Mesa County's oil-shale economy anchors one of Colorado's most reliably Republican metros
Perched on the Western Slope far from Denver's urban core, Grand Junction consistently posts some of the widest Republican margins in Colorado, driven by energy-sector employment and a rural-leaning population that has resisted the state's broader Democratic shift.
| Group | Grand Junction, CO | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 82.6% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 13.1% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.1% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 0.6% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -31.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.8% | 50.6% | — | — | |
| 8.7% | 23.3% | — | — | |
| 7.1% | 19.2% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 5.3% | 14.3% | — | — |
| 2.4% | 6.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 62.8% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Grand Junction, CO metro area? 560,901 residents across 4 counties.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 6pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 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 | R+17.7 | R+13.3 | 4.4pp |