Washington County, Colorado: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+75%. Republican peak: R+75 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+75MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,8312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,1672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cheyenne County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Washington CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Washington 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 | −22.3% |
| 1892 | −63.0% |
| 1896 | −10.9% |
| 1900 | −23.2% |
| 1904 | −38.9% |
| 1908 | −16.7% |
| 1912 | +20.5% |
| 1916 | +26.2% |
| 1920 | −31.7% |
| 1924 | −33.2% |
| 1928 | −42.1% |
| 1932 | +25.4% |
| 1936 | +9.0% |
| 1940 | −25.9% |
| 1944 | −36.1% |
| 1948 | −11.2% |
| 1952 | −40.3% |
| 1956 | −30.8% |
| 1960 | −31.1% |
| 1964 | −3.3% |
| 1968 | −35.0% |
| 1972 | −45.4% |
| 1976 | −8.4% |
| 1980 | −51.2% |
| 1984 | −56.3% |
| 1988 | −27.6% |
| 1992 | −23.2% |
| 1996 | −37.6% |
| 2000 | −57.3% |
| 2004 | −63.0% |
| 2008 | −56.5% |
| 2012 | −62.1% |
| 2016 | −73.3% |
| 2020 | −74.0% |
| 2024 | −75.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 329 | 2,436 | 2,806 | ||
| R | 369 | 2,595 | 3,008 | ||
| R | 296 | 2,299 | 2,733 | ||
| R | 468 | 2,076 | 2,591 | ||
| R | 529 | 1,949 | 2,513 | ||
| R | 455 | 2,050 | 2,530 | ||
| R | 477 | 1,878 | 2,445 | ||
| R | 649 | 1,566 | 2,440 | ||
| R | 660 | 1,266 | 2,613 | ||
| R | 958 | 1,707 | 2,715 | ||
| R | 568 | 2,080 | 2,684 | ||
| R | 568 | 2,007 | 2,811 | ||
| R | 1,211 | 1,440 | 2,736 | ||
| R | 643 | 1,837 | 2,629 | ||
| R | 694 | 1,634 | 2,682 | ||
| R | 1,341 | 1,434 | 2,779 | ||
| R | 1,039 | 1,979 | 3,022 | ||
| R | 1,067 | 2,020 | 3,098 | ||
| R | 1,009 | 2,398 | 3,443 | ||
| R | 1,304 | 1,636 | 2,958 | ||
| R | 1,058 | 2,259 | 3,328 | ||
| R | 1,403 | 2,390 | 3,816 | ||
| D | 2,071 | 1,723 | 3,886 | ||
| D | 2,378 | 1,385 | 3,913 | ||
| R | 851 | 2,132 | 3,046 | ||
| R | 720 | 1,851 | 3,411 | ||
| R | 1,060 | 2,117 | 3,337 | ||
| D | 1,748 | 989 | 2,898 | ||
| O | 765 | 361 | 1,968 | ||
| R | 424 | 599 | 1,049 | ||
| R | 191 | 460 | 692 | ||
| R | 191 | 312 | 522 | ||
| R | 177 | 222 | 413 | ||
| R | 0 | 250 | 397 | ||
| R | 505 | 810 | 1,370 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.8%
English
11.9%
Irish
11.6%
American
5.4%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.2%
French
1.1%
African American
1.0%
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: 41.3 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
$67,167
Washington County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington County$67,167
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Washington 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
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.7%
Working age (18–64)7.6%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
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 74.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A sparsely populated high-plains ranching county on Colorado's eastern edge, Washington recorded a 75-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state and consistent with its long-running pattern of single-party dominance.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-five points.
A population of 4,831, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,167 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cheyenne County and Harlan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington County, Colorado voted Republican by 75.1 points (R+75), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,806 votes cast, 329 went Democratic and 2,436 went Republican.
What is Washington County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Washington 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 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Washington County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Washington County, Colorado?
Washington County, Colorado has a population of 4,831 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington County, Colorado?
Median household income in Washington County, Colorado is $67,167 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Washington County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.