2020 Colorado General Election Story

2020 Colorado General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the Colorado 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

VP Joseph Biden received 1,779,938 (57%) votes beating President Donald Trump who gained 1,346,199 (43%) by 433,739 votes in Colorado.

President Trump won 39 counties out of the 64 counties that make up Colorado. The record shows that VP Joe Biden won 25 counties.

2020 CO Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won

Primary Elections

Presidential General Election

Primary Election

In the Primary, President Trump won 55 counties in a 3 way match up. Senator Sanders trailed behind him winning 9 counties with VP Biden winning none in Colorado Primary.

2020 CO Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential Election

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is a 30% increase for VP Biden and a 30% decrease for President Trump. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 1,543,374 for Biden and 717,323 for Trump at the Presidential General Elections.

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

All Candidates (Presidential Primary Elections)

All Candidates (Presidential General Elections)

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Jefferson, Arapahoe, El Paso and Denver), it is still possible for other candidates to catch up if they win many of the other counties.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Presidential Primary Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential Primary Elections
President Donald Trump

Presidential General Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential General Elections
President Donald Trump

Jefferson, Arapahoe and Denver, three of the larger counties in Colorado, voted in favor of Joseph Biden, giving him a 394k vote advantage out of those counties. On the other hand, Trump won many other counties (including El Paso, one of the larger counties), however, it wasn't enough to overcome that deficit, thus making Biden gain an upper hand in the State of Colorado.


Related References: 2020 Colorado Primary Election Story, 2016 Colorado Primary Election Story, 2012 Colorado Primary Election Story

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