2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 317 | 417 | 753 | |
| 2020 | R | 317 | 427 | 756 | |
| 2016 | R | 237 | 344 | 652 | |
| 2012 | R | 291 | 344 | 650 | |
| 2008 | R | 270 | 334 | 623 | |
| 2004 | R | 227 | 383 | 619 | |
| 2000 | R | 168 | 294 | 486 | |
| 1996 | D | 192 | 179 | 447 | |
| 1992 | D | 171 | 159 | 449 | |
| 1988 | R | 174 | 217 | 394 | |
| 1984 | R | 117 | 333 | 459 | |
| 1980 | R | 125 | 271 | 450 | |
| 1976 | R | 167 | 235 | 423 | |
| 1972 | R | 96 | 247 | 348 | |
| 1968 | D | 126 | 116 | 265 | |
| 1964 | D | 204 | 89 | 295 | |
| 1960 | D | 158 | 146 | 305 | |
| 1956 | R | 99 | 168 | 268 | |
| 1952 | R | 98 | 209 | 308 | |
| 1948 | D | 190 | 144 | 335 | |
| 1944 | R | 150 | 170 | 322 | |
| 1940 | D | 273 | 229 | 508 | |
| 1936 | D | 285 | 126 | 417 | |
| 1932 | D | 210 | 112 | 379 | |
| 1928 | D | 187 | 144 | 350 | |
| 1924 | R | 101 | 150 | 326 | |
| 1920 | R | 146 | 183 | 371 | |
| 1916 | D | 278 | 135 | 463 | |
| 1912 | D | 286 | 186 | 643 | |
| 1908 | D | 488 | 218 | 727 | |
| 1904 | D | 575 | 306 | 911 | |
| 1900 | D | 700 | 208 | 915 | |
| 1896 | D | 808 | 11 | 822 | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 56.4 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
$56,250
Mineral County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mineral County$56,250
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 180.0%
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 58.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 850 residents spread across the San Juan Mountains, Mineral County's small electorate makes each individual voter's choice unusually visible in the final margin—R+13.3 in 2024.
The Republican margin in Mineral County reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Mineral County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,250, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 729 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 Jeff Davis County and Sierra County.
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