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1876–2024
Sterling, CO·Colorado

Sterling, CO has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+57 in 2024.

Northeast Colorado's ag-anchored trade hub where rural margins run wide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
LatestR+57in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population20,8922024 ACS

Sterling, CO, Colorado: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+57 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+57MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
20,8922024 5-year
Median household income
$51,8292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.8%2024 5-year
Black
3.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
17.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Sterling, CO
TrumpR+57
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.3%7,855
Kamala HarrisDemocratic20.6%2,098
OtherAll other candidates2.1%213
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 timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −56.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−56.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888−21.6%
1892−56.0%
1896+42.7%
1900−0.9%
1904−23.3%
1908−4.9%
1912+20.5%
1916+29.6%
1920−23.5%
1924−38.6%
1928−45.3%
1932+7.0%
1936+12.7%
1940−23.9%
1944−23.5%
1948−0.7%
1952−35.9%
1956−29.3%
1960−20.0%
1964+9.4%
1968−23.7%
1972−36.8%
1976−8.9%
1980−35.0%
1984−45.8%
1988−13.8%
1992−8.4%
1996−16.7%
2000−40.0%
2004−41.9%
2008−35.2%
2012−38.0%
2016−55.9%
2020−55.7%
2024−56.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−56.6%
2,0987,85510,166
R
−55.7%
2,2188,08710,532
R
−55.9%
1,8517,2829,722
R
−38.0%
2,7126,1799,124
R
−35.2%
2,8466,0028,977
R
−41.9%
2,4916,1688,766
R
−40.0%
2,2965,5318,096
R
−16.7%
2,7654,0327,586
R
−8.4%
2,7183,4208,345
R
−13.8%
3,3824,4857,975
R
−45.8%
2,1555,8838,133
R
−35.0%
2,3325,2388,293
R
−8.9%
3,5434,2567,982
R
−36.8%
2,4265,3527,956
R
−23.7%
2,5214,3237,591
D
+9.4%
4,2223,4977,731
R
−20.0%
3,3345,0028,341
R
−29.3%
2,8415,1998,060
R
−35.9%
2,4595,2377,739
R
−0.7%
3,1793,2236,448
R
−23.5%
2,4713,9986,487
R
−23.9%
2,8194,6137,515
D
+12.7%
4,0703,1367,360
D
+7.0%
3,6413,1576,947
R
−45.3%
1,6204,3776,086
R
−38.6%
9463,1035,581
R
−23.5%
1,8933,1235,230
D
+29.6%
2,6791,4224,243
D
+20.5%
1,3386643,291
R
−4.9%
9501,0542,114
R
−23.3%
4868211,437
R
−0.9%
5835941,275
D
+42.7%
603231871
R
−56.0%
0322575
R
−21.6%
6691,0861,929
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.2%
English
9.9%
Irish
8.5%
American
2.6%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.6%
75–84
3.7%
5.5%
65–74
5.3%
6.9%
55–64
6.2%
6.2%
45–54
4.4%
7.6%
35–44
6.1%
10.9%
25–34
4.9%
5.3%
18–24
4.5%
6.7%
5–17
6.5%
2.9%
<5
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,829
Sterling, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sterling, CO$51,829
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
15.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.7%
Working age (18–64)14.1%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.4%
Other Christian
7.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.7%
Baptist
3.4%
Methodist
2.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sterling anchors Logan County, a stretch of High Plains farm country where Republican presidential margins have consistently exceeded 40 points, reflecting the region's ranching economy and sparse, aging population.

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

A population of 20,892, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,829 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Sterling, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sterling, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 56.6 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,166 votes cast, 2,098 went Democratic and 7,855 went Republican.
What is Sterling, CO, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Sterling, CO, Colorado in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 0 times.
When did Sterling, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sterling, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sterling, CO, Colorado?
Sterling, CO, Colorado has a population of 20,892 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sterling, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Sterling, CO, Colorado is $51,829 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Sterling, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sterling, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.