1912 United States presidential election in Colorado
County Results
Wilson
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Roosevelt
30–40%
Taft
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The 1912 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 5 , 1912 , as part of the 1912 United States presidential election . State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Colorado was won by New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson (D –New Jersey ), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall , with 42.80% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P –New York ), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson , with 27.09% of the popular vote, the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R –Ohio ), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler , with 21.88% of the popular vote and the five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States Eugene V. Debs (S –Indiana ), running with the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States Emil Seidel , with 6.15% of the popular vote.[ 1]
County
Thomas Woodrow Wilson [ 2] Democratic
William Howard Taft [ 2] Republican
Theodore Roosevelt [ 2] Progressive "Bull Moose"
Eugene Victor Debs [ 2] Socialist
Various candidates[ 2] Other parties
Margin[ a]
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Summit
62.18%
600
18.55%
179
15.75%
152
3.11%
30
0.41%
4
43.63%[ b]
421
Pitkin
57.51%
770
15.53%
208
13.14%
176
12.70%
170
1.12%
15
41.97%[ b]
562
Montezuma
56.69%
1,017
15.89%
285
19.62%
352
6.69%
120
1.11%
20
37.07%
665
Clear Creek
59.25%
1,166
23.83%
469
12.35%
243
3.30%
65
1.27%
25
35.42%[ b]
697
Dolores
53.68%
124
19.48%
45
12.12%
28
14.72%
34
0.00%
0
34.20%[ b]
79
San Juan
54.04%
555
22.49%
231
8.67%
89
14.41%
148
0.39%
4
31.55%[ b]
324
La Plata
49.86%
1,775
19.44%
692
18.17%
647
10.39%
370
2.13%
76
30.42%[ b]
1,083
Gilpin
56.02%
931
26.65%
443
13.36%
222
3.25%
54
0.72%
12
29.36%[ b]
488
Gunnison
52.41%
1,206
24.03%
553
15.51%
357
6.78%
156
1.26%
29
28.38%[ b]
653
Ouray
48.43%
710
18.62%
273
20.33%
298
11.94%
175
0.68%
10
28.10%
412
Teller
52.11%
3,027
11.64%
676
24.19%
1,405
11.60%
674
0.46%
27
27.92%
1,622
Chaffee
48.34%
1,641
21.30%
723
20.41%
693
8.31%
282
1.65%
56
27.04%[ b]
918
Grand
52.70%
507
25.78%
248
18.50%
178
1.87%
18
1.14%
11
26.92%[ b]
259
Pueblo
49.20%
7,643
19.64%
3,050
24.58%
3,818
4.65%
722
1.93%
300
24.62%
3,825
Park
53.92%
529
29.87%
293
11.21%
110
4.69%
46
0.31%
3
24.06%[ b]
236
Garfield
46.25%
1,806
21.10%
824
22.54%
880
8.12%
317
2.00%
78
23.71%
926
Routt
49.82%
1,408
26.11%
738
13.98%
395
8.81%
249
1.27%
36
23.71%[ b]
670
Lake
45.87%
1,933
22.92%
966
20.50%
864
10.13%
427
0.57%
24
22.95%[ b]
967
Eagle
48.53%
727
25.83%
387
15.62%
234
9.41%
141
0.60%
9
22.70%[ b]
340
Otero
46.80%
2,885
20.98%
1,293
25.67%
1,582
3.97%
245
2.58%
159
21.14%
1,303
Rio Grande
46.03%
1,286
24.98%
698
22.37%
625
4.22%
118
2.40%
67
21.05%[ b]
588
Douglas
46.82%
619
28.21%
373
21.94%
290
2.27%
30
0.76%
10
18.61%[ b]
246
Fremont
43.80%
2,823
20.88%
1,346
25.20%
1,624
7.39%
476
2.73%
176
18.60%
1,199
San Miguel
48.88%
1,029
30.36%
639
14.25%
300
5.61%
118
0.90%
19
18.53%[ b]
390
Boulder
40.77%
4,330
23.02%
2,445
23.25%
2,469
8.64%
918
4.31%
458
17.52%
1,861
Custer
51.41%
510
34.98%
347
10.99%
109
1.92%
19
0.71%
7
16.43%[ b]
163
Mineral
44.48%
286
28.93%
186
10.58%
68
15.09%
97
0.93%
6
15.55%[ b]
100
Crowley
43.66%
719
28.35%
467
21.62%
356
3.64%
60
2.73%
45
15.30%[ b]
252
Rio Blanco
48.08%
538
33.24%
372
16.53%
185
1.52%
17
0.63%
7
14.83%[ b]
166
Weld
41.46%
4,713
27.39%
3,114
23.57%
2,679
3.74%
425
3.84%
437
14.07%[ b]
1,599
Adams
46.48%
1,312
14.10%
398
33.37%
942
4.85%
137
1.20%
34
13.11%
370
Jefferson
43.10%
2,309
18.87%
1,011
30.80%
1,650
5.73%
307
1.49%
80
12.30%
659
Moffat
43.60%
409
31.34%
294
19.83%
186
3.41%
32
1.81%
17
12.26%[ b]
115
Montrose
39.39%
1,478
16.82%
631
27.24%
1,022
11.49%
431
5.06%
190
12.15%
456
Conejos
46.48%
2,147
34.36%
1,587
13.12%
606
4.87%
225
1.17%
54
12.12%[ b]
560
Archuleta
45.21%
609
33.56%
452
17.37%
234
2.67%
36
1.19%
16
11.66%[ b]
157
Kiowa
42.82%
638
18.32%
273
32.21%
480
4.16%
62
2.48%
37
10.60%
158
Baca
38.19%
430
28.24%
318
21.40%
241
9.86%
111
2.31%
26
9.95%[ b]
112
Larimer
36.27%
2,597
26.98%
1,932
23.20%
1,661
7.62%
546
5.93%
425
9.29%[ b]
665
Denver
44.47%
26,690
13.59%
8,155
36.09%
21,657
4.58%
2,750
1.27%
764
8.39%
5,033
Logan
40.66%
1,338
20.18%
664
33.12%
1,090
3.80%
125
2.25%
74
7.54%
248
Cheyenne
37.78%
507
17.66%
237
30.85%
414
11.03%
148
2.68%
36
6.93%
93
Saguache
42.80%
859
36.37%
730
13.60%
273
6.83%
137
0.40%
8
6.43%[ b]
129
Elbert
36.96%
757
24.22%
496
30.76%
630
5.91%
121
2.15%
44
6.20%
127
Hinsdale
44.60%
157
38.64%
136
7.67%
27
9.09%
32
0.00%
0
5.97%[ b]
21
Delta
36.67%
1,808
16.28%
803
31.70%
1,563
11.36%
560
4.00%
197
4.97%
245
Jackson
47.45%
242
42.75%
218
6.67%
34
1.96%
10
1.18%
6
4.71%[ b]
24
Phillips
37.68%
448
22.37%
266
33.05%
393
3.87%
46
3.03%
36
4.63%
55
Bent
37.82%
730
21.76%
420
35.23%
680
1.97%
38
3.21%
62
2.59%
50
Washington
38.87%
765
18.34%
361
36.53%
719
3.61%
71
2.64%
52
2.34%
46
Morgan
33.10%
1,005
28.16%
855
30.83%
936
4.18%
127
3.72%
113
2.27%
69
El Paso
36.95%
5,559
18.72%
2,816
35.44%
5,332
6.17%
928
2.73%
411
1.51%
227
Prowers
32.62%
1,042
29.05%
928
31.40%
1,003
4.76%
152
2.16%
69
1.22%
39
Arapahoe
36.33%
1,379
20.15%
765
35.41%
1,344
7.03%
267
1.08%
41
0.92%
35
Kit Carson
31.69%
719
25.08%
569
31.20%
708
9.83%
223
2.20%
50
0.48%
11
Mesa
34.93%
2,733
12.47%
976
34.80%
2,723
14.46%
1,131
3.34%
261
0.13%
10
Lincoln
34.90%
796
23.41%
534
34.85%
795
3.33%
76
3.51%
80
0.04%
1
Yuma
36.20%
1,170
14.42%
466
37.69%
1,218
9.87%
319
1.83%
59
-1.49%
-48
Sedgwick
30.59%
338
29.68%
328
35.48%
392
2.53%
28
1.72%
19
-4.89%
-54
Las Animas
36.57%
3,604
43.82%
4,318
14.83%
1,461
3.92%
386
0.86%
85
-7.25%[ b]
-714
Costilla
29.12%
567
55.06%
1,072
10.48%
204
3.65%
71
1.69%
33
-25.94%[ b]
-505
Huerfano
28.74%
1,277
63.32%
2,814
5.85%
260
1.44%
64
0.65%
29
-34.59%[ b]
-1,537
^ Because Roosevelt finished ahead of Taft in Colorado as a whole, all margins given are Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage and Wilson vote total minus Roosevelt vote total unless otherwise stated for the county in question.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag In this county where Roosevelt did run behind both Taft and Wilson, margin given is Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage and vote total margin Wilson total minus Taft total.
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