Document 23: Election Results of the 1893 Colorado Equal Suffrage Referendum, from “To the Women of Colorado: The Record of the Parties on the Equal Suffrage Amendment,” November 1893, State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Colorado, reprinted in Suzanne M. Marilley, Woman Suffrage and the Origins of Liberal Feminism in the United States, 1820-1920 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1996), pp. 149-50.

Document 23: Election Results of the 1893 Colorado Equal Suffrage Referendum, from “To the Women of Colorado: The Record of the Parties on the Equal Suffrage Amendment,” November 1893, State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Colorado, reprinted in Suzanne M. Marilley, Woman Suffrage and the Origins of Liberal Feminism in the United States, 1820-1920 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1996), pp. 149-50.

Introduction

       Woman suffrage was won in Colorado in 1893 with 55 percent of the vote. 35,798 Colorado voters cast ballots in favor of the referendum, while 29,551 opposed the measure. This table breaks down the election results by region, county, and party, revealing where the geographical and party support for women’s enfranchisement existed.

Region	County	Party	Pro-Woman Suffrage Vote(%)
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Northwest	Eagle	Populist	62
	Garfield	Populist	59
	Rio Blanco	Populist	58
	Routt	Democratic	62
North Central	Boulder	Populist	72
	Clear Creek	Populist	64
	Gilpin	Populist	57
	Grand	Republican	41
	Larimer	Populist	67
	Summit	Populist	58
Northeast	Arapahoe	Republican	53
	Logan	Republican	64
	Morgan	Republican	70
	Phillips	Republican	67
	Sedgwich	Populist	65
	Washington	Republican	63
	Weld	Populist	69
	Yuma	Populist	61
West Central	Delta	Populist	71
	Gunnison	Populist	58
	Mesa	Populist	78
	Montrose	Populist	66
	Pitkin	Populist	62
Central	Chafee	Populist	62
	Douglas	Republican	50
	El Paso	Republican	60
	Fremont	Populist	56
	Jefferson	Republican	62
	Lake	Republican	48
	Park	Populist	50
East Central	Cheyenne	Republican	68
	Elbert	Democratic	52
	Kiowa	Republican	68
	Kit Carson	Populist	65
	Lincoln	Republican	44
Southwest	Archuleta	Republican	45
	Dolores	Populist	66
	Hinsdale	Populist	73
	La Plata	Republican	36
	Mineral	Populist	66
	Montezuma	Populist	71
	Ouray	Populist	59
	San Juan	Populist	60
	San Miguel	Populist	52
South Central	Conejos	Republican	35
	Costilla	Republican	16
	Custer	Republican	48
	Huerfano	Republican	28
	Pueblo	Republican	43
	Rio Grande	Populist	68
	Saguache	Populist	57
Southeast	Baca	Democratic	56
	Bent	Populist	72
	Las Animas	Democratic	26
	Otero	Populist	64
	Prowers	Republican	67
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       Source: "To the Women of Colorado: The Record of the Parties on the Equal Suffrage Amendment," November 1893. State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Colorado.