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1876–2024
Colorado Springs, CO·Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO delivered R+11 in 2024.

Military installations and evangelical institutions shape a swing-city electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
R+11
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
767,824
2024 ACS

Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
767,8242024 5-year
Median household income
$90,2012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.8%2024 5-year
Black
5.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 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
−10.9%
171,662214,789397,324
R
−11.9%
166,914213,801395,173
R
−23.2%
111,613188,973333,412
R
−20.9%
116,152179,654303,648
R
−19.2%
113,412168,464286,081
R
−34.8%
81,204169,455253,630
R
−33.3%
64,549134,771210,604
R
−26.9%
58,134106,861181,136
R
−23.8%
47,70089,094174,083
R
−41.0%
41,651100,725143,966
R
−51.2%
29,22891,837122,334
R
−37.5%
28,26568,656107,697
R
−20.8%
33,89752,33988,651
R
−41.9%
21,76955,33280,029
R
−18.3%
21,63532,78861,033
D
+7.8%
28,52924,39953,071
R
−29.4%
17,64032,34850,053
R
−18.5%
19,37328,25948,137
R
−37.9%
11,77526,31438,409
R
−11.3%
13,07016,45329,966
R
−15.9%
12,48717,22129,836
R
−7.8%
15,40418,03433,687
D
+19.7%
18,00111,90530,905
D
+0.4%
12,88712,76926,839
R
−47.5%
6,10617,42723,853
R
−32.3%
4,73211,49820,974
R
−28.0%
6,08311,08717,870
D
+13.9%
11,8968,85221,898
O
+24.4%
8,5863,49220,855
R
−3.8%
10,18711,03622,516
R
−21.6%
9,67915,18425,529
D
+11.7%
15,88912,49328,999
D
+47.1%
17,6726,24824,260
O
−47.4%
02,6575,607
R
−24.7%
1,2812,1643,572
R
−36.7%
5341,2091,840
R
−32.4%
5801,1511,761
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
12.7%
Irish
11.3%
Italian
4.4%
American
4.4%
Scottish
2.8%
Polish
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: 35.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.8%
1.7%
75–84
2.3%
4.2%
65–74
4.7%
5.5%
55–64
5.9%
5.6%
45–54
5.5%
7.1%
35–44
6.6%
8.5%
25–34
7.6%
5.8%
18–24
4.5%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,201
Colorado Springs, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Colorado Springs, CO$90,201
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.1%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.0%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
16.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Baptist
2.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Methodist
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to five major military bases and a dense concentration of evangelical organizations, Colorado Springs has shifted from a reliably Republican stronghold toward competitive territory as the metro's population and demographic mix have expanded.

The Democratic margin in Colorado Springs, CO has rarely exceeded forty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-one points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $90,201 — all within the broad national range.

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Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/17820/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 10.9 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 397,324 votes cast, 171,662 went Democratic and 214,789 went Republican.
What is Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 29 times, and other 2 times.
When did Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado?
Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado has a population of 767,824 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado is $90,201 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.