Colorado, Colorado: Tossup state. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,862,1892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,4702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Browse all of Colorado
Constituent county margins for Colorado, COOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,728,159 | 1,377,441 | 3,192,745 | ||
| D | 1,803,921 | 1,364,202 | 3,256,061 | ||
| D | 1,338,870 | 1,202,484 | 2,780,247 | ||
| D | 1,323,102 | 1,185,243 | 2,571,846 | ||
| D | 1,288,576 | 1,073,589 | 2,401,361 | ||
| R | 1,001,725 | 1,101,256 | 2,130,325 | ||
| R | 738,227 | 883,745 | 1,741,365 | ||
| R | 671,152 | 691,848 | 1,510,704 | ||
| D | 629,681 | 562,850 | 1,569,180 | ||
| R | 621,453 | 728,177 | 1,372,394 | ||
| R | 454,975 | 821,817 | 1,295,358 | ||
| R | 367,973 | 652,264 | 1,184,415 | ||
| R | 460,353 | 584,367 | 1,081,135 | ||
| R | 329,980 | 597,189 | 953,885 | ||
| R | 335,174 | 409,345 | 810,251 | ||
| D | 476,024 | 296,767 | 776,985 | ||
| R | 330,629 | 402,242 | 736,236 | ||
| R | 263,997 | 394,479 | 663,074 | ||
| R | 245,504 | 379,782 | 630,103 | ||
| D | 267,288 | 239,714 | 515,237 | ||
| R | 234,331 | 268,731 | 505,039 | ||
| R | 265,554 | 279,576 | 549,004 | ||
| D | 295,021 | 181,267 | 488,685 | ||
| D | 250,877 | 189,617 | 457,696 | ||
| R | 133,131 | 253,872 | 392,242 | ||
| R | 75,238 | 195,171 | 342,261 | ||
| R | 104,936 | 173,248 | 292,053 | ||
| D | 178,806 | 102,307 | 294,364 | ||
| D | 114,232 | 58,386 | 266,880 | ||
| D | 126,626 | 123,610 | 263,755 | ||
| R | 100,105 | 134,678 | 243,684 | ||
| D | 122,705 | 92,622 | 220,930 | ||
| D | 158,821 | 26,379 | 187,470 | ||
| O | 0 | 38,620 | 93,860 | ||
| R | 37,566 | 50,784 | 92,014 | ||
| R | 27,723 | 36,084 | 66,519 | ||
| R | 24,647 | 27,450 | 53,546 | ||
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Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 55.9% | 41.3% | 2,500,201 |
| 2020 | D | 53.5% | 44.2% | 3,235,790 |
| 2016 | D | 50.0% | 44.3% | 2,743,023 |
| 2014 | R | 46.3% | 48.2% | 2,041,058 |
| 2010 | D | 48.1% | 46.4% | 1,772,286 |
| 2008 | D | 52.8% | 42.5% | 2,331,621 |
| 2004 | D | 51.3% | 46.5% | 2,107,472 |
| 2002 | R | 45.8% | 50.7% | 1,416,082 |
| 1998 | R | 35.0% | 62.5% | 1,327,235 |
| 1996 | R | 45.7% | 51.4% | 1,459,601 |
| 1992 | D | 51.8% | 42.7% | 1,552,289 |
| 1990 | R | 41.7% | 55.7% | 1,022,027 |
| 1986 | D | 49.9% | 48.4% | 1,060,765 |
| 1984 | R | 34.6% | 64.2% | 1,297,809 |
| 1980 | D | 50.3% | 48.7% | 1,173,142 |
| 1978 | R | 40.3% | 58.7% | 819,256 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
12.6%
Irish
11.2%
Italian
4.9%
American
3.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
1.5%
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: 37.9 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
$95,470
Colorado ranks near the middle of US counties.
Colorado$95,470
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.8%
speak English only
Spanish11.1%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Colorado in the Rocky Mountain West delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the state by eleven points — well within the historical noise of how the state votes.
The state's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-one points in 1896; the Republican margin reached forty-one points in 1892. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 5,862,189, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $95,470 — situate the state close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Colorado, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado, Colorado voted Democratic by 11.0 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,192,745 votes cast, 1,728,159 went Democratic and 1,377,441 went Republican.
What is Colorado, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Colorado, Colorado as a "Tossup" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Colorado, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Colorado, Colorado?
Colorado, Colorado has a population of 5,862,189 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado, Colorado?
Median household income in Colorado, Colorado is $95,470 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.