† 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
GroupLeadvilleColoradoUnited States
German20.9%17.9%12.5%
English15.3%12.6%9.5%
Irish12.9%11.2%9.4%
Italian6.7%4.9%4.8%
Polish4.2%2.1%2.2%
Scottish3.6%2.5%1.3%
French2.7%2.0%1.6%
American2.3%3.5%5.3%
Mexican19.2%15.8%11.3%
Ecuadorian1.4%——
Guatemalan1.1%—0.5%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.7%1.8%
Spanish0.8%1.2%—
Colombian0.6%0.3%0.4%
Spaniard0.3%1.0%—
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
Leadville
Colorado
United States
Median age
38.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
12.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.4%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Leadville
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$86,350
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.5%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
64.6%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Leadville
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.0%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
6.5%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Leadville
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.
Leadville, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+21.7%
2008
+36.2%
2012
+33.7%
2016
+19.5%
2020
+27.5%
2024
+23.5%
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. † 2004, 2008, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
59.6%Harris913
36.1%Trump553
4.4%
D+23.5
R+4.0
D+25.0
1,533
D
61.9%Biden1,000
34.4%Trump556
3.7%
D+27.5
D+8.0
D+23.0
1,615
D
53.8%Clinton711
34.3%Trump453
11.9%
D+19.5
R+14.2
D+17.4
1,321
D
64.9%Obama816
31.2%Romney392
3.9%
D+33.7
R+2.5
D+29.9
1,257
D
66.6%Obama831
30.4%McCain379
3.0%
D+36.2
D+14.6
D+29.0
1,247
D
59.7%Kerry713
38.0%Bush454
2.3%
D+21.7
—
D+24.1
1,195
Perched at 10,152 feet, Leadville is the seat of Lake County, one of Colorado's smallest electorates by registration. Its working-class mining heritage and growing Latino population create a demographic mix that has kept county margins competitive in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.2 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.5 points.
A population of 2,620, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,350 describe the city.
In 2024, Leadville, Colorado voted Democratic by 23.5 points (D+23.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,533 votes cast, 913 went Democratic and 553 went Republican.
How many people live in Leadville, Colorado?
Leadville, Colorado has a population of 2,620 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Leadville, Colorado?
Median household income in Leadville, Colorado is $86,350 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Leadville, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Leadville, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
