College-anchored Front Range metro where margins routinely exceed 40 points
Boulder's electorate skews younger and more degree-holding than any other Colorado metro, a demographic profile that has made it among the most consistently lopsided jurisdictions on the Front Range for two decades.
| Group | Boulder, CO | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 79.0% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 13.0% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 4.0% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.6% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(11) | 0.9% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10) | 0.8% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.1% | 43.9% | — | — | |
| 12.8% | 34.8% | — | — | |
| 4.1% | 11.3% | — | — | |
| 3.4% | 9.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 2.1% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 63.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Boulder, CO metro area? 1,229,734 residents across 4 counties.
58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 25pp above the national average. Places with similar education levels vote D+25 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | D+57.0 | D+61.6 | 4.6pp |