† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBasaltColoradoUnited States
German17.1%17.9%12.5%
English16.9%12.6%9.5%
Irish13.4%11.2%9.4%
Italian6.8%4.9%4.8%
Scottish4.2%2.5%1.3%
American3.9%3.5%5.3%
Polish2.3%2.1%2.2%
Norwegian2.0%——
Mexican4.7%15.8%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%1.0%—
Peruvian0.3%——
Argentinean0.2%——
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Spanish0.2%1.2%—
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
Basalt
Colorado
United States
Median age
41.2
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.9%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Basalt
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$105,855
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.3%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
57.2%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Basalt
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.7%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
9.8%
11.1%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.0%
0.4%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Basalt
Colorado
United States
Catholic
—
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Basalt, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+29.9%
2008
+43.7%
2012
+36.8%
2016
+42.1%
2020
+49.5%
2024
+46.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
71.9%Harris1,613
25.7%Trump576
2.5%
D+46.2
R+3.3
D+47.7
2,244
D
74.0%Biden1,688
24.5%Trump559
1.4%
D+49.5
D+7.5
D+45.1
2,280
D
67.9%Clinton1,312
25.8%Trump499
6.3%
D+42.1
D+5.2
D+40.0
1,933
D
67.4%Obama1,217
30.6%Romney552
2.0%
D+36.8
R+6.9
D+33.0
1,806
D
70.9%Obama1,243
27.2%McCain477
1.8%
D+43.7
D+13.8
D+36.4
1,752
D
64.0%Kerry960
34.2%Bush512
1.8%
D+29.9
—
D+32.3
1,499
Basalt sits at the confluence of the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork rivers, drawing a mix of service-industry residents and professionals priced out of Aspen. That demographic blend produces competitive margins in local and county contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.2 points.
A population of 4,335, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,855 describe the city.
In 2024, Basalt, Colorado voted Democratic by 46.2 points (D+46.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,244 votes cast, 1,613 went Democratic and 576 went Republican.
How many people live in Basalt, Colorado?
Basalt, Colorado has a population of 4,335 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Basalt, Colorado?
Median household income in Basalt, Colorado is $105,855 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Basalt, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Basalt, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
