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Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
presidential margin
2008D+17.12012D+13.32016D+15.82020D+25.22024D+21.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+21.4
2024
median income$107,207U.S. $80,734 · CO $95,470
median age37.5U.S. 39.1 · CO 37.9
poverty rate8.4%U.S. 12.5% · CO 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)49.1%U.S. 35.6% · CO 45.5%
non-english19.7%U.S. 22.3% · CO 16.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.9%
English12.2%
Irish11.3%
Mexican17.4%
Spaniard1.0%
Spanish1.0%
African American†4.0%
Ethiopian0.4%
African0.3%
Asian Indian0.9%
Vietnamese0.7%
Chinese0.7%
religion
other traditions
Mainline2.9%
Other Christian0.7%
Black Protestant0.6%
Buddhist0.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado

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Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COHarrisD+21.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, COA map of the constituent counties of Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, CO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, CO · D+9.0Arapahoe County, CO · D+20.1Broomfield County, CO · D+28.5Clear Creek County, CO · D+16.6Denver County, CO · D+56.1Douglas County, CO · R+7.0Elbert County, CO · R+51.1Gilpin County, CO · D+12.7Jefferson County, CO · D+19.5Park County, CO · R+16.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic59.3%959,451
Donald TrumpRepublican37.9%613,345
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.8%45,004
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (10 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, CO — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Adams County, CODemocraticD+9.0
Arapahoe County, CODemocraticD+20.1
Broomfield County, CODemocraticD+28.5
Clear Creek County, CODemocraticD+16.6
Denver County, CODemocraticD+56.1
Douglas County, CORepublicanR+7.0
Elbert County, CORepublicanR+51.1
Gilpin County, CODemocraticD+12.7
Jefferson County, CODemocraticD+19.5
Park County, CORepublicanR+16.5
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
59.3%Harris959,451
37.9%Trump613,345
2.8%Kennedy45,004
+21.4%
1,617,800
D
61.3%Biden1,028,508
36.1%Trump606,212
2.6%Jorgensen43,706
+25.2%
1,678,426
D
53.7%Clinton761,076
37.9%Trump536,923
8.5%Johnson120,490
+15.8%
1,418,489
D
55.5%Obama726,404
42.2%Romney552,551
2.3%Johnson30,498
+13.3%
1,309,453
D
57.7%Obama696,179
40.7%McCain490,458
1.6%Nader19,534
+17.1%
1,206,171
D
50.7%Kerry533,748
48.0%Bush505,613
1.2%Nader13,041
+2.7%
1,052,402
R
47.0%Gore395,491
47.1%Bush395,779
5.9%Nader49,606
−0.0%
840,876
D
47.7%Clinton349,058
43.8%Dole320,824
8.4%Perot61,788
+3.9%
731,670
D
42.1%Clinton329,764
33.9%Bush265,345
24.1%Perot188,625
+8.2%
783,734
R
47.6%Dukakis331,916
50.5%Bush351,959
1.8%Paul12,782
−2.9%
696,657
R
36.7%Mondale245,394
61.7%Reagan412,182
1.6%Bergland10,522
−25.0%
668,098
R
31.9%Carter193,691
53.1%Reagan322,250
15.0%Anderson91,146
−21.2%
607,087
R
43.4%Carter245,147
53.3%Ford300,905
3.2%McCarthy18,221
−9.9%
564,273
R
35.8%McGovern175,480
61.8%Nixon302,847
2.4%Schmitz11,956
−26.0%
490,283
R
43.6%Humphrey183,717
48.9%Nixon205,828
7.5%Wallace31,582
−5.3%
421,127
D
62.7%Johnson254,343
36.7%Goldwater149,062
0.6%Hass2,459
+25.9%
405,864
R
47.1%Kennedy174,025
52.3%Nixon193,033
0.6%Byrd2,074
−5.1%
369,132
R
41.7%Stevenson133,363
57.5%Eisenhower184,179
0.8%Andrews2,517
−15.9%
320,059
R
41.8%Stevenson123,244
57.5%Eisenhower169,443
0.7%Hallinan2,122
−15.7%
294,809
D
52.4%Truman116,068
45.9%Dewey101,557
1.7%Thurmond3,853
+6.6%
221,478
R
49.1%Roosevelt111,405
50.5%Dewey114,500
0.4%Thomas948
−1.4%
226,853
D
51.2%Roosevelt115,244
48.1%Willkie108,334
0.6%Thomas1,441
+3.1%
225,019
D
63.5%Roosevelt123,675
34.7%Landon67,466
1.8%Lemke3,505
+28.9%
194,646
D
53.7%Roosevelt94,486
42.9%Hoover75,551
3.4%Thomas6,030
+10.8%
176,067
R
34.6%Smith51,323
64.3%Hoover95,283
1.1%Thomas1,663
−29.6%
148,269
R
17.6%Davis21,103
62.8%Coolidge75,185
19.6%La Follette23,498
−45.1%
119,786
R
33.0%Cox30,426
61.7%Harding56,908
5.3%Debs4,872
−28.7%
92,206
D
62.4%Wilson55,945
34.2%Hughes30,649
3.3%Benson3,000
+28.2%
89,594
D
44.6%Wilson35,692
15.5%Taft12,403
39.9%Roosevelt31,878
+29.1%
79,973
D
50.4%Bryan43,408
46.0%Taft39,563
3.6%Debs3,114
+4.5%
86,085
R
44.7%Parker36,642
52.8%Roosevelt43,283
2.5%Debs2,047
−8.1%
81,972
D
56.1%Bryan41,929
41.8%McKinley31,255
2.1%Woolley1,590
+14.3%
74,774
D
87.3%Bryan54,938
11.6%McKinley7,321
1.1%Palmer705
+75.6%
62,964
O
0.0%Cleveland0
45.0%Harrison13,981
55.0%Weaver17,063
Weaver +9.9
31,044
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +21.4% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+21.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−45.0%
1896+75.6%
1900+14.3%
1904−8.1%
1908+4.5%
1912+29.1%
1916+28.2%
1920−28.7%
1924−45.1%
1928−29.6%
1932+10.8%
1936+28.9%
1940+3.1%
1944−1.4%
1948+6.6%
1952−15.7%
1956−15.9%
1960−5.1%
1964+25.9%
1968−5.3%
1972−26.0%
1976−9.9%
1980−21.2%
1984−25.0%
1988−2.9%
1992+8.2%
1996+3.9%
2000−0.0%
2004+2.7%
2008+17.1%
2012+13.3%
2016+15.8%
2020+25.2%
2024+21.4%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CORegistered voters by party of registration, 2016–2024. Latest total 2,350,909 in 2024.587.7K1.2M1.8M2.4M2.4M20162024
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
20161,951,638673,530534,935707,87135,302
20182,027,424676,621511,284802,80036,719
20202,173,221713,619501,509917,86840,225
20222,246,736694,065459,9831,051,15541,533
20242,350,909680,677452,8611,163,09954,272
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Denver's sprawling metro has shifted durably toward Democratic margins over the past two decades, driven by rapid in-migration of college-educated professionals and a fast-growing Latino electorate concentrated in Adams and Arapahoe counties.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 45.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.4 points.

A population of 3,002,721, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,207 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX and Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
95.3twin score
2016–2024 trajectorypopulation scale
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
93.7twin score
2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale12-yr trend
Kansas City, MO-KS
92.7twin score
population scale12-yr trend2000–2024 trajectory≠ median income

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado voted Democratic by 21.4 points (D+21.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,617,800 votes cast, 959,451 went Democratic and 613,345 went Republican.
When did Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado?
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado has a population of 3,002,721 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado is $107,207 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.