† 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
GroupMonte VistaColoradoUnited States
Mexican40.1%15.8%11.3%
Spanish13.8%1.2%—
Spaniard1.9%1.0%—
Uruguayan0.9%——
Puerto Rican0.3%0.7%1.8%
German18.3%17.9%12.5%
English14.1%12.6%9.5%
Irish9.6%11.2%9.4%
Italian3.7%4.9%4.8%
Scottish2.4%2.5%1.3%
American2.3%3.5%5.3%
Swedish2.0%——
French1.4%2.0%1.6%
Navajo11.6%0.1%—
Aztec7.7%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
Monte Vista
Colorado
United States
Median age
36.9
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.2%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Monte Vista
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$61,684
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
30.9%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.2%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Monte Vista
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.6%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
23.6%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Monte Vista
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.
Monte Vista, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+0.2%
2008
+19.1%
2012
+21.8%
2016
+5.2%
2020
−0.3%
2024
−7.4%
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
44.9%Harris828
52.3%Trump965
2.8%
R+7.4
R+7.1
R+6.0
1,845
R
49.0%Biden951
49.3%Trump957
1.6%
R+0.3
R+5.5
R+4.8
1,940
D
48.7%Clinton832
43.5%Trump743
7.9%
D+5.2
R+16.6
D+3.1
1,710
D
59.7%Obama1,038
37.9%Romney659
2.5%
D+21.8
D+2.7
D+17.9
1,740
D
58.4%Obama1,039
39.3%McCain699
2.3%
D+19.1
D+18.9
D+11.8
1,779
D
48.9%Kerry834
48.7%Bush830
2.4%
D+0.2
—
D+2.7
1,705
Monte Vista anchors the potato- and barley-farming economy of the San Luis Valley, where Hispanic residents make up a majority and local elections often turn on water rights and agricultural policy rather than national party lines.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.8 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 7.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.4 points.
A population of 4,141, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,684 describe the city.
In 2024, Monte Vista, Colorado voted Republican by 7.4 points (R+7.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,845 votes cast, 828 went Democratic and 965 went Republican.
When did Monte Vista, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monte Vista, Colorado voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Monte Vista, Colorado?
Monte Vista, Colorado has a population of 4,141 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monte Vista, Colorado?
Median household income in Monte Vista, Colorado is $61,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Monte Vista, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Monte Vista, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
