† 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
GroupRocky FordColoradoUnited States
Mexican54.6%15.8%11.3%
Spanish2.9%1.2%—
Spaniard1.6%1.0%—
Ecuadorian1.0%——
German17.5%17.9%12.5%
English12.9%12.6%9.5%
Irish9.2%11.2%9.4%
American4.8%3.5%5.3%
Italian3.9%4.9%4.8%
French3.5%2.0%1.6%
Scottish2.4%2.5%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.2%——
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
Rocky Ford
Colorado
United States
Median age
42.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rocky Ford
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$40,655
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
31.7%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.0%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rocky Ford
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.7%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
15.6%
11.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.0%
1.0%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rocky Ford
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.
Rocky Ford, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−8.1%
2008
+2.5%
2012
+7.8%
2016
−6.5%
2020
−6.6%
2024
−10.7%
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
43.0%Harris723
53.8%Trump903
3.2%
R+10.7
R+4.1
R+9.2
1,680
R
45.8%Biden819
52.4%Trump937
1.7%
R+6.6
R+0.1
R+11.1
1,787
R
43.2%Clinton700
49.7%Trump805
7.1%
R+6.5
R+14.3
R+8.6
1,620
D
52.9%Obama796
45.1%Romney678
2.0%
D+7.8
D+5.4
D+4.0
1,504
D
49.5%Obama767
47.1%McCain729
3.4%
D+2.5
D+10.5
R+4.8
1,548
R
44.9%Kerry690
53.0%Bush814
2.1%
R+8.1
—
R+5.6
1,536
Rocky Ford, known for its cantaloupe-growing heritage, sits in Otero County where a Hispanic majority population and agricultural economy consistently influence voter priorities around water rights and rural economic development.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.8 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 10.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.7 points.
A population of 3,815, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,655 describe the city.
In 2024, Rocky Ford, Colorado voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+10.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,680 votes cast, 723 went Democratic and 903 went Republican.
When did Rocky Ford, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rocky Ford, Colorado voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Rocky Ford, Colorado?
Rocky Ford, Colorado has a population of 3,815 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rocky Ford, Colorado?
Median household income in Rocky Ford, Colorado is $40,655 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Rocky Ford, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Rocky Ford, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
