Cañon City, CO, Colorado: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,6342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,6642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Cañon City, CO, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,526 | 17,313 | 25,470 | ||
| R | 7,369 | 17,517 | 25,557 | ||
| R | 5,297 | 15,122 | 21,973 | ||
| R | 6,704 | 13,174 | 20,416 | ||
| R | 6,844 | 12,668 | 19,919 | ||
| R | 5,933 | 12,313 | 18,526 | ||
| R | 5,293 | 9,914 | 16,056 | ||
| R | 5,344 | 7,437 | 14,513 | ||
| R | 5,356 | 5,961 | 15,131 | ||
| R | 5,278 | 7,623 | 13,088 | ||
| R | 3,895 | 8,250 | 12,256 | ||
| R | 3,952 | 7,162 | 12,113 | ||
| R | 4,886 | 5,647 | 10,768 | ||
| R | 2,813 | 6,701 | 9,795 | ||
| R | 3,292 | 4,908 | 9,183 | ||
| D | 5,181 | 3,875 | 9,088 | ||
| R | 3,730 | 5,690 | 9,454 | ||
| R | 2,896 | 6,040 | 8,962 | ||
| R | 3,176 | 5,964 | 9,199 | ||
| R | 4,077 | 4,421 | 8,627 | ||
| R | 3,180 | 4,953 | 8,166 | ||
| R | 4,186 | 5,150 | 9,394 | ||
| D | 4,471 | 3,631 | 8,461 | ||
| D | 4,295 | 3,294 | 8,029 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 5,365 | 7,799 | ||
| R | 1,550 | 4,433 | 7,252 | ||
| R | 2,339 | 3,027 | 5,676 | ||
| D | 3,395 | 2,257 | 5,965 | ||
| D | 2,823 | 1,346 | 6,445 | ||
| D | 3,146 | 3,069 | 6,650 | ||
| R | 3,057 | 3,533 | 6,835 | ||
| D | 3,094 | 2,572 | 6,044 | ||
| D | 4,267 | 641 | 5,016 | ||
| O | 0 | 830 | 2,121 | ||
| R | 766 | 1,123 | 2,250 | ||
| R | 583 | 913 | 1,667 | ||
| R | 530 | 606 | 1,204 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.7%
English
12.3%
Irish
10.2%
Italian
3.8%
American
3.5%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.1%
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: 44.7 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
$62,664
Cañon City, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cañon City, CO$62,664
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cañon City anchors Fremont County, a rural Arkansas River corridor whose large correctional-employment base tilts its workforce and voting patterns toward patterns distinct from Colorado's suburban swing zones.
The Democratic margin in Cañon City, CO peaked at seventy-two points in 1896. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $62,664 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cañon City, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cañon City, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 38.4 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,470 votes cast, 7,526 went Democratic and 17,313 went Republican.
What is Cañon City, CO, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cañon City, CO, Colorado as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cañon City, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cañon City, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cañon City, CO, Colorado?
Cañon City, CO, Colorado has a population of 49,634 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cañon City, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Cañon City, CO, Colorado is $62,664 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Cañon City, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cañon City, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.