Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 29,5202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,2782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 38.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Fort Morgan, CO
TrumpR+49
Constituent county margins for Fort Morgan, CO, COOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 73.0% | 9,830 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 24.4% | 3,291 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 344 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −47.6% |
| 1896 | +47.3% |
| 1900 | −14.2% |
| 1904 | −43.0% |
| 1908 | −15.3% |
| 1912 | +4.9% |
| 1916 | +20.5% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −54.0% |
| 1928 | −53.6% |
| 1932 | −2.8% |
| 1936 | +1.4% |
| 1940 | −29.4% |
| 1944 | −38.6% |
| 1948 | −7.9% |
| 1952 | −39.8% |
| 1956 | −28.5% |
| 1960 | −23.5% |
| 1964 | +13.9% |
| 1968 | −30.5% |
| 1972 | −43.1% |
| 1976 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | −35.6% |
| 1984 | −44.0% |
| 1988 | −12.3% |
| 1992 | −8.3% |
| 1996 | −13.9% |
| 2000 | −31.5% |
| 2004 | −37.7% |
| 2008 | −24.0% |
| 2012 | −25.0% |
| 2016 | −41.8% |
| 2020 | −41.6% |
| 2024 | −48.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,291 | 9,830 | 13,465 | ||
| R | 3,876 | 9,593 | 13,744 | ||
| R | 3,151 | 8,145 | 11,960 | ||
| R | 3,912 | 6,602 | 10,777 | ||
| R | 3,813 | 6,272 | 10,234 | ||
| R | 3,039 | 6,787 | 9,936 | ||
| R | 2,885 | 5,722 | 8,998 | ||
| R | 3,347 | 4,557 | 8,707 | ||
| R | 2,985 | 3,724 | 8,930 | ||
| R | 3,728 | 4,795 | 8,680 | ||
| R | 2,331 | 6,097 | 8,556 | ||
| R | 2,246 | 5,209 | 8,334 | ||
| R | 3,798 | 4,603 | 8,629 | ||
| R | 2,081 | 5,365 | 7,621 | ||
| R | 2,310 | 4,598 | 7,512 | ||
| D | 4,271 | 3,228 | 7,520 | ||
| R | 3,151 | 5,092 | 8,259 | ||
| R | 2,956 | 5,325 | 8,298 | ||
| R | 2,297 | 5,371 | 7,714 | ||
| R | 2,912 | 3,417 | 6,382 | ||
| R | 1,839 | 4,166 | 6,026 | ||
| R | 2,527 | 4,654 | 7,238 | ||
| D | 3,146 | 3,058 | 6,481 | ||
| R | 3,181 | 3,370 | 6,765 | ||
| R | 1,242 | 4,197 | 5,515 | ||
| R | 757 | 3,321 | 4,745 | ||
| R | 1,105 | 3,114 | 4,420 | ||
| D | 2,371 | 1,541 | 4,056 | ||
| O | 1,005 | 855 | 3,036 | ||
| R | 1,208 | 1,672 | 3,039 | ||
| R | 406 | 1,136 | 1,698 | ||
| R | 538 | 723 | 1,307 | ||
| D | 602 | 211 | 826 | ||
| O | 0 | 208 | 437 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.1%
English
9.3%
Irish
7.2%
American
5.1%
Italian
2.4%
French
1.0%
Scottish
0.9%
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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,278
Fort Morgan, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fort Morgan, CO$73,278
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
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)17.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.9%
speak English only
Spanish20.4%
Other languages1.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fort Morgan, CO sits in the Rocky Mountain West. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-seven points in 1896 and a Republican high of fifty-four points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A population of 29,520, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,278 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 48.6 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,465 votes cast, 3,291 went Democratic and 9,830 went Republican.
What is Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado in the "Texan Right" 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 4 times, Republican 28 times, and other 2 times.
When did Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado?
Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado has a population of 29,520 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado is $73,278 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.