Denver, Colorado: Diversifying Metro market. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,705,3622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $101,1832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Denver
HarrisD+16
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 56.4% | 1,448,567 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 40.8% | 1,048,068 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 70,316 |
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | −6.8% |
| 1884 | −14.1% |
| 1888 | −16.4% |
| 1892 | −33.4% |
| 1896 | +69.1% |
| 1900 | +13.3% |
| 1904 | −15.2% |
| 1908 | +2.3% |
| 1912 | +20.7% |
| 1916 | +27.0% |
| 1920 | −28.0% |
| 1924 | −36.3% |
| 1928 | −31.9% |
| 1932 | +13.1% |
| 1936 | +21.6% |
| 1940 | −5.0% |
| 1944 | −10.0% |
| 1948 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | −24.2% |
| 1956 | −21.8% |
| 1960 | −11.5% |
| 1964 | +20.2% |
| 1968 | −12.5% |
| 1972 | −28.2% |
| 1976 | −12.5% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −5.6% |
| 1992 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | −5.5% |
| 2004 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | +13.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | +18.6% |
| 2024 | +15.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,448,567 | 1,048,068 | 2,566,951 | ||
| D | 1,527,962 | 1,037,000 | 2,633,698 | ||
| D | 1,145,282 | 918,326 | 2,255,009 | ||
| D | 1,116,423 | 918,946 | 2,087,145 | ||
| D | 1,088,010 | 824,867 | 1,945,750 | ||
| R | 847,098 | 856,949 | 1,727,050 | ||
| R | 616,469 | 694,459 | 1,410,748 | ||
| D | 559,829 | 542,859 | 1,225,127 | ||
| D | 528,164 | 441,437 | 1,287,629 | ||
| R | 524,485 | 588,447 | 1,132,779 | ||
| R | 381,615 | 688,537 | 1,086,393 | ||
| R | 303,306 | 546,405 | 996,442 | ||
| R | 384,985 | 500,066 | 917,209 | ||
| R | 278,706 | 505,394 | 803,315 | ||
| R | 269,197 | 353,610 | 673,994 | ||
| D | 391,735 | 259,466 | 654,509 | ||
| R | 270,544 | 341,393 | 614,466 | ||
| R | 211,240 | 329,540 | 543,755 | ||
| R | 199,066 | 326,954 | 529,403 | ||
| D | 210,606 | 205,090 | 421,998 | ||
| R | 190,237 | 232,819 | 424,526 | ||
| R | 216,134 | 239,170 | 458,267 | ||
| D | 242,856 | 154,831 | 407,448 | ||
| D | 211,310 | 160,732 | 386,022 | ||
| R | 110,247 | 215,420 | 329,954 | ||
| R | 60,610 | 163,277 | 282,860 | ||
| R | 79,370 | 145,317 | 235,758 | ||
| D | 139,623 | 78,194 | 227,368 | ||
| D | 85,563 | 43,873 | 201,280 | ||
| D | 95,737 | 91,304 | 196,358 | ||
| R | 70,609 | 97,316 | 175,349 | ||
| D | 89,376 | 67,977 | 161,213 | ||
| D | 116,751 | 20,629 | 139,076 | ||
| O | 3,691 | 31,532 | 83,317 | ||
| R | 27,040 | 38,099 | 67,595 | ||
| R | 20,830 | 28,015 | 51,042 | ||
| R | 19,183 | 22,087 | 42,520 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
12.7%
Irish
11.3%
Italian
4.9%
American
3.4%
Scottish
2.0%
French
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: 37.8 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
$101,183
Denver ranks near the middle of US counties.
Denver$101,183
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
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.3%
speak English only
Spanish12.0%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.
The Denver DMA anchors Colorado's political center of gravity, blending a reliably Democratic urban core with fast-growing collar counties — Jefferson, Arapahoe, and Douglas — that have shifted measurably toward competitive territory over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-nine points in 1896 and a Republican high of thirty-six points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.
A population of 4,705,362, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,183 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Denver, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Denver, Colorado voted Democratic by 15.6 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,566,951 votes cast, 1,448,567 went Democratic and 1,048,068 went Republican.
What is Denver, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Denver, 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 market has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Denver, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Denver, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Denver, Colorado?
Denver, Colorado has a population of 4,705,362 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Denver, Colorado?
Median household income in Denver, Colorado is $101,183 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Denver, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Denver, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The market's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.