Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,047,7672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,5482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Colorado Springs-Pueblo, 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 | 229,553 | 295,724 | 539,704 | ||
| R | 229,928 | 293,719 | 541,753 | ||
| R | 162,111 | 257,690 | 462,587 | ||
| R | 177,255 | 240,036 | 428,346 | ||
| R | 173,427 | 226,395 | 406,029 | ||
| R | 133,283 | 229,122 | 366,665 | ||
| R | 108,974 | 181,422 | 305,951 | ||
| R | 103,671 | 142,344 | 270,442 | ||
| R | 94,787 | 120,443 | 271,589 | ||
| R | 92,855 | 140,935 | 236,333 | ||
| R | 70,988 | 140,559 | 213,829 | ||
| R | 65,555 | 111,123 | 194,157 | ||
| R | 79,020 | 89,280 | 172,252 | ||
| R | 53,948 | 104,543 | 164,091 | ||
| R | 65,606 | 67,230 | 147,250 | ||
| D | 89,144 | 51,515 | 141,442 | ||
| R | 66,064 | 74,947 | 141,761 | ||
| R | 57,670 | 77,095 | 136,280 | ||
| R | 52,284 | 73,135 | 126,683 | ||
| D | 63,531 | 48,122 | 113,336 | ||
| R | 52,549 | 53,191 | 106,122 | ||
| D | 60,571 | 56,981 | 118,211 | ||
| D | 68,293 | 39,903 | 110,641 | ||
| D | 58,040 | 41,261 | 102,732 | ||
| R | 30,764 | 59,680 | 91,516 | ||
| R | 19,950 | 44,690 | 83,692 | ||
| R | 28,704 | 40,798 | 72,388 | ||
| D | 43,288 | 29,502 | 76,348 | ||
| D | 29,845 | 18,138 | 70,480 | ||
| R | 31,914 | 35,567 | 70,598 | ||
| R | 28,653 | 40,598 | 71,027 | ||
| D | 34,047 | 30,052 | 65,651 | ||
| D | 41,772 | 11,408 | 53,855 | ||
| O | 0 | 9,163 | 20,196 | ||
| R | 8,992 | 10,884 | 20,949 | ||
| R | 5,705 | 6,574 | 12,705 | ||
| D | 5,119 | 5,104 | 10,422 | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.7%
English
11.9%
Irish
10.6%
Italian
4.6%
American
4.1%
Scottish
2.6%
Polish
1.7%
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: 37.4 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
$82,548
Colorado Springs-Pueblo ranks near the middle of US counties.
Colorado Springs-Pueblo$82,548
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.2%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to five military installations and a clutch of major universities, the Colorado Springs-Pueblo market has seen suburban expansion steadily compress what were once reliable double-digit Republican advantages in statewide races.
The Democratic margin in Colorado Springs-Pueblo peaked at fifty-six points in 1896. By 1968 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twelve points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $82,548 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% 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 Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 539,704 votes cast, 229,553 went Democratic and 295,724 went Republican.
What is Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado?
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado has a population of 1,047,767 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado?
Median household income in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado is $82,548 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.