† 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
GroupVailColoradoUnited States
English15.7%12.6%9.5%
German14.8%17.9%12.5%
Irish11.6%11.2%9.4%
Italian4.7%4.9%4.8%
American3.8%3.5%5.3%
Scottish3.4%2.5%1.3%
Norwegian3.0%——
Polish1.9%2.1%2.2%
Mexican9.4%15.8%11.3%
Salvadoran0.8%0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.5%1.0%—
Peruvian0.5%——
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Spanish0.4%1.2%—
Chilean0.2%——
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
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
Vail
Colorado
United States
Median age
49.8
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
4.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.6%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Vail
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$98,893
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.4%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
69.6%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Vail
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.3%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
10.7%
11.1%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.9%
0.4%
0.7%
German or other West Germanic
1.6%
0.4%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.8%
0.6%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Vail
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.
Vail, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+17.7%
2008
+33.4%
2012
+21.9%
2016
+29.3%
2020
+42.1%
2024
+32.4%
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
D
64.7%Harris1,913
32.3%Trump955
2.9%
D+32.4
R+9.7
D+33.9
2,955
D
70.1%Biden2,342
28.0%Trump935
1.9%
D+42.1
D+12.8
D+37.6
3,342
D
60.1%Clinton1,754
30.8%Trump899
9.1%
D+29.3
D+7.4
D+27.2
2,920
D
59.9%Obama1,602
38.0%Romney1,016
2.1%
D+21.9
R+11.5
D+18.1
2,673
D
66.1%Obama1,806
32.6%McCain892
1.3%
D+33.4
D+15.8
D+26.2
2,733
D
58.7%Kerry1,328
41.0%Bush928
0.2%
D+17.7
—
D+20.1
2,261
Vail's registered voter pool is dwarfed by its transient workforce and part-time residents, creating an unusually small and demographically skewed electorate for a globally recognized destination.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.4 points.
A population of 4,613, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,893 describe the city.
In 2024, Vail, Colorado voted Democratic by 32.4 points (D+32.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,955 votes cast, 1,913 went Democratic and 955 went Republican.
How many people live in Vail, Colorado?
Vail, Colorado has a population of 4,613 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vail, Colorado?
Median household income in Vail, Colorado is $98,893 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Vail, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Vail, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
