Weld County, Colorado: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 350,3962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $97,0972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 31.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Josephine County, OR · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Weld CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Weld 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 | −30.2% |
| 1884 | −22.8% |
| 1888 | −26.9% |
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +66.6% |
| 1900 | +9.3% |
| 1904 | −29.3% |
| 1908 | −8.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +22.1% |
| 1920 | −31.5% |
| 1924 | −41.7% |
| 1928 | −40.4% |
| 1932 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | +14.5% |
| 1940 | −20.3% |
| 1944 | −26.4% |
| 1948 | −6.4% |
| 1952 | −33.6% |
| 1956 | −25.7% |
| 1960 | −22.2% |
| 1964 | +17.1% |
| 1968 | −22.4% |
| 1972 | −34.9% |
| 1976 | −13.8% |
| 1980 | −30.7% |
| 1984 | −38.2% |
| 1988 | −12.4% |
| 1992 | −3.1% |
| 1996 | −9.7% |
| 2000 | −21.6% |
| 2004 | −26.8% |
| 2008 | −8.7% |
| 2012 | −12.7% |
| 2016 | −22.2% |
| 2020 | −18.0% |
| 2024 | −21.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 68,752 | 106,469 | 179,921 | ||
| R | 66,050 | 96,133 | 166,946 | ||
| R | 46,519 | 76,651 | 135,430 | ||
| R | 49,050 | 63,775 | 116,291 | ||
| R | 47,292 | 56,526 | 105,866 | ||
| R | 31,868 | 55,591 | 88,653 | ||
| R | 23,436 | 37,409 | 64,541 | ||
| R | 21,325 | 26,518 | 53,390 | ||
| R | 19,295 | 20,958 | 54,029 | ||
| R | 20,548 | 26,497 | 47,807 | ||
| R | 13,863 | 31,293 | 45,679 | ||
| R | 11,433 | 23,901 | 40,646 | ||
| R | 16,501 | 21,976 | 39,702 | ||
| R | 11,690 | 24,695 | 37,255 | ||
| R | 10,420 | 17,101 | 29,865 | ||
| D | 17,268 | 12,204 | 29,679 | ||
| R | 11,179 | 17,558 | 28,790 | ||
| R | 10,170 | 17,228 | 27,455 | ||
| R | 8,890 | 18,002 | 27,096 | ||
| R | 10,934 | 12,446 | 23,639 | ||
| R | 8,459 | 14,546 | 23,086 | ||
| R | 10,653 | 16,129 | 27,009 | ||
| D | 12,993 | 9,606 | 23,296 | ||
| D | 11,182 | 10,754 | 22,945 | ||
| R | 5,762 | 13,719 | 19,717 | ||
| R | 3,406 | 10,185 | 16,250 | ||
| R | 5,202 | 10,268 | 16,100 | ||
| D | 8,600 | 5,395 | 14,533 | ||
| D | 4,713 | 3,114 | 11,368 | ||
| R | 4,650 | 5,537 | 10,846 | ||
| R | 2,555 | 4,833 | 7,780 | ||
| D | 3,386 | 2,786 | 6,486 | ||
| D | 4,620 | 874 | 5,625 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,138 | 2,769 | ||
| R | 1,036 | 1,942 | 3,374 | ||
| R | 765 | 1,332 | 2,490 | ||
| R | 373 | 804 | 1,429 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.9%
English
10.6%
Irish
9.7%
American
3.7%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.8%
African American
1.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 35.3 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
$97,097
Weld County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Weld County$97,097
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Weld County ranks in the top 5% 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
9.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.0%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.9%
speak English only
Spanish16.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Weld County's economy is anchored by cattle ranching, sugar beets, and one of the nation's most productive onshore oil fields, a mix that has kept it among Colorado's most reliably Republican counties even as the state's Front Range has shifted toward Democrats.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty-seven points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
A population of 350,396, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,097 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Josephine County and Mariposa County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Weld County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Weld County, Colorado voted Republican by 21.0 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 179,921 votes cast, 68,752 went Democratic and 106,469 went Republican.
What is Weld County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Weld 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 7 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Weld County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Weld County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Weld County, Colorado?
Weld County, Colorado has a population of 350,396 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Weld County, Colorado?
Median household income in Weld County, Colorado is $97,097 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Weld County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Weld County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.