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1876–2024
Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County·Colorado

Larimer County changed direction in the last decade.

Fort Collins anchors a college-driven swing toward Democrats in recent cycles

18762024·38 elections
Larimer County, Colorado · Chris Whitted · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+18
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
367,368
2024 ACS
Most similar
Jefferson County
CO · similarity 0.97
155 precincts · 225,654 votes cast
Harris · D+18
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+17.6%
129,37689,680225,654
2020D
+15.4%
126,11791,488224,333
2016D
+4.9%
93,11383,430195,981
2012D
+5.8%
92,74782,376180,180
2008D
+9.7%
89,82273,641166,373
2004R
−5.2%
68,26675,884146,436
2000R
−13.8%
46,05562,429118,537
1996R
−5.1%
40,96545,93597,450
1992D
+2.2%
38,23235,99599,660
1988R
−12.4%
35,70345,96783,066
1984R
−34.7%
23,89649,88374,848
1980R
−29.9%
17,07236,24064,129
1976R
−24.8%
19,00532,16952,983
1972R
−32.5%
13,73127,46242,234
1968R
−31.3%
9,15218,43829,676
1964D
+4.6%
12,77611,63624,585
1960R
−34.9%
7,55015,67123,255
1956R
−43.7%
5,61214,36420,015
1952R
−46.4%
5,26614,48419,860
1948R
−16.2%
7,0629,81317,029
1944R
−31.3%
5,1729,91415,144
1940R
−25.0%
6,40210,72017,248
1936D
+1.8%
7,5217,24315,221
1932R
−3.9%
6,4947,04014,118
1928R
−43.3%
3,2038,21311,578
1924R
−46.6%
1,9706,5389,809
1920R
−32.6%
2,7085,4878,528
1916D
+25.3%
4,8682,7978,183
1912D
+9.3%
2,5971,9327,161
1908R
−9.8%
3,6294,4898,786
1904R
−31.3%
2,0704,1386,606
1900D
+2.2%
2,4562,3435,111
1896D
+60.7%
3,1957344,053
1892R
−43.0%
09752,265
1888R
−24.4%
7691,3222,267
1884R
−20.5%
6441,0381,922
1880R
−21.3%
3886461,213
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
0.9%
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
15.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.0%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Baptist
1.1%
Methodist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Colorado State University, Larimer County has shifted noticeably leftward over two decades as its college-town core grew, yet surrounding rural and mountain communities keep the county's overall margin closer than its D+17.6 figure might suggest about the region.

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

The demographics suggest why. A population of 367,368, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,765 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 Jefferson County and San Luis Obispo County.