2024 Colorado Democratic presidential primary

2024 Colorado Democratic presidential primary
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86 delegates (72 pledged and 14 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
 
Candidate Joe Biden Noncommitted delegates
Home state Delaware –
Delegate count 72 0
Popular vote 477,365 52,122
Percentage 82.5%[1] 9.0%[1]
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The 2024 Colorado Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 86 delegates to the Democratic National Convention was allocated to presidential candidates.[2] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.

Biden won the primary in a landslide, though "Noncommitted delegates" won about 9% of the vote.

Candidates

The following candidates filed:[3]

Endorsements

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Joe Biden

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Noncommitted delegates

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Results

Colorado Democratic primary, March 5, 2024[18]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Pledged Unpledged Total
Joe Biden (incumbent) 477,365 82.5% 72 72
Noncommitted Delegate 52,122 9.0%
Dean Phillips 17,936 3.1%
Marianne Williamson 16,761 2.9%
Gabriel Cornejo 4,313 0.7%
Jason Palmer 3,986 0.7%
Armando Perez-Serrato 2,591 0.5%
Frankie Lozada 2,402 0.4%
Stephen Lyons 1,481 0.3%
Total: 578,957 100% 72 72

Results by county

2024 Colorado Democratic primary

(results per county)[19]

County Joe Biden Noncommitted Delegate Dean Phillips Marianne Williamson Gabriel Cornejo Jason Palmer Armando Perez-Serrato Frankie Lozada Stephen Lyons Total votes cast
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Adams 29,725 79.03% 3,626 9.64% 1,255 3.34% 1,336 3.55% 490 1.30% 431 1.15% 326 0.87% 254 0.68% 168 0.45% 37,611
Alamosa 1,074 80.75% 110 8.27% 32 2.41% 47 3.53% 10 0.75% 15 1.13% 26 1.95% 11 0.83% 5 0.38% 1,330
Arapahoe 51,523 83.00% 5,466 8.81% 1,837 2.96% 1,573 2.53% 503 0.81% 454 0.73% 247 0.40% 280 0.45% 193 0.31% 62,076
Archuleta 1,266 86.65% 88 6.02% 41 2.81% 44 3.01% 2 0.14% 7 0.48% 5 0.34% 2 0.14% 6 0.41% 1,461
Baca 99 64.71% 27 17.65% 8 5.23% 10 6.54% 0 0.00% 5 3.27% 1 0.65% 2 1.31% 1 0.65% 153
Bent 227 74.92% 45 14.85% 7 2.31% 7 2.31% 1 0.33% 2 0.66% 6 1.98% 3 0.99% 5 1.65% 303
Boulder 48,565 83.71% 5,315 9.16% 1,608 2.77% 1,613 2.78% 325 0.56% 223 0.38% 140 0.24% 159 0.27% 71 0.12% 58,019
Broomfield 8,440 83.75% 853 8.46% 317 3.15% 281 2.79% 58 0.58% 57 0.57% 19 0.19% 29 0.29% 24 0.24% 10,078
Chaffee 2,540 83.01% 272 8.89% 93 3.04% 106 3.46% 19 0.62% 11 0.36% 11 0.36% 4 0.13% 4 0.13% 3,060
Cheyenne 35 58.33% 14 23.33% 4 6.67% 1 1.67% 1 1.67% 2 3.33% 0 0.00% 3 5.00% 0 0.00% 60
Clear Creek 1,041 81.90% 101 7.95% 38 2.99% 60 4.72% 5 0.39% 11 0.87% 6 0.47% 7 0.55% 2 0.16% 1,271
Conejos 749 80.28% 60 6.43% 20 2.14% 25 2.68% 13 1.39% 15 1.61% 40 4.29% 8 0.86% 3 0.32% 933
Costilla 490 79.16% 69 11.15% 6 0.97% 12 1.94% 7 1.13% 7 1.13% 15 2.42% 6 0.97% 7 1.13% 619
Crowley 161 80.90% 12 6.03% 8 4.02% 11 5.53% 3 1.51% 0 0.00% 1 0.50% 2 1.01% 1 0.50% 199
Custer 433 90.21% 20 4.17% 7 1.46% 15 3.13% 1 0.21% 3 0.63% 0 0.00% 1 0.21% 0 0.00% 480
Delta 1,994 81.62% 201 8.23% 58 2.37% 107 4.38% 16 0.65% 38 1.56% 9 0.37% 7 0.29% 13 0.53% 2,443
Denver 74,724 80.89% 10,403 11.26% 2,648 2.62% 2,419 2.62% 673 0.73% 588 0.64% 423 0.46% 369 0.40% 133 0.14% 92,380
Dolores 82 75.23% 8 7.34% 3 2.75% 5 4.59% 1 0.92% 4 3.67% 0 0.00% 1 0.92% 5 4.59% 109
Douglas 27,301 84.57% 2,315 7.17% 1,229 3.81% 805 2.49% 186 0.58% 186 0.58% 93 0.29% 105 0.33% 62 0.19% 32,282
Eagle 3,916 85.04% 316 6.86% 164 3.56% 123 2.67% 23 0.50% 24 0.52% 23 0.50% 13 0.28% 3 0.07% 4,605
El Paso 42,314 82.63% 3,993 7.80% 1,730 3.38% 1,673 3.27% 507 0.99% 339 0.66% 223 0.44% 274 0.54% 153 0.30% 51,206
Elbert 1,302 81.99% 123 7.75% 54 3.40% 56 3.53% 9 0.57% 18 1.13% 8 0.50% 6 0.38% 12 0.76% 1,588
Fremont 2,671 83.94% 242 7.61% 88 2.77% 98 3.08% 18 0.57% 21 0.66% 19 0.60% 9 0.28% 16 0.50% 3,182
Garfield 4,032 83.03% 422 8.69% 137 2.82% 154 3.17% 31 0.64% 39 0.80% 14 0.29% 17 0.35% 10 0.21% 4,856
Gilpin 669 80.80% 81 9.78% 23 2.78% 36 4.35% 4 0.48% 6 0.72% 3 0.36% 4 0.48% 2 0.24% 828
Grand 1,251 83.79% 110 7.37% 54 3.62% 48 3.22% 8 0.54% 9 0.60% 3 0.20% 6 0.40% 4 0.27% 1,493
Gunnison 1,664 82.54% 194 9.62% 65 3.22% 49 2.43% 14 0.69% 11 0.55% 10 0.69% 7 0.35% 2 0.10% 2,016
Hinsdale 57 86.36% 3 4.55% 2 3.03% 2 3.03% 1 1.52% 1 1.52% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 66
Huerfano 859 82.44% 83 7.97% 25 2.40% 24 2.30% 11 1.06% 11 1.06% 19 1.82% 3 0.29% 7 0.67% 1,042
Jackson 38 92.68% 0 0.00% 2 4.88% 1 2.44% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 41
Jefferson 62,174 82.52% 6,902 9.16% 2,470 3.28% 2,160 2.87% 452 0.60% 502 0.67% 224 0.30% 288 0.38% 173 0.23% 75,345
Kiowa 26 65.00% 9 22.50% 2 5.00% 1 2.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 5.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 40
Kit Carson 161 71.24% 40 17.70% 8 3.54% 10 4.42% 1 0.44% 2 0.88% 2 0.88% 1 0.44% 1 0.44% 226
La Plata 6,080 84.05% 612 8.46% 194 2.68% 218 3.01% 28 0.39% 45 0.62% 21 0.29% 20 0.28% 16 0.22% 7,234
Lake 577 79.26% 77 10.58% 21 2.88% 25 3.43% 9 1.24% 8 1.10% 6 0.82% 4 0.55% 1 0.14% 728
Larimer 36,046 83.28% 3,768 8.71% 1,252 2.89% 1,324 3.06% 309 0.71% 205 0.47% 122 0.28% 173 0.40% 85 0.20% 43,284
Las Animas 1,442 78.84% 223 12.19% 45 2.46% 50 2.73% 15 0.82% 10 0.55% 19 1.04% 14 0.77% 11 0.60% 1,829
Lincoln 120 71.01% 23 13.61% 6 3.55% 6 3.55% 1 0.59% 5 2.96% 3 1.78% 0 0.00% 5 2.96% 169
Logan 699 78.01% 99 11.05% 29 3.24% 26 2.90% 5 0.56% 22 2.46% 7 0.78% 2 0.22% 7 0.78% 896
Mesa 9,719 84.15% 807 6.99% 383 3.32% 339 2.94% 63 0.55% 107 0.93% 53 0.46% 42 0.36% 36 0.31% 11,549
Mineral 127 77.44% 13 7.93% 8 4.88% 10 6.10% 0 0.00% 4 2.44% 2 1.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 164
Moffat 290 78.17% 32 8.63% 19 5.12% 15 4.04% 5 1.35% 3 0.81% 1 0.27% 3 0.81% 3 0.81% 371
Montezuma 1,898 84.69% 178 7.94% 58 2.59% 68 3.03% 8 0.36% 7 0.31% 5 0.22% 7 0.31% 12 0.54% 2,241
Montrose 2,658 86.41% 191 6.21% 84 2.73% 82 2.67% 9 0.29% 21 0.68% 10 0.33% 12 0.39% 9 0.29% 3,076
Morgan 844 73.01% 140 12.11% 44 3.81% 52 4.50% 14 1.21% 22 1.90% 24 2.08% 10 0.87% 6 0.52% 1,156
Otero 1,137 80.75% 103 7.32% 37 2.63% 40 2.84% 13 0.92% 29 2.06% 28 1.99% 16 1.14% 5 0.36% 1,408
Ouray 808 89.18% 41 4.53% 21 2.32% 26 2.87% 3 0.33% 3 0.33% 2 0.22% 0 0.00% 2 0.22% 906
Park 1,394 84.79% 116 7.06% 44 2.68% 53 3.22% 14 0.85% 12 0.73% 5 0.30% 3 0.18% 3 0.18% 1,644
Phillips 115 71.43% 18 11.18% 15 9.32% 6 3.73% 1 0.62% 3 1.86% 2 1.24% 0 0.00% 1 0.62% 161
Pitkin 2,085 87.31% 138 5.78% 74 3.10% 64 2.68% 7 0.29% 7 0.29% 7 0.29% 3 0.13% 3 0.13% 2,388
Prowers 372 74.70% 55 11.04% 23 4.62% 16 3.21% 4 0.80% 11 2.21% 7 1.41% 7 1.41% 3 0.60% 498
Pueblo 13,937 81.99% 1,473 8.67% 453 2.67% 505 2.97% 138 0.81% 177 1.04% 183 1.08% 75 0.44% 57 0.34% 16,998
Rio Blanco 150 81.52% 11 5.98% 9 4.89% 9 4.89% 2 1.09% 2 1.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.54% 184
Rio Grande 754 81.25% 73 7.87% 19 2.05% 36 3.88% 10 1.08% 4 0.43% 14 1.51% 9 0.97% 9 0.97% 928
Routt 2,588 86.64% 196 6.56% 109 3.65% 62 2.08% 5 0.17% 15 0.50% 5 0.17% 3 0.10% 4 0.13% 2,987
Saguache 624 79.29% 80 10.17% 28 3.56% 35 4.45% 7 0.89% 4 0.51% 5 0.64% 1 0.13% 3 0.38% 787
San Juan 91 81.25% 6 5.36% 2 1.79% 8 7.14% 3 2.68% 1 0.89% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.89% 112
San Miguel 923 85.78% 86 7.99% 33 3.07% 23 2.14% 3 0.28% 4 0.37% 3 0.28% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% 1,076
Sedgwick 110 83.97% 14 10.69% 2 1.53% 4 3.05% 0 0.00% 1 0.76% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 131
Summit 2,649 84.42% 255 8.13% 121 3.86% 59 1.88% 20 0.64% 12 0.38% 7 0.22% 6 0.19% 9 0.29% 3,138
Teller 1,640 84.80% 142 7.34% 54 2.79% 60 3.10% 8 0.41% 15 0.78% 5 0.26% 4 0.21% 6 0.31% 1,934
Washington 95 77.24% 7 5.69% 4 3.25% 10 8.13% 0 0.00% 3 2.44% 2 1.63% 1 0.81% 1 0.81% 123
Weld 15,568 81.38% 1,578 8.25% 688 3.60% 598 3.13% 210 1.10% 170 0.89% 122 0.64% 105 0.55% 92 0.48% 19,131
Yuma 222 68.31% 44 13.54% 14 4.31% 20 6.15% 6 1.85% 12 3.69% 3 0.92% 0 0.00% 4 1.23% 325
Total 477,365 82.45% 52,122 9.00% 17,936 3.10% 16,761 2.90% 4,313 0.74% 3,986 0.69% 2,591 0.45% 2,402 0.41% 1,481 0.26% 578,957

See also

References

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