Lincoln County, Colorado: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,5502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,8612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Phillips County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lincoln CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lincoln County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −64.6% |
| 1896 | +26.0% |
| 1900 | −34.4% |
| 1904 | −41.3% |
| 1908 | −15.4% |
| 1912 | +11.5% |
| 1916 | +19.2% |
| 1920 | −27.1% |
| 1924 | −33.6% |
| 1928 | −40.0% |
| 1932 | +14.9% |
| 1936 | +7.6% |
| 1940 | −19.9% |
| 1944 | −19.1% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −33.0% |
| 1956 | −22.6% |
| 1960 | −18.0% |
| 1964 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | −24.3% |
| 1972 | −41.4% |
| 1976 | −9.1% |
| 1980 | −39.4% |
| 1984 | −47.1% |
| 1988 | −21.4% |
| 1992 | −19.0% |
| 1996 | −24.6% |
| 2000 | −50.9% |
| 2004 | −56.3% |
| 2008 | −50.8% |
| 2012 | −49.6% |
| 2016 | −60.9% |
| 2020 | −62.8% |
| 2024 | −64.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 432 | 2,090 | 2,571 | ||
| R | 470 | 2,135 | 2,651 | ||
| R | 409 | 1,892 | 2,436 | ||
| R | 552 | 1,687 | 2,287 | ||
| R | 546 | 1,717 | 2,304 | ||
| R | 503 | 1,819 | 2,337 | ||
| R | 510 | 1,630 | 2,199 | ||
| R | 729 | 1,272 | 2,203 | ||
| R | 640 | 1,079 | 2,306 | ||
| R | 874 | 1,356 | 2,249 | ||
| R | 587 | 1,661 | 2,278 | ||
| R | 602 | 1,535 | 2,371 | ||
| R | 1,059 | 1,276 | 2,387 | ||
| R | 685 | 1,678 | 2,396 | ||
| R | 809 | 1,407 | 2,465 | ||
| D | 1,327 | 1,104 | 2,439 | ||
| R | 1,041 | 1,498 | 2,542 | ||
| R | 1,012 | 1,603 | 2,617 | ||
| R | 927 | 1,843 | 2,773 | ||
| R | 1,231 | 1,271 | 2,516 | ||
| R | 1,147 | 1,689 | 2,839 | ||
| R | 1,185 | 1,780 | 2,988 | ||
| D | 1,660 | 1,420 | 3,163 | ||
| D | 1,979 | 1,453 | 3,536 | ||
| R | 888 | 2,110 | 3,053 | ||
| R | 634 | 1,642 | 3,002 | ||
| R | 1,013 | 1,815 | 2,963 | ||
| D | 1,702 | 1,129 | 2,986 | ||
| O | 796 | 534 | 2,281 | ||
| R | 576 | 794 | 1,412 | ||
| R | 132 | 323 | 462 | ||
| R | 124 | 255 | 381 | ||
| D | 210 | 123 | 335 | ||
| R | 0 | 113 | 175 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.5%
Irish
9.7%
English
8.4%
Italian
3.4%
Polish
2.5%
American
2.4%
Scottish
1.6%
African American
4.4%
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: 40.9 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
$62,861
Lincoln County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lincoln County$62,861
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Lincoln 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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.1%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)22.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
This high-plains ranching county of roughly 6,000 residents delivered a 64-point Republican margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier even within Colorado's rural eastern corridor.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A median household income of $62,861, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,550 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Phillips County and Cheyenne County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lincoln County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lincoln County, Colorado voted Republican by 64.5 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,571 votes cast, 432 went Democratic and 2,090 went Republican.
What is Lincoln County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Lincoln 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lincoln County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lincoln County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lincoln County, Colorado?
Lincoln County, Colorado has a population of 5,550 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lincoln County, Colorado?
Median household income in Lincoln County, Colorado is $62,861 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Lincoln County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lincoln County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.