Gilpin County, Colorado
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 4,130 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -20849240032084924003 | 427 | 389 | 39 | 855 | 49.9% | 45.5% | D+4.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -20849240062084924006 | 507 | 215 | 28 | 750 | 67.6% | 28.7% | D+38.9 |
| Precinct -20849240022084924002 | 328 | 354 | 27 | 709 | 46.3% | 49.9% | R+3.7 |
| Precinct -20849240042084924004 | 361 | 259 | 18 | 638 | 56.6% | 40.6% | D+16.0 |
| Precinct -20849240052084924005 | 374 | 222 | 17 | 613 | 61.0% | 36.2% | D+24.8 |
| Precinct -20849240012084924001 | 257 | 290 | 18 | 565 | 45.5% | 51.3% | R+5.8 |
| Gilpin 108_0804724001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gilpin 208_0804724002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gilpin 308_0804724003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gilpin 408_0804724004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gilpin 508_0804724005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gilpin 608_0804724006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1880–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1880 | −20.8% |
| 1884 | −28.0% |
| 1888 | −14.8% |
| 1892 | −32.5% |
| 1896 | +80.3% |
| 1900 | +4.2% |
| 1904 | −1.9% |
| 1908 | +16.0% |
| 1912 | +29.4% |
| 1916 | +29.9% |
| 1920 | −36.6% |
| 1924 | −30.3% |
| 1928 | −11.6% |
| 1932 | +32.1% |
| 1936 | +38.5% |
| 1940 | +2.1% |
| 1944 | −12.1% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −21.8% |
| 1956 | −23.5% |
| 1960 | −17.1% |
| 1964 | +21.7% |
| 1968 | −20.6% |
| 1972 | −17.0% |
| 1976 | +10.2% |
| 1980 | −18.2% |
| 1984 | −16.7% |
| 1988 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | +15.0% |
| 1996 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | +15.0% |
| 2008 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | +12.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 56.1%1,914 | 40.6%1,385 | 3,414 |
| 2020 | D | 52.3%2,183 | 44.7%1,867 | 4,175 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 9.5 points more Republican.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,122 | 1,500 | 1,364 | 2,120 | 138 |
| 2018 | 5,257 | 1,489 | 1,312 | 2,331 | 125 |
| 2020 | 5,691 | 1,518 | 1,369 | 2,659 | 145 |
| 2022 | 5,983 | 1,536 | 1,310 | 2,998 | 139 |
| 2024 | 5,916 | 1,435 | 1,244 | 3,089 | 148 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+101 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +803 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $93,450 in average income, against $95,806 for residents who stayed — 2% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+36.0 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Gilpin County, CO itself (D+12.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jefferson County, CO66D+19.5
- Boulder County, CO61D+55.7
- Denver County, CO21D+56.1
- Adams County, CO20D+9.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jefferson County, CO66
- Boulder County, CO26
- Denver County, CO21
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 | −61 |
| 2012 | −11 |
| 2013 | +73 |
| 2014 | +203 |
| 2015 | +51 |
| 2016 | +96 |
| 2017 | +91 |
| 2018 | +76 |
| 2019 | +117 |
| 2021 | +66 |
| 2022 | −34 |
| 2023 | −3 |
| 2024 | +38 |
| 2025 | +101 |
Gilpin County, Colorado's smallest by population, sits at high elevation west of Denver and hosts Central City's casino corridor. Despite its frontier extraction heritage, it has shifted markedly toward Democratic margins in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.3 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 36.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.7 points.
A population of 5,901, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,361 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clear Creek County and Skamania County.
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Gilpin County, Colorado. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/08047/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.