Huerfano County, Colorado: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1908.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,9722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,5262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1908MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Tillamook County, OR · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Huerfano CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Huerfano 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 | +6.5% |
| 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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,965 | 2,346 | 4,442 | ||
| R | 2,076 | 2,203 | 4,406 | ||
| R | 1,633 | 1,883 | 3,783 | ||
| D | 1,953 | 1,646 | 3,723 | ||
| D | 1,989 | 1,580 | 3,643 | ||
| R | 1,656 | 1,701 | 3,396 | ||
| D | 1,495 | 1,466 | 3,174 | ||
| D | 1,483 | 996 | 2,776 | ||
| D | 1,224 | 685 | 2,313 | ||
| D | 1,876 | 1,079 | 2,971 | ||
| D | 1,602 | 1,581 | 3,224 | ||
| D | 1,574 | 1,258 | 3,032 | ||
| D | 1,932 | 1,182 | 3,165 | ||
| R | 1,341 | 1,620 | 3,027 | ||
| D | 1,934 | 1,133 | 3,224 | ||
| D | 2,734 | 895 | 3,634 | ||
| D | 2,673 | 1,367 | 4,053 | ||
| D | 2,262 | 2,091 | 4,365 | ||
| D | 2,773 | 2,178 | 4,968 | ||
| D | 3,448 | 1,841 | 5,410 | ||
| D | 3,290 | 2,119 | 5,427 | ||
| D | 3,974 | 2,738 | 6,736 | ||
| D | 4,793 | 2,299 | 7,136 | ||
| D | 4,159 | 2,490 | 6,744 | ||
| D | 3,343 | 3,260 | 6,633 | ||
| R | 1,219 | 2,784 | 5,672 | ||
| R | 2,291 | 2,539 | 4,938 | ||
| D | 2,632 | 2,027 | 4,727 | ||
| R | 1,277 | 2,814 | 4,444 | ||
| R | 776 | 3,074 | 3,909 | ||
| R | 958 | 2,733 | 3,709 | ||
| R | 1,022 | 2,277 | 3,315 | ||
| D | 1,929 | 929 | 2,860 | ||
| R | 0 | 750 | 1,303 | ||
| R | 674 | 750 | 1,453 | ||
| D | 675 | 435 | 1,150 | ||
| D | 532 | 466 | 1,013 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.9%
English
9.1%
Italian
6.6%
Irish
6.0%
American
2.7%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
1.0%
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: 55.3 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
$52,526
Huerfano County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Huerfano County$52,526
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Huerfano County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
17.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.9%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 1908. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A median household income of $52,526, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,972 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tillamook County and Las Animas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Huerfano County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huerfano County, Colorado voted Republican by 8.6 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,442 votes cast, 1,965 went Democratic and 2,346 went Republican.
What is Huerfano County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Huerfano 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 24 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Huerfano County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huerfano County, Colorado voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Huerfano County, Colorado?
Huerfano County, Colorado has a population of 6,972 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huerfano County, Colorado?
Median household income in Huerfano County, Colorado is $52,526 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Huerfano County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Huerfano County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.