Fremont County, Colorado: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,6342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,6642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Moffat County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fremont CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fremont 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 | −6.3% |
| 1884 | −19.8% |
| 1888 | −15.9% |
| 1892 | −39.1% |
| 1896 | +72.3% |
| 1900 | +8.6% |
| 1904 | −7.0% |
| 1908 | +1.2% |
| 1912 | +22.9% |
| 1916 | +19.1% |
| 1920 | −12.1% |
| 1924 | −39.8% |
| 1928 | −38.6% |
| 1932 | +12.5% |
| 1936 | +9.9% |
| 1940 | −10.3% |
| 1944 | −21.7% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −30.3% |
| 1956 | −35.1% |
| 1960 | −20.7% |
| 1964 | +14.4% |
| 1968 | −17.6% |
| 1972 | −39.7% |
| 1976 | −7.1% |
| 1980 | −26.5% |
| 1984 | −35.5% |
| 1988 | −17.9% |
| 1992 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | −14.4% |
| 2000 | −28.8% |
| 2004 | −34.4% |
| 2008 | −29.2% |
| 2012 | −31.7% |
| 2016 | −44.7% |
| 2020 | −39.7% |
| 2024 | −38.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,526 | 17,313 | 25,470 | ||
| R | 7,369 | 17,517 | 25,557 | ||
| R | 5,297 | 15,122 | 21,973 | ||
| R | 6,704 | 13,174 | 20,416 | ||
| R | 6,844 | 12,668 | 19,919 | ||
| R | 5,933 | 12,313 | 18,526 | ||
| R | 5,293 | 9,914 | 16,056 | ||
| R | 5,344 | 7,437 | 14,513 | ||
| R | 5,356 | 5,961 | 15,131 | ||
| R | 5,278 | 7,623 | 13,088 | ||
| R | 3,895 | 8,250 | 12,256 | ||
| R | 3,952 | 7,162 | 12,113 | ||
| R | 4,886 | 5,647 | 10,768 | ||
| R | 2,813 | 6,701 | 9,795 | ||
| R | 3,292 | 4,908 | 9,183 | ||
| D | 5,181 | 3,875 | 9,088 | ||
| R | 3,730 | 5,690 | 9,454 | ||
| R | 2,896 | 6,040 | 8,962 | ||
| R | 3,176 | 5,964 | 9,199 | ||
| R | 4,077 | 4,421 | 8,627 | ||
| R | 3,180 | 4,953 | 8,166 | ||
| R | 4,186 | 5,150 | 9,394 | ||
| D | 4,471 | 3,631 | 8,461 | ||
| D | 4,295 | 3,294 | 8,029 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 5,365 | 7,799 | ||
| R | 1,550 | 4,433 | 7,252 | ||
| R | 2,339 | 3,027 | 5,676 | ||
| D | 3,395 | 2,257 | 5,965 | ||
| D | 2,823 | 1,346 | 6,445 | ||
| D | 3,146 | 3,069 | 6,650 | ||
| R | 3,057 | 3,533 | 6,835 | ||
| D | 3,094 | 2,572 | 6,044 | ||
| D | 4,267 | 641 | 5,016 | ||
| O | 0 | 830 | 2,121 | ||
| R | 766 | 1,123 | 2,250 | ||
| R | 583 | 913 | 1,667 | ||
| R | 530 | 606 | 1,204 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.7%
English
12.3%
Irish
10.2%
Italian
3.8%
American
3.5%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.1%
African American
2.7%
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: 44.7 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
$62,664
Fremont County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fremont County$62,664
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Fremont 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
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fremont County, home to Cañon City and several state correctional facilities, has voted Republican by double-digit margins in every recent presidential cycle, with 2024's R+38.4 margin reflecting its deep-red, rural character.
The Republican margin here reached forty-five points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 49,634, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,664 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moffat County and Lassen County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fremont County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fremont County, Colorado voted Republican by 38.4 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,470 votes cast, 7,526 went Democratic and 17,313 went Republican.
What is Fremont County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Fremont 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 8 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fremont County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fremont County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fremont County, Colorado?
Fremont County, Colorado has a population of 49,634 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fremont County, Colorado?
Median household income in Fremont County, Colorado is $62,664 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Fremont County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fremont County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.