Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted D+18%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+18MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population: 367,3682024 5-year
Median household income: $93,7652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.4%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+61 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

HarrisD+18

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	57.3%	129,376
Donald TrumpRepublican	39.7%	89,680
OtherAll other candidates	2.9%	6,598

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	−21.3%
1884	−20.5%
1888	−24.4%
1892	−43.0%
1896	+60.7%
1900	+2.2%
1904	−31.3%
1908	−9.8%
1912	+9.3%
1916	+25.3%
1920	−32.6%
1924	−46.6%
1928	−43.3%
1932	−3.9%
1936	+1.8%
1940	−25.0%
1944	−31.3%
1948	−16.2%
1952	−46.4%
1956	−43.7%
1960	−34.9%
1964	+4.6%
1968	−31.3%
1972	−32.5%
1976	−24.8%
1980	−29.9%
1984	−34.7%
1988	−12.4%
1992	+2.2%
1996	−5.1%
2000	−13.8%
2004	−5.2%
2008	+9.7%
2012	+5.8%
2016	+4.9%
2020	+15.4%
2024	+17.6%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+17.6%	129,376	89,680	225,654
2020	D	+15.4%	126,117	91,488	224,333
2016	D	+4.9%	93,113	83,430	195,981
2012	D	+5.8%	92,747	82,376	180,180
2008	D	+9.7%	89,822	73,641	166,373
2004	R	−5.2%	68,266	75,884	146,436
2000	R	−13.8%	46,055	62,429	118,537
1996	R	−5.1%	40,965	45,935	97,450
1992	D	+2.2%	38,232	35,995	99,660
1988	R	−12.4%	35,703	45,967	83,066
1984	R	−34.7%	23,896	49,883	74,848
1980	R	−29.9%	17,072	36,240	64,129
1976	R	−24.8%	19,005	32,169	52,983
1972	R	−32.5%	13,731	27,462	42,234
1968	R	−31.3%	9,152	18,438	29,676
1964	D	+4.6%	12,776	11,636	24,585
1960	R	−34.9%	7,550	15,671	23,255
1956	R	−43.7%	5,612	14,364	20,015
1952	R	−46.4%	5,266	14,484	19,860
1948	R	−16.2%	7,062	9,813	17,029
1944	R	−31.3%	5,172	9,914	15,144
1940	R	−25.0%	6,402	10,720	17,248
1936	D	+1.8%	7,521	7,243	15,221
1932	R	−3.9%	6,494	7,040	14,118
1928	R	−43.3%	3,203	8,213	11,578
1924	R	−46.6%	1,970	6,538	9,809
1920	R	−32.6%	2,708	5,487	8,528
1916	D	+25.3%	4,868	2,797	8,183
1912	O	+9.3%	2,597	1,932	7,161
1908	R	−9.8%	3,629	4,489	8,786
1904	R	−31.3%	2,070	4,138	6,606
1900	D	+2.2%	2,456	2,343	5,111
1896	D	+60.7%	3,195	734	4,053
1892	O	−43.0%	0	975	2,265
1888	R	−24.4%	769	1,322	2,267
1884	R	−20.5%	644	1,038	1,922
1880	R	−21.3%	388	646	1,213
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

25.3%

English

16.7%

Irish

12.8%

Italian

5.5%

American

3.9%

Scottish

3.8%

French

3.0%

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: 36.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.6%

5.1%

65–74

5.6%

5.4%

55–64

5.9%

5.7%

45–54

5.3%

6.7%

35–44

6.3%

7.7%

25–34

7.0%

7.1%

18–24

7.1%

5–17

6.9%

2.2%

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$93,765

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$93,765

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

11.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.2%

Working age (18–64)12.3%

Seniors (65+)7.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.4%

speak English only

Spanish5.5%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

15.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Baptist

1.1%

Methodist

0.8%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Colorado State University, the Fort Collins-Loveland metro blends a large student and faculty population with a substantial blue-collar and agricultural base, producing competitive margins that have gradually shifted toward Democratic candidates over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-one points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.

A population of 367,368, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,765 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado voted Democratic by 17.6 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 225,654 votes cast, 129,376 went Democratic and 89,680 went Republican.

What is Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado's political typology?

Akashic places Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado 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 11 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.

When did Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado?

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado has a population of 367,368 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado?

Median household income in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado is $93,765 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO delivered D+18 in 2024.

Key facts

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