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1876–2024
Alamosa, CO·Colorado

Alamosa, CO delivered R+9 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

San Luis Valley's hub anchors one of Colorado's most Hispanic small metros

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
R+9
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
27,718
2024 ACS

Alamosa, CO, Colorado: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
27,7182024 5-year
Median household income
$51,7842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
49.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.0%
6,0267,26513,714
D
+1.3%
7,0296,84014,235
D
+4.2%
6,0855,54812,809
D
+18.8%
7,3644,98612,653
D
+18.7%
6,9204,70311,857
D
+4.0%
6,0815,60911,842
D
+1.1%
5,2585,13310,978
D
+17.4%
5,2243,5209,770
D
+17.4%
4,8133,0989,835
D
+7.9%
5,2424,4669,808
R
−10.1%
4,2705,2439,589
R
−3.4%
4,3604,6879,643
D
+3.9%
4,7834,4179,505
R
−19.3%
3,4245,1769,080
R
−1.3%
3,9994,1158,602
D
+34.5%
5,7982,8188,641
D
+9.9%
5,2314,2759,610
R
−24.5%
3,1925,2848,543
R
−12.9%
4,6055,99210,740
D
+16.7%
6,1944,40310,733
D
+7.9%
5,3494,5699,933
D
+10.4%
6,6465,39212,104
D
+31.3%
6,6193,42310,213
D
+31.8%
6,2573,2039,600
D
+1.5%
4,0013,8798,015
R
−14.3%
2,2853,2396,673
R
−14.1%
2,5853,4546,167
D
+33.2%
4,0571,9956,208
D
+0.8%
2,7142,6596,566
R
−18.9%
1,8942,7874,722
R
−34.8%
1,4072,9354,389
R
−33.3%
1,3652,7374,122
D
+75.7%
3,4404703,922
R
−59.3%
01,3492,276
R
−17.1%
1,0521,4892,555
R
−6.9%
1,0671,2262,295
D
+2.5%
9909421,934
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.4%
English
9.2%
Irish
8.8%
Italian
2.9%
American
2.4%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.1%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.8%
2.6%
75–84
2.2%
5.6%
65–74
5.6%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
4.1%
45–54
4.7%
6.7%
35–44
6.1%
6.8%
25–34
6.6%
5.8%
18–24
5.4%
9.6%
5–17
8.2%
2.6%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,784
Alamosa, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alamosa, CO$51,784
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.1%
speak English only
Spanish21.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
26.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
17.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Methodist
1.0%
Baptist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alamosa sits at the center of a high-altitude agricultural basin where Latino residents make up a majority of the population, shaping a competitive but historically Democratic-leaning electorate in statewide races.

The Republican margin in Alamosa, CO reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was nine points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $51,784, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 27,718 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Alamosa, CO, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/10480/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Alamosa, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alamosa, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 9.0 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,714 votes cast, 6,026 went Democratic and 7,265 went Republican.
What is Alamosa, CO, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Alamosa, CO, Colorado as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Alamosa, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alamosa, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Alamosa, CO, Colorado?
Alamosa, CO, Colorado has a population of 27,718 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alamosa, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Alamosa, CO, Colorado is $51,784 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Alamosa, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alamosa, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.