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1876–2024
Elbert County, Colorado
Elbert County·Colorado

Elbert County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Colorado's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Elbert County, Colorado · ERoss99 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+51
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
27,874
2024 ACS
Most similar
Chase County
NE · similarity 1.00
18 precincts · 20,422 votes cast
Trump · R+51
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−51.1%
4,76815,20920,422
2020R
−50.2%
4,49014,02718,983
2016R
−53.6%
3,13411,70515,980
2012R
−47.0%
3,60310,26614,178
2008R
−40.0%
3,8199,10813,206
2004R
−48.9%
2,8348,38911,364
2000R
−42.7%
2,3266,1518,965
1996R
−33.0%
1,8944,1256,758
1992R
−19.2%
1,2372,2055,045
1988R
−27.9%
1,5662,8054,448
1984R
−52.1%
8022,6053,461
1980R
−45.1%
6982,1073,122
1976R
−8.7%
1,0681,2792,426
1972R
−49.9%
4511,4161,932
1968R
−32.7%
4841,0431,712
1964R
−3.8%
8579241,785
1960R
−28.7%
6861,2401,928
1956R
−29.6%
7021,2952,000
1952R
−45.6%
5861,5792,176
1948R
−13.8%
8731,1552,049
1944R
−38.4%
6281,4132,044
1940R
−30.4%
9341,7562,700
1936R
−2.0%
1,3191,3742,776
1932D
+12.1%
1,6491,2773,074
1928R
−44.1%
7381,9332,708
1924R
−35.5%
5061,4282,598
1920R
−39.4%
6731,6542,493
1916D
+12.1%
1,2309512,299
1912D
+12.7%
7574962,048
1908R
−10.1%
7859731,859
1904R
−22.1%
4827681,293
1900D
+1.1%
6406261,298
1896D
+46.2%
7512741,033
1892R
−45.2%
0189418
1888R
−14.9%
5787841,378
1884R
−8.9%
190227418
1880D
+5.0%
195176377
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.9%
Other Christian
8.7%
Baptist
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Methodist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

A sprawling exurban and ranch county southeast of Denver, Elbert delivered an R+51 presidential margin in 2024 despite sitting within commuting distance of one of the country's fastest-growing metro areas.

The Republican margin in Elbert County reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Elbert County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $132,685, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 27,874 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 Chase County and Washington County.