† 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
GroupMontroseColoradoUnited States
German19.1%17.9%12.5%
English15.9%12.6%9.5%
Irish9.8%11.2%9.4%
American5.4%3.5%5.3%
Italian5.1%4.9%4.8%
Scottish4.0%2.5%1.3%
Polish2.0%2.1%2.2%
French2.0%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
Colorado
United States
Median age
47
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
27.7%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Montrose
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$70,386
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.5%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Montrose
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.4%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
9.8%
11.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
1.0%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Montrose
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.
Montrose, Colorado
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−31.9%
2008
−20.8%
2012
−27.8%
2016
−31.8%
2020
−24.3%
2024
−20.0%
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
R
38.7%Harris4,655
58.8%Trump7,062
2.5%
R+20.0
D+4.2
R+18.6
12,016
R
36.9%Biden4,310
61.2%Trump7,144
1.9%
R+24.3
D+7.6
R+28.7
11,677
R
30.6%Clinton3,050
62.4%Trump6,225
7.0%
R+31.8
R+4.0
R+33.9
9,973
R
35.0%Obama3,317
62.8%Romney5,955
2.2%
R+27.8
R+7.1
R+31.7
9,479
R
38.2%Obama3,496
59.0%McCain5,393
2.8%
R+20.8
D+11.1
R+28.0
9,142
R
33.5%Kerry2,541
65.4%Bush4,958
1.0%
R+31.9
—
R+29.4
7,578
Montrose anchors Colorado's Western Slope as a regional trade center, consistently delivering lopsided Republican margins in statewide races while absorbing an influx of retirees and outdoor-recreation workers that has modestly shifted its demographic mix.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.0 points.
A population of 21,044, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,386 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sierra Vista Southeast and Verde Village.
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, Montrose, Colorado voted Republican by 20.0 points (R+20.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,016 votes cast, 4,655 went Democratic and 7,062 went Republican.
How many people live in Montrose, Colorado?
Montrose, Colorado has a population of 21,044 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montrose, Colorado?
Median household income in Montrose, Colorado is $70,386 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Montrose, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Montrose, Colorado from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
