† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCañon City, COColoradoUnited States
German15.7%17.9%12.5%
English12.3%12.6%9.5%
Irish10.2%11.2%9.4%
Italian3.8%4.9%4.8%
American3.5%3.5%5.3%
Scottish3.0%2.5%1.3%
French2.1%2.0%1.6%
Norwegian1.6%——
Mexican4.2%15.8%11.3%
Spaniard1.1%1.0%—
Spanish0.8%1.2%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.7%1.8%
African American†3.1%2.8%9.9%
African0.2%0.2%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Cañon City, CO
Colorado
United States
Median age
44.7
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
5.9%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.9%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cañon City, CO
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$62,664
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.0%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cañon City, CO
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.7%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cañon City, CO
Colorado
United States
Catholic
9.5%
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.3%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
73.3%
64.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Cañon City, CO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−39.1%
1896
+72.3%
1900
+8.6%
1904
−7.0%
1908
+1.2%
1912
+22.9%
1916
+19.1%
1920
−12.1%
1924
−39.8%
1928
−38.6%
1932
+12.5%
1936
+9.9%
1940
−10.3%
1944
−21.7%
1948
−4.0%
1952
−30.3%
1956
−35.1%
1960
−20.7%
1964
+14.4%
1968
−17.6%
1972
−39.7%
1976
−7.1%
1980
−26.5%
1984
−35.5%
1988
−17.9%
1992
−4.0%
1996
−14.4%
2000
−28.8%
2004
−34.4%
2008
−29.2%
2012
−31.7%
2016
−44.7%
2020
−39.7%
2024
−38.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
29.5%Harris7,526
68.0%Trump17,313
2.5%
R+38.4
D+1.3
R+37.0
25,470
R
28.8%Biden7,369
68.5%Trump17,517
2.6%
R+39.7
D+5.0
R+44.2
25,557
R
24.1%Clinton5,297
68.8%Trump15,122
7.1%
R+44.7
R+13.0
R+46.8
21,973
R
32.8%Obama6,704
64.5%Romney13,174
2.6%
R+31.7
R+2.5
R+35.5
20,416
R
34.4%Obama6,844
63.6%McCain12,668
2.0%
R+29.2
D+5.2
R+36.5
19,919
R
32.0%Kerry5,933
66.5%Bush12,313
1.5%
R+34.4
R+5.7
R+32.0
18,526
R
33.0%Gore5,293
61.7%Bush9,914
5.3%
R+28.8
R+14.4
R+29.3
16,056
R
36.8%Clinton5,344
51.2%Dole7,437
11.9%
R+14.4
R+10.4
R+22.9
14,513
R
35.4%Clinton5,356
39.4%Bush5,961
25.2%
R+4.0
D+13.9
R+9.6
15,131
R
40.3%Dukakis5,278
58.2%Bush7,623
1.4%
R+17.9
D+17.6
R+10.2
13,088
R
31.8%Mondale3,895
67.3%Reagan8,250
0.9%
R+35.5
R+9.0
R+17.3
12,256
R
32.6%Carter3,952
59.1%Reagan7,162
8.2%
R+26.5
R+19.4
R+16.8
12,113
R
45.4%Carter4,886
52.4%Ford5,647
2.2%
R+7.1
D+32.6
R+9.1
10,768
R
28.7%McGovern2,813
68.4%Nixon6,701
2.9%
R+39.7
R+22.1
R+16.5
9,795
R
35.8%Humphrey3,292
53.4%Nixon4,908
10.7%
R+17.6
R+32.0
R+16.9
9,183
D
57.0%Johnson5,181
42.6%Goldwater3,875
0.4%
D+14.4
D+35.1
R+8.2
9,088
R
39.5%Kennedy3,730
60.2%Nixon5,690
0.4%
R+20.7
D+14.3
R+20.9
9,454
R
32.3%Stevenson2,896
67.4%Eisenhower6,040
0.3%
R+35.1
R+4.8
R+19.7
8,962
R
34.5%Stevenson3,176
64.8%Eisenhower5,964
0.6%
R+30.3
R+26.3
R+19.6
9,199
R
47.3%Truman4,077
51.2%Dewey4,421
1.5%
R+4.0
D+17.7
R+8.5
8,627
R
38.9%Roosevelt3,180
60.7%Dewey4,953
0.4%
R+21.7
R+11.5
R+29.2
8,166
R
44.6%Roosevelt4,186
54.8%Willkie5,150
0.6%
R+10.3
R+20.2
R+20.2
9,394
D
52.8%Roosevelt4,471
42.9%Landon3,631
4.2%
D+9.9
R+2.5
R+14.3
8,461
D
53.5%Roosevelt4,295
41.0%Hoover3,294
5.5%
D+12.5
D+51.1
R+5.3
8,029
R
30.2%Smith2,352
68.8%Hoover5,365
1.1%
R+38.6
D+1.1
R+21.2
7,799
R
21.4%Davis1,550
61.1%Coolidge4,433
17.5%
R+39.8
R+27.6
R+14.6
7,252
R
41.2%Cox2,339
53.3%Harding3,027
5.5%
R+12.1
R+31.2
D+14.1
5,676
D
56.9%Wilson3,395
37.8%Hughes2,257
5.2%
D+19.1
R+3.8
D+15.9
5,965
D
43.8%Wilson2,823
20.9%Taft1,346
35.3%
D+22.9
D+21.8
D+3.4
6,445
D
47.3%Bryan3,146
46.2%Taft3,069
6.5%
D+1.2
D+8.1
D+10.7
6,650
R
44.7%Parker3,057
51.7%Roosevelt3,533
3.6%
R+7.0
R+15.6
D+12.7
6,835
D
51.2%Bryan3,094
42.6%McKinley2,572
6.3%
D+8.6
R+63.7
D+16.2
6,044
D
85.1%Bryan4,267
12.8%McKinley641
2.2%
D+72.3
D+111.4
D+78.4
5,016
O
0.0%Cleveland0
39.1%Harrison830
60.9%
Weaver +21.7
—
R+40.8
2,121
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
34.0%6,802
61.5%12,285
19,988
2020
R
28.4%7,201
68.8%17,450
25,364
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+25.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+38.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 13 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Cañon City, CO
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2016
30,741
5,895
13,337
10,935
574
2018
31,703
5,692
13,521
11,891
599
2020
33,378
5,305
14,307
13,090
676
2022
34,530
4,963
13,759
15,117
691
2024
36,055
4,657
13,722
16,823
853
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+329 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,981 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Cañon City, CO in Cañon City, CO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+599
2012
−285
2013
−518
2014
−13
2015
+310
2016
+855
2017
+782
2018
+577
2019
+70
2021
+630
2022
+688
2023
+985
2024
−28
2025
+329
Cañon City anchors Fremont County, a rural Arkansas River corridor whose large correctional-employment base tilts its workforce and voting patterns toward patterns distinct from Colorado's suburban swing zones.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.3 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 44.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.4 points.
A population of 49,634, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,664 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baker City, OR and Klamath Falls, OR.
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In 2024, Cañon City, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 38.4 points (R+38.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,470 votes cast, 7,526 went Democratic and 17,313 went Republican.
When did Cañon City, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cañon City, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cañon City, CO, Colorado?
Cañon City, CO, Colorado has a population of 49,634 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cañon City, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Cañon City, CO, Colorado is $62,664 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Cañon City, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cañon City, CO, Colorado from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
