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1876–2024
Breckenridge, CO·Colorado

Breckenridge, CO has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
D+33
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
38,397
2024 ACS

Breckenridge, CO, Colorado: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+33%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
38,3972024 5-year
Median household income
$107,2362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.1%2024 5-year
Black
0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
20.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 D · 0 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
D
+33.4%
13,9616,80121,458
D
+36.2%
14,9236,81622,426
D
+24.8%
11,1736,37019,373
D
+24.6%
11,1866,66918,352
D
+31.8%
11,6615,96117,901
D
+18.8%
9,7676,63116,684
D
+7.6%
6,6005,55313,696
D
+12.1%
5,3083,98910,869
D
+16.9%
4,7702,86111,293
D
+3.0%
4,1113,8628,167
R
−22.2%
2,9124,6177,665
R
−12.2%
2,4983,4027,380
R
−11.9%
2,6363,4016,419
R
−14.1%
1,9702,6384,732
D
+7.6%
1,8511,5613,821
D
+46.9%
2,8451,0253,879
D
+23.8%
2,2421,3783,630
R
−7.9%
1,5901,8623,457
D
+3.1%
1,8561,7453,611
D
+26.1%
1,9591,1303,177
D
+10.3%
1,9241,5623,503
D
+16.0%
2,6031,8824,505
D
+48.0%
2,6429183,592
D
+27.5%
1,8331,0252,940
D
+12.8%
1,7551,3523,150
R
−16.4%
8541,3593,082
R
−10.0%
1,3801,7053,251
D
+43.3%
3,3891,2614,920
D
+26.8%
2,5331,1455,179
D
+18.7%
3,3952,2845,930
R
−1.1%
3,5053,5877,208
D
+33.9%
5,7222,7798,693
D
+92.8%
7,7612838,060
O
−29.4%
01,2824,359
R
−9.5%
2,9703,6026,631
R
−11.0%
3,2174,0257,326
D
+4.0%
5,5255,09010,781
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.0%
English
11.2%
Irish
8.2%
Italian
3.2%
Polish
2.4%
American
2.3%
Scottish
2.3%
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.3%
1.7%
75–84
1.9%
6.0%
65–74
5.3%
6.4%
55–64
5.9%
7.5%
45–54
5.6%
8.9%
35–44
7.7%
10.9%
25–34
7.6%
3.8%
18–24
3.3%
6.9%
5–17
5.9%
1.9%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$107,236
Breckenridge, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Breckenridge, CO$107,236
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Spanish10.4%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.1%
Other Christian
7.5%
Methodist
1.5%
Baptist
1.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Breckenridge, CO sits in the Rocky Mountain West. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 4 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Breckenridge, CO reached its widest at ninety-three points in 1896. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $107,236, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 38,397 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Breckenridge, CO, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/14720/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Breckenridge, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Breckenridge, CO, Colorado voted Democratic by 33.4 points (D+33), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,458 votes cast, 13,961 went Democratic and 6,801 went Republican.
What is Breckenridge, CO, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Breckenridge, CO, Colorado as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Breckenridge, CO, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Breckenridge, CO, Colorado voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Breckenridge, CO, Colorado?
Breckenridge, CO, Colorado has a population of 38,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Breckenridge, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Breckenridge, CO, Colorado is $107,236 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Breckenridge, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Breckenridge, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.