† 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
GroupGrand Junction, COColoradoUnited States
German21.5%17.9%12.5%
English15.2%12.6%9.5%
Irish12.5%11.2%9.4%
Italian5.1%4.9%4.8%
American3.8%3.5%5.3%
Scottish3.2%2.5%1.3%
French2.6%2.0%1.6%
Dutch2.3%——
Mexican9.7%15.8%11.3%
Spanish1.7%1.2%—
Spaniard0.7%1.0%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.7%1.8%
Navajo0.2%0.1%—
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
Grand Junction, CO
Colorado
United States
Median age
41.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.1%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Grand Junction, CO
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$73,658
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.3%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Grand Junction, CO
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.6%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Grand Junction, CO
Colorado
United States
Catholic
8.8%
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.1%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
62.2%
64.7%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
5.4%
2.6%
2.0%
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.
Grand Junction, CO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−42.8%
1896
+64.2%
1900
+18.4%
1904
−25.8%
1908
−3.3%
1912
+22.5%
1916
+29.4%
1920
−6.6%
1924
−18.7%
1928
−32.9%
1932
+19.4%
1936
+33.6%
1940
+4.3%
1944
+1.6%
1948
+12.0%
1952
−26.5%
1956
−25.9%
1960
−17.8%
1964
+20.9%
1968
−9.1%
1972
−40.5%
1976
−33.3%
1980
−46.0%
1984
−40.5%
1988
−20.9%
1992
−6.8%
1996
−16.4%
2000
−33.2%
2004
−35.5%
2008
−29.5%
2012
−32.4%
2016
−36.1%
2020
−28.0%
2024
−24.3%
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
36.6%Harris33,573
60.9%Trump55,839
2.4%
R+24.3
D+3.7
R+22.8
91,620
R
34.8%Biden31,533
62.8%Trump56,888
2.4%
R+28.0
D+8.1
R+32.4
90,613
R
28.0%Clinton21,729
64.1%Trump49,779
7.9%
R+36.1
R+3.7
R+38.2
77,654
R
32.7%Obama23,846
65.1%Romney47,472
2.2%
R+32.4
R+2.8
R+36.2
72,947
R
34.5%Obama24,008
64.0%McCain44,578
1.5%
R+29.5
D+6.0
R+36.8
69,631
R
31.6%Kerry19,564
67.1%Bush41,539
1.3%
R+35.5
R+2.3
R+33.1
61,885
R
30.3%Gore15,465
63.5%Bush32,396
6.3%
R+33.2
R+16.8
R+33.7
51,054
R
36.7%Clinton17,114
53.1%Dole24,761
10.2%
R+16.4
R+9.6
R+24.9
46,612
R
34.4%Clinton15,162
41.2%Bush18,169
24.4%
R+6.8
D+14.1
R+12.4
44,067
R
38.7%Dukakis14,372
59.6%Bush22,150
1.7%
R+20.9
D+19.6
R+13.2
37,155
R
29.2%Mondale9,938
69.7%Reagan23,736
1.2%
R+40.5
D+5.5
R+22.3
34,074
R
22.9%Carter7,549
68.9%Reagan22,686
8.1%
R+46.0
R+12.7
R+36.2
32,916
R
32.2%Carter8,807
65.4%Ford17,924
2.4%
R+33.3
D+7.3
R+35.4
27,390
R
28.1%McGovern6,358
68.7%Nixon15,527
3.2%
R+40.5
R+31.5
R+17.4
22,613
R
40.5%Humphrey8,775
49.6%Nixon10,745
9.9%
R+9.1
R+30.0
R+8.4
21,671
D
60.3%Johnson12,716
39.5%Goldwater8,317
0.2%
D+20.9
D+38.7
R+1.7
21,082
R
41.0%Kennedy9,072
58.8%Nixon13,015
0.2%
R+17.8
D+8.1
R+18.0
22,132
R
36.9%Stevenson7,567
62.8%Eisenhower12,869
0.3%
R+25.9
D+0.7
R+10.5
20,496
R
36.5%Stevenson6,883
63.1%Eisenhower11,883
0.4%
R+26.5
R+38.5
R+15.8
18,845
D
55.3%Truman8,401
43.4%Dewey6,586
1.3%
D+12.0
D+10.4
D+7.5
15,185
D
50.5%Roosevelt6,870
48.9%Dewey6,653
0.6%
D+1.6
R+2.7
R+5.9
13,598
D
51.6%Roosevelt7,694
47.3%Willkie7,049
1.1%
D+4.3
R+29.3
R+5.6
14,912
D
63.1%Roosevelt7,824
29.5%Landon3,654
7.4%
D+33.6
D+14.2
D+9.4
12,399
D
56.6%Roosevelt6,682
37.2%Hoover4,388
6.2%
D+19.4
D+52.3
D+1.6
11,807
R
32.9%Smith3,223
65.8%Hoover6,446
1.4%
R+32.9
R+14.2
R+15.4
9,802
R
26.8%Davis2,388
45.5%Coolidge4,053
27.6%
R+18.7
R+12.1
D+6.5
8,902
R
43.2%Cox3,138
49.8%Harding3,621
7.0%
R+6.6
R+36.0
D+19.5
7,271
D
59.4%Wilson4,394
30.1%Hughes2,223
10.5%
D+29.4
D+6.9
D+26.2
7,395
O
34.9%Wilson2,733
12.5%Taft976
52.6%
Roosevelt +17.7
D+25.8
D+2.9
7,824
R
41.6%Bryan2,824
44.9%Taft3,049
13.6%
R+3.3
D+22.5
D+6.2
6,795
R
32.7%Parker1,555
58.5%Roosevelt2,783
8.9%
R+25.8
R+44.2
R+6.1
4,761
D
55.7%Bryan1,968
37.3%McKinley1,317
7.0%
D+18.4
R+45.8
D+26.0
3,534
D
80.0%Bryan2,374
15.8%McKinley469
4.1%
D+64.2
D+107.0
D+70.3
2,966
O
0.0%Cleveland0
42.8%Harrison529
57.2%
Weaver +14.5
—
R+44.4
1,237
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
39.1%28,732
56.9%41,766
73,440
2020
R
33.0%29,478
64.2%57,236
89,202
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+22.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+24.3
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.2 points.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Grand Junction, CO
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2016
117,094
22,634
50,110
42,220
2,130
2018
121,113
21,982
49,453
47,498
2,180
2020
120,210
20,327
48,008
49,505
2,370
2022
124,868
17,775
46,252
58,254
2,587
2024
131,373
17,355
46,340
64,382
3,296
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,638 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +13,235 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Grand Junction, CO in Grand Junction, CO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+252
2012
−319
2013
−558
2014
−361
2015
+621
2016
+1,472
2017
+1,385
2018
+1,629
2019
+1,150
2021
+1,844
2022
+1,528
2023
+1,336
2024
+1,618
2025
+1,638
Perched on the Western Slope far from Denver's urban core, Grand Junction consistently posts some of the widest Republican margins in Colorado, driven by energy-sector employment and a rural-leaning population that has resisted the state's broader Democratic shift.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.2 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 46.0 points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.3 points.
A population of 158,601, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,658 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montrose, CO and Salina, KS.
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How did Grand Junction, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Junction, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 24.3 points (R+24.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 91,620 votes cast, 33,573 went Democratic and 55,839 went Republican.
When did Grand Junction, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Junction, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Grand Junction, CO, Colorado?
Grand Junction, CO, Colorado has a population of 158,601 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Junction, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Grand Junction, CO, Colorado is $73,658 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Grand Junction, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Grand Junction, CO, Colorado from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
