Montrose, CO, Colorado: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,8072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,1202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1980MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Montrose, CO
TrumpR+33
Constituent county margins for Montrose, 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 | 65.2% | 16,704 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.6% | 8,354 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 568 |
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 | −28.4% |
| 1888 | −15.2% |
| 1892 | −34.9% |
| 1896 | +74.6% |
| 1900 | +20.7% |
| 1904 | −15.2% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +22.6% |
| 1916 | +30.1% |
| 1920 | −17.3% |
| 1924 | −18.5% |
| 1928 | −36.9% |
| 1932 | +10.8% |
| 1936 | +12.7% |
| 1940 | −10.7% |
| 1944 | −13.3% |
| 1948 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | −35.2% |
| 1956 | −24.4% |
| 1960 | −17.0% |
| 1964 | +19.8% |
| 1968 | −17.2% |
| 1972 | −38.3% |
| 1976 | −20.2% |
| 1980 | −45.4% |
| 1984 | −42.2% |
| 1988 | −22.7% |
| 1992 | −9.7% |
| 1996 | −22.2% |
| 2000 | −36.8% |
| 2004 | −39.7% |
| 2008 | −29.8% |
| 2012 | −36.8% |
| 2016 | −42.1% |
| 2020 | −36.4% |
| 2024 | −32.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,354 | 16,704 | 25,626 | ||
| R | 7,687 | 16,770 | 24,922 | ||
| R | 5,466 | 14,382 | 21,186 | ||
| R | 6,138 | 13,552 | 20,130 | ||
| R | 6,495 | 12,199 | 19,153 | ||
| R | 4,776 | 11,218 | 16,219 | ||
| R | 4,041 | 9,266 | 14,215 | ||
| R | 4,019 | 6,730 | 12,239 | ||
| R | 3,713 | 4,847 | 11,723 | ||
| R | 3,748 | 6,012 | 9,993 | ||
| R | 2,864 | 7,162 | 10,173 | ||
| R | 2,232 | 6,685 | 9,800 | ||
| R | 3,164 | 4,838 | 8,282 | ||
| R | 1,870 | 4,571 | 7,059 | ||
| R | 2,394 | 3,547 | 6,712 | ||
| D | 4,009 | 2,678 | 6,709 | ||
| R | 2,861 | 4,040 | 6,925 | ||
| R | 2,461 | 4,054 | 6,534 | ||
| R | 2,037 | 4,279 | 6,371 | ||
| D | 2,544 | 2,473 | 5,116 | ||
| R | 2,258 | 2,952 | 5,237 | ||
| R | 3,013 | 3,744 | 6,855 | ||
| D | 2,938 | 2,248 | 5,425 | ||
| D | 2,516 | 1,992 | 4,858 | ||
| R | 1,297 | 2,873 | 4,271 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 2,077 | 4,533 | ||
| R | 1,522 | 2,225 | 4,058 | ||
| D | 2,571 | 1,315 | 4,179 | ||
| O | 1,478 | 631 | 3,752 | ||
| D | 1,461 | 1,193 | 3,082 | ||
| R | 922 | 1,306 | 2,533 | ||
| D | 1,038 | 658 | 1,834 | ||
| D | 1,348 | 182 | 1,564 | ||
| O | 0 | 301 | 863 | ||
| R | 372 | 512 | 920 | ||
| R | 230 | 420 | 670 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.6%
English
14.7%
Irish
9.0%
American
5.0%
Italian
4.7%
Scottish
3.7%
Polish
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: 46.1 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
$72,120
Montrose, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Montrose, CO$72,120
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
11.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.2%
speak English only
Spanish13.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Montrose anchors Colorado's Western Slope, where a blend of agriculture, energy extraction, and recreation tourism produces a consistently Republican-leaning electorate that diverges sharply from the state's Front Range urban centers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-five points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
A population of 43,807, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,120 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Montrose, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montrose, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 32.6 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,626 votes cast, 8,354 went Democratic and 16,704 went Republican.
What is Montrose, CO, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Montrose, 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 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Montrose, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montrose, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Montrose, CO, Colorado has a population of 43,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Montrose, CO, Colorado is $72,120 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montrose, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.