Pueblo, CO, Colorado: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 169,3562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 42.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Pueblo, 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 | 39,328 | 43,688 | 85,120 | ||
| D | 43,772 | 42,252 | 88,299 | ||
| R | 35,875 | 36,265 | 78,646 | ||
| D | 42,551 | 31,894 | 76,419 | ||
| D | 41,097 | 30,257 | 72,427 | ||
| D | 35,369 | 31,117 | 67,187 | ||
| D | 28,888 | 22,827 | 53,946 | ||
| D | 28,791 | 17,402 | 50,301 | ||
| D | 30,261 | 16,120 | 56,438 | ||
| D | 32,788 | 20,119 | 53,318 | ||
| D | 27,126 | 24,634 | 52,200 | ||
| D | 21,874 | 20,770 | 46,441 | ||
| D | 25,841 | 18,518 | 45,143 | ||
| R | 19,620 | 25,607 | 47,045 | ||
| D | 27,215 | 16,646 | 48,291 | ||
| D | 34,933 | 13,103 | 48,536 | ||
| D | 27,421 | 20,579 | 48,582 | ||
| R | 20,433 | 23,454 | 44,814 | ||
| D | 20,613 | 20,333 | 41,659 | ||
| D | 21,637 | 12,756 | 35,041 | ||
| D | 19,039 | 13,848 | 32,983 | ||
| D | 18,805 | 14,185 | 33,115 | ||
| D | 18,660 | 10,071 | 29,224 | ||
| D | 15,325 | 10,414 | 26,354 | ||
| R | 7,881 | 15,541 | 23,673 | ||
| R | 4,917 | 10,577 | 20,009 | ||
| R | 7,863 | 9,621 | 18,109 | ||
| D | 10,710 | 6,545 | 18,141 | ||
| D | 7,643 | 3,050 | 15,533 | ||
| D | 8,092 | 7,337 | 15,937 | ||
| R | 6,966 | 9,173 | 16,463 | ||
| R | 5,878 | 6,028 | 12,164 | ||
| D | 8,373 | 1,318 | 9,806 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,404 | 5,219 | ||
| R | 2,038 | 2,280 | 4,458 | ||
| R | 1,449 | 1,784 | 3,311 | ||
| D | 860 | 824 | 1,684 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.5%
Irish
8.6%
English
8.5%
Italian
5.8%
American
3.1%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 40.4 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
$64,010
Pueblo, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pueblo, CO$64,010
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.3%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pueblo's identity as the former home of Colorado Fuel and Iron gives it a working-class Democratic lean unusual for a mid-sized Front Range metro, even as statewide suburban realignment reshapes the political map around it.
The Democratic margin in Pueblo, CO peaked at seventy-two points in 1896. By 2024 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,010 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 Pueblo, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pueblo, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 5.1 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 85,120 votes cast, 39,328 went Democratic and 43,688 went Republican.
What is Pueblo, CO, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pueblo, 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 25 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pueblo, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pueblo, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Pueblo, CO, Colorado?
Pueblo, CO, Colorado has a population of 169,356 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pueblo, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Pueblo, CO, Colorado is $64,010 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Pueblo, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pueblo, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.