San Miguel County, Colorado: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+49%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,9682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,0242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+26 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pitkin County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of San Miguel CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for San Miguel 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 | −8.5% |
| 1888 | −17.3% |
| 1892 | −23.4% |
| 1896 | +91.8% |
| 1900 | +37.6% |
| 1904 | −25.6% |
| 1908 | +2.3% |
| 1912 | +18.5% |
| 1916 | +37.7% |
| 1920 | −14.0% |
| 1924 | −7.1% |
| 1928 | −12.7% |
| 1932 | +37.2% |
| 1936 | +31.7% |
| 1940 | +7.7% |
| 1944 | +8.0% |
| 1948 | +15.0% |
| 1952 | −11.0% |
| 1956 | −16.0% |
| 1960 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | +31.3% |
| 1968 | −14.0% |
| 1972 | −14.8% |
| 1976 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −11.8% |
| 1988 | +8.9% |
| 1992 | +28.2% |
| 1996 | +27.8% |
| 2000 | +17.1% |
| 2004 | +44.7% |
| 2008 | +55.5% |
| 2012 | +43.2% |
| 2016 | +44.9% |
| 2020 | +54.2% |
| 2024 | +49.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3,529 | 1,154 | 4,804 | ||
| D | 3,923 | 1,136 | 5,146 | ||
| D | 2,975 | 1,033 | 4,329 | ||
| D | 2,992 | 1,154 | 4,256 | ||
| D | 3,349 | 933 | 4,350 | ||
| D | 2,876 | 1,079 | 4,019 | ||
| D | 1,598 | 1,043 | 3,255 | ||
| D | 1,535 | 773 | 2,743 | ||
| D | 1,380 | 628 | 2,663 | ||
| D | 961 | 798 | 1,839 | ||
| R | 654 | 833 | 1,521 | ||
| R | 651 | 774 | 1,809 | ||
| D | 674 | 622 | 1,419 | ||
| R | 426 | 583 | 1,061 | ||
| R | 311 | 422 | 793 | ||
| D | 636 | 332 | 970 | ||
| D | 612 | 525 | 1,139 | ||
| R | 469 | 648 | 1,120 | ||
| R | 524 | 654 | 1,185 | ||
| D | 613 | 451 | 1,079 | ||
| D | 630 | 536 | 1,173 | ||
| D | 851 | 729 | 1,587 | ||
| D | 860 | 433 | 1,348 | ||
| D | 862 | 383 | 1,288 | ||
| R | 554 | 721 | 1,313 | ||
| R | 567 | 677 | 1,552 | ||
| R | 688 | 928 | 1,709 | ||
| D | 1,325 | 578 | 1,984 | ||
| D | 1,029 | 639 | 2,105 | ||
| D | 927 | 882 | 1,947 | ||
| R | 797 | 1,370 | 2,240 | ||
| D | 1,604 | 717 | 2,359 | ||
| D | 2,136 | 87 | 2,232 | ||
| O | 0 | 272 | 1,161 | ||
| R | 378 | 540 | 939 | ||
| R | 365 | 433 | 799 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
Irish
15.8%
English
14.0%
Polish
7.0%
American
6.1%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.1%
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: 43.3 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
$79,024
San Miguel County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
San Miguel County$79,024
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
San Miguel County ranks in the top 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
9.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.4%
Working age (18–64)5.5%
Seniors (65+)6.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.8%
speak English only
Spanish11.0%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
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 79.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Telluride, this small mountain county posted a D+49.4 margin in 2024, making it one of the most Democratic-leaning counties in the state despite a population of fewer than 7,000 residents.
The Democratic margin here reached ninety-two points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A population of 7,968, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,024 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pitkin County and Windham County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did San Miguel County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, San Miguel County, Colorado voted Democratic by 49.4 points (D+49), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,804 votes cast, 3,529 went Democratic and 1,154 went Republican.
What is San Miguel County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places San Miguel 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 23 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did San Miguel County, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which San Miguel County, Colorado voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in San Miguel County, Colorado?
San Miguel County, Colorado has a population of 7,968 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in San Miguel County, Colorado?
Median household income in San Miguel County, Colorado is $79,024 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of San Miguel County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in San Miguel County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.