† 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
GroupWalsenburgColoradoUnited States
German15.2%17.9%12.5%
English10.7%12.6%9.5%
Italian7.8%4.9%4.8%
Irish7.1%11.2%9.4%
American3.2%3.5%5.3%
Czech2.1%——
Dutch1.6%——
Scottish1.5%2.5%1.3%
Mexican20.1%15.8%11.3%
Spanish13.2%1.2%—
Spaniard0.3%1.0%—
Navajo1.1%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
Walsenburg
Colorado
United States
Median age
41.8
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.0%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Walsenburg
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$51,474
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.2%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.4%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Walsenburg
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.8%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
11.0%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Walsenburg
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.
Walsenburg, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+22.9%
2008
+33.2%
2012
+37.3%
2016
+14.9%
2020
+14.7%
2024
−1.5%
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
47.8%Harris815
49.4%Trump841
2.8%
R+1.5
R+16.2
R+0.1
1,704
D
55.8%Biden899
41.1%Trump662
3.1%
D+14.7
R+0.2
D+10.3
1,611
D
52.9%Clinton741
38.0%Trump532
9.1%
D+14.9
R+22.4
D+12.8
1,400
D
67.0%Obama940
29.7%Romney416
3.3%
D+37.3
D+4.1
D+33.5
1,403
D
64.8%Obama915
31.6%McCain446
3.6%
D+33.2
D+10.4
D+25.9
1,412
D
60.4%Kerry753
37.5%Bush468
2.1%
D+22.9
—
D+25.3
1,247
Walsenburg's voting patterns reflect a working-class Hispanic majority shaped by generations of extractive-industry employment; the city has tracked competitive in statewide races despite sitting in a sparsely populated southern Colorado county.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.3 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 1.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 16.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.5 points.
A population of 3,072, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,474 describe the city.
In 2024, Walsenburg, Colorado voted Republican by 1.5 points (R+1.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,704 votes cast, 815 went Democratic and 841 went Republican.
When did Walsenburg, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Walsenburg, Colorado voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Walsenburg, Colorado?
Walsenburg, Colorado has a population of 3,072 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Walsenburg, Colorado?
Median household income in Walsenburg, Colorado is $51,474 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Walsenburg, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Walsenburg, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
