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1948 United States presidential election in Colorado|
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 County Results
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Truman
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
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Dewey
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Colorado was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 51.88% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 46.52% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 election, Truman remains the last candidate to carry Colorado without winning Larimer County, as well as the last Democrat to win the national election without Adams County. Colorado also marks Truman's strongest performance in a state that Dewey had won against Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944.
| County
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Harry S. Truman
Democratic
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Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
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Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
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Various candidates
Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Adams
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4,419
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40.95%
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6,240
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57.83%
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99
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0.92%
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33
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0.31%
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-1,821
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-16.88%
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10,791
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| Alamosa
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2,395
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54.76%
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1,950
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44.58%
|
24
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0.55%
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5
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0.11%
|
445
|
10.18%
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4,374
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| Arapahoe
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6,962
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46.17%
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7,943
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52.67%
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122
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0.81%
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53
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0.35%
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-981
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-6.50%
|
15,080
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| Archuleta
|
479
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44.19%
|
597
|
55.07%
|
4
|
0.37%
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4
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0.37%
|
-118
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-10.88%
|
1,084
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| Baca
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1,398
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52.13%
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1,260
|
46.98%
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21
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0.78%
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3
|
0.11%
|
138
|
5.15%
|
2,682
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| Bent
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1,658
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55.56%
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1,296
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43.43%
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18
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0.60%
|
12
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0.40%
|
362
|
12.13%
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2,984
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| Boulder
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8,792
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44.32%
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10,335
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52.09%
|
488
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2.46%
|
224
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1.13%
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-1,543
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-7.77%
|
19,839
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| Chaffee
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1,476
|
41.23%
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2,065
|
57.68%
|
31
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0.87%
|
8
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0.22%
|
-589
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-16.45%
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3,580
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| Cheyenne
|
713
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51.44%
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657
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47.40%
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13
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0.94%
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3
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0.22%
|
56
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4.04%
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1,386
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| Clear Creek
|
836
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50.24%
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810
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48.68%
|
12
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0.72%
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6
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0.36%
|
26
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1.56%
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1,664
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| Conejos
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2,236
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58.43%
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1,532
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40.03%
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25
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0.65%
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34
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0.89%
|
704
|
18.40%
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3,827
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| Costilla
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1,563
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61.73%
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921
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36.37%
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19
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0.75%
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29
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1.15%
|
642
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25.36%
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2,532
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| Crowley
|
1,004
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49.22%
|
1,027
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50.34%
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4
|
0.20%
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5
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0.25%
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-23
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-1.12%
|
2,040
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| Custer
|
384
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40.72%
|
547
|
58.01%
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10
|
1.06%
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2
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0.21%
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-163
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-17.29%
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943
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| Delta
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3,171
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49.02%
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3,158
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48.82%
|
117
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1.81%
|
23
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0.36%
|
13
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0.20%
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6,469
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| Denver
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89,489
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52.93%
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76,364
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45.17%
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2,420
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1.43%
|
794
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0.47%
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13,125
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7.76%
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169,067
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| Dolores
|
435
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54.31%
|
352
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43.95%
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14
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1.75%
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0
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0.00%
|
83
|
10.36%
|
801
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| Douglas
|
767
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43.68%
|
979
|
55.75%
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5
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0.28%
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5
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0.28%
|
-212
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-12.07%
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1,756
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| Eagle
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1,008
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55.05%
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738
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40.31%
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80
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4.37%
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5
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0.27%
|
270
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14.74%
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1,831
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| El Paso
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12,291
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43.25%
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15,705
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55.26%
|
258
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0.91%
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165
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0.58%
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-3,414
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-12.01%
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28,419
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| Elbert
|
873
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42.61%
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1,155
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56.37%
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19
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0.93%
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2
|
0.10%
|
-282
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-13.76%
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2,049
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| Fremont
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4,077
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47.26%
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4,421
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51.25%
|
95
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1.10%
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34
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0.39%
|
-344
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-3.99%
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8,627
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| Garfield
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2,364
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49.03%
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2,416
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50.10%
|
37
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0.77%
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5
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0.10%
|
-52
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-1.07%
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4,822
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| Gilpin
|
296
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48.45%
|
302
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49.43%
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10
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1.64%
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3
|
0.49%
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-6
|
-0.98%
|
611
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| Grand
|
763
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48.85%
|
777
|
49.74%
|
12
|
0.77%
|
10
|
0.64%
|
-14
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-0.89%
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1,562
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| Gunnison
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1,326
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53.17%
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1,103
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44.23%
|
56
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2.25%
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9
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0.36%
|
223
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8.94%
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2,494
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| Hinsdale
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75
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36.06%
|
133
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63.94%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
|
-58
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-27.88%
|
208
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| Huerfano
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3,448
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63.73%
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1,841
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34.03%
|
115
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2.13%
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6
|
0.11%
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1,607
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29.70%
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5,410
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| Jackson
|
291
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47.09%
|
327
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52.91%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
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0.00%
|
-36
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-5.82%
|
618
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| Jefferson
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9,145
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47.36%
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9,903
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51.29%
|
179
|
0.93%
|
81
|
0.42%
|
-758
|
-3.93%
|
19,308
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| Kiowa
|
659
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46.05%
|
758
|
52.97%
|
11
|
0.77%
|
3
|
0.21%
|
-99
|
-6.92%
|
1,431
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| Kit Carson
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1,281
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40.27%
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1,873
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58.88%
|
17
|
0.53%
|
10
|
0.31%
|
-592
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-18.61%
|
3,181
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| La Plata
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2,536
|
47.37%
|
2,735
|
51.08%
|
75
|
1.40%
|
8
|
0.15%
|
-199
|
-3.71%
|
5,354
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| Lake
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1,581
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63.04%
|
838
|
33.41%
|
78
|
3.11%
|
11
|
0.44%
|
743
|
29.63%
|
2,508
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| Larimer
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7,062
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41.47%
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9,813
|
57.63%
|
83
|
0.49%
|
71
|
0.42%
|
-2,751
|
-16.16%
|
17,029
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| Las Animas
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7,586
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67.67%
|
3,452
|
30.79%
|
133
|
1.19%
|
39
|
0.35%
|
4,134
|
36.88%
|
11,210
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| Lincoln
|
1,231
|
48.93%
|
1,271
|
50.52%
|
10
|
0.40%
|
4
|
0.16%
|
-40
|
-1.59%
|
2,516
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| Logan
|
3,179
|
49.30%
|
3,223
|
49.98%
|
33
|
0.51%
|
13
|
0.20%
|
-44
|
-0.68%
|
6,448
|
| Mesa
|
8,401
|
55.32%
|
6,586
|
43.37%
|
137
|
0.90%
|
61
|
0.40%
|
1,815
|
11.95%
|
15,185
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| Mineral
|
190
|
56.72%
|
144
|
42.99%
|
1
|
0.30%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
46
|
13.73%
|
335
|
| Moffat
|
1,101
|
46.05%
|
1,261
|
52.74%
|
23
|
0.96%
|
6
|
0.25%
|
-160
|
-6.69%
|
2,391
|
| Montezuma
|
1,653
|
49.89%
|
1,630
|
49.20%
|
21
|
0.63%
|
9
|
0.27%
|
23
|
0.69%
|
3,313
|
| Montrose
|
2,544
|
49.73%
|
2,473
|
48.34%
|
70
|
1.37%
|
29
|
0.57%
|
71
|
1.39%
|
5,116
|
| Morgan
|
2,912
|
45.63%
|
3,417
|
53.54%
|
39
|
0.61%
|
14
|
0.22%
|
-505
|
-7.91%
|
6,382
|
| Otero
|
8,640
|
66.30%
|
4,311
|
33.08%
|
61
|
0.47%
|
20
|
0.15%
|
4,329
|
33.22%
|
13,032
|
| Ouray
|
461
|
44.11%
|
574
|
54.93%
|
7
|
0.67%
|
3
|
0.29%
|
-113
|
-10.82%
|
1,045
|
| Park
|
505
|
43.84%
|
637
|
55.30%
|
9
|
0.78%
|
1
|
0.09%
|
-132
|
-11.46%
|
1,152
|
| Phillips
|
932
|
45.49%
|
1,076
|
52.51%
|
32
|
1.56%
|
9
|
0.44%
|
-144
|
-7.02%
|
2,049
|
| Pitkin
|
409
|
54.46%
|
319
|
42.48%
|
21
|
2.80%
|
2
|
0.27%
|
90
|
11.98%
|
751
|
| Prowers
|
2,497
|
49.47%
|
2,505
|
49.63%
|
22
|
0.44%
|
23
|
0.46%
|
-8
|
-0.16%
|
5,047
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| Pueblo
|
21,637
|
61.75%
|
12,756
|
36.40%
|
572
|
1.63%
|
76
|
0.22%
|
8,881
|
25.35%
|
35,041
|
| Rio Blanco
|
752
|
42.95%
|
981
|
56.03%
|
17
|
0.97%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
-229
|
-13.08%
|
1,751
|
| Rio Grande
|
1,814
|
46.80%
|
2,049
|
52.86%
|
6
|
0.15%
|
7
|
0.18%
|
-235
|
-6.06%
|
3,876
|
| Routt
|
2,088
|
57.19%
|
1,492
|
40.87%
|
56
|
1.53%
|
15
|
0.41%
|
596
|
16.32%
|
3,651
|
| Saguache
|
1,009
|
52.09%
|
914
|
47.19%
|
10
|
0.52%
|
4
|
0.21%
|
95
|
4.90%
|
1,937
|
| San Juan
|
348
|
49.71%
|
329
|
47.00%
|
21
|
3.00%
|
2
|
0.29%
|
19
|
2.71%
|
700
|
| San Miguel
|
613
|
56.81%
|
451
|
41.80%
|
15
|
1.39%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
162
|
15.01%
|
1,079
|
| Sedgwick
|
834
|
44.67%
|
1,020
|
54.63%
|
10
|
0.54%
|
3
|
0.16%
|
-186
|
-9.96%
|
1,867
|
| Summit
|
378
|
56.00%
|
292
|
43.26%
|
3
|
0.44%
|
2
|
0.30%
|
86
|
12.74%
|
675
|
| Teller
|
779
|
50.36%
|
748
|
48.35%
|
16
|
1.03%
|
4
|
0.26%
|
31
|
2.01%
|
1,547
|
| Washington
|
1,308
|
44.16%
|
1,636
|
55.23%
|
11
|
0.24%
|
7
|
0.24%
|
-328
|
-11.07%
|
2,962
|
| Weld
|
10,934
|
46.25%
|
12,446
|
52.65%
|
171
|
0.72%
|
88
|
0.37%
|
-1,512
|
-6.40%
|
23,639
|
| Yuma
|
1,907
|
45.26%
|
2,277
|
54.05%
|
17
|
0.40%
|
12
|
0.28%
|
-370
|
-8.79%
|
4,213
|
| Total |
267,288 |
51.88% |
239,714 |
46.52% |
6,115 |
1.19% |
2,120 |
0.41% |
27,574 |
5.36% |
515,237
|
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