Pitkin County, Colorado: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+44%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,9852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $102,6452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+28 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- San Miguel County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pitkin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pitkin County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −11.6% |
| 1888 | −11.0% |
| 1892 | −13.7% |
| 1896 | +98.3% |
| 1900 | +66.3% |
| 1904 | +8.6% |
| 1908 | +38.2% |
| 1912 | +42.0% |
| 1916 | +50.8% |
| 1920 | −6.3% |
| 1924 | −25.5% |
| 1928 | −3.3% |
| 1932 | +48.2% |
| 1936 | +34.8% |
| 1940 | +1.9% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +12.0% |
| 1952 | −28.5% |
| 1956 | −24.4% |
| 1960 | −16.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | −13.8% |
| 1980 | −7.3% |
| 1984 | −14.9% |
| 1988 | +9.8% |
| 1992 | +28.6% |
| 1996 | +28.3% |
| 2000 | +20.2% |
| 2004 | +38.4% |
| 2008 | +48.8% |
| 2012 | +38.0% |
| 2016 | +45.5% |
| 2020 | +51.9% |
| 2024 | +44.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 7,932 | 2,992 | 11,169 | ||
| D | 8,989 | 2,780 | 11,957 | ||
| D | 7,333 | 2,550 | 10,523 | ||
| D | 6,849 | 3,024 | 10,075 | ||
| D | 7,349 | 2,484 | 9,966 | ||
| D | 6,335 | 2,784 | 9,256 | ||
| D | 4,137 | 2,565 | 7,800 | ||
| D | 3,949 | 1,969 | 6,985 | ||
| D | 3,820 | 1,686 | 7,469 | ||
| D | 3,420 | 2,801 | 6,326 | ||
| R | 2,293 | 3,117 | 5,528 | ||
| R | 1,760 | 2,153 | 5,417 | ||
| R | 2,194 | 2,955 | 5,512 | ||
| D | 2,531 | 2,064 | 4,674 | ||
| R | 728 | 1,135 | 2,021 | ||
| D | 958 | 540 | 1,504 | ||
| R | 488 | 679 | 1,167 | ||
| R | 334 | 550 | 885 | ||
| R | 309 | 556 | 867 | ||
| D | 409 | 319 | 751 | ||
| R | 355 | 368 | 724 | ||
| D | 503 | 484 | 998 | ||
| D | 659 | 305 | 1,017 | ||
| D | 727 | 239 | 1,012 | ||
| R | 454 | 485 | 952 | ||
| R | 204 | 442 | 935 | ||
| R | 417 | 478 | 968 | ||
| D | 915 | 263 | 1,283 | ||
| D | 770 | 208 | 1,339 | ||
| D | 1,262 | 531 | 1,914 | ||
| D | 1,120 | 922 | 2,293 | ||
| D | 2,305 | 458 | 2,787 | ||
| D | 3,763 | 27 | 3,802 | ||
| O | 0 | 445 | 3,250 | ||
| R | 1,217 | 1,524 | 2,780 | ||
| R | 479 | 605 | 1,084 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.4%
English
15.7%
Irish
13.7%
Italian
8.5%
Scottish
4.5%
American
3.4%
Polish
2.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 47.2 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
$102,645
Pitkin County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Pitkin County$102,645
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Pitkin 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
7.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.3%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.1%
speak English only
Spanish9.4%
Other Indo-European4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
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 70.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pitkin County, anchored by the resort city of Aspen, combines a small permanent population with high incomes and strong college-educated majorities — a profile that has pushed its presidential margins well above 40 points Democratic in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin here reached ninety-eight points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A population of 16,985, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,645 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Miguel County and Sonoma County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pitkin County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pitkin County, Colorado voted Democratic by 44.2 points (D+44), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,169 votes cast, 7,932 went Democratic and 2,992 went Republican.
What is Pitkin County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Pitkin County, Colorado in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 22 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pitkin County, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pitkin County, Colorado voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Pitkin County, Colorado?
Pitkin County, Colorado has a population of 16,985 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pitkin County, Colorado?
Median household income in Pitkin County, Colorado is $102,645 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Pitkin County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pitkin County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.