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1876–2024
Edwards, CO·Colorado

Edwards, CO has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

High-altitude resort economy shapes an unusually affluent mountain electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
D+24
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
55,135
2024 ACS

Edwards, CO, Colorado: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+24%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
55,1352024 5-year
Median household income
$104,0962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
65.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
30.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+91 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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
+24.4%
16,94310,14827,805
D
+29.8%
18,5889,89129,139
D
+20.3%
14,0998,99025,223
D
+14.9%
12,7929,41122,668
D
+23.1%
13,1878,17921,652
D
+6.5%
9,7448,53318,511
R
−2.6%
6,7727,16515,188
D
+4.0%
5,0944,63711,341
D
+7.1%
3,8703,10010,870
R
−13.5%
3,3144,3667,809
R
−37.2%
2,0324,5006,633
R
−25.0%
1,6083,0615,816
R
−31.6%
1,5022,9634,617
R
−18.6%
1,3061,9203,301
R
−5.7%
9271,0492,136
D
+33.7%
1,2996441,945
R
−5.8%
8809891,871
R
−15.0%
8521,1542,012
R
−8.0%
1,0581,2422,313
D
+14.7%
1,0087381,831
D
+1.6%
9529221,879
D
+15.5%
1,4741,0772,564
D
+32.6%
1,5417762,347
D
+30.2%
1,3487122,106
R
−27.7%
5701,0141,605
R
−17.9%
4317221,625
R
−13.2%
6498541,549
D
+46.9%
1,1363971,576
D
+22.7%
7273871,498
D
+21.9%
8285211,402
R
−12.0%
6258021,477
D
+38.5%
9434121,378
D
+90.7%
1,149531,209
O
−29.2%
0275941
R
−20.3%
4006041,007
R
−23.3%
190306497
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
German
10.9%
Irish
8.6%
Italian
3.5%
American
2.8%
Scottish
2.5%
Polish
1.4%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.4%
4.9%
65–74
4.2%
7.1%
55–64
6.3%
7.4%
45–54
6.4%
9.0%
35–44
7.5%
8.4%
25–34
6.3%
3.2%
18–24
3.6%
8.0%
5–17
7.4%
2.3%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$104,096
Edwards, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Edwards, CO$104,096
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)3.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.0%
speak English only
Spanish21.3%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.6%
Other Christian
8.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Baptist
0.4%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Eagle County core anchoring Vail and Beaver Creek draws a seasonal workforce alongside wealthy second-home owners, producing a bifurcated electorate that has trended Democratic in presidential cycles despite its Rocky Mountain surroundings.

The Democratic margin in Edwards, CO reached its widest at ninety-one points in 1896. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,096, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 55,135 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Edwards, CO, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/20780/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Edwards, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Edwards, CO, Colorado voted Democratic by 24.4 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,805 votes cast, 16,943 went Democratic and 10,148 went Republican.
What is Edwards, CO, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Edwards, 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 19 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Edwards, CO, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Edwards, CO, Colorado voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Edwards, CO, Colorado?
Edwards, CO, Colorado has a population of 55,135 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Edwards, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Edwards, CO, Colorado is $104,096 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Edwards, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Edwards, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.