† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCliftonColoradoUnited States
German20.2%17.9%12.5%
English14.3%12.6%9.5%
Irish11.8%11.2%9.4%
Italian4.8%4.9%4.8%
American3.6%3.5%5.3%
Scottish3.0%2.5%1.3%
French2.4%2.0%1.6%
Dutch2.2%——
Mexican16.5%15.8%11.3%
Spanish2.9%1.2%—
Spaniard1.2%1.0%—
Puerto Rican0.7%0.7%1.8%
Navajo0.9%0.1%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Clifton
Colorado
United States
Median age
36.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.3%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clifton
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$52,100
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.0%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.7%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clifton
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.7%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
12.9%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clifton
Colorado
United States
Catholic
—
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
64.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Clifton, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−38.7%
2008
−32.2%
2012
−34.4%
2016
−46.0%
2020
−35.8%
2024
−32.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.3%Harris2,994
65.0%Trump6,023
2.7%
R+32.7
D+3.1
R+31.2
9,265
R
30.8%Biden2,853
66.6%Trump6,169
2.5%
R+35.8
D+10.1
R+40.3
9,257
R
22.7%Clinton1,769
68.7%Trump5,345
8.6%
R+46.0
R+11.5
R+48.1
7,780
R
31.7%Obama2,158
66.1%Romney4,506
2.2%
R+34.4
R+2.2
R+38.3
6,816
R
32.8%Obama2,165
65.1%McCain4,292
2.1%
R+32.2
D+6.4
R+39.5
6,597
R
30.3%Kerry1,751
68.9%Bush3,987
0.8%
R+38.7
—
R+36.2
5,783
Clifton functions as a bedroom extension of Grand Junction without its own municipal government, leaving residents reliant on Mesa County services. The area trends heavily Republican, consistent with the broader Western Slope's rural-leaning electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.7 points.
A population of 19,518, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,100 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Altus and Altamont.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Clifton, Colorado voted Republican by 32.7 points (R+32.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,265 votes cast, 2,994 went Democratic and 6,023 went Republican.
How many people live in Clifton, Colorado?
Clifton, Colorado has a population of 19,518 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clifton, Colorado?
Median household income in Clifton, Colorado is $52,100 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Clifton, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Clifton, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
