Clear Creek County, Colorado
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 6,102 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -20849100072084910007 | 610 | 462 | 39 | 1,111 | 54.9% | 41.6% | D+13.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -20849100092084910009 | 524 | 425 | 27 | 976 | 53.7% | 43.5% | D+10.1 |
| Precinct -20849100012084910001 | 589 | 297 | 32 | 918 | 64.2% | 32.4% | D+31.8 |
| Precinct -20849100042084910004 | 382 | 306 | 32 | 720 | 53.1% | 42.5% | D+10.6 |
| Precinct -20849100082084910008 | 416 | 234 | 12 | 662 | 62.8% | 35.3% | D+27.5 |
| Precinct -20849100052084910005 | 351 | 268 | 18 | 637 | 55.1% | 42.1% | D+13.0 |
| Precinct -20849100062084910006 | 256 | 161 | 10 | 427 | 60.0% | 37.7% | D+22.2 |
| Precinct -20849100032084910003 | 179 | 179 | 5 | 363 | 49.3% | 49.3% | Even |
| Precinct -20849100022084910002 | 157 | 120 | 11 | 288 | 54.5% | 41.7% | D+12.8 |
| Clear Creek 108_0801910001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clear Creek 208_0801910002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clear Creek 308_0801910003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clear Creek 408_0801910004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clear Creek 508_0801910005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clear Creek 608_0801910006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clear Creek 708_0801910007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clear Creek 808_0801910008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clear Creek 908_0801910009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1880–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1880 | −23.2% |
| 1884 | −20.5% |
| 1888 | −26.7% |
| 1892 | −22.1% |
| 1896 | +93.9% |
| 1900 | +49.6% |
| 1904 | −14.6% |
| 1908 | +31.8% |
| 1912 | +35.4% |
| 1916 | +45.3% |
| 1920 | −18.8% |
| 1924 | −37.5% |
| 1928 | −23.9% |
| 1932 | +21.9% |
| 1936 | +29.9% |
| 1940 | +11.4% |
| 1944 | −11.1% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −35.8% |
| 1956 | −30.2% |
| 1960 | −16.7% |
| 1964 | +23.2% |
| 1968 | −15.2% |
| 1972 | −29.7% |
| 1976 | −15.3% |
| 1980 | −29.8% |
| 1984 | −32.3% |
| 1988 | −3.4% |
| 1992 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | −1.2% |
| 2004 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | +16.6% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 57.2%2,966 | 39.3%2,040 | 5,189 |
| 2020 | D | 53.9%3,494 | 43.8%2,835 | 6,477 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 13 points more Republican.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,041 | 2,437 | 2,338 | 3,071 | 195 |
| 2018 | 8,307 | 2,414 | 2,237 | 3,451 | 205 |
| 2020 | 8,652 | 2,358 | 2,232 | 3,829 | 233 |
| 2022 | 8,683 | 2,245 | 1,943 | 4,269 | 226 |
| 2024 | 8,713 | 2,149 | 1,821 | 4,505 | 238 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−15 net domestic migration · 2025
Net 0 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $96,861 in average income, against $120,669 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+30.7 on average — 14 points more Democratic-leaning than Clear Creek County, CO itself (D+16.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jefferson County, CO95D+19.5
- Denver County, CO54D+56.1
- Arapahoe County, CO28D+20.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jefferson County, CO110
- Denver County, CO26
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −111 |
| 2012 | −39 |
| 2013 | −26 |
| 2014 | +59 |
| 2015 | +97 |
| 2016 | +74 |
| 2017 | +177 |
| 2018 | −8 |
| 2019 | +56 |
| 2021 | +68 |
| 2022 | −80 |
| 2023 | −212 |
| 2024 | −40 |
| 2025 | −15 |
Despite its small size and rugged Front Range terrain, Clear Creek has voted Democratic by double digits in recent cycles, a pattern more common to college towns than to rural mining-heritage counties of its type.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.9 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 37.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.6 points.
A population of 9,262, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,577 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gilpin County and La Plata County.
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Clear Creek County, Colorado. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/08019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.