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1876–2024
Alamosa, CO·Colorado

Alamosa, CO moved 10 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

San Luis Valley's hub anchors one of Colorado's most Hispanic small metros

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
LatestR+9in 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population27,7182024 ACS

Alamosa, CO, Colorado: Florida Surge metro. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
27,7182024 5-year
Median household income
$51,7842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
49.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Alamosa, CO
TrumpR+9
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2024 presidential margin by county for Alamosa, CO, COA map of the constituent counties of Alamosa, CO, CO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Costilla County, CO · D+15Alamosa County, CO · R+11Conejos County, CO · R+18
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.0%7,265
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.9%6,026
OtherAll other candidates3.1%423
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −9.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−9.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880+2.5%
1884−6.9%
1888−17.1%
1892−59.3%
1896+75.7%
1900−33.3%
1904−34.8%
1908−18.9%
1912+0.8%
1916+33.2%
1920−14.1%
1924−14.3%
1928+1.5%
1932+31.8%
1936+31.3%
1940+10.4%
1944+7.9%
1948+16.7%
1952−12.9%
1956−24.5%
1960+9.9%
1964+34.5%
1968−1.3%
1972−19.3%
1976+3.9%
1980−3.4%
1984−10.1%
1988+7.9%
1992+17.4%
1996+17.4%
2000+1.1%
2004+4.0%
2008+18.7%
2012+18.8%
2016+4.2%
2020+1.3%
2024−9.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.0%
6,0267,26513,714
D
+1.3%
7,0296,84014,235
D
+4.2%
6,0855,54812,809
D
+18.8%
7,3644,98612,653
D
+18.7%
6,9204,70311,857
D
+4.0%
6,0815,60911,842
D
+1.1%
5,2585,13310,978
D
+17.4%
5,2243,5209,770
D
+17.4%
4,8133,0989,835
D
+7.9%
5,2424,4669,808
R
−10.1%
4,2705,2439,589
R
−3.4%
4,3604,6879,643
D
+3.9%
4,7834,4179,505
R
−19.3%
3,4245,1769,080
R
−1.3%
3,9994,1158,602
D
+34.5%
5,7982,8188,641
D
+9.9%
5,2314,2759,610
R
−24.5%
3,1925,2848,543
R
−12.9%
4,6055,99210,740
D
+16.7%
6,1944,40310,733
D
+7.9%
5,3494,5699,933
D
+10.4%
6,6465,39212,104
D
+31.3%
6,6193,42310,213
D
+31.8%
6,2573,2039,600
D
+1.5%
4,0013,8798,015
R
−14.3%
2,2853,2396,673
R
−14.1%
2,5853,4546,167
D
+33.2%
4,0571,9956,208
D
+0.8%
2,7142,6596,566
R
−18.9%
1,8942,7874,722
R
−34.8%
1,4072,9354,389
R
−33.3%
1,3652,7374,122
D
+75.7%
3,4404703,922
R
−59.3%
01,3492,276
R
−17.1%
1,0521,4892,555
R
−6.9%
1,0671,2262,295
D
+2.5%
9909421,934
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No data
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.4%
English
9.2%
Irish
8.8%
Italian
2.9%
American
2.4%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.8%
2.6%
75–84
2.2%
5.6%
65–74
5.6%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
4.1%
45–54
4.7%
6.7%
35–44
6.1%
6.8%
25–34
6.6%
5.8%
18–24
5.4%
9.6%
5–17
8.2%
2.6%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,784
Alamosa, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alamosa, CO$51,784
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.1%
speak English only
Spanish21.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
26.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
17.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Methodist
1.0%
Baptist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alamosa sits at the center of a high-altitude agricultural basin where Latino residents make up a majority of the population, shaping a competitive but historically Democratic-leaning electorate in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-six points in 1896 and a Republican high of fifty-nine points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.

A population of 27,718, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,784 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Alamosa, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alamosa, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 9.0 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,714 votes cast, 6,026 went Democratic and 7,265 went Republican.
What is Alamosa, CO, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Alamosa, CO, Colorado in the "Florida Surge" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Alamosa, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alamosa, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Alamosa, CO, Colorado?
Alamosa, CO, Colorado has a population of 27,718 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alamosa, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Alamosa, CO, Colorado is $51,784 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Alamosa, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alamosa, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.