Larimer County, Colorado: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted D+18%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 367,3682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $93,7652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+61 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jefferson County, CO · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Larimer CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Larimer 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 | −21.3% |
| 1884 | −20.5% |
| 1888 | −24.4% |
| 1892 | −43.0% |
| 1896 | +60.7% |
| 1900 | +2.2% |
| 1904 | −31.3% |
| 1908 | −9.8% |
| 1912 | +9.3% |
| 1916 | +25.3% |
| 1920 | −32.6% |
| 1924 | −46.6% |
| 1928 | −43.3% |
| 1932 | −3.9% |
| 1936 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | −25.0% |
| 1944 | −31.3% |
| 1948 | −16.2% |
| 1952 | −46.4% |
| 1956 | −43.7% |
| 1960 | −34.9% |
| 1964 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | −31.3% |
| 1972 | −32.5% |
| 1976 | −24.8% |
| 1980 | −29.9% |
| 1984 | −34.7% |
| 1988 | −12.4% |
| 1992 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −13.8% |
| 2004 | −5.2% |
| 2008 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +15.4% |
| 2024 | +17.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 129,376 | 89,680 | 225,654 | ||
| D | 126,117 | 91,488 | 224,333 | ||
| D | 93,113 | 83,430 | 195,981 | ||
| D | 92,747 | 82,376 | 180,180 | ||
| D | 89,822 | 73,641 | 166,373 | ||
| R | 68,266 | 75,884 | 146,436 | ||
| R | 46,055 | 62,429 | 118,537 | ||
| R | 40,965 | 45,935 | 97,450 | ||
| D | 38,232 | 35,995 | 99,660 | ||
| R | 35,703 | 45,967 | 83,066 | ||
| R | 23,896 | 49,883 | 74,848 | ||
| R | 17,072 | 36,240 | 64,129 | ||
| R | 19,005 | 32,169 | 52,983 | ||
| R | 13,731 | 27,462 | 42,234 | ||
| R | 9,152 | 18,438 | 29,676 | ||
| D | 12,776 | 11,636 | 24,585 | ||
| R | 7,550 | 15,671 | 23,255 | ||
| R | 5,612 | 14,364 | 20,015 | ||
| R | 5,266 | 14,484 | 19,860 | ||
| R | 7,062 | 9,813 | 17,029 | ||
| R | 5,172 | 9,914 | 15,144 | ||
| R | 6,402 | 10,720 | 17,248 | ||
| D | 7,521 | 7,243 | 15,221 | ||
| R | 6,494 | 7,040 | 14,118 | ||
| R | 3,203 | 8,213 | 11,578 | ||
| R | 1,970 | 6,538 | 9,809 | ||
| R | 2,708 | 5,487 | 8,528 | ||
| D | 4,868 | 2,797 | 8,183 | ||
| O | 2,597 | 1,932 | 7,161 | ||
| R | 3,629 | 4,489 | 8,786 | ||
| R | 2,070 | 4,138 | 6,606 | ||
| D | 2,456 | 2,343 | 5,111 | ||
| D | 3,195 | 734 | 4,053 | ||
| O | 0 | 975 | 2,265 | ||
| R | 769 | 1,322 | 2,267 | ||
| R | 644 | 1,038 | 1,922 | ||
| R | 388 | 646 | 1,213 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.3%
English
16.7%
Irish
12.8%
Italian
5.5%
American
3.9%
Scottish
3.8%
French
3.0%
African American
0.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 36.8 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
$93,765
Larimer County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Larimer County$93,765
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Larimer County ranks in the top 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
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Colorado State University, Larimer County has shifted noticeably leftward over two decades as its college-town core grew, yet surrounding rural and mountain communities keep the county's overall margin closer than its D+17.6 figure might suggest about the region.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of forty-seven points in 1924 at its widest — Larimer County has trended Democratic. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.
A median household income of $93,765 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 367,368 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and San Luis Obispo County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Larimer County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Larimer County, Colorado voted Democratic by 17.6 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 225,654 votes cast, 129,376 went Democratic and 89,680 went Republican.
What is Larimer County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Larimer County, Colorado in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic Party. 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 11 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.
When did Larimer County, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Larimer County, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Larimer County, Colorado?
Larimer County, Colorado has a population of 367,368 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Larimer County, Colorado?
Median household income in Larimer County, Colorado is $93,765 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Larimer County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Larimer County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.