† 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
GroupMontrose, COColoradoUnited States
German17.6%17.9%12.5%
English14.7%12.6%9.5%
Irish9.0%11.2%9.4%
American5.0%3.5%5.3%
Italian4.7%4.9%4.8%
Scottish3.7%2.5%1.3%
Polish1.8%2.1%2.2%
French1.8%2.0%1.6%
Mexican16.2%15.8%11.3%
Spaniard0.8%1.0%—
Peruvian0.7%——
Salvadoran0.6%0.3%0.7%
Spanish0.5%1.2%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.7%1.8%
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
Montrose, CO
Colorado
United States
Median age
46.1
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.1%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Montrose, CO
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$72,120
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.5%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.7%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Montrose, CO
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.8%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
13.0%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Montrose, CO
Colorado
United States
Catholic
9.5%
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.8%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.5%
64.7%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
6.0%
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.
Montrose, CO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−34.9%
1896
+74.6%
1900
+20.7%
1904
−15.2%
1908
+8.7%
1912
+22.6%
1916
+30.1%
1920
−17.3%
1924
−18.5%
1928
−36.9%
1932
+10.8%
1936
+12.7%
1940
−10.7%
1944
−13.3%
1948
+1.4%
1952
−35.2%
1956
−24.4%
1960
−17.0%
1964
+19.8%
1968
−17.2%
1972
−38.3%
1976
−20.2%
1980
−45.4%
1984
−42.2%
1988
−22.7%
1992
−9.7%
1996
−22.2%
2000
−36.8%
2004
−39.7%
2008
−29.8%
2012
−36.8%
2016
−42.1%
2020
−36.4%
2024
−32.6%
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
32.6%Harris8,354
65.2%Trump16,704
2.2%
R+32.6
D+3.9
R+31.1
25,626
R
30.8%Biden7,687
67.3%Trump16,770
1.9%
R+36.4
D+5.6
R+40.9
24,922
R
25.8%Clinton5,466
67.9%Trump14,382
6.3%
R+42.1
R+5.3
R+44.2
21,186
R
30.5%Obama6,138
67.3%Romney13,552
2.2%
R+36.8
R+7.0
R+40.7
20,130
R
33.9%Obama6,495
63.7%McCain12,199
2.4%
R+29.8
D+9.9
R+37.1
19,153
R
29.4%Kerry4,776
69.2%Bush11,218
1.4%
R+39.7
R+3.0
R+37.3
16,219
R
28.4%Gore4,041
65.2%Bush9,266
6.4%
R+36.8
R+14.6
R+37.3
14,215
R
32.8%Clinton4,019
55.0%Dole6,730
12.2%
R+22.2
R+12.5
R+30.7
12,239
R
31.7%Clinton3,713
41.3%Bush4,847
27.0%
R+9.7
D+13.0
R+15.2
11,723
R
37.5%Dukakis3,748
60.2%Bush6,012
2.3%
R+22.7
D+19.6
R+14.9
9,993
R
28.2%Mondale2,864
70.4%Reagan7,162
1.4%
R+42.2
D+3.2
R+24.0
10,173
R
22.8%Carter2,232
68.2%Reagan6,685
9.0%
R+45.4
R+25.2
R+35.7
9,800
R
38.2%Carter3,164
58.4%Ford4,838
3.4%
R+20.2
D+18.1
R+22.3
8,282
R
26.5%McGovern1,870
64.8%Nixon4,571
8.8%
R+38.3
R+21.1
R+15.1
7,059
R
35.7%Humphrey2,394
52.8%Nixon3,547
11.5%
R+17.2
R+37.0
R+16.5
6,712
D
59.8%Johnson4,009
39.9%Goldwater2,678
0.3%
D+19.8
D+36.9
R+2.7
6,709
R
41.3%Kennedy2,861
58.3%Nixon4,040
0.3%
R+17.0
D+7.4
R+17.2
6,925
R
37.7%Stevenson2,461
62.0%Eisenhower4,054
0.3%
R+24.4
D+10.8
R+9.0
6,534
R
32.0%Stevenson2,037
67.2%Eisenhower4,279
0.9%
R+35.2
R+36.6
R+24.4
6,371
D
49.7%Truman2,544
48.3%Dewey2,473
1.9%
D+1.4
D+14.6
R+3.1
5,116
R
43.1%Roosevelt2,258
56.4%Dewey2,952
0.5%
R+13.3
R+2.6
R+20.7
5,237
R
44.0%Roosevelt3,013
54.6%Willkie3,744
1.4%
R+10.7
R+23.4
R+20.6
6,855
D
54.2%Roosevelt2,938
41.4%Landon2,248
4.4%
D+12.7
D+1.9
R+11.5
5,425
D
51.8%Roosevelt2,516
41.0%Hoover1,992
7.2%
D+10.8
D+47.7
R+7.0
4,858
R
30.4%Smith1,297
67.3%Hoover2,873
2.4%
R+36.9
R+18.4
R+19.4
4,271
R
27.3%Davis1,239
45.8%Coolidge2,077
26.8%
R+18.5
R+1.2
D+6.7
4,533
R
37.5%Cox1,522
54.8%Harding2,225
7.7%
R+17.3
R+47.4
D+8.9
4,058
D
61.5%Wilson2,571
31.5%Hughes1,315
7.0%
D+30.1
D+7.5
D+26.9
4,179
O
39.4%Wilson1,478
16.8%Taft631
43.8%
Roosevelt +4.4
D+13.9
D+3.0
3,752
D
47.4%Bryan1,461
38.7%Taft1,193
13.9%
D+8.7
D+23.9
D+18.2
3,082
R
36.4%Parker922
51.6%Roosevelt1,306
12.0%
R+15.2
R+35.9
D+4.5
2,533
D
56.6%Bryan1,038
35.9%McKinley658
7.5%
D+20.7
R+53.8
D+28.3
1,834
D
86.2%Bryan1,348
11.6%McKinley182
2.2%
D+74.6
D+109.4
D+80.6
1,564
O
0.0%Cleveland0
34.9%Harrison301
65.1%
Weaver +30.2
—
R+36.5
863
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
34.8%7,255
61.9%12,894
20,832
2020
R
29.5%7,321
68.3%16,978
24,856
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+26.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+32.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.1 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Montrose, CO
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2016
27,657
5,034
13,009
9,235
379
2018
28,815
4,886
13,166
10,332
431
2020
31,544
5,074
13,978
11,977
515
2022
33,637
4,434
13,758
14,871
574
2024
35,436
4,356
13,726
16,643
711
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+14 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,454 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Montrose, CO in Montrose, CO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−371
2012
−251
2013
−159
2014
−33
2015
+3
2016
+602
2017
+614
2018
+440
2019
+543
2021
+573
2022
+670
2023
+409
2024
+400
2025
+14
Montrose anchors Colorado's Western Slope, where a blend of agriculture, energy extraction, and recreation tourism produces a consistently Republican-leaning electorate that diverges sharply from the state's Front Range urban centers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 45.4 points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.6 points.
A population of 43,807, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,120 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cañon City, CO and Grand Junction, CO.
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In 2024, Montrose, CO, Colorado voted Republican by 32.6 points (R+32.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,626 votes cast, 8,354 went Democratic and 16,704 went Republican.
When did Montrose, CO, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montrose, CO, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Montrose, CO, Colorado has a population of 43,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Montrose, CO, Colorado is $72,120 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Montrose, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Montrose, CO, Colorado from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
