Ouray County, Colorado
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 4,098 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -30658460033065846003 | 887 | 454 | 36 | 1,377 | 64.4% | 33.0% | D+31.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -30658460053065846005 | 668 | 281 | 17 | 966 | 69.2% | 29.1% | D+40.1 |
| Precinct -30658460023065846002 | 344 | 289 | 12 | 645 | 53.3% | 44.8% | D+8.5 |
| Precinct -30658460043065846004 | 216 | 394 | 6 | 616 | 35.1% | 64.0% | R+28.9 |
| Precinct -30658460013065846001 | 327 | 155 | 12 | 494 | 66.2% | 31.4% | D+34.8 |
| Ouray 108_0809146001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ouray 208_0809146002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ouray 308_0809146003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ouray 408_0809146004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ouray 508_0809146005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1880–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1880 | −6.8% |
| 1884 | −11.1% |
| 1888 | −13.1% |
| 1892 | −18.2% |
| 1896 | +96.4% |
| 1900 | +45.4% |
| 1904 | +7.9% |
| 1908 | +32.3% |
| 1912 | +29.8% |
| 1916 | +39.5% |
| 1920 | −27.9% |
| 1924 | −20.9% |
| 1928 | −5.4% |
| 1932 | +26.7% |
| 1936 | +22.3% |
| 1940 | +1.4% |
| 1944 | −24.8% |
| 1948 | −10.8% |
| 1952 | −25.2% |
| 1956 | −32.4% |
| 1960 | −8.1% |
| 1964 | +12.0% |
| 1968 | −19.6% |
| 1972 | −53.8% |
| 1976 | −30.2% |
| 1980 | −48.0% |
| 1984 | −42.5% |
| 1988 | −29.4% |
| 1992 | −12.1% |
| 1996 | −23.1% |
| 2000 | −25.7% |
| 2004 | −4.6% |
| 2008 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | +19.6% |
| 2024 | +21.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 60.6%2,160 | 37.2%1,327 | 3,566 |
| 2020 | D | 57.4%2,291 | 40.7%1,622 | 3,989 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Ouray County, CO registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 22-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 | 4,483 | 1,310 | 1,577 | 1,501 | 95 |
| 2018 | 4,691 | 1,309 | 1,487 | 1,796 | 99 |
| 2020 | 4,952 | 1,357 | 1,392 | 2,116 | 87 |
| 2022 | 5,030 | 1,126 | 1,252 | 2,569 | 83 |
| 2024 | 5,234 | 1,144 | 1,201 | 2,796 | 93 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+93 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +874 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $152,614 in average income, against $115,343 for residents who stayed — 32% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+4.4 on average — 26 points more Republican-leaning than Ouray County, CO itself (D+21.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Montrose County, CO44R+32.6
- San Miguel County, CO23D+49.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Montrose County, CO54
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 | −42 |
| 2012 | +64 |
| 2013 | +46 |
| 2014 | +30 |
| 2015 | +37 |
| 2016 | +178 |
| 2017 | +9 |
| 2018 | +18 |
| 2019 | +141 |
| 2021 | +186 |
| 2022 | +36 |
| 2023 | +69 |
| 2024 | +9 |
| 2025 | +93 |
Despite its rural alpine setting—home to fewer than 4,000 residents and anchored by the old mining town of Ouray—this San Juan Mountains county has consistently returned Democratic presidential margins well above the national average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.4 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 53.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.2 points.
A population of 5,087, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,020 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chaffee County and Clear Creek County.
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Ouray County, Colorado. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/08091/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.