Colorado presidential election results and history

Colorado has voted in 38 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 25 of the 37 with a recorded winner (68%).

Current members of Congress from Colorado (10)

Michael F. Bennet Senator · Democrat
John W. Hickenlooper Senator · Democrat
Diana DeGette District 1 · Democrat
Joe Neguse District 2 · Democrat
Jeff Hurd District 3 · Republican
Lauren Boebert District 4 · Republican
Jeff Crank District 5 · Republican
Jason Crow District 6 · Democrat
Brittany Pettersen District 7 · Democrat
Gabe Evans District 8 · Republican

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris11.0 pts
Electoral votes: 10
Republican wins: 21
Democratic wins: 15

Colorado, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Colorado

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	54.1%	Donald J. Trump	11.0	10	3,192,745	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	55.4%	Donald J. Trump	13.5	9	3,256,952	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	48.2%	Donald J. Trump	4.9	9	2,780,220	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	51.5%	Mitt Romney	5.4	9	2,569,520	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	53.7%	John McCain	9.0	9	2,401,361	Barack Obama ✓
2004	George W. Bush	51.7%	John Kerry	4.7	9	2,130,330	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	50.8%	Albert Gore, Jr.	8.4	8	1,741,368	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	45.8%	William J. Clinton	1.4	8	1,510,704	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	William J. Clinton	40.1%	George H. W. Bush	4.3	8	1,569,180	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	53.1%	Michael Dukakis	7.8	8	1,372,394	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	63.4%	Walter Mondale	28.3	8	1,295,380	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	55.1%	Jimmy Carter	24.0	7	1,184,415	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	54.0%	Jimmy Carter	11.5	7	1,081,554	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	62.6%	George McGovern	28.0	7	953,884	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	50.5%	Hubert Humphrey	9.1	6	811,199	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	61.3%	Barry Goldwater	23.1	6	776,986	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	54.6%	John F. Kennedy	9.7	6	736,236	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson	20.8	6	657,074	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	60.3%	Adlai Stevenson	21.3	6	630,103	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	51.9%	Thomas E. Dewey	5.4	6	515,237	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	53.2%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	6.8	6	505,039	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1940	Wendell L. Willkie	50.9%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	2.6	6	549,004	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	60.4%	Alfred M. Landon	23.3	6	488,685	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	54.8%	Herbert Hoover	13.4	6	457,696	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	64.7%	Alfred E. Smith	30.8	6	392,242	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	57.0%	John W. Davis	35.0	6	342,261	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	59.3%	James M. Cox	23.4	6	292,053	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	60.5%	Charles E. Hughes	26.0	6	294,375	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	42.8%	Theodore Roosevelt	15.9	6	265,954	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	48.0%	William Howard Taft	1.1	5	263,858	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	55.3%	Alton B. Parker	14.2	5	243,667	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William Jennings Bryan	55.5%	William McKinley	13.6	4	220,895	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	84.9%	William McKinley	71.1	4	189,539	William McKinley ✗
1892	James B. Weaver	57.1%	Benjamin Harrison	15.9	4	93,881	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	55.2%	Grover Cleveland	14.4	3	91,946	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	54.2%	Grover Cleveland	12.6	3	66,519	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	51.3%	Winfield S. Hancock	5.2	3	53,546	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	3 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to Rutherford B. Hayes	—	—	—	—	—	Rutherford B. Hayes

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Questions and answers

How has Colorado voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 11.0 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 13.5 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 4.9 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 5.4 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 9.0 points.

When did Colorado last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Colorado last vote Republican for president?

In 2004, for George W. Bush.

How often does Colorado vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Colorado backed the national winner in 25 of 37 elections in this record (68%).

Is Colorado a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 5.4 points, Democratic by 4.9 points, Democratic by 13.5 points and Democratic by 11.0 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data