Greeley, CO Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Greeley, CO, Colorado: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+21MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population: 350,3962024 5-year
Median household income: $97,0972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 72.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 31.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+67 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Greeley, CO

TrumpR+21

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	59.2%	106,469
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	38.2%	68,752
OtherAll other candidates	2.6%	4,700

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	−30.2%
1884	−22.8%
1888	−26.9%
1892	−41.1%
1896	+66.6%
1900	+9.3%
1904	−29.3%
1908	−8.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+22.1%
1920	−31.5%
1924	−41.7%
1928	−40.4%
1932	+1.9%
1936	+14.5%
1940	−20.3%
1944	−26.4%
1948	−6.4%
1952	−33.6%
1956	−25.7%
1960	−22.2%
1964	+17.1%
1968	−22.4%
1972	−34.9%
1976	−13.8%
1980	−30.7%
1984	−38.2%
1988	−12.4%
1992	−3.1%
1996	−9.7%
2000	−21.6%
2004	−26.8%
2008	−8.7%
2012	−12.7%
2016	−22.2%
2020	−18.0%
2024	−21.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.0%	68,752	106,469	179,921
2020	R	−18.0%	66,050	96,133	166,946
2016	R	−22.2%	46,519	76,651	135,430
2012	R	−12.7%	49,050	63,775	116,291
2008	R	−8.7%	47,292	56,526	105,866
2004	R	−26.8%	31,868	55,591	88,653
2000	R	−21.6%	23,436	37,409	64,541
1996	R	−9.7%	21,325	26,518	53,390
1992	R	−3.1%	19,295	20,958	54,029
1988	R	−12.4%	20,548	26,497	47,807
1984	R	−38.2%	13,863	31,293	45,679
1980	R	−30.7%	11,433	23,901	40,646
1976	R	−13.8%	16,501	21,976	39,702
1972	R	−34.9%	11,690	24,695	37,255
1968	R	−22.4%	10,420	17,101	29,865
1964	D	+17.1%	17,268	12,204	29,679
1960	R	−22.2%	11,179	17,558	28,790
1956	R	−25.7%	10,170	17,228	27,455
1952	R	−33.6%	8,890	18,002	27,096
1948	R	−6.4%	10,934	12,446	23,639
1944	R	−26.4%	8,459	14,546	23,086
1940	R	−20.3%	10,653	16,129	27,009
1936	D	+14.5%	12,993	9,606	23,296
1932	D	+1.9%	11,182	10,754	22,945
1928	R	−40.4%	5,762	13,719	19,717
1924	R	−41.7%	3,406	10,185	16,250
1920	R	−31.5%	5,202	10,268	16,100
1916	D	+22.1%	8,600	5,395	14,533
1912	D	+14.1%	4,713	3,114	11,368
1908	R	−8.2%	4,650	5,537	10,846
1904	R	−29.3%	2,555	4,833	7,780
1900	D	+9.3%	3,386	2,786	6,486
1896	D	+66.6%	4,620	874	5,625
1892	O	−41.1%	0	1,138	2,769
1888	R	−26.9%	1,036	1,942	3,374
1884	R	−22.8%	765	1,332	2,490
1880	R	−30.2%	373	804	1,429
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

19.9%

English

10.6%

Irish

9.7%

American

3.7%

Italian

3.6%

Scottish

2.0%

French

1.8%

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: 35.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.7%

1.7%

75–84

1.9%

3.9%

65–74

4.2%

5.4%

55–64

5.3%

6.1%

45–54

5.7%

7.9%

35–44

7.0%

7.7%

25–34

7.4%

4.4%

18–24

4.4%

9.6%

5–17

9.1%

3.5%

3.3%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,097

Greeley, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.

Greeley, CO$97,097

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

9.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.0%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.9%

speak English only

Spanish16.7%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.1%

Other Christian

8.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Methodist

0.8%

Baptist

0.5%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Greeley anchors Weld County, one of Colorado's top oil-producing regions, where a rapidly expanding Latino population has introduced new electoral competition into a historically Republican-leaning metro.

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

A population of 350,396, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,097 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greeley, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, Greeley, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 21.0 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 179,921 votes cast, 68,752 went Democratic and 106,469 went Republican.

What is Greeley, CO, Colorado's political typology?

Akashic places Greeley, CO, Colorado in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 7 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.

When did Greeley, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Greeley, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Greeley, CO, Colorado?

Greeley, CO, Colorado has a population of 350,396 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Greeley, CO, Colorado?

Median household income in Greeley, CO, Colorado is $97,097 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of Greeley, CO, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greeley, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Greeley, CO has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+21 in 2024.

Key facts

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