Huerfano County, Colorado
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 4,442 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -33547280023354728002 | 511 | 544 | 30 | 1,085 | 47.1% | 50.1% | R+3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -33547280033354728003 | 394 | 619 | 33 | 1,046 | 37.7% | 59.2% | R+21.5 |
| Precinct -33547280053354728005 | 472 | 456 | 30 | 958 | 49.3% | 47.6% | D+1.7 |
| Precinct -33547280043354728004 | 382 | 420 | 20 | 822 | 46.5% | 51.1% | R+4.6 |
| Precinct -33562280013356228001 | 206 | 307 | 18 | 531 | 38.8% | 57.8% | R+19.0 |
| Huerfano 108_0805528001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 1008_0805528010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 1108_0805528011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 208_0805528002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 308_0805528003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 408_0805528004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 508_0805528005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 608_0805528006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 708_0805528007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 808_0805528008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huerfano 908_0805528009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1880–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1880 | +6.5% |
| 1884 | +20.9% |
| 1888 | −5.2% |
| 1892 | −57.6% |
| 1896 | +35.0% |
| 1900 | −37.9% |
| 1904 | −47.9% |
| 1908 | −58.8% |
| 1912 | −34.6% |
| 1916 | +12.8% |
| 1920 | −5.0% |
| 1924 | −27.6% |
| 1928 | +1.3% |
| 1932 | +24.7% |
| 1936 | +34.9% |
| 1940 | +18.3% |
| 1944 | +21.6% |
| 1948 | +29.7% |
| 1952 | +12.0% |
| 1956 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | +32.2% |
| 1964 | +50.6% |
| 1968 | +24.8% |
| 1972 | −9.2% |
| 1976 | +23.7% |
| 1980 | +10.4% |
| 1984 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | +26.8% |
| 1992 | +23.3% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | +11.2% |
| 2012 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | −6.6% |
| 2020 | −2.9% |
| 2024 | −8.6% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 52.2%2,011 | 44.3%1,705 | 3,850 |
| 2020 | R | 47.5%2,077 | 49.4%2,160 | 4,371 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Huerfano County, CO registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 11-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,109 | 2,246 | 1,382 | 1,391 | 90 |
| 2018 | 5,470 | 2,116 | 1,469 | 1,759 | 126 |
| 2020 | 5,823 | 2,009 | 1,547 | 2,135 | 132 |
| 2022 | 6,200 | 1,866 | 1,551 | 2,647 | 136 |
| 2024 | 6,500 | 1,768 | 1,607 | 2,953 | 172 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+108 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,310 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $69,198 in average income, against $54,210 for residents who stayed — 28% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.4 on average — 1.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Huerfano County, CO itself (R+8.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pueblo County, CO25R+5.1
- El Paso County, CO23R+9.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pueblo County, CO46
- El Paso 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 | −113 |
| 2012 | +83 |
| 2013 | −54 |
| 2014 | −13 |
| 2015 | +59 |
| 2016 | +241 |
| 2017 | +121 |
| 2018 | +294 |
| 2019 | +54 |
| 2021 | +214 |
| 2022 | +238 |
| 2023 | +51 |
| 2024 | +27 |
| 2025 | +108 |
Huerfano County's economy once centered on coal mining along the Culebra Range, and its largely Hispanic rural population has trended Republican in recent cycles, reflecting a broader realignment in small-town southern Colorado.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.8 points in 1908. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.6 points.
A population of 6,972, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,526 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Las Animas County and Costilla County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
Browse places by community — income, education, race & ethnicity, language — all community cuts →
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Huerfano County, Colorado. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/08055/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.