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1876–2024
Rifle, CO·Colorado

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

A western-slope energy hub where oil and gas shapes the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
D+13
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
79,464
2024 ACS

Rifle, CO, Colorado: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
79,4642024 5-year
Median household income
$93,5922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
28.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+36 in 1952MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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
+13.4%
23,06017,48541,545
D
+16.1%
24,41617,49742,861
D
+7.9%
18,60415,68236,993
D
+7.5%
18,15415,55934,483
D
+14.7%
18,70613,84333,048
D
+5.5%
15,56313,90729,903
R
−5.8%
10,22411,66824,904
D
+6.7%
9,6718,25021,123
D
+13.1%
8,9026,09021,445
R
−6.4%
8,0409,15917,440
R
−30.7%
5,36910,22815,813
R
−21.5%
4,3997,56914,742
R
−19.5%
5,0467,65413,378
R
−16.7%
4,6196,51611,392
R
−16.0%
3,0014,2928,064
D
+19.1%
4,1542,8226,992
R
−16.3%
2,8013,8946,706
R
−25.8%
2,2873,8826,182
R
−36.2%
2,0864,4706,586
D
+0.7%
2,7732,7355,573
R
−14.2%
2,2202,9565,188
R
−12.1%
2,6443,3786,059
D
+14.7%
3,0652,2505,545
D
+29.2%
3,6731,9735,822
R
−18.1%
2,0162,9205,008
R
−26.7%
1,1212,3764,707
R
−10.8%
1,9062,3904,488
D
+39.1%
3,3941,4025,098
D
+29.4%
2,5761,0325,244
D
+20.5%
3,1602,0355,496
R
−2.9%
2,4062,5615,380
D
+50.9%
4,0051,2845,345
D
+92.6%
5,8282006,076
O
−23.5%
01,0794,599
R
−12.6%
2,0372,6344,740
R
−15.8%
6188501,468
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.6%
English
12.9%
Irish
10.8%
Italian
4.9%
American
3.2%
Scottish
2.8%
Polish
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
2.2%
5.6%
65–74
5.0%
6.4%
55–64
6.3%
6.6%
45–54
6.3%
7.5%
35–44
6.8%
7.1%
25–34
6.7%
4.1%
18–24
3.3%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
2.7%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,592
Rifle, CO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rifle, CO$93,592
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.5%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.8%
speak English only
Spanish21.4%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.4%
Other Christian
13.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Baptist
1.7%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rifle anchors Garfield County's shale-extraction economy, and its workforce ties to the energy sector correlate with some of the widest Republican margins on Colorado's western slope.

The Democratic margin in Rifle, CO reached its widest at ninety-three points in 1896. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $93,592, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 79,464 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Rifle, CO, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/40090/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Rifle, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rifle, CO, Colorado voted Democratic by 13.4 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 41,545 votes cast, 23,060 went Democratic and 17,485 went Republican.
What is Rifle, CO, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rifle, 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 17 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rifle, CO, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rifle, CO, Colorado voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Rifle, CO, Colorado?
Rifle, CO, Colorado has a population of 79,464 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rifle, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Rifle, CO, Colorado is $93,592 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Rifle, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rifle, CO, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.