† 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
GroupLakewoodColoradoUnited States
German20.6%17.9%12.5%
English14.4%12.6%9.5%
Irish13.2%11.2%9.4%
Italian6.4%4.9%4.8%
American3.3%3.5%5.3%
Polish3.1%2.1%2.2%
Scottish2.7%2.5%1.3%
French2.4%2.0%1.6%
Mexican15.0%15.8%11.3%
Spanish1.8%1.2%—
Spaniard1.4%1.0%—
Puerto Rican0.6%0.7%1.8%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Peruvian0.3%——
Venezuelan0.3%——
Chinese0.7%0.6%1.3%
Vietnamese0.7%0.4%0.6%
Asian Indian0.5%0.6%1.4%
Korean0.4%0.3%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.3%0.9%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
African American†1.2%2.8%9.9%
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
Lakewood
Colorado
United States
Median age
38.2
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lakewood
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$89,792
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.2%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
45.3%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lakewood
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.8%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
8.6%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lakewood
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.
Lakewood, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.0%
2008
+17.8%
2012
+16.4%
2016
+16.2%
2020
+27.9%
2024
+26.8%
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
61.9%Harris54,322
35.1%Trump30,787
3.0%
D+26.8
R+1.1
D+28.3
87,697
D
62.7%Biden57,952
34.8%Trump32,151
2.5%
D+27.9
D+11.7
D+23.5
92,426
D
53.5%Clinton43,217
37.3%Trump30,152
9.1%
D+16.2
R+0.2
D+14.1
80,750
D
57.0%Obama43,351
40.6%Romney30,876
2.4%
D+16.4
R+1.4
D+12.5
76,076
D
57.9%Obama41,530
40.1%McCain28,738
2.0%
D+17.8
D+13.9
D+10.6
71,681
D
51.1%Kerry33,220
47.1%Bush30,642
1.8%
D+4.0
—
D+6.4
65,050
Lakewood sits along the Denver metro's western edge, where a mix of long-established residents and younger renters has gradually shifted its voting patterns toward Democratic candidates while the broader Jefferson County electorate remains competitive.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.8 points.
A population of 156,583, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,792 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Austin and Westminster.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Lakewood, Colorado voted Democratic by 26.8 points (D+26.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 87,697 votes cast, 54,322 went Democratic and 30,787 went Republican.
How many people live in Lakewood, Colorado?
Lakewood, Colorado has a population of 156,583 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lakewood, Colorado?
Median household income in Lakewood, Colorado is $89,792 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Lakewood, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lakewood, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
