2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 2,254 | 1,729 | 4,130 | |
| 2020 | D | 2,222 | 1,833 | 4,185 | |
| 2016 | D | 1,634 | 1,566 | 3,576 | |
| 2012 | D | 1,892 | 1,346 | 3,338 | |
| 2008 | D | 1,954 | 1,253 | 3,301 | |
| 2004 | D | 1,807 | 1,329 | 3,196 | |
| 2000 | D | 1,099 | 1,006 | 2,465 | |
| 1996 | D | 799 | 682 | 1,789 | |
| 1992 | D | 726 | 462 | 1,759 | |
| 1988 | D | 804 | 728 | 1,590 | |
| 1984 | R | 634 | 896 | 1,571 | |
| 1980 | R | 441 | 694 | 1,387 | |
| 1976 | D | 563 | 451 | 1,095 | |
| 1972 | R | 362 | 516 | 905 | |
| 1968 | R | 218 | 358 | 681 | |
| 1964 | D | 363 | 233 | 600 | |
| 1960 | R | 223 | 315 | 538 | |
| 1956 | R | 244 | 394 | 639 | |
| 1952 | R | 228 | 357 | 591 | |
| 1948 | R | 296 | 302 | 611 | |
| 1944 | R | 213 | 272 | 487 | |
| 1940 | D | 431 | 413 | 849 | |
| 1936 | D | 736 | 321 | 1,077 | |
| 1932 | D | 539 | 271 | 835 | |
| 1928 | R | 236 | 299 | 542 | |
| 1924 | R | 161 | 361 | 659 | |
| 1920 | R | 189 | 416 | 621 | |
| 1916 | D | 763 | 407 | 1,191 | |
| 1912 | D | 931 | 443 | 1,662 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,185 | 843 | 2,133 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,260 | 1,311 | 2,675 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,498 | 1,371 | 2,999 | |
| 1896 | D | 2,532 | 266 | 2,821 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 431 | 1,325 | |
| 1888 | R | 688 | 953 | 1,795 | |
| 1884 | R | 614 | 1,129 | 1,838 | |
| 1880 | R | 805 | 1,236 | 2,069 | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
2.4%
Irish
1.6%
African American
2.1%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 47.2 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
$95,361
Gilpin County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Gilpin County$95,361
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 98.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gilpin County, Colorado's smallest by population, sits at high elevation west of Denver and hosts Central City's casino corridor. Despite its frontier extraction heritage, it has shifted markedly toward Democratic margins in recent presidential cycles.
The Democratic margin in Gilpin County reached its widest at eighty points in 1896. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points — still decisive.
Gilpin County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,361, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,901 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 Lincoln County and Mendocino County.
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