Mineral County, Colorado: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+13%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 7292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,2502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jeff Davis County, TX · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mineral CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mineral 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 | No data |
| 1896 | +97.0% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +29.5% |
| 1908 | +37.1% |
| 1912 | +15.6% |
| 1916 | +30.9% |
| 1920 | −10.0% |
| 1924 | −15.0% |
| 1928 | +12.3% |
| 1932 | +25.9% |
| 1936 | +38.1% |
| 1940 | +8.7% |
| 1944 | −6.2% |
| 1948 | +13.7% |
| 1952 | −36.0% |
| 1956 | −25.7% |
| 1960 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | +39.0% |
| 1968 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | −43.4% |
| 1976 | −16.1% |
| 1980 | −32.4% |
| 1984 | −47.1% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.9% |
| 2004 | −25.2% |
| 2008 | −10.3% |
| 2012 | −8.2% |
| 2016 | −16.4% |
| 2020 | −14.6% |
| 2024 | −13.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 317 | 417 | 753 | ||
| R | 317 | 427 | 756 | ||
| R | 237 | 344 | 652 | ||
| R | 291 | 344 | 650 | ||
| R | 270 | 334 | 623 | ||
| R | 227 | 383 | 619 | ||
| R | 168 | 294 | 486 | ||
| D | 192 | 179 | 447 | ||
| D | 171 | 159 | 449 | ||
| R | 174 | 217 | 394 | ||
| R | 117 | 333 | 459 | ||
| R | 125 | 271 | 450 | ||
| R | 167 | 235 | 423 | ||
| R | 96 | 247 | 348 | ||
| D | 126 | 116 | 265 | ||
| D | 204 | 89 | 295 | ||
| D | 158 | 146 | 305 | ||
| R | 99 | 168 | 268 | ||
| R | 98 | 209 | 308 | ||
| D | 190 | 144 | 335 | ||
| R | 150 | 170 | 322 | ||
| D | 273 | 229 | 508 | ||
| D | 285 | 126 | 417 | ||
| D | 210 | 112 | 379 | ||
| D | 187 | 144 | 350 | ||
| R | 101 | 150 | 326 | ||
| R | 146 | 183 | 371 | ||
| D | 278 | 135 | 463 | ||
| D | 286 | 186 | 643 | ||
| D | 488 | 218 | 727 | ||
| D | 575 | 306 | 911 | ||
| D | 700 | 208 | 915 | ||
| D | 808 | 11 | 822 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
Irish
18.2%
English
10.7%
Italian
7.8%
Polish
4.8%
Scottish
4.3%
French
3.3%
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: 56.4 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
$56,250
Mineral County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mineral County$56,250
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Mineral 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
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 180.0%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.0%
Spanish0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 850 residents spread across the San Juan Mountains, Mineral County's small electorate makes each individual voter's choice unusually visible in the final margin—R+13.3 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached forty-seven points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.
A population of 729, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,250 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jeff Davis County and Sierra County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mineral County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mineral County, Colorado voted Republican by 13.3 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 753 votes cast, 317 went Democratic and 417 went Republican.
What is Mineral County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Mineral County, Colorado in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mineral County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mineral County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mineral County, Colorado?
Mineral County, Colorado has a population of 729 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mineral County, Colorado?
Median household income in Mineral County, Colorado is $56,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Mineral County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mineral County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.