Routt County, Colorado
Precinct data
Results by precinct
37 precincts · 16,335 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -20826540142082654014 | 798 | 255 | 22 | 1,075 | 74.2% | 23.7% | D+50.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -20826540132082654013 | 786 | 163 | 22 | 971 | 80.9% | 16.8% | D+64.2 |
| Precinct -20826540162082654016 | 631 | 310 | 24 | 965 | 65.4% | 32.1% | D+33.3 |
| Precinct -20826540122082654012 | 727 | 218 | 19 | 964 | 75.4% | 22.6% | D+52.8 |
| Precinct -20826540152082654015 | 668 | 245 | 29 | 942 | 70.9% | 26.0% | D+44.9 |
| Precinct -20826540092082654009 | 587 | 314 | 23 | 924 | 63.5% | 34.0% | D+29.5 |
| Precinct -20826540022082654002 | 310 | 553 | 32 | 895 | 34.6% | 61.8% | R+27.2 |
| Precinct -20826540172082654017 | 625 | 236 | 25 | 886 | 70.5% | 26.6% | D+43.9 |
| Precinct -20826540012082654001 | 477 | 384 | 18 | 879 | 54.3% | 43.7% | D+10.6 |
| Precinct -20826540112082654011 | 581 | 265 | 31 | 877 | 66.2% | 30.2% | D+36.0 |
| Precinct -20826540182082654018 | 646 | 185 | 29 | 860 | 75.1% | 21.5% | D+53.6 |
| Precinct -20826540052082654005 | 341 | 484 | 21 | 846 | 40.3% | 57.2% | R+16.9 |
| Precinct -20826540072082654007 | 470 | 322 | 28 | 820 | 57.3% | 39.3% | D+18.0 |
| Precinct -20826540192082654019 | 577 | 216 | 23 | 816 | 70.7% | 26.5% | D+44.2 |
| Precinct -20826540062082654006 | 419 | 353 | 26 | 798 | 52.5% | 44.2% | D+8.3 |
| Precinct -20826540042082654004 | 510 | 263 | 22 | 795 | 64.2% | 33.1% | D+31.1 |
| Precinct -20826540032082654003 | 475 | 221 | 22 | 718 | 66.2% | 30.8% | D+35.4 |
| Precinct -20826540102082654010 | 231 | 430 | 20 | 681 | 33.9% | 63.1% | R+29.2 |
| Precinct -20826540082082654008 | 349 | 259 | 15 | 623 | 56.0% | 41.6% | D+14.4 |
| Routt 108_0810754001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1008_0810754010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1108_0810754011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1208_0810754012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1308_0810754013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1408_0810754014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1508_0810754015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1608_0810754016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1708_0810754017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 1808_0810754018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 208_0810754002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 308_0810754003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 408_0810754004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 508_0810754005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 608_0810754006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 708_0810754007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 808_0810754008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Routt 908_0810754009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1880–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1880 | −34.5% |
| 1884 | −18.4% |
| 1888 | −25.0% |
| 1892 | −49.2% |
| 1896 | +79.7% |
| 1900 | +17.8% |
| 1904 | −23.1% |
| 1908 | +11.9% |
| 1912 | +23.7% |
| 1916 | +38.0% |
| 1920 | −19.5% |
| 1924 | −20.7% |
| 1928 | −16.4% |
| 1932 | +24.4% |
| 1936 | +27.9% |
| 1940 | +11.2% |
| 1944 | +1.9% |
| 1948 | +16.3% |
| 1952 | −15.2% |
| 1956 | −15.3% |
| 1960 | −7.7% |
| 1964 | +25.6% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −22.9% |
| 1976 | −13.3% |
| 1980 | −24.3% |
| 1984 | −34.1% |
| 1988 | −5.4% |
| 1992 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | −2.7% |
| 2004 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +15.6% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +27.6% |
| 2024 | +27.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 63.0%8,737 | 34.9%4,836 | 13,867 |
| 2020 | D | 61.1%10,284 | 37.2%6,256 | 16,826 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 22 points more Republican.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20,217 | 5,988 | 5,564 | 8,173 | 492 |
| 2018 | 20,937 | 6,028 | 5,365 | 9,083 | 461 |
| 2020 | 21,719 | 6,175 | 5,159 | 9,948 | 437 |
| 2022 | 22,418 | 6,068 | 4,788 | 11,139 | 423 |
| 2024 | 23,059 | 5,850 | 4,485 | 12,210 | 514 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−289 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +345 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $138,264 in average income, against $202,552 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+24.4 on average — 3.3 points more Republican-leaning than Routt County, CO itself (D+27.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Denver County, CO83D+56.1
- Jefferson County, CO49D+19.5
- Larimer County, CO38D+17.6
- Boulder County, CO31D+55.7
- Moffat County, CO29R+62.8
- Arapahoe County, CO26D+20.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Moffat County, CO85
- Denver County, CO67
- Larimer County, CO61
- Jefferson County, CO34
- Arapahoe County, CO29
- Boulder County, CO27
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 | −351 |
| 2012 | −166 |
| 2013 | +148 |
| 2014 | +280 |
| 2015 | +116 |
| 2016 | +153 |
| 2017 | +337 |
| 2018 | +198 |
| 2019 | +14 |
| 2021 | +151 |
| 2022 | −58 |
| 2023 | −109 |
| 2024 | −79 |
| 2025 | −289 |
Routt County, anchored by Steamboat Springs, combines a small permanent population with a high-income, resort-driven economy — a mix that has pushed its presidential margins sharply leftward even as surrounding mountain counties trend more competitive.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.7 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 49.2 points in 1892. The 2024 margin was 27.7 points.
A population of 25,084, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $106,489 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Summit County and Gunnison County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Routt County, Colorado. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/08107/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.