Prowers County, Colorado: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,9102024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,5082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 40.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gem County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Prowers CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Prowers 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 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −49.2% |
| 1896 | +28.4% |
| 1900 | −9.4% |
| 1904 | −36.7% |
| 1908 | −15.4% |
| 1912 | +3.6% |
| 1916 | +11.7% |
| 1920 | −34.4% |
| 1924 | −35.2% |
| 1928 | −44.6% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +8.4% |
| 1940 | −14.7% |
| 1944 | −17.8% |
| 1948 | −0.2% |
| 1952 | −31.0% |
| 1956 | −15.3% |
| 1960 | −18.4% |
| 1964 | +29.5% |
| 1968 | −7.4% |
| 1972 | −26.6% |
| 1976 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | −27.7% |
| 1984 | −39.9% |
| 1988 | −14.6% |
| 1992 | −11.2% |
| 1996 | −16.3% |
| 2000 | −36.8% |
| 2004 | −43.9% |
| 2008 | −33.7% |
| 2012 | −35.2% |
| 2016 | −46.8% |
| 2020 | −45.9% |
| 2024 | −50.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,227 | 3,833 | 5,145 | ||
| R | 1,458 | 4,008 | 5,561 | ||
| R | 1,186 | 3,531 | 5,016 | ||
| R | 1,519 | 3,230 | 4,863 | ||
| R | 1,487 | 3,043 | 4,615 | ||
| R | 1,308 | 3,392 | 4,745 | ||
| R | 1,361 | 3,026 | 4,524 | ||
| R | 1,745 | 2,504 | 4,652 | ||
| R | 1,770 | 2,371 | 5,377 | ||
| R | 2,207 | 2,978 | 5,286 | ||
| R | 1,467 | 3,501 | 5,095 | ||
| R | 1,669 | 3,115 | 5,212 | ||
| D | 2,861 | 2,578 | 5,588 | ||
| R | 1,860 | 3,272 | 5,313 | ||
| R | 2,329 | 2,741 | 5,586 | ||
| D | 3,759 | 2,044 | 5,822 | ||
| R | 2,457 | 3,567 | 6,030 | ||
| R | 2,460 | 3,350 | 5,815 | ||
| R | 2,087 | 3,978 | 6,108 | ||
| R | 2,497 | 2,505 | 5,047 | ||
| R | 1,948 | 2,796 | 4,762 | ||
| R | 2,309 | 3,115 | 5,477 | ||
| D | 2,896 | 2,432 | 5,539 | ||
| D | 3,020 | 2,568 | 5,726 | ||
| R | 1,216 | 3,228 | 4,515 | ||
| R | 1,042 | 2,564 | 4,330 | ||
| R | 1,247 | 2,650 | 4,077 | ||
| D | 2,168 | 1,683 | 4,158 | ||
| O | 1,042 | 928 | 3,194 | ||
| R | 1,015 | 1,430 | 2,691 | ||
| R | 494 | 1,155 | 1,799 | ||
| R | 633 | 769 | 1,448 | ||
| D | 552 | 304 | 874 | ||
| O | 0 | 229 | 465 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.5%
English
11.4%
American
6.0%
Irish
4.5%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
1.2%
Polish
0.5%
African American
0.8%
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: 37.7 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
$53,508
Prowers County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Prowers County$53,508
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Prowers County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
18.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.6%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)15.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.6%
speak English only
Spanish18.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Prowers County, anchored by Lamar on the Arkansas River, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles, making it among the most reliably one-sided counties in a state that otherwise trends competitive statewide.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 11,910, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,508 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gem County and Gooding County. A non-English-speaking share of 18% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Prowers County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Prowers County, Colorado voted Republican by 50.7 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,145 votes cast, 1,227 went Democratic and 3,833 went Republican.
What is Prowers County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Prowers County, Colorado in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 6 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Prowers County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Prowers County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Prowers County, Colorado?
Prowers County, Colorado has a population of 11,910 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Prowers County, Colorado?
Median household income in Prowers County, Colorado is $53,508 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Prowers County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Prowers County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.