Election Results for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	73,356	12.7
Deaths:	50,317	8.7
Net Migration:	-12,925	-2.2
Net Immigration:	9,647	1.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +7,161	R +76,158	R + 3.8%
D -68,997
2024 vs. 2016	R +76,422	D +121,953	D + 4.7%
D +198,375
2020 vs. 2016	R +69,261	D +198,111	D + 8.6%
D +267,372
2024 vs. 2012	R +60,794	D +172,253	D + 8.4%
D +233,047

2016 vs. 2008	R +46,432	D +18,416	R + 0.1%
D +64,848
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	70%	Kamala Harris (D)	959,451	59.3%	Donald Trump (R)	613,345	37.9%	43,837 [+]	2.7%	1,616,633	-12	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 16,971 (1.0%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 11,133 (0.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 10,134 (0.6%);
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	1,028,448	61.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	606,184	36.1%	43,722 [+]	2.6%	1,678,354	-11	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 25,632 (1.5%);
2016	66%	Hillary Clinton (D)	761,076	53.7%	Donald Trump (R)	536,923	37.9%	120,490 [+]	8.5%	1,418,489	-8	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 73,412 (5.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 19,212 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 14,803 (1.0%);
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	726,404	55.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	552,551	42.2%	30,498 [+]	2.3%	1,309,453	-5	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 17,515 (1.3%);
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	696,228	57.7%	John McCain (R)	490,491	40.7%	19,536 [+]	1.6%	1,206,255	-5	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 6,815 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 5,553 (0.5%);
2004	60%	John Kerry (D)	533,748	50.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	505,613	48.0%	13,041 [+]	1.2%	1,052,402	-3	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 5,811 (0.6%);
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	395,779	47.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	395,491	47.0%	49,606 [+]	5.9%	840,876	-1	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 36,633 (4.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 4,614 (0.5%);
1996	50%	Bill Clinton* (D)	349,058	47.7%	Robert Dole (R)	320,824	43.8%	61,788 [+]	8.4%	731,670	3	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 41,678 (5.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 9,172 (1.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 6,089 (0.8%);
1992	60%	Bill Clinton (D)	329,764	42.1%	George Bush* (R)	265,345	33.9%	188,625 [+]	24.1%	783,734	-4	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 182,589 (23.3%);
1988	59%	George Bush (R)	351,959	50.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	331,916	47.6%	12,782 [+]	1.8%	696,657	-3	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 8,315 (1.2%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	412,182	61.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	245,394	36.7%	10,522	1.6%	668,098	3	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	58%	Ronald Reagan (R)	322,250	53.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	193,691	31.9%	91,146 [+]	15.0%	607,087	2	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 73,977 (12.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 13,358 (2.2%);
1976	63%	Gerald Ford* (R)	300,905	53.3%	Jimmy Carter (D)	245,147	43.4%	18,221 [+]	3.2%	564,273	5	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 12,325 (2.2%);
1972	61%	Richard Nixon* (R)	302,847	61.8%	George McGovern (D)	175,480	35.8%	11,956 [+]	2.4%	490,283	1	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 6,360 (1.3%);
1968	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	205,828	48.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	183,717	43.6%	32,163 [+]	7.6%	421,708	5	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 28,758 (6.8%);
1964	71%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	254,343	62.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	149,062	36.7%	2,459	0.6%	405,864	-2	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	72%	Richard Nixon (R)	193,033	52.3%	John Kennedy (D)	174,025	47.1%	2,074	0.6%	369,132	3	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	184,179	57.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	133,363	41.7%	2,517	0.8%	320,059	0	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	169,443	57.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	123,244	41.8%	2,122	0.7%	294,809	2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Harry Truman* (D)	116,068	52.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	101,557	45.9%	3,853 [+]	1.7%	221,478	1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 2,875 (1.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	75%	Thomas Dewey (R)	114,500	50.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	111,405	49.1%	948	0.4%	226,853	5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	85%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	115,244	51.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	108,334	48.1%	1,441	0.6%	225,019	3	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	82%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	123,675	63.5%	Alf Landon (R)	67,466	34.7%	3,505 [+]	1.8%	194,646	-2	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2,476 (1.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 661 (0.3%);
1932	79%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	94,486	53.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	75,551	42.9%	6,030 [+]	3.4%	176,067	3	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5,013 (2.8%);
1928	70%	Herbert Hoover (R)	95,283	64.3%	Al Smith (D)	51,323	34.6%	1,663 [+]	1.1%	148,269	6	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,029 (0.7%);
1924	60%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	75,195	62.8%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	22,953	19.2%	21,648 [+]	18.1%	119,796	9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 21,103 (17.6%);
1920	50%	Warren Harding (R)	56,908	61.7%	James Cox (D)	30,426	33.0%	4,872 [+]	5.3%	92,206	1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,856 (3.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 1,371 (1.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 645 (0.7%);
1916	49%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	55,945	62.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	30,649	34.2%	2,989 [+]	3.3%	89,583	-12	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 2,386 (2.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 495 (0.6%);
1912	47%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	35,692	44.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	27,088	33.9%	17,193 [+]	21.5%	79,973	-8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 12,403 (15.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,777 (4.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 793 (1.0%);
1908	56%	William J. Bryan (D)	43,408	50.4%	William Taft (R)	39,563	46.0%	3,114 [+]	3.6%	86,085	-6	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,990 (2.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,124 (1.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	61%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	43,283	52.8%	Alton Parker (D)	36,642	44.7%	2,047 [+]	2.5%	81,972	-4	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	65%	William J. Bryan (D)	41,929	56.1%	William McKinley* (R)	31,255	41.8%	1,590 [+]	2.1%	74,774	-10	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,028,448

61.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

606,184

36.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

25,632

1.5%

Other

18,090

1.1%

TOTAL

1,678,354

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -11

2016 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

761,076

53.7%

Donald Trump (R)

536,923

37.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

73,412

5.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

19,212

1.4%

Evan McMullin (I)

14,803

1.0%

Other

13,063

0.9%

TOTAL

1,418,489

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -8

2012 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

726,404

55.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

552,551

42.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

17,515

1.3%

Other

12,983

1.0%

TOTAL

1,309,453

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

696,228

57.7%

John McCain (R)

490,491

40.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

6,815

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

5,553

0.5%

Other

7,168

0.6%

TOTAL

1,206,255

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

505,613

48.0%

John Kerry (D)

533,748

50.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

5,811

0.6%

Other

7,230

0.7%

TOTAL

1,052,402

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

395,779

47.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

395,491

47.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

36,633

4.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

4,614

0.5%

Other

8,359

1.0%

TOTAL

840,876

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -1

1996 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

349,058

47.7%

Robert Dole (R)

320,824

43.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

41,678

5.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9,172

1.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

6,089

0.8%

Other

4,849

0.7%

TOTAL

731,670

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

329,764

42.1%

George Bush* (R)

265,345

33.9%

Ross Perot (I)

182,589

23.3%

Other

6,036

0.8%

TOTAL

783,734

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

351,959

50.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

331,916

47.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

8,315

1.2%

Other

4,467

0.6%

TOTAL

696,657

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

1984 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

412,182

61.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

245,394

36.7%

Other

10,522

1.6%

TOTAL

668,098

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

322,250

53.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

193,691

31.9%

John Anderson (I)

73,977

12.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

13,358

2.2%

Other

3,811

0.6%

TOTAL

607,087

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

245,147

43.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

300,905

53.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

12,325

2.2%

Other

5,896

1.0%

TOTAL

564,273

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

302,847

61.8%

George McGovern (D)

175,480

35.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

6,360

1.3%

Other

5,596

1.1%

TOTAL

490,283

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

205,828

48.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

183,717

43.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

28,758

6.8%

Other

3,405

0.8%

TOTAL

421,708

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 5

1964 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

254,343

62.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

149,062

36.7%

Other

2,459

0.6%

TOTAL

405,864

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

174,025

47.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

193,033

52.3%

Other

2,074

0.6%

TOTAL

369,132

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

184,179

57.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

133,363

41.7%

Other

2,517

0.8%

TOTAL

320,059

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 0

1952 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

169,443

57.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

123,244

41.8%

Other

2,122

0.7%

TOTAL

294,809

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

116,068

52.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

101,557

45.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

2,875

1.3%

Other

978

0.4%

TOTAL

221,478

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

111,405

49.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

114,500

50.5%

Other

948

0.4%

TOTAL

226,853

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

115,244

51.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

108,334

48.1%

Other

1,441

0.6%

TOTAL

225,019

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): 3

1936 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

123,675

63.5%

Alf Landon (R)

67,466

34.7%

William Lemke (Union)

2,476

1.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

661

0.3%

Other

368

0.2%

TOTAL

194,646

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): -2

1932 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

94,486

53.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

75,551

42.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

5,013

2.8%

Other

1,017

0.6%

TOTAL

176,067

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): 3

1928 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

95,283

64.3%

Al Smith (D)

51,323

34.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,029

0.7%

Other

634

0.4%

TOTAL

148,269

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 6

1924 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

75,195

62.8%

John Davis (D)

21,103

17.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

22,953

19.2%

Other

545

0.5%

TOTAL

119,796

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 9

1920 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

56,908

61.7%

James Cox (D)

30,426

33.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,856

3.1%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

1,371

1.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

645

0.7%

TOTAL

92,206

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 1

1916 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

55,945

62.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

30,649

34.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

2,386

2.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

495

0.6%

Other

108

0.1%

TOTAL

89,583

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -12

1912 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

35,692

44.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

27,088

33.9%

William Taft* (R)

12,403

15.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3,777

4.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

793

1.0%

Other

220

0.3%

TOTAL

79,973

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -8

1908 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

39,563

46.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

43,408

50.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,990

2.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,124

1.3%

TOTAL

86,085

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -6

1904 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

43,283

52.8%

Alton Parker (D)

36,642

44.7%

Other

2,047

2.5%

TOTAL

81,972

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -4

1900 President, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

31,255

41.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

41,929

56.1%

Other

1,590

2.1%

TOTAL

74,774

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,807,578	62.12%	8.0%
Black:	169,060	5.81%	24.9%
Indian:	13,813	0.47%	11.3%
Asian:	141,897	4.88%	50.0%
2+ races:	75,836	2.61%	45.3%
Hispanic:	701,566	24.11%	22.8%

Total non-White:	1,102,172	37.88%	26.7%

Change in White population:	133,869	5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	232,399	9.1

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

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