A meatpacking hub where Latino growth is reshaping Weld County's electorate
Greeley anchors Weld County, one of Colorado's top oil-producing regions, where a rapidly expanding Latino population has introduced new electoral competition into a historically Republican-leaning metro.
| Group | Greeley, CO | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 66.3% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 28.9% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.6% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.3% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 1.0% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +17.9pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.2% | 50.5% | — | — | |
| 7.4% | 28.1% | — | — | |
| 3.6% | 13.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.7% | 10.3% | — | — |
| 2.0% | 7.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 73.8% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Greeley, CO metro area? 1,050,618 residents across 4 counties.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 5pp 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+18.6 | R+15.8 | 2.8pp |