Pueblo County, Colorado: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 169,3562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 42.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Deer Lodge County, MT · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pueblo CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pueblo 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 | +2.1% |
| 1884 | −10.1% |
| 1888 | −5.4% |
| 1892 | −46.1% |
| 1896 | +71.9% |
| 1900 | −1.2% |
| 1904 | −13.4% |
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +29.6% |
| 1916 | +23.0% |
| 1920 | −9.7% |
| 1924 | −28.3% |
| 1928 | −32.4% |
| 1932 | +18.6% |
| 1936 | +29.4% |
| 1940 | +14.0% |
| 1944 | +15.7% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | −6.7% |
| 1960 | +14.1% |
| 1964 | +45.0% |
| 1968 | +21.9% |
| 1972 | −12.7% |
| 1976 | +16.2% |
| 1980 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | +23.8% |
| 1992 | +25.1% |
| 1996 | +22.6% |
| 2000 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | +13.9% |
| 2016 | −0.5% |
| 2020 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | −5.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39,328 | 43,688 | 85,120 | ||
| D | 43,772 | 42,252 | 88,299 | ||
| R | 35,875 | 36,265 | 78,646 | ||
| D | 42,551 | 31,894 | 76,419 | ||
| D | 41,097 | 30,257 | 72,427 | ||
| D | 35,369 | 31,117 | 67,187 | ||
| D | 28,888 | 22,827 | 53,946 | ||
| D | 28,791 | 17,402 | 50,301 | ||
| D | 30,261 | 16,120 | 56,438 | ||
| D | 32,788 | 20,119 | 53,318 | ||
| D | 27,126 | 24,634 | 52,200 | ||
| D | 21,874 | 20,770 | 46,441 | ||
| D | 25,841 | 18,518 | 45,143 | ||
| R | 19,620 | 25,607 | 47,045 | ||
| D | 27,215 | 16,646 | 48,291 | ||
| D | 34,933 | 13,103 | 48,536 | ||
| D | 27,421 | 20,579 | 48,582 | ||
| R | 20,433 | 23,454 | 44,814 | ||
| D | 20,613 | 20,333 | 41,659 | ||
| D | 21,637 | 12,756 | 35,041 | ||
| D | 19,039 | 13,848 | 32,983 | ||
| D | 18,805 | 14,185 | 33,115 | ||
| D | 18,660 | 10,071 | 29,224 | ||
| D | 15,325 | 10,414 | 26,354 | ||
| R | 7,881 | 15,541 | 23,673 | ||
| R | 4,917 | 10,577 | 20,009 | ||
| R | 7,863 | 9,621 | 18,109 | ||
| D | 10,710 | 6,545 | 18,141 | ||
| D | 7,643 | 3,050 | 15,533 | ||
| D | 8,092 | 7,337 | 15,937 | ||
| R | 6,966 | 9,173 | 16,463 | ||
| R | 5,878 | 6,028 | 12,164 | ||
| D | 8,373 | 1,318 | 9,806 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,404 | 5,219 | ||
| R | 2,038 | 2,280 | 4,458 | ||
| R | 1,449 | 1,784 | 3,311 | ||
| D | 860 | 824 | 1,684 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.5%
Irish
8.6%
English
8.5%
Italian
5.8%
American
3.1%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.5%
African American
1.7%
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: 40.4 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
$64,010
Pueblo County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pueblo County$64,010
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Pueblo 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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.3%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pueblo County's identity is rooted in its steelmaking past and union-household demographics, yet it shifted five points toward the Republican column in 2024 — continuing a years-long realignment among working-class Latino and industrial voters along the Arkansas River corridor.
The Republican margin here reached forty-six points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.
A median household income of $64,010, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 169,356 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Deer Lodge County and Pacific County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pueblo County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pueblo County, Colorado voted Republican by 5.1 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 85,120 votes cast, 39,328 went Democratic and 43,688 went Republican.
What is Pueblo County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Pueblo 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 25 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pueblo County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pueblo County, Colorado voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Pueblo County, Colorado?
Pueblo County, Colorado has a population of 169,356 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pueblo County, Colorado?
Median household income in Pueblo County, Colorado is $64,010 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Pueblo County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pueblo County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.