Clear Creek County, Colorado: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+17MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,2622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $94,5772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Routt County, CO · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clear Creek CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clear Creek County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3,464 | 2,452 | 6,102 | ||
| D | 3,603 | 2,753 | 6,545 | ||
| D | 2,729 | 2,575 | 5,866 | ||
| D | 3,119 | 2,430 | 5,743 | ||
| D | 3,332 | 2,300 | 5,767 | ||
| D | 2,989 | 2,522 | 5,613 | ||
| R | 2,188 | 2,247 | 4,924 | ||
| D | 1,863 | 1,746 | 4,160 | ||
| D | 1,744 | 1,356 | 4,460 | ||
| R | 1,698 | 1,820 | 3,632 | ||
| R | 1,089 | 2,151 | 3,292 | ||
| R | 837 | 1,784 | 3,173 | ||
| R | 1,069 | 1,477 | 2,668 | ||
| R | 815 | 1,557 | 2,502 | ||
| R | 719 | 1,011 | 1,918 | ||
| D | 1,086 | 676 | 1,767 | ||
| R | 688 | 964 | 1,652 | ||
| R | 520 | 973 | 1,500 | ||
| R | 540 | 1,145 | 1,691 | ||
| R | 810 | 836 | 1,664 | ||
| R | 636 | 795 | 1,438 | ||
| D | 1,281 | 1,018 | 2,306 | ||
| D | 1,340 | 720 | 2,076 | ||
| D | 939 | 597 | 1,564 | ||
| R | 481 | 790 | 1,294 | ||
| R | 284 | 722 | 1,167 | ||
| R | 518 | 765 | 1,312 | ||
| D | 1,289 | 474 | 1,799 | ||
| D | 1,166 | 469 | 1,968 | ||
| D | 1,702 | 872 | 2,608 | ||
| R | 1,252 | 1,691 | 3,008 | ||
| D | 2,309 | 761 | 3,122 | ||
| D | 3,345 | 101 | 3,454 | ||
| O | 0 | 494 | 2,235 | ||
| R | 696 | 1,244 | 2,052 | ||
| R | 915 | 1,399 | 2,357 | ||
| R | 961 | 1,567 | 2,611 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.4%
English
18.3%
Irish
17.7%
Italian
4.9%
American
4.3%
Scottish
3.3%
Polish
2.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 49.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$94,577
Clear Creek County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Clear Creek County$94,577
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.0%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)3.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 93.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Despite its small size and rugged Front Range terrain, Clear Creek has voted Democratic by double digits in recent cycles, a pattern more common to college towns than to rural mining-heritage counties of its type.
The Democratic margin in Clear Creek County reached its widest at ninety-four points in 1896. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $94,577, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,262 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Routt County and Gunnison County.
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Clear Creek County, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/08019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clear Creek County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clear Creek County, Colorado voted Democratic by 16.6 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,102 votes cast, 3,464 went Democratic and 2,452 went Republican.
What is Clear Creek County, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Clear Creek County, Colorado as a "Democratic loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Clear Creek County, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Clear Creek County, Colorado voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Clear Creek County, Colorado?
Clear Creek County, Colorado has a population of 9,262 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clear Creek County, Colorado?
Median household income in Clear Creek County, Colorado is $94,577 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Clear Creek County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clear Creek County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.