2008 Colorado Democratic presidential caucuses

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Colorado Democratic presidential caucuses Colorado presidential no 2004 Colorado Democratic caucuses 2004 2016 Colorado Democratic caucuses 2016 70 Democratic National Convention delegates 2008 02 05 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 80,113 66.53% 35 Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 38,839 32.26% 20 250px 250px Caucus results by county Clinton: #fce0b4 40–50% #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% Obama: #e1bbe1 40–50% #cf94cf 50–60% #bd6fbd 60–70% #a949a9 70–80% #863886 80–90% Tie: #666666 CA CT The 2008 Colorado Democratic presidential caucuses took place on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008. As he did in every other state that held a caucus rather than a primary, Barack Obama won the caucus by a wide, two-to-one margin over Hillary Clinton. Process As a cost-saving measure, Colorado stopped holding primary elections in 2000 in favor of a caucus system. Caucuses are run and paid for by the political parties. Both Republican and Democratic Caucus started at 7 p.m. Kosena Jason Republican caucus goers showing up early The Coloradoan 2008-02-05 http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/UPDATES01/80205030 2008-02-04 October 2010 H3llBot The Colorado Democratic Caucus was a closed caucus, open only to registered voters who registered as Democrats no later than December 5, 2007, with the exception of 18-year-olds or new citizens, who could register at the caucus site. The precinct chairs took presidential preference polls of all caucus attendees; these preference polls were reported to the media.http://www.coloradodems.org/docs/2008CaucusWhatIs.pdf Archived copy 2008-02-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080220201817/http://www.coloradodems.org/docs/2008CaucusWhatIs.pdf 2008-02-20 After the preference poll, delegates were then selected among the attendees for each viable candidate, and supporters of nonviable groups could re-caucus into viable groups. Candidates were required to reach a 15-percent threshold for viability within each level of the selection process. Following the local caucuses, county conventions, congressional district conventions, and the state convention, on May 17, 2008, were held to finally apportion delegates to the Democratic National Convention.http://www.coloradodems.org/docs/2008DSPFinal.pdf Archived copy 2008-02-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080220201845/http://www.coloradodems.org/docs/2008DSPFinal.pdf 2008-02-20 Polls A Denver Post poll from late January indicated that Barack Obama was leading Hillary Clinton, though polls from earlier in the year had shown Clinton with a double-digit lead.Colorado Democratic Caucus http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_democratic_caucus-407.html Real Clear Politics 2008-02-04 Statewide opinion polling for the Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008#Colorado Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Precinct Caucus Results Total Precincts: 3,205 Caucus date: February 5, 2008 2008 Colorado Democratic Presidential Caucus Results PartyCandidateVotesPercentageDelegates Democratic Barack Obama 80,113 66.53% 35 Democratic Hillary Clinton 38,839 32.26% 20 Democratic Uncommitted 1,260 1.05% 0 Democratic John Edwards 102 0.08% 0 Democratic Dennis Kucinich 58 0.05% 0 Democratic Mike Gravel 18 0.01% 0 Democratic Bill Richardson 17 0.01% 0 Democratic Joe Biden 4 0.00% 0 Democratic Christopher Dodd 0 0.00% 0 Totals 120,971 100.00% 55 Voter turnout % — County Assembly and Convention Results Assembly/Convention Dates: February 20–March 17, 2008 National pledged delegates determined: 0 (of 55) Key: Withdrewprior to contest Colorado Democratic presidential county assemblies/conventions, 200899% of counties reportingLeip Dave 2008 Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=8&f=0&off=0&elect=1 2008-04-19CandidateCounty delegatesPercentageEstimated national delegateshttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/CO-D.phtml Richard E. Berg-Andersson The Green Papers Colorado Democratic Delegation 2008-05-13 Barack Obama 6,199 62.65% 36 Hillary Clinton 3,270 32.05% 19 Uncommitted 426 4.31% 0 Totals9,895100.00%55 Congressional District Convention Results Convention Dates: May 3–16, 2008 National pledged delegates determined: 36 (of 55) Key: Withdrewprior to contest Colorado Democratic presidential congressional district conventions, 2008100% of districts reportingCandidateDistrict delegatesColorado Democratic Congressional District Convention Results http://coloradodems.org/content/view/704/1/ Colorado Democratic Party 2008-05-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080521190223/http://coloradodems.org/content/view/704/1/ 2008-05-21 PercentageEstimated national delegates Barack Obama 23 63.9% 36 Hillary Clinton 13 36.1% 19 Totals36100%55 State Convention Results Convention Date: May 17, 2008 National pledged delegates determined: 19 (of 55) Key: Withdrewprior to contest Colorado Democratic presidential state convention, 2008CandidateAt-Large and PLEO delegatesColorado Democratic Party - State Convention Results http://coloradodems.org/content/view/707/27/ Colorado Democratic Party 2008-05-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080806180416/http://coloradodems.org/content/view/707/27/ 2008-08-06 PercentageNational delegates Barack Obama 13 68.4% 36 Hillary Clinton 6 31.6% 19 Totals19100%55 Analysis Barack Obama's large margin of victory in the Colorado Democratic Caucus can be traced to a number of factors. The Clinton campaign largely ignored organizing for caucuses and rather spent their time getting the vote out in bigger, more crucial states that had more delegates up for grabs. The Obama campaign took advantage of this and it ultimately paid off as caucusgoers in Colorado awarded Obama a more than two-to-one margin of victory. Obama performed extremely well statewide and won nearly every county. Clinton performed the best in Eastern Colorado where she won the more rural and conservative counties in the Eastern Slope. See also 2008 Colorado Republican Caucus 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries References Colorado Category:2008 Colorado elections 2008 Category:2008 Super Tuesday