Rio Blanco County, Colorado: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,5442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,4732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+79 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Duchesne County, UT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rio Blanco CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rio Blanco 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 | −36.3% |
| 1896 | +79.3% |
| 1900 | +17.0% |
| 1904 | −16.9% |
| 1908 | +9.4% |
| 1912 | +14.8% |
| 1916 | +19.7% |
| 1920 | −26.5% |
| 1924 | −28.5% |
| 1928 | −32.8% |
| 1932 | +9.0% |
| 1936 | −16.3% |
| 1940 | −31.5% |
| 1944 | −32.2% |
| 1948 | −13.1% |
| 1952 | −43.4% |
| 1956 | −43.0% |
| 1960 | −27.3% |
| 1964 | +5.5% |
| 1968 | −39.5% |
| 1972 | −57.1% |
| 1976 | −37.9% |
| 1980 | −57.0% |
| 1984 | −62.5% |
| 1988 | −38.2% |
| 1992 | −15.9% |
| 1996 | −35.6% |
| 2000 | −57.5% |
| 2004 | −61.2% |
| 2008 | −56.6% |
| 2012 | −64.0% |
| 2016 | −68.3% |
| 2020 | −67.7% |
| 2024 | −63.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 637 | 2,988 | 3,692 | ||
| R | 561 | 3,061 | 3,691 | ||
| R | 436 | 2,791 | 3,450 | ||
| R | 568 | 2,724 | 3,369 | ||
| R | 655 | 2,437 | 3,147 | ||
| R | 566 | 2,403 | 3,003 | ||
| R | 543 | 2,185 | 2,855 | ||
| R | 731 | 1,697 | 2,715 | ||
| R | 778 | 1,231 | 2,850 | ||
| R | 803 | 1,821 | 2,662 | ||
| R | 484 | 2,131 | 2,637 | ||
| R | 462 | 1,971 | 2,647 | ||
| R | 627 | 1,439 | 2,140 | ||
| R | 414 | 1,586 | 2,053 | ||
| R | 502 | 1,294 | 2,003 | ||
| D | 1,134 | 1,015 | 2,152 | ||
| R | 794 | 1,391 | 2,188 | ||
| R | 635 | 1,593 | 2,229 | ||
| R | 633 | 1,612 | 2,257 | ||
| R | 752 | 981 | 1,751 | ||
| R | 451 | 881 | 1,337 | ||
| R | 530 | 1,021 | 1,559 | ||
| R | 587 | 830 | 1,488 | ||
| D | 826 | 687 | 1,545 | ||
| R | 429 | 860 | 1,313 | ||
| R | 407 | 766 | 1,259 | ||
| R | 455 | 793 | 1,274 | ||
| D | 702 | 468 | 1,186 | ||
| D | 538 | 372 | 1,119 | ||
| D | 466 | 384 | 873 | ||
| R | 391 | 552 | 950 | ||
| D | 391 | 276 | 675 | ||
| D | 454 | 52 | 507 | ||
| O | 0 | 127 | 350 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.2%
English
13.8%
Irish
11.8%
American
5.7%
Scottish
4.3%
Italian
2.8%
French
2.0%
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: 37.8 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
$65,473
Rio Blanco County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rio Blanco County$65,473
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Rio Blanco 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
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rio Blanco's economy is anchored by oil and gas extraction in the Piceance Basin, and its sparse, rural population has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles — among the widest in the state.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 6,544, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,473 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Duchesne County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rio Blanco County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rio Blanco County, Colorado voted Republican by 63.7 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,692 votes cast, 637 went Democratic and 2,988 went Republican.
What is Rio Blanco County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Rio Blanco 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rio Blanco County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rio Blanco County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Rio Blanco County, Colorado?
Rio Blanco County, Colorado has a population of 6,544 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rio Blanco County, Colorado?
Median household income in Rio Blanco County, Colorado is $65,473 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Rio Blanco County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rio Blanco County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.