Colorado — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado: state. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+11MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 5,862,1892024 5-year
Median household income: $95,4702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+71 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Colorado

HarrisD+11

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	54.1%	1,728,159
Donald TrumpRepublican	43.1%	1,377,441
OtherAll other candidates	2.7%	87,145

D+60

R+60

64 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	−5.2%
1884	−12.6%
1888	−14.4%
1892	−41.1%
1896	+70.6%
1900	+13.6%
1904	−14.2%
1908	+1.1%
1912	+20.9%
1916	+26.0%
1920	−23.4%
1924	−35.0%
1928	−30.8%
1932	+13.4%
1936	+23.3%
1940	−2.6%
1944	−6.8%
1948	+5.4%
1952	−21.3%
1956	−19.7%
1960	−9.7%
1964	+23.1%
1968	−9.2%
1972	−28.0%
1976	−11.5%
1980	−24.0%
1984	−28.3%
1988	−7.8%
1992	+4.3%
1996	−1.4%
2000	−8.4%
2004	−4.7%
2008	+9.0%
2012	+5.4%
2016	+4.9%
2020	+13.5%
2024	+11.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+11.0%	1,728,159	1,377,441	3,192,745
2020	D	+13.5%	1,803,921	1,364,202	3,256,061
2016	D	+4.9%	1,338,870	1,202,484	2,780,247
2012	D	+5.4%	1,323,102	1,185,243	2,571,846
2008	D	+9.0%	1,288,576	1,073,589	2,401,361
2004	R	−4.7%	1,001,725	1,101,256	2,130,325
2000	R	−8.4%	738,227	883,745	1,741,365
1996	R	−1.4%	671,152	691,848	1,510,704
1992	D	+4.3%	629,681	562,850	1,569,180
1988	R	−7.8%	621,453	728,177	1,372,394
1984	R	−28.3%	454,975	821,817	1,295,358
1980	R	−24.0%	367,973	652,264	1,184,415
1976	R	−11.5%	460,353	584,367	1,081,135
1972	R	−28.0%	329,980	597,189	953,885
1968	R	−9.2%	335,174	409,345	810,251
1964	D	+23.1%	476,024	296,767	776,985
1960	R	−9.7%	330,629	402,242	736,236
1956	R	−19.7%	263,997	394,479	663,074
1952	R	−21.3%	245,504	379,782	630,103
1948	D	+5.4%	267,288	239,714	515,237
1944	R	−6.8%	234,331	268,731	505,039
1940	R	−2.6%	265,554	279,576	549,004
1936	D	+23.3%	295,021	181,267	488,685
1932	D	+13.4%	250,877	189,617	457,696
1928	R	−30.8%	133,131	253,872	392,242
1924	R	−35.0%	75,238	195,171	342,261
1920	R	−23.4%	104,936	173,248	292,053
1916	D	+26.0%	178,806	102,307	294,364
1912	D	+20.9%	114,232	58,386	266,880
1908	D	+1.1%	126,626	123,610	263,755
1904	R	−14.2%	100,105	134,678	243,684
1900	D	+13.6%	122,705	92,622	220,930
1896	D	+70.6%	158,821	26,379	187,470
1892	O	−41.1%	0	38,620	93,860
1888	R	−14.4%	37,566	50,784	92,014
1884	R	−12.6%	27,723	36,084	66,519
1880	R	−5.2%	24,647	27,450	53,546
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	D	55.9%	41.3%	2,500,201
2020	D	53.5%	44.2%	3,235,790
2016	D	50.0%	44.3%	2,743,023
2014	R	46.3%	48.2%	2,041,058
2010	D	48.1%	46.4%	1,772,286
2008	D	52.8%	42.5%	2,331,621
2004	D	51.3%	46.5%	2,107,472
2002	R	45.8%	50.7%	1,416,082
1998	R	35.0%	62.5%	1,327,235
1996	R	45.7%	51.4%	1,459,601
1992	D	51.8%	42.7%	1,552,289
1990	R	41.7%	55.7%	1,022,027
1986	D	49.9%	48.4%	1,060,765
1984	R	34.6%	64.2%	1,297,809
1980	D	50.3%	48.7%	1,173,142
1978	R	40.3%	58.7%	819,256

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

17.9%

English

12.6%

Irish

11.2%

Italian

4.9%

American

3.5%

Scottish

2.2%

Polish

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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.9%

2.0%

75–84

2.4%

4.6%

65–74

5.0%

5.8%

55–64

5.9%

6.3%

45–54

5.9%

7.6%

35–44

7.0%

8.2%

25–34

7.5%

4.8%

18–24

4.4%

8.0%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$95,470

Colorado ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

9.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)9.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

83.8%

speak English only

Spanish11.1%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.4%

Other Christian

12.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Baptist

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Methodist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado sits in the Rocky Mountain West. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-one points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eleven points.

A population of 5,862,189, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,470 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, Colorado voted Democratic by 11.0 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,192,745 votes cast, 1,728,159 went Democratic and 1,377,441 went Republican.

What is Colorado's political typology?

Akashic places Colorado in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.

When did Colorado last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Colorado voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Colorado?

Colorado has a population of 5,862,189 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Colorado?

Median household income in Colorado is $95,470 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Jefferson County, CO	D +33,872
El Paso County, CO	D +30,639
Douglas County, CO	D +24,440

Colorado delivered D+11 in 2024.

Key facts

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