Teller County, Colorado: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,8252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,3612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Custer County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Teller CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Teller County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | +33.8% |
| 1904 | −11.9% |
| 1908 | +15.8% |
| 1912 | +40.5% |
| 1916 | +33.4% |
| 1920 | −20.2% |
| 1924 | −26.3% |
| 1928 | −6.5% |
| 1932 | +31.4% |
| 1936 | +41.8% |
| 1940 | +24.2% |
| 1944 | −1.3% |
| 1948 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | −28.8% |
| 1956 | −32.8% |
| 1960 | −7.5% |
| 1964 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | −23.1% |
| 1972 | −44.3% |
| 1976 | −16.8% |
| 1980 | −44.6% |
| 1984 | −53.0% |
| 1988 | −38.3% |
| 1992 | −17.0% |
| 1996 | −27.9% |
| 2000 | −37.8% |
| 2004 | −38.3% |
| 2008 | −28.1% |
| 2012 | −32.4% |
| 2016 | −42.5% |
| 2020 | −35.2% |
| 2024 | −35.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,065 | 10,856 | 16,338 | ||
| R | 5,278 | 11,241 | 16,939 | ||
| R | 3,603 | 9,745 | 14,444 | ||
| R | 4,333 | 8,702 | 13,473 | ||
| R | 4,513 | 8,146 | 12,906 | ||
| R | 3,556 | 8,094 | 11,842 | ||
| R | 2,750 | 6,477 | 9,847 | ||
| R | 2,312 | 4,458 | 7,695 | ||
| R | 1,873 | 3,050 | 6,914 | ||
| R | 1,656 | 3,760 | 5,500 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 3,460 | 4,562 | ||
| R | 802 | 2,457 | 3,707 | ||
| R | 986 | 1,410 | 2,521 | ||
| R | 535 | 1,440 | 2,044 | ||
| R | 403 | 722 | 1,378 | ||
| D | 685 | 577 | 1,264 | ||
| R | 622 | 723 | 1,349 | ||
| R | 494 | 977 | 1,471 | ||
| R | 572 | 1,042 | 1,631 | ||
| D | 779 | 748 | 1,547 | ||
| R | 808 | 829 | 1,650 | ||
| D | 2,084 | 1,268 | 3,372 | ||
| D | 2,349 | 940 | 3,368 | ||
| D | 1,534 | 752 | 2,489 | ||
| R | 1,037 | 1,184 | 2,275 | ||
| R | 592 | 1,283 | 2,630 | ||
| R | 1,010 | 1,552 | 2,681 | ||
| D | 3,515 | 1,693 | 5,461 | ||
| D | 3,027 | 676 | 5,809 | ||
| D | 4,192 | 3,014 | 7,451 | ||
| R | 4,398 | 5,595 | 10,080 | ||
| D | 9,659 | 4,738 | 14,575 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
Irish
12.9%
English
12.8%
Italian
4.1%
American
3.6%
Scottish
3.5%
French
3.3%
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: 52.2 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
$85,361
Teller County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Teller County$85,361
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Teller 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
7.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European1.1%
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 69.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Teller County, anchored by Cripple Creek in Colorado's high country, has recorded Republican presidential margins above 30 points in recent cycles, making it one of the state's most reliably right-leaning counties despite Colorado trending Democratic statewide.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 1984. The 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 24,825, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,361 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Custer County and Clermont County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Teller County, Colorado. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/08119/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More stable rural right counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Teller County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Teller County, Colorado voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,338 votes cast, 5,065 went Democratic and 10,856 went Republican.
What is Teller County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Teller 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 9 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Teller County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Teller County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Teller County, Colorado?
Teller County, Colorado has a population of 24,825 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Teller County, Colorado?
Median household income in Teller County, Colorado is $85,361 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Teller County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Teller County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.