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1876–2024
Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County·Colorado

Jefferson County changed direction in the last decade.

A suburban Denver county that has shifted decisively toward Democrats over two decades

18762024·38 elections
Jefferson County, Colorado · Yassie · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+19
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
579,377
2024 ACS
Most similar
Arapahoe County
CO · similarity 0.98
296 precincts · 361,716 votes cast
Harris · D+19
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+19.5%
210,875140,505361,716
2020D
+18.5%
218,393148,414377,351
2016D
+6.9%
160,776138,177328,883
2012D
+4.9%
159,296144,197311,052
2008D
+9.0%
158,153131,627295,062
2004R
−5.2%
126,558140,644271,568
2000R
−8.1%
100,970120,138235,491
1996R
−5.7%
89,494101,517209,723
1992R
−0.8%
80,83482,705223,203
1988R
−14.8%
81,824110,820196,511
1984R
−39.2%
53,700124,496180,628
1980R
−34.1%
41,52597,008162,611
1976R
−23.8%
52,78287,080144,073
1972R
−42.3%
31,55580,082114,597
1968R
−21.8%
31,39250,84789,357
1964D
+12.7%
43,16233,39876,812
1960R
−19.5%
22,96234,10557,204
1956R
−27.9%
14,27025,39839,865
1952R
−26.7%
11,50919,97131,674
1948R
−3.9%
9,1459,90319,308
1944R
−14.8%
7,2779,81517,160
1940R
−6.2%
7,7458,78016,625
1936D
+15.7%
7,2835,27112,825
1932D
+4.2%
6,0235,52212,048
1928R
−39.6%
2,8806,7549,775
1924R
−47.1%
1,2714,8697,645
1920R
−28.3%
1,9413,5935,840
1916D
+23.8%
3,3682,0405,574
1912D
+24.2%
2,3091,0115,357
1908R
−0.7%
2,5832,6235,399
1904R
−24.4%
1,7392,9034,778
1900D
+8.2%
2,1381,8074,034
1896D
+80.6%
3,1763003,569
1892R
−42.9%
07921,848
1888R
−11.1%
7679701,833
1884R
−6.2%
7438451,658
1880R
−2.5%
7908321,679
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.0%
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
13.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Baptist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jefferson County's electorate has trended sharply leftward since the early 2000s, with its mix of educated suburban households and Front Range growth driving a 2024 presidential margin of nearly 20 points — a dramatic reversal from its longtime Republican lean.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the county by nine points. The 2024 margin was nineteen points, in line with the county's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 579,377, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,656 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Arapahoe County and Larimer County.