Montrose, CO, Colorado: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,8072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,1202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1980MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Montrose, 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 | 8,354 | 16,704 | 25,626 | ||
| R | 7,687 | 16,770 | 24,922 | ||
| R | 5,466 | 14,382 | 21,186 | ||
| R | 6,138 | 13,552 | 20,130 | ||
| R | 6,495 | 12,199 | 19,153 | ||
| R | 4,776 | 11,218 | 16,219 | ||
| R | 4,041 | 9,266 | 14,215 | ||
| R | 4,019 | 6,730 | 12,239 | ||
| R | 3,713 | 4,847 | 11,723 | ||
| R | 3,748 | 6,012 | 9,993 | ||
| R | 2,864 | 7,162 | 10,173 | ||
| R | 2,232 | 6,685 | 9,800 | ||
| R | 3,164 | 4,838 | 8,282 | ||
| R | 1,870 | 4,571 | 7,059 | ||
| R | 2,394 | 3,547 | 6,712 | ||
| D | 4,009 | 2,678 | 6,709 | ||
| R | 2,861 | 4,040 | 6,925 | ||
| R | 2,461 | 4,054 | 6,534 | ||
| R | 2,037 | 4,279 | 6,371 | ||
| D | 2,544 | 2,473 | 5,116 | ||
| R | 2,258 | 2,952 | 5,237 | ||
| R | 3,013 | 3,744 | 6,855 | ||
| D | 2,938 | 2,248 | 5,425 | ||
| D | 2,516 | 1,992 | 4,858 | ||
| R | 1,297 | 2,873 | 4,271 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 2,077 | 4,533 | ||
| R | 1,522 | 2,225 | 4,058 | ||
| D | 2,571 | 1,315 | 4,179 | ||
| O | 1,478 | 631 | 3,752 | ||
| D | 1,461 | 1,193 | 3,082 | ||
| R | 922 | 1,306 | 2,533 | ||
| D | 1,038 | 658 | 1,834 | ||
| D | 1,348 | 182 | 1,564 | ||
| O | 0 | 301 | 863 | ||
| R | 372 | 512 | 920 | ||
| R | 230 | 420 | 670 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.6%
English
14.7%
Irish
9.0%
American
5.0%
Italian
4.7%
Scottish
3.7%
Polish
1.8%
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: 46.1 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
$72,120
Montrose, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Montrose, CO$72,120
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.2%
speak English only
Spanish13.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Montrose anchors Colorado's Western Slope, where a blend of agriculture, energy extraction, and recreation tourism produces a consistently Republican-leaning electorate that diverges sharply from the state's Front Range urban centers.
The Democratic margin in Montrose, CO peaked at seventy-five points in 1896. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $72,120 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 Montrose, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montrose, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 32.6 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,626 votes cast, 8,354 went Democratic and 16,704 went Republican.
What is Montrose, CO, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Montrose, 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 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Montrose, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montrose, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Montrose, CO, Colorado has a population of 43,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Montrose, CO, Colorado is $72,120 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montrose, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.