Dolores County, Colorado: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,4322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,9072024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Taylor County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dolores CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dolores County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | −11.4% |
| 1888 | −15.2% |
| 1892 | −32.9% |
| 1896 | +96.5% |
| 1900 | +71.0% |
| 1904 | +5.1% |
| 1908 | +38.7% |
| 1912 | +34.2% |
| 1916 | +62.7% |
| 1920 | −10.8% |
| 1924 | +13.9% |
| 1928 | −15.8% |
| 1932 | +40.7% |
| 1936 | +16.8% |
| 1940 | −11.3% |
| 1944 | −17.7% |
| 1948 | +10.4% |
| 1952 | −25.1% |
| 1956 | −21.1% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +21.3% |
| 1968 | −23.6% |
| 1972 | −47.8% |
| 1976 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | −56.1% |
| 1984 | −58.1% |
| 1988 | −35.2% |
| 1992 | −8.6% |
| 1996 | −17.5% |
| 2000 | −39.5% |
| 2004 | −39.4% |
| 2008 | −36.9% |
| 2012 | −42.2% |
| 2016 | −55.9% |
| 2020 | −51.6% |
| 2024 | −52.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 325 | 1,076 | 1,419 | ||
| R | 341 | 1,089 | 1,449 | ||
| R | 242 | 944 | 1,255 | ||
| R | 334 | 859 | 1,245 | ||
| R | 369 | 818 | 1,217 | ||
| R | 333 | 785 | 1,147 | ||
| R | 293 | 741 | 1,134 | ||
| R | 276 | 417 | 807 | ||
| R | 242 | 315 | 846 | ||
| R | 230 | 488 | 732 | ||
| R | 173 | 667 | 850 | ||
| R | 157 | 615 | 817 | ||
| D | 374 | 343 | 752 | ||
| R | 166 | 498 | 694 | ||
| R | 217 | 392 | 740 | ||
| D | 496 | 322 | 818 | ||
| R | 386 | 476 | 862 | ||
| R | 354 | 544 | 901 | ||
| R | 323 | 542 | 871 | ||
| D | 435 | 352 | 801 | ||
| R | 300 | 429 | 729 | ||
| R | 379 | 478 | 873 | ||
| D | 323 | 225 | 582 | ||
| D | 464 | 183 | 691 | ||
| R | 278 | 387 | 692 | ||
| O | 157 | 95 | 446 | ||
| R | 153 | 197 | 408 | ||
| D | 251 | 46 | 327 | ||
| D | 124 | 45 | 231 | ||
| D | 184 | 69 | 297 | ||
| D | 167 | 150 | 335 | ||
| D | 412 | 66 | 487 | ||
| D | 676 | 11 | 689 | ||
| O | 0 | 294 | 893 | ||
| R | 103 | 140 | 243 | ||
| R | 152 | 191 | 343 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.1%
English
16.0%
Irish
11.7%
American
6.0%
Italian
3.6%
French
3.0%
Scottish
1.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 56.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,907
Dolores County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dolores County$64,907
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Dolores County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.6%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1855.6%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)31.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 81.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 2,000 residents spread across high-mesa ranchland in the state's southwest corner, Dolores County has delivered double-digit Republican presidential margins for decades, hitting R+52.9 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A median household income of $64,907, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,432 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor County and Allen County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dolores County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dolores County, Colorado voted Republican by 52.9 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,419 votes cast, 325 went Democratic and 1,076 went Republican.
What is Dolores County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Dolores County, Colorado in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.
When did Dolores County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dolores County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dolores County, Colorado?
Dolores County, Colorado has a population of 2,432 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dolores County, Colorado?
Median household income in Dolores County, Colorado is $64,907 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Dolores County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dolores County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.