† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupFort Morgan, COColoradoUnited States
German20.1%17.9%12.5%
English9.3%12.6%9.5%
Irish7.2%11.2%9.4%
American5.1%3.5%5.3%
Italian2.4%4.9%4.8%
Swedish2.3%——
Norwegian1.6%——
Russian1.1%——
Mexican30.5%15.8%11.3%
Guatemalan4.2%—0.5%
Salvadoran0.5%0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%1.0%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.7%1.8%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
Spanish0.2%1.2%—
African American†1.1%2.8%9.9%
Ethiopian0.4%0.2%—
African0.2%0.2%0.5%
Somali0.2%——
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
Fort Morgan, CO
Colorado
United States
Median age
37.5
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.0%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fort Morgan, CO
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$73,278
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.3%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.8%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fort Morgan, CO
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.1%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
20.4%
11.1%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.1%
0.4%
0.7%
Other languages
1.6%
0.7%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fort Morgan, CO
Colorado
United States
Catholic
15.1%
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.9%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
62.1%
64.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.8%
3.0%
5.2%
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.
Fort Morgan, CO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−47.6%
1896
+47.3%
1900
−14.2%
1904
−43.0%
1908
−15.3%
1912
+4.9%
1916
+20.5%
1920
−45.5%
1924
−54.0%
1928
−53.6%
1932
−2.8%
1936
+1.4%
1940
−29.4%
1944
−38.6%
1948
−7.9%
1952
−39.8%
1956
−28.5%
1960
−23.5%
1964
+13.9%
1968
−30.5%
1972
−43.1%
1976
−9.3%
1980
−35.6%
1984
−44.0%
1988
−12.3%
1992
−8.3%
1996
−13.9%
2000
−31.5%
2004
−37.7%
2008
−24.0%
2012
−25.0%
2016
−41.8%
2020
−41.6%
2024
−48.6%
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
24.4%Harris3,291
73.0%Trump9,830
2.6%
R+48.6
R+7.0
R+47.1
13,465
R
28.2%Biden3,876
69.8%Trump9,593
2.0%
R+41.6
D+0.2
R+46.0
13,744
R
26.3%Clinton3,151
68.1%Trump8,145
5.6%
R+41.8
R+16.8
R+43.8
11,960
R
36.3%Obama3,912
61.3%Romney6,602
2.4%
R+25.0
R+0.9
R+28.8
10,777
R
37.3%Obama3,813
61.3%McCain6,272
1.5%
R+24.0
D+13.7
R+31.3
10,234
R
30.6%Kerry3,039
68.3%Bush6,787
1.1%
R+37.7
R+6.2
R+35.3
9,936
R
32.1%Gore2,885
63.6%Bush5,722
4.3%
R+31.5
R+17.6
R+32.0
8,998
R
38.4%Clinton3,347
52.3%Dole4,557
9.2%
R+13.9
R+5.6
R+22.4
8,707
R
33.4%Clinton2,985
41.7%Bush3,724
24.9%
R+8.3
D+4.0
R+13.8
8,930
R
42.9%Dukakis3,728
55.2%Bush4,795
1.8%
R+12.3
D+31.7
R+4.6
8,680
R
27.2%Mondale2,331
71.3%Reagan6,097
1.5%
R+44.0
R+8.5
R+25.8
8,556
R
26.9%Carter2,246
62.5%Reagan5,209
10.5%
R+35.6
R+26.2
R+25.8
8,334
R
44.0%Carter3,798
53.3%Ford4,603
2.6%
R+9.3
D+33.8
R+11.4
8,629
R
27.3%McGovern2,081
70.4%Nixon5,365
2.3%
R+43.1
R+12.6
R+19.9
7,621
R
30.8%Humphrey2,310
61.2%Nixon4,598
8.0%
R+30.5
R+44.3
R+29.8
7,512
D
56.8%Johnson4,271
42.9%Goldwater3,228
0.3%
D+13.9
D+37.4
R+8.7
7,520
R
38.2%Kennedy3,151
61.7%Nixon5,092
0.2%
R+23.5
D+5.0
R+23.7
8,259
R
35.6%Stevenson2,956
64.2%Eisenhower5,325
0.2%
R+28.5
D+11.3
R+13.1
8,298
R
29.8%Stevenson2,297
69.6%Eisenhower5,371
0.6%
R+39.8
R+31.9
R+29.1
7,714
R
45.6%Truman2,912
53.5%Dewey3,417
0.8%
R+7.9
D+30.7
R+12.4
6,382
R
30.5%Roosevelt1,839
69.1%Dewey4,166
0.3%
R+38.6
R+9.2
R+46.1
6,026
R
34.9%Roosevelt2,527
64.3%Willkie4,654
0.8%
R+29.4
R+30.7
R+39.3
7,238
D
48.5%Roosevelt3,146
47.2%Landon3,058
4.3%
D+1.4
D+4.2
R+22.9
6,481
R
47.0%Roosevelt3,181
49.8%Hoover3,370
3.2%
R+2.8
D+50.8
R+20.6
6,765
R
22.5%Smith1,242
76.1%Hoover4,197
1.4%
R+53.6
D+0.5
R+36.1
5,515
R
16.0%Davis757
70.0%Coolidge3,321
14.1%
R+54.0
R+8.6
R+28.9
4,745
R
25.0%Cox1,105
70.5%Harding3,114
4.5%
R+45.5
R+65.9
R+19.3
4,420
D
58.5%Wilson2,371
38.0%Hughes1,541
3.6%
D+20.5
D+15.5
D+17.3
4,056
O
33.1%Wilson1,005
28.2%Taft855
38.7%
Roosevelt +5.6
D+20.2
R+14.6
3,036
R
39.7%Bryan1,208
55.0%Taft1,672
5.2%
R+15.3
D+27.7
R+5.7
3,039
R
23.9%Parker406
66.9%Roosevelt1,136
9.2%
R+43.0
R+28.8
R+23.3
1,698
R
41.2%Bryan538
55.3%McKinley723
3.5%
R+14.2
R+61.5
R+6.6
1,307
D
72.9%Bryan602
25.5%McKinley211
1.6%
D+47.3
D+94.9
D+53.4
826
O
0.0%Cleveland0
47.6%Harrison208
52.4%
Weaver +4.8
—
R+49.3
437
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
27.4%2,786
68.8%7,000
10,169
2020
R
27.9%3,787
70.3%9,544
13,571
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+22.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+48.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 26 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Fort Morgan, CO
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2016
16,172
3,298
6,947
5,718
209
2018
17,090
3,225
7,129
6,477
259
2020
18,509
3,270
7,572
7,345
322
2022
19,456
3,089
7,444
8,559
364
2024
20,688
2,896
7,558
9,714
520
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−248 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,525 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Fort Morgan, CO in Fort Morgan, CO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−141
2012
−431
2013
−281
2014
−398
2015
−174
2016
−336
2017
−157
2018
+70
2019
−70
2021
−235
2022
−10
2023
−68
2024
−46
2025
−248
Fort Morgan, CO sits in the Rocky Mountain West. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.3 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 54.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.6 points.
A population of 29,520, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,278 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hobbs, NM and Winnemucca, NV.
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In 2024, Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 48.6 points (R+48.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,465 votes cast, 3,291 went Democratic and 9,830 went Republican.
When did Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado?
Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado has a population of 29,520 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado is $73,278 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fort Morgan, CO, Colorado from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
