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1876–2024
Colorado Springs-Pueblo·Colorado

Colorado Springs-Pueblo has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+12 in 2024.

A military-college corridor where front-range growth is reshuffling old margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
LatestR+12in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population1,047,7672024 ACS

Colorado Springs-Pueblo: Realigning Affluent Suburb market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
1,047,7672024 5-year
Median household income
$82,5482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.7%2024 5-year
Black
4.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
22.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Colorado Springs-Pueblo
TrumpR+12
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2024 presidential margin by county for Colorado Springs-Pueblo, COA map of the constituent counties of Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Kiowa County, CO · R+74Las Animas County, CO · R+13Huerfano County, CO · R+9Custer County, CO · R+36Fremont County, CO · R+38Baca County, CO · R+70Bent County, CO · R+39Teller County, CO · R+35Crowley County, CO · R+47Pueblo County, CO · R+5Otero County, CO · R+26El Paso County, CO · R+10
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.8%295,724
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.5%229,553
OtherAll other candidates2.7%14,427
D+60
R+60
12 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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −12.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−12.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880+0.1%
1884−6.8%
1888−9.0%
1892−45.4%
1896+56.4%
1900+6.1%
1904−16.8%
1908−5.2%
1912+16.6%
1916+18.1%
1920−16.7%
1924−29.6%
1928−31.6%
1932+16.3%
1936+25.7%
1940+3.0%
1944−0.6%
1948+13.6%
1952−16.5%
1956−14.3%
1960−6.3%
1964+26.6%
1968−1.1%
1972−30.8%
1976−6.0%
1980−23.5%
1984−32.5%
1988−20.3%
1992−9.4%
1996−14.3%
2000−23.7%
2004−26.1%
2008−13.0%
2012−14.7%
2016−20.7%
2020−11.8%
2024−12.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−12.3%
229,553295,724539,704
R
−11.8%
229,928293,719541,753
R
−20.7%
162,111257,690462,587
R
−14.7%
177,255240,036428,346
R
−13.0%
173,427226,395406,029
R
−26.1%
133,283229,122366,665
R
−23.7%
108,974181,422305,951
R
−14.3%
103,671142,344270,442
R
−9.4%
94,787120,443271,589
R
−20.3%
92,855140,935236,333
R
−32.5%
70,988140,559213,829
R
−23.5%
65,555111,123194,157
R
−6.0%
79,02089,280172,252
R
−30.8%
53,948104,543164,091
R
−1.1%
65,60667,230147,250
D
+26.6%
89,14451,515141,442
R
−6.3%
66,06474,947141,761
R
−14.3%
57,67077,095136,280
R
−16.5%
52,28473,135126,683
D
+13.6%
63,53148,122113,336
R
−0.6%
52,54953,191106,122
D
+3.0%
60,57156,981118,211
D
+25.7%
68,29339,903110,641
D
+16.3%
58,04041,261102,732
R
−31.6%
30,76459,68091,516
R
−29.6%
19,95044,69083,692
R
−16.7%
28,70440,79872,388
D
+18.1%
43,28829,50276,348
D
+16.6%
29,84518,13870,480
R
−5.2%
31,91435,56770,598
R
−16.8%
28,65340,59871,027
D
+6.1%
34,04730,05265,651
D
+56.4%
41,77211,40853,855
O
−45.4%
09,16320,196
R
−9.0%
8,99210,88420,949
R
−6.8%
5,7056,57412,705
D
+0.1%
5,1195,10410,422
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.7%
English
11.9%
Irish
10.6%
Italian
4.6%
American
4.1%
Scottish
2.6%
Polish
1.7%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.7%
65–74
5.2%
5.8%
55–64
6.1%
5.8%
45–54
5.5%
7.1%
35–44
6.4%
8.2%
25–34
7.0%
5.4%
18–24
4.3%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$82,548
Colorado Springs-Pueblo ranks near the middle of US counties.
Colorado Springs-Pueblo$82,548
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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.2%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.1%
Other Christian
15.6%
Baptist
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Methodist
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to five military installations and a clutch of major universities, the Colorado Springs-Pueblo market has seen suburban expansion steadily compress what were once reliable double-digit Republican advantages in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-six points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1892. The 2024 margin was twelve points.

A population of 1,047,767, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,548 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Colorado Springs-Pueblo vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado Springs-Pueblo voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 539,704 votes cast, 229,553 went Democratic and 295,724 went Republican.
What is Colorado Springs-Pueblo's political typology?
Akashic places Colorado Springs-Pueblo 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 market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Colorado Springs-Pueblo last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado Springs-Pueblo voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Colorado Springs-Pueblo?
Colorado Springs-Pueblo has a population of 1,047,767 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado Springs-Pueblo?
Median household income in Colorado Springs-Pueblo is $82,548 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado Springs-Pueblo?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado Springs-Pueblo from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The market's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.