† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
2 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
GroupSteamboat Springs, COColoradoUnited States
German18.4%17.9%12.5%
English14.2%12.6%9.5%
Irish13.0%11.2%9.4%
Italian4.2%4.9%4.8%
American4.1%3.5%5.3%
Polish3.5%2.1%2.2%
Scottish3.1%2.5%1.3%
Swedish1.6%——
Mexican7.1%15.8%11.3%
Spanish0.9%1.2%—
Spaniard0.9%1.0%—
Puerto Rican0.9%0.7%1.8%
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Venezuelan0.2%——
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
Steamboat Springs, CO
Colorado
United States
Median age
42.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Steamboat Springs, CO
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$95,231
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.3%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.2%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Steamboat Springs, CO
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.2%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
6.2%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Steamboat Springs, CO
Colorado
United States
Catholic
12.4%
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.5%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
68.7%
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.
Steamboat Springs, CO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−49.2%
1896
+79.7%
1900
+17.8%
1904
−23.1%
1908
+11.9%
1912
+20.9%
1916
+31.9%
1920
−25.7%
1924
−19.8%
1928
−21.2%
1932
+23.2%
1936
+20.6%
1940
+0.8%
1944
−7.3%
1948
+7.2%
1952
−26.0%
1956
−25.3%
1960
−13.1%
1964
+16.1%
1968
−26.4%
1972
−32.3%
1976
−14.9%
1980
−33.5%
1984
−40.3%
1988
−13.5%
1992
+3.1%
1996
−1.5%
2000
−19.2%
2004
−9.7%
2008
+5.2%
2012
−6.6%
2016
−10.0%
2020
+0.8%
2024
+1.5%
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
49.4%Harris11,375
48.0%Trump11,034
2.6%
D+1.5
D+0.7
D+3.0
23,006
D
49.3%Biden11,785
48.5%Trump11,595
2.2%
D+0.8
D+10.8
R+3.7
23,902
R
41.3%Clinton8,474
51.4%Trump10,535
7.3%
R+10.0
R+3.4
R+12.1
20,511
R
45.6%Obama8,877
52.2%Romney10,164
2.3%
R+6.6
R+11.8
R+10.5
19,485
D
51.7%Obama9,852
46.5%McCain8,860
1.9%
D+5.2
D+14.9
R+2.1
19,070
R
44.3%Kerry7,747
54.0%Bush9,446
1.7%
R+9.7
D+9.5
R+7.3
17,487
R
36.3%Gore5,431
55.5%Bush8,312
8.2%
R+19.2
R+17.7
R+19.8
14,975
R
41.8%Clinton5,295
43.3%Dole5,485
14.9%
R+1.5
R+4.6
R+10.0
12,673
D
34.5%Clinton4,574
31.4%Bush4,167
34.1%
D+3.1
D+16.6
R+2.5
13,256
R
42.0%Dukakis4,556
55.6%Bush6,021
2.4%
R+13.5
D+26.8
R+5.8
10,838
R
28.8%Mondale3,279
69.1%Reagan7,869
2.1%
R+40.3
R+6.8
R+22.1
11,389
R
26.0%Carter3,023
59.5%Reagan6,918
14.5%
R+33.5
R+18.6
R+23.8
11,627
R
39.9%Carter3,581
54.8%Ford4,921
5.4%
R+14.9
D+17.4
R+17.0
8,983
R
30.3%McGovern2,204
62.6%Nixon4,557
7.1%
R+32.3
R+5.9
R+9.2
7,279
R
31.5%Humphrey1,841
57.9%Nixon3,387
10.6%
R+26.4
R+42.5
R+25.7
5,851
D
57.9%Johnson3,510
41.8%Goldwater2,533
0.4%
D+16.1
D+29.2
R+6.5
6,067
R
43.4%Kennedy2,614
56.5%Nixon3,405
0.1%
R+13.1
D+12.2
R+13.3
6,024
R
37.3%Stevenson2,127
62.6%Eisenhower3,573
0.1%
R+25.3
D+0.6
R+9.9
5,708
R
36.8%Stevenson2,383
62.7%Eisenhower4,065
0.5%
R+26.0
R+33.2
R+15.2
6,480
D
52.8%Truman3,189
45.6%Dewey2,753
1.7%
D+7.2
D+14.5
D+2.7
6,042
R
46.1%Roosevelt2,863
53.4%Dewey3,314
0.5%
R+7.3
R+8.1
R+14.8
6,205
D
50.1%Roosevelt3,831
49.3%Willkie3,768
0.6%
D+0.8
R+19.8
R+9.1
7,646
D
57.1%Roosevelt3,907
36.5%Landon2,495
6.4%
D+20.6
R+2.6
R+3.6
6,839
D
59.1%Roosevelt4,031
35.9%Hoover2,448
4.9%
D+23.2
D+44.4
D+5.4
6,816
R
38.6%Smith2,355
59.8%Hoover3,650
1.6%
R+21.2
R+1.4
R+3.8
6,102
R
32.7%Davis1,763
52.5%Coolidge2,831
14.8%
R+19.8
D+5.9
D+5.4
5,395
R
34.9%Cox1,813
60.5%Harding3,148
4.6%
R+25.7
R+57.5
D+0.5
5,202
D
63.9%Wilson2,712
32.1%Hughes1,361
4.0%
D+31.9
D+11.0
D+28.7
4,241
D
48.3%Wilson1,817
27.4%Taft1,032
24.3%
D+20.9
D+9.0
D+1.3
3,764
D
54.6%Bryan1,403
42.7%Taft1,098
2.7%
D+11.9
D+35.0
D+21.4
2,571
R
37.4%Parker856
60.5%Roosevelt1,384
2.0%
R+23.1
R+40.9
R+3.4
2,286
D
58.2%Bryan828
40.4%McKinley575
1.4%
D+17.8
R+61.9
D+25.3
1,423
D
89.6%Bryan1,105
9.9%McKinley122
0.5%
D+79.7
D+128.9
D+85.8
1,233
O
0.0%Cleveland0
49.2%Harrison325
50.8%
Weaver +1.7
—
R+50.8
661
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
50.9%9,806
46.6%8,986
19,265
2020
R
48.2%11,404
49.9%11,800
23,636
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+7.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+1.5
Steamboat Springs, CO registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 9.2-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Steamboat Springs, CO
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2016
30,270
7,239
10,895
11,505
631
2018
31,325
7,107
10,546
13,078
594
2020
31,590
7,021
10,111
13,852
606
2022
32,549
6,821
9,499
15,613
616
2024
33,515
6,557
9,157
17,063
738
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−512 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,374 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Steamboat Springs, CO in Steamboat Springs, CO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−867
2012
−482
2013
−4
2014
0
2015
+24
2016
+275
2017
+198
2018
+207
2019
+6
2021
+55
2022
−3
2023
−11
2024
−260
2025
−512
Routt County's ski economy draws high-income transplants who have gradually softened a historically Republican lean, making Steamboat Springs one of Colorado's more competitive small mountain markets.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.7 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 49.2 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.5 points.
A population of 38,291, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,231 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson, WY-ID and Truckee-Grass Valley, CA.
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How did Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado voted Democratic by 1.5 points (D+1.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,006 votes cast, 11,375 went Democratic and 11,034 went Republican.
When did Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado?
Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado has a population of 38,291 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado?
Median household income in Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado is $95,231 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Steamboat Springs, CO, Colorado from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
