Elbert County, Colorado: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,8742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $132,6852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chase County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Elbert CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Elbert County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +5.0% |
| 1884 | −8.9% |
| 1888 | −14.9% |
| 1892 | −45.2% |
| 1896 | +46.2% |
| 1900 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | −22.1% |
| 1908 | −10.1% |
| 1912 | +12.7% |
| 1916 | +12.1% |
| 1920 | −39.4% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −44.1% |
| 1932 | +12.1% |
| 1936 | −2.0% |
| 1940 | −30.4% |
| 1944 | −38.4% |
| 1948 | −13.8% |
| 1952 | −45.6% |
| 1956 | −29.6% |
| 1960 | −28.7% |
| 1964 | −3.8% |
| 1968 | −32.7% |
| 1972 | −49.9% |
| 1976 | −8.7% |
| 1980 | −45.1% |
| 1984 | −52.1% |
| 1988 | −27.9% |
| 1992 | −19.2% |
| 1996 | −33.0% |
| 2000 | −42.7% |
| 2004 | −48.9% |
| 2008 | −40.0% |
| 2012 | −47.0% |
| 2016 | −53.6% |
| 2020 | −50.2% |
| 2024 | −51.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,768 | 15,209 | 20,422 | ||
| R | 4,490 | 14,027 | 18,983 | ||
| R | 3,134 | 11,705 | 15,980 | ||
| R | 3,603 | 10,266 | 14,178 | ||
| R | 3,819 | 9,108 | 13,206 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 8,389 | 11,364 | ||
| R | 2,326 | 6,151 | 8,965 | ||
| R | 1,894 | 4,125 | 6,758 | ||
| R | 1,237 | 2,205 | 5,045 | ||
| R | 1,566 | 2,805 | 4,448 | ||
| R | 802 | 2,605 | 3,461 | ||
| R | 698 | 2,107 | 3,122 | ||
| R | 1,068 | 1,279 | 2,426 | ||
| R | 451 | 1,416 | 1,932 | ||
| R | 484 | 1,043 | 1,712 | ||
| R | 857 | 924 | 1,785 | ||
| R | 686 | 1,240 | 1,928 | ||
| R | 702 | 1,295 | 2,000 | ||
| R | 586 | 1,579 | 2,176 | ||
| R | 873 | 1,155 | 2,049 | ||
| R | 628 | 1,413 | 2,044 | ||
| R | 934 | 1,756 | 2,700 | ||
| R | 1,319 | 1,374 | 2,776 | ||
| D | 1,649 | 1,277 | 3,074 | ||
| R | 738 | 1,933 | 2,708 | ||
| R | 506 | 1,428 | 2,598 | ||
| R | 673 | 1,654 | 2,493 | ||
| D | 1,230 | 951 | 2,299 | ||
| O | 757 | 496 | 2,048 | ||
| R | 785 | 973 | 1,859 | ||
| R | 482 | 768 | 1,293 | ||
| D | 640 | 626 | 1,298 | ||
| D | 751 | 274 | 1,033 | ||
| O | 0 | 189 | 418 | ||
| R | 578 | 784 | 1,378 | ||
| R | 190 | 227 | 418 | ||
| D | 195 | 176 | 377 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.4%
English
17.0%
Irish
13.2%
Italian
6.3%
Scottish
3.7%
American
3.6%
Polish
2.0%
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: 45.0 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
$132,685
Elbert County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Elbert County$132,685
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Elbert County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
5.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.3%
Working age (18–64)4.7%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A sprawling exurban and ranch county southeast of Denver, Elbert delivered an R+51 presidential margin in 2024 despite sitting within commuting distance of one of the country's fastest-growing metro areas.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 27,874, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $132,685 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chase County and Washington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elbert County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elbert County, Colorado voted Republican by 51.1 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,422 votes cast, 4,768 went Democratic and 15,209 went Republican.
What is Elbert County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Elbert County, Colorado in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 5 times, Republican 30 times, and other 2 times.
When did Elbert County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elbert County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Elbert County, Colorado?
Elbert County, Colorado has a population of 27,874 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elbert County, Colorado?
Median household income in Elbert County, Colorado is $132,685 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Elbert County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elbert County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.