† 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
10 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
GroupDenver-Aurora-Centennial, COColoradoUnited States
German16.9%17.9%12.5%
English12.2%12.6%9.5%
Irish11.3%11.2%9.4%
Italian5.2%4.9%4.8%
American3.2%3.5%5.3%
Polish2.5%2.1%2.2%
Scottish2.2%2.5%1.3%
French2.1%2.0%1.6%
Mexican17.4%15.8%11.3%
Spaniard1.0%1.0%—
Spanish1.0%1.2%—
Puerto Rican0.7%0.7%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%——
African American†4.0%2.8%9.9%
Ethiopian0.4%0.2%—
African0.3%0.2%0.5%
Asian Indian0.9%0.6%1.4%
Vietnamese0.7%0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.7%0.6%1.3%
Korean0.5%0.3%0.4%
Filipino0.3%0.3%0.9%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
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
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Colorado
United States
Median age
37.5
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.0%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$107,207
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.4%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
49.1%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.7%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
12.8%
11.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
1.0%
2.0%
Other languages
1.1%
0.7%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Colorado
United States
Catholic
16.1%
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.6%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
65.6%
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.
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−45.0%
1896
+75.6%
1900
+14.3%
1904
−8.1%
1908
+4.5%
1912
+29.1%
1916
+28.2%
1920
−28.7%
1924
−45.1%
1928
−29.6%
1932
+10.8%
1936
+28.9%
1940
+3.1%
1944
−1.4%
1948
+6.6%
1952
−15.7%
1956
−15.9%
1960
−5.1%
1964
+25.9%
1968
−5.3%
1972
−26.0%
1976
−9.9%
1980
−21.2%
1984
−25.0%
1988
−2.9%
1992
+8.2%
1996
+3.9%
2000
−0.0%
2004
+2.7%
2008
+17.1%
2012
+13.3%
2016
+15.8%
2020
+25.2%
2024
+21.4%
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
D
59.3%Harris959,451
37.9%Trump613,345
2.8%
D+21.4
R+3.8
D+22.9
1,617,800
D
61.3%Biden1,028,508
36.1%Trump606,212
2.6%
D+25.2
D+9.4
D+20.7
1,678,426
D
53.7%Clinton761,076
37.9%Trump536,923
8.5%
D+15.8
D+2.5
D+13.7
1,418,489
D
55.5%Obama726,404
42.2%Romney552,551
2.3%
D+13.3
R+3.8
D+9.4
1,309,453
D
57.7%Obama696,179
40.7%McCain490,458
1.6%
D+17.1
D+14.4
D+9.8
1,206,171
D
50.7%Kerry533,748
48.0%Bush505,613
1.2%
D+2.7
D+2.7
D+5.1
1,052,402
R
47.0%Gore395,491
47.1%Bush395,779
5.9%
R+0.03
R+3.9
R+0.6
840,876
D
47.7%Clinton349,058
43.8%Dole320,824
8.4%
D+3.9
R+4.4
R+4.7
731,670
D
42.1%Clinton329,764
33.9%Bush265,345
24.1%
D+8.2
D+11.1
D+2.7
783,734
R
47.6%Dukakis331,916
50.5%Bush351,959
1.8%
R+2.9
D+22.1
D+4.9
696,657
R
36.7%Mondale245,394
61.7%Reagan412,182
1.6%
R+25.0
R+3.8
R+6.7
668,098
R
31.9%Carter193,691
53.1%Reagan322,250
15.0%
R+21.2
R+11.3
R+11.4
607,087
R
43.4%Carter245,147
53.3%Ford300,905
3.2%
R+9.9
D+16.1
R+11.9
564,273
R
35.8%McGovern175,480
61.8%Nixon302,847
2.4%
R+26.0
R+20.7
R+2.8
490,283
R
43.6%Humphrey183,717
48.9%Nixon205,828
7.5%
R+5.3
R+31.2
R+4.6
421,127
D
62.7%Johnson254,343
36.7%Goldwater149,062
0.6%
D+25.9
D+31.1
D+3.4
405,864
R
47.1%Kennedy174,025
52.3%Nixon193,033
0.6%
R+5.1
D+10.7
R+5.3
369,132
R
41.7%Stevenson133,363
57.5%Eisenhower184,179
0.8%
R+15.9
R+0.2
R+0.5
320,059
R
41.8%Stevenson123,244
57.5%Eisenhower169,443
0.7%
R+15.7
R+22.2
R+4.9
294,809
D
52.4%Truman116,068
45.9%Dewey101,557
1.7%
D+6.6
D+7.9
D+2.1
221,478
R
49.1%Roosevelt111,405
50.5%Dewey114,500
0.4%
R+1.4
R+4.4
R+8.9
226,853
D
51.2%Roosevelt115,244
48.1%Willkie108,334
0.6%
D+3.1
R+25.8
R+6.9
225,019
D
63.5%Roosevelt123,675
34.7%Landon67,466
1.8%
D+28.9
D+18.1
D+4.6
194,646
D
53.7%Roosevelt94,486
42.9%Hoover75,551
3.4%
D+10.8
D+40.4
R+7.0
176,067
R
34.6%Smith51,323
64.3%Hoover95,283
1.1%
R+29.6
D+15.5
R+12.2
148,269
R
17.6%Davis21,103
62.8%Coolidge75,185
19.6%
R+45.1
R+16.4
R+20.0
119,786
R
33.0%Cox30,426
61.7%Harding56,908
5.3%
R+28.7
R+57.0
R+2.5
92,206
D
62.4%Wilson55,945
34.2%Hughes30,649
3.3%
D+28.2
R+0.9
D+25.1
89,594
D
44.6%Wilson35,692
15.5%Taft12,403
39.9%
D+29.1
D+24.7
D+9.6
79,973
D
50.4%Bryan43,408
46.0%Taft39,563
3.6%
D+4.5
D+12.6
D+14.0
86,085
R
44.7%Parker36,642
52.8%Roosevelt43,283
2.5%
R+8.1
R+22.4
D+11.6
81,972
D
56.1%Bryan41,929
41.8%McKinley31,255
2.1%
D+14.3
R+61.4
D+21.8
74,774
D
87.3%Bryan54,938
11.6%McKinley7,321
1.1%
D+75.6
D+120.7
D+81.7
62,964
O
0.0%Cleveland0
45.0%Harrison13,981
55.0%
Weaver +9.9
—
R+46.7
31,044
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
D
61.0%771,686
36.5%461,844
1,265,462
2020
D
53.2%657,369
44.5%549,517
1,234,766
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+9.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+21.4
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2016
1,951,638
673,530
534,935
707,871
35,302
2018
2,027,424
676,621
511,284
802,800
36,719
2020
2,173,221
713,619
501,509
917,868
40,225
2022
2,246,736
694,065
459,983
1,051,155
41,533
2024
2,350,909
680,677
452,861
1,163,099
54,272
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−14,608 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +158,147 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+20,737
2012
+22,176
2013
+25,831
2014
+27,986
2015
+32,366
2016
+19,854
2017
+12,529
2018
+16,948
2019
+13,265
2021
−6,334
2022
−8,319
2023
−1,080
2024
−3,204
2025
−14,608
Denver's sprawling metro has shifted durably toward Democratic margins over the past two decades, driven by rapid in-migration of college-educated professionals and a fast-growing Latino electorate concentrated in Adams and Arapahoe counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 45.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.4 points.
A population of 3,002,721, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,207 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX and Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
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How did Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado voted Democratic by 21.4 points (D+21.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,617,800 votes cast, 959,451 went Democratic and 613,345 went Republican.
When did Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado?
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado has a population of 3,002,721 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado is $107,207 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, Colorado from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
