Denver, Colorado: Bellwether market. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,705,3622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $101,1832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Denver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,448,567 | 1,048,068 | 2,566,951 | ||
| D | 1,527,962 | 1,037,000 | 2,633,698 | ||
| D | 1,145,282 | 918,326 | 2,255,009 | ||
| D | 1,116,423 | 918,946 | 2,087,145 | ||
| D | 1,088,010 | 824,867 | 1,945,750 | ||
| R | 847,098 | 856,949 | 1,727,050 | ||
| R | 616,469 | 694,459 | 1,410,748 | ||
| D | 559,829 | 542,859 | 1,225,127 | ||
| D | 528,164 | 441,437 | 1,287,629 | ||
| R | 524,485 | 588,447 | 1,132,779 | ||
| R | 381,615 | 688,537 | 1,086,393 | ||
| R | 303,306 | 546,405 | 996,442 | ||
| R | 384,985 | 500,066 | 917,209 | ||
| R | 278,706 | 505,394 | 803,315 | ||
| R | 269,197 | 353,610 | 673,994 | ||
| D | 391,735 | 259,466 | 654,509 | ||
| R | 270,544 | 341,393 | 614,466 | ||
| R | 211,240 | 329,540 | 543,755 | ||
| R | 199,066 | 326,954 | 529,403 | ||
| D | 210,606 | 205,090 | 421,998 | ||
| R | 190,237 | 232,819 | 424,526 | ||
| R | 216,134 | 239,170 | 458,267 | ||
| D | 242,856 | 154,831 | 407,448 | ||
| D | 211,310 | 160,732 | 386,022 | ||
| R | 110,247 | 215,420 | 329,954 | ||
| R | 60,610 | 163,277 | 282,860 | ||
| R | 79,370 | 145,317 | 235,758 | ||
| D | 139,623 | 78,194 | 227,368 | ||
| D | 85,563 | 43,873 | 201,280 | ||
| D | 95,737 | 91,304 | 196,358 | ||
| R | 70,609 | 97,316 | 175,349 | ||
| D | 89,376 | 67,977 | 161,213 | ||
| D | 116,751 | 20,629 | 139,076 | ||
| O | 3,691 | 31,532 | 83,317 | ||
| R | 27,040 | 38,099 | 67,595 | ||
| R | 20,830 | 28,015 | 51,042 | ||
| R | 19,183 | 22,087 | 42,520 | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
12.7%
Irish
11.3%
Italian
4.9%
American
3.4%
Scottish
2.0%
French
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: 37.8 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
$101,183
Denver ranks near the middle of US counties.
Denver$101,183
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.3%
speak English only
Spanish12.0%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.
The Denver DMA anchors Colorado's political center of gravity, blending a reliably Democratic urban core with fast-growing collar counties — Jefferson, Arapahoe, and Douglas — that have shifted measurably toward competitive territory over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in Denver has rarely exceeded sixty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-six points. 2024 delivered the market to the Democratic candidate by sixteen points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most markets. A 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $101,183 — all within the broad national range.
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Denver, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/751/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did Denver, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Denver, Colorado voted Democratic by 15.6 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,566,951 votes cast, 1,448,567 went Democratic and 1,048,068 went Republican.
What is Denver, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Denver, Colorado as a "Bellwether" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Denver, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Denver, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Denver, Colorado?
Denver, Colorado has a population of 4,705,362 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Denver, Colorado?
Median household income in Denver, Colorado is $101,183 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Denver, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Denver, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.