† 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
GroupSalidaColoradoUnited States
German20.7%17.9%12.5%
English17.5%12.6%9.5%
Irish13.1%11.2%9.4%
Italian6.2%4.9%4.8%
Scottish4.9%2.5%1.3%
Swedish3.9%——
Polish3.6%2.1%2.2%
American3.6%3.5%5.3%
Mexican4.0%15.8%11.3%
Guatemalan0.8%—0.5%
Spaniard0.8%1.0%—
Spanish0.7%1.2%—
Cuban0.5%0.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.7%1.8%
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
Salida
Colorado
United States
Median age
44.1
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.3%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Salida
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$70,045
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
53.5%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Salida
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.5%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.9%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Salida
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.
Salida, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+16.7%
2008
+28.4%
2012
+30.7%
2016
+23.7%
2020
+36.3%
2024
+41.0%
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
D
69.1%Harris2,891
28.1%Trump1,176
2.8%
D+41.0
D+4.7
D+42.5
4,184
D
67.1%Biden2,638
30.8%Trump1,211
2.1%
D+36.3
D+12.6
D+31.8
3,932
D
57.4%Clinton1,937
33.7%Trump1,138
8.9%
D+23.7
R+7.0
D+21.6
3,374
D
63.9%Obama2,031
33.2%Romney1,055
2.9%
D+30.7
D+2.3
D+26.8
3,179
D
62.8%Obama1,965
34.4%McCain1,077
2.8%
D+28.4
D+11.6
D+21.1
3,129
D
56.8%Kerry1,527
40.1%Bush1,077
3.1%
D+16.7
—
D+19.2
2,687
Salida has trended competitive in recent cycles as remote workers relocate to its mountain setting, diluting the historically conservative Chaffee County lean and making it a bellwether for rural Colorado's demographic evolution.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.0 points.
A population of 5,861, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,045 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jennings Lodge and Hillsborough.
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, Salida, Colorado voted Democratic by 41.0 points (D+41.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,184 votes cast, 2,891 went Democratic and 1,176 went Republican.
How many people live in Salida, Colorado?
Salida, Colorado has a population of 5,861 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salida, Colorado?
Median household income in Salida, Colorado is $70,045 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Salida, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Salida, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
