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1876–2024
Colorado Springs, CO·Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+11 in 2024.

Military installations and evangelical institutions shape a swing-city electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
LatestR+11in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population767,8242024 ACS

Colorado Springs, CO: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
767,8242024 5-year
Median household income
$90,2012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.8%2024 5-year
Black
5.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Colorado Springs, CO
TrumpR+11
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2024 presidential margin by county for Colorado Springs, CO, COA map of the constituent counties of Colorado Springs, CO, CO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Teller County, CO · R+35El Paso County, CO · R+10
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.1%214,789
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.2%171,662
OtherAll other candidates2.7%10,873
D+60
R+60
2 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: −10.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−10.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880−32.4%
1884−36.7%
1888−24.7%
1892−47.4%
1896+47.1%
1900+11.7%
1904−21.6%
1908−3.8%
1912+24.4%
1916+13.9%
1920−28.0%
1924−32.3%
1928−47.5%
1932+0.4%
1936+19.7%
1940−7.8%
1944−15.9%
1948−11.3%
1952−37.9%
1956−18.5%
1960−29.4%
1964+7.8%
1968−18.3%
1972−41.9%
1976−20.8%
1980−37.5%
1984−51.2%
1988−41.0%
1992−23.8%
1996−26.9%
2000−33.3%
2004−34.8%
2008−19.2%
2012−20.9%
2016−23.2%
2020−11.9%
2024−10.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−10.9%
171,662214,789397,324
R
−11.9%
166,914213,801395,173
R
−23.2%
111,613188,973333,412
R
−20.9%
116,152179,654303,648
R
−19.2%
113,412168,464286,081
R
−34.8%
81,204169,455253,630
R
−33.3%
64,549134,771210,604
R
−26.9%
58,134106,861181,136
R
−23.8%
47,70089,094174,083
R
−41.0%
41,651100,725143,966
R
−51.2%
29,22891,837122,334
R
−37.5%
28,26568,656107,697
R
−20.8%
33,89752,33988,651
R
−41.9%
21,76955,33280,029
R
−18.3%
21,63532,78861,033
D
+7.8%
28,52924,39953,071
R
−29.4%
17,64032,34850,053
R
−18.5%
19,37328,25948,137
R
−37.9%
11,77526,31438,409
R
−11.3%
13,07016,45329,966
R
−15.9%
12,48717,22129,836
R
−7.8%
15,40418,03433,687
D
+19.7%
18,00111,90530,905
D
+0.4%
12,88712,76926,839
R
−47.5%
6,10617,42723,853
R
−32.3%
4,73211,49820,974
R
−28.0%
6,08311,08717,870
D
+13.9%
11,8968,85221,898
O
+24.4%
8,5863,49220,855
R
−3.8%
10,18711,03622,516
R
−21.6%
9,67915,18425,529
D
+11.7%
15,88912,49328,999
D
+47.1%
17,6726,24824,260
O
−47.4%
02,6575,607
R
−24.7%
1,2812,1643,572
R
−36.7%
5341,2091,840
R
−32.4%
5801,1511,761
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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
17.9%
English
12.7%
Irish
11.3%
Italian
4.4%
American
4.4%
Scottish
2.8%
Polish
2.3%
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: 35.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.8%
1.7%
75–84
2.3%
4.2%
65–74
4.7%
5.5%
55–64
5.9%
5.6%
45–54
5.5%
7.1%
35–44
6.6%
8.5%
25–34
7.6%
5.8%
18–24
4.5%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,201
Colorado Springs, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Colorado Springs, CO$90,201
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
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.1%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.0%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
16.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Baptist
2.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Methodist
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to five major military bases and a dense concentration of evangelical organizations, Colorado Springs has shifted from a reliably Republican stronghold toward competitive territory as the metro's population and demographic mix have expanded.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-seven points in 1896 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was eleven points.

A population of 767,824, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,201 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Colorado Springs, CO vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado Springs, CO voted Republican by 10.9 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 397,324 votes cast, 171,662 went Democratic and 214,789 went Republican.
What is Colorado Springs, CO's political typology?
Akashic places Colorado Springs, CO in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" 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 6 times, Republican 29 times, and other 2 times.
When did Colorado Springs, CO last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado Springs, CO voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Colorado Springs, CO?
Colorado Springs, CO has a population of 767,824 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado Springs, CO?
Median household income in Colorado Springs, CO is $90,201 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado Springs, CO?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado Springs, CO from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.