akashic
1876–2024
Grand Junction-Montrose·Colorado

Grand Junction-Montrose has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+26 in 2024.

Western Slope's high-desert energy corridor leans heavily Republican

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
LatestR+26in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population202,4082024 ACS

Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado: Realigning Affluent Suburb market. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+26MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
202,4082024 5-year
Median household income
$73,3252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+68 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1980MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Grand Junction-Montrose
TrumpR+26
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Grand Junction-Montrose, COA map of the constituent counties of Grand Junction-Montrose, CO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Montrose County, CO · R+33Mesa County, CO · R+24
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.9%72,543
Kamala HarrisDemocratic35.8%41,927
OtherAll other candidates2.4%2,776
D+60
R+60
2 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: −26.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−26.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884−15.8%
1888−10.6%
1892−39.5%
1896+67.8%
1900+19.2%
1904−22.1%
1908+0.4%
1912+22.5%
1916+29.6%
1920−10.5%
1924−18.6%
1928−34.1%
1932+16.9%
1936+27.3%
1940−0.4%
1944−2.5%
1948+9.3%
1952−28.7%
1956−25.5%
1960−17.6%
1964+20.6%
1968−11.0%
1972−40.0%
1976−30.3%
1980−45.9%
1984−40.9%
1988−21.3%
1992−7.4%
1996−17.6%
2000−33.9%
2004−36.4%
2008−29.6%
2012−33.3%
2016−37.4%
2020−29.8%
2024−26.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−26.1%
41,92772,543117,246
R
−29.8%
39,22073,658115,535
R
−37.4%
27,19564,16198,840
R
−33.3%
29,98461,02493,077
R
−29.6%
30,50356,77788,784
R
−36.4%
24,34052,75778,104
R
−33.9%
19,50641,66265,269
R
−17.6%
21,13331,49158,851
R
−7.4%
18,87523,01655,790
R
−21.3%
18,12028,16247,148
R
−40.9%
12,80230,89844,247
R
−45.9%
9,78129,37142,716
R
−30.3%
11,97122,76235,672
R
−40.0%
8,22820,09829,672
R
−11.0%
11,16914,29228,383
D
+20.6%
16,72510,99527,791
R
−17.6%
11,93317,05529,057
R
−25.5%
10,02816,92327,030
R
−28.7%
8,92016,16225,216
D
+9.3%
10,9459,05920,301
R
−2.5%
9,1289,60518,835
R
−0.4%
10,70710,79321,767
D
+27.3%
10,7625,90217,824
D
+16.9%
9,1986,38016,665
R
−34.1%
4,5209,31914,073
R
−18.6%
3,6276,13013,435
R
−10.5%
4,6605,84611,329
D
+29.6%
6,9653,53811,574
O
+22.5%
4,2111,60711,576
D
+0.4%
4,2854,2429,877
R
−22.1%
2,4774,0897,294
D
+19.2%
3,0061,9755,368
D
+67.8%
3,7226514,530
O
−39.5%
08302,100
R
−10.6%
7609521,809
R
−15.8%
5597731,357
—
No data
———
—
No data
———

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.7%
English
15.1%
Irish
11.7%
Italian
5.0%
American
4.1%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.0%
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: 42.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.4%
3.0%
75–84
3.6%
6.3%
65–74
6.9%
6.3%
55–64
6.9%
5.6%
45–54
5.6%
6.6%
35–44
6.3%
6.1%
25–34
5.8%
4.3%
18–24
3.9%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.5%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,325
Grand Junction-Montrose ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grand Junction-Montrose$73,325
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
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.2%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
19.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Baptist
1.4%
Methodist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Mesa County, this oil-and-gas-dependent market consistently produces some of Colorado's widest Republican margins, making it a reliable counterweight to the Front Range in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-eight points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-six points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.

A population of 202,408, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,325 describe the market.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado. Akashic. https://akashic.app/dma/773/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado voted Republican by 26.1 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 117,246 votes cast, 41,927 went Democratic and 72,543 went Republican.
What is Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Grand Junction-Montrose, 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 market has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado?
Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado has a population of 202,408 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado?
Median household income in Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado is $73,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 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.