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1876–2024
Alamosa County, Colorado
Alamosa County·Colorado

Alamosa County votes the way the country votes.

San Luis Valley hub where Hispanic heritage shapes a shifting electorate

18762024·38 elections
Alamosa County, Colorado · David Benbennick · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+11
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
16,581
2024 ACS
Most similar
Jasper County
MS · similarity 0.89
8 precincts · 7,529 votes cast
Trump · R+11
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−10.8%
3,2444,0577,529
2020R
−0.7%
3,7593,8137,808
2016D
+2.1%
3,1893,0466,939
2012D
+16.5%
3,8112,7056,715
2008D
+14.1%
3,5212,6356,286
2004R
−2.6%
3,0173,1796,279
2000R
−7.1%
2,4552,8575,659
1996D
+5.9%
2,3302,0384,943
1992D
+7.7%
1,9281,5724,617
1988R
−8.8%
2,1462,5674,780
1984R
−26.2%
1,7202,9534,711
1980R
−16.2%
1,8212,6014,828
1976R
−11.3%
2,0522,5994,857
1972R
−29.5%
1,5402,9164,665
1968R
−17.0%
1,5742,2774,140
1964D
+25.0%
2,4811,4883,976
1960R
−11.3%
1,8112,2714,086
1956R
−24.9%
1,4652,4423,918
1952R
−25.1%
1,6262,7284,391
1948D
+10.2%
2,3951,9504,374
1944R
−3.4%
1,8061,9333,749
1940D
+4.7%
2,4672,2434,733
1936D
+39.2%
2,7541,1883,999
1932D
+23.6%
2,1411,3063,534
1928R
−17.2%
1,2391,7593,021
1924R
−15.4%
6251,0092,486
1920R
−6.3%
9491,0812,084
1916D
+43.9%
1,3084881,866
1912
No data
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
English
0.5%
French
0.5%
African American
1.5%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
20.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.5%
Methodist
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Baptist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alamosa County anchors Colorado's high-altitude San Luis Valley, where a majority-Hispanic population has historically leaned Democratic but shifted toward Republicans by double digits in the 2024 presidential race.

The Democratic margin in Alamosa County has rarely exceeded forty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-nine points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Alamosa County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $55,397 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jasper County and Richland County.