25.96% -270 Saguache 36.51% 326 63.05% 563 0.45% 4 -26.54% -237 Rio Blanco 36.29% 127 62.86% 220 0.86% 3 -26.57% -93 Yuma 35.29% 198 62.75% 352 1.96% 11 -27.45% -154 Montrose 34.88% 301 63.62% 549 1.51% 13 -28.74% -248 Delta 33.05% 237 64.02% 459 2.93% 21 -30.96% -222 Gilpin 32.53% 431 64.23% 851 3.25% 43 -31.70% -420 La Plata 33.58% 545 65.43% 1,062 0.99% 16 -31.85% -517 Dolores 32.92% 294 67.08% 599 0.00% 0 -34.15% -305 Lake 30.68% 1,003 69.04% 2,257 0.28% 9 -38.36% -1,254 Eagle 29.22% 275 70.35% 662 0.43% 4 -41.13% -387 Montezuma 27.83% 140 72.17% 363 0.00% 0 -44.33% -223 Summit 25.60% 279 73.39% 800 1.01% 11 -47.80% -521 Hinsdale 25.81% 412 74.19% 1,184 0.00% 0 -48.37% -772 San Miguel 23.43% 272 75.54% 877 1.03% 12 -52.11% -605 Clear Creek 22.10% 494 77.40% 1,730 0.49% 11 -55.30% -1,236 Ouray 18.23% 324 81.20% 1,443 0.56% 10 -62.97% -1,119 San Juan 16.52% 96 83.30% 484 0.17% 1 -66.78% -388 Pitkin 13.69% 445 86.15% 2,800 0.15% 5 -72.46% -2,355 See also United States presidential elections in Colorado Notes References 2 Works cited Knoles George The Presidential Campaign and Election of 1892 Stanford University Press 1971 https://archive.org/details/presidentialcamp0000knol 040450969X Colorado 1892 Presidential election in Colorado