Election Results for Boulder, CO Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,633	8.5
Deaths:	4,973	7.5
Net Migration:	-4,985	-7.5
Net Immigration:	1,247	1.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,105	D +25,650	D + 5.5%
D +26,755
2020 vs. 2012	R -7,480	D +41,478	D + 14.9%
D +33,998
2020 vs. 2008	R -2,403	D +37,333	D + 11.0%
D +34,930

2016 vs. 2008	R -3,508	D +11,683	D + 5.5%
D +8,175
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	77%	Joe Biden (D)	159,089	77.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	42,501	20.6%	4,521 [+]	2.2%	206,111	-26	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,539 (1.2%);
2016	74%	Hillary Clinton (D)	132,334	70.3%	Donald Trump (R)	41,396	22.0%	14,415 [+]	7.7%	188,145	-24	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,034 (4.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,733 (2.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,473 (0.8%);
2012	75%	Barack Obama* (D)	125,091	69.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	49,981	27.8%	4,427 [+]	2.5%	179,499	-19	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,794 (1.6%);
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	124,159	72.3%	John McCain (R)	44,904	26.1%	2,700 [+]	1.6%	171,763	-19	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 928 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (I) 852 (0.5%);
2004	70%	John Kerry (D)	105,564	66.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	51,586	32.4%	2,109 [+]	1.3%	159,259	-18	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 964 (0.6%);
2000	62%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	69,983	50.1%	George W. Bush (R)	50,873	36.4%	18,770 [+]	13.4%	139,626	-11	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 16,498 (11.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 477 (0.3%);
1996	59%	Bill Clinton* (D)	63,316	52.2%	Robert Dole (R)	41,922	34.5%	16,116 [+]	13.3%	121,354	-6	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 6,840 (5.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 6,772 (5.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,469 (1.2%);
1992	69%	Bill Clinton (D)	64,567	50.9%	George Bush* (R)	33,553	26.5%	28,651 [+]	22.6%	126,771	-11	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 27,762 (21.9%);
1988	64%	Michael Dukakis (D)	57,265	53.4%	George Bush (R)	48,174	44.9%	1,784 [+]	1.7%	107,223	-8	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,463 (1.4%);
1984	63%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	53,535	55.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	42,195	43.4%	1,493	1.5%	97,223	-4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	61%	Ronald Reagan (R)	40,698	46.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	28,422	32.7%	17,679 [+]	20.4%	86,799	-4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 13,712 (15.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,360 (2.7%);
1976	69%	Gerald Ford* (R)	42,830	52.7%	Jimmy Carter (D)	33,284	41.0%	5,139 [+]	6.3%	81,253	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 4,252 (5.2%);
1972	71%	Richard Nixon* (R)	40,766	56.8%	George McGovern (D)	29,484	41.1%	1,520 [+]	2.1%	71,770	-4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 837 (1.2%);
1968	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	27,671	57.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	17,422	36.2%	2,986 [+]	6.2%	48,079	14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,497 (5.2%);
1964	67%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	22,737	56.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	17,373	43.1%	220	0.5%	40,330	5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	70%	Richard Nixon (R)	19,791	61.5%	John Kennedy (D)	12,276	38.1%	130	0.4%	32,197	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	60%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	16,748	66.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	8,149	32.5%	142	0.6%	25,039	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	66%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	15,069	65.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,767	33.7%	243	1.1%	23,079	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	66%	Thomas Dewey (R)	10,335	52.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	8,792	44.3%	712 [+]	3.6%	19,839	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 488 (2.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	65%	Thomas Dewey (R)	10,054	57.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,442	42.3%	114	0.6%	17,610	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	81%	Wendell Willkie (R)	10,525	53.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,039	45.7%	212	1.1%	19,776	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	80%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,788	55.9%	Alf Landon (R)	7,244	41.4%	469 [+]	2.7%	17,501	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 354 (2.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 103 (0.6%);
1932	81%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,412	50.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	7,487	44.8%	808 [+]	4.8%	16,707	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 720 (4.3%);
1928	71%	Herbert Hoover (R)	9,457	67.5%	Al Smith (D)	4,363	31.1%	195 [+]	1.4%	14,015	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 129 (0.9%);
1924	66%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	7,595	58.8%	John Davis (D)	3,273	25.3%	2,059 [+]	15.9%	12,927	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,007 (15.5%);
1920	57%	Warren Harding (R)	6,456	57.9%	James Cox (D)	4,200	37.7%	492 [+]	4.4%	11,148	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 294 (2.6%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 125 (1.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 73 (0.7%);
1916	60%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	7,419	61.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,986	33.0%	666 [+]	5.5%	12,071	-13	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 482 (4.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 163 (1.4%);
1912	54%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	4,330	40.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,469	23.2%	3,821 [+]	36.0%	10,620	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 2,445 (23.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 918 (8.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 453 (4.3%);
1908	63%	William J. Bryan (D)	5,772	49.7%	William Taft (R)	4,856	41.8%	991 [+]	8.5%	11,619	-10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 498 (4.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 493 (4.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	63%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,483	53.9%	Alton Parker (D)	4,030	39.6%	659 [+]	6.5%	10,172	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	66%	William J. Bryan (D)	5,117	55.8%	William McKinley* (R)	3,719	40.6%	332 [+]	3.6%	9,168	-11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

159,089

77.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

42,501

20.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,539

1.2%

Other

1,982

1.0%

TOTAL

206,111

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): -26

2016 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

132,334

70.3%

Donald Trump (R)

41,396

22.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,034

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,733

2.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,473

0.8%

Other

1,175

0.6%

TOTAL

188,145

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): -24

2012 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

125,091

69.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

49,981

27.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,794

1.6%

Other

1,633

0.9%

TOTAL

179,499

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -19

2008 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

124,159

72.3%

John McCain (R)

44,904

26.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

852

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

928

0.5%

Other

920

0.5%

TOTAL

171,763

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -19

2004 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

51,586

32.4%

John Kerry (D)

105,564

66.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

964

0.6%

Other

1,145

0.7%

TOTAL

159,259

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -18

2000 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

50,873

36.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

69,983

50.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

16,498

11.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

477

0.3%

Other

1,795

1.3%

TOTAL

139,626

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -11

1996 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

63,316

52.2%

Robert Dole (R)

41,922

34.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

6,840

5.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6,772

5.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,469

1.2%

Other

1,035

0.9%

TOTAL

121,354

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -6

1992 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

64,567

50.9%

George Bush* (R)

33,553

26.5%

Ross Perot (I)

27,762

21.9%

Other

889

0.7%

TOTAL

126,771

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -11

1988 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

48,174

44.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

57,265

53.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,463

1.4%

Other

321

0.3%

TOTAL

107,223

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -8

1984 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

53,535

55.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

42,195

43.4%

Other

1,493

1.5%

TOTAL

97,223

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

40,698

46.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

28,422

32.7%

John Anderson (I)

13,712

15.8%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,360

2.7%

Other

1,607

1.9%

TOTAL

86,799

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

33,284

41.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

42,830

52.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

4,252

5.2%

Other

887

1.1%

TOTAL

81,253

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

40,766

56.8%

George McGovern (D)

29,484

41.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

837

1.2%

Other

683

1.0%

TOTAL

71,770

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

27,671

57.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

17,422

36.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,497

5.2%

Other

489

1.0%

TOTAL

48,079

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 14

1964 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

22,737

56.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

17,373

43.1%

Other

220

0.5%

TOTAL

40,330

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

12,276

38.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

19,791

61.5%

Other

130

0.4%

TOTAL

32,197

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 12

1956 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

16,748

66.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

8,149

32.5%

Other

142

0.6%

TOTAL

25,039

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 9

1952 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

15,069

65.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

7,767

33.7%

Other

243

1.1%

TOTAL

23,079

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 10

1948 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

8,792

44.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

10,335

52.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

488

2.5%

Other

224

1.1%

TOTAL

19,839

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 7

1944 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

7,442

42.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

10,054

57.1%

Other

114

0.6%

TOTAL

17,610

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,039

45.7%

Wendell Willkie (R)

10,525

53.2%

Other

212

1.1%

TOTAL

19,776

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): 8

1936 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,788

55.9%

Alf Landon (R)

7,244

41.4%

William Lemke (Union)

354

2.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

103

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

17,501

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

8,412

50.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

7,487

44.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

720

4.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

16,707

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

9,457

67.5%

Al Smith (D)

4,363

31.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

129

0.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

14,015

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

7,595

58.8%

John Davis (D)

3,273

25.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,007

15.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

12,927

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 5

1920 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

6,456

57.9%

James Cox (D)

4,200

37.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

294

2.6%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

0.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

125

1.1%

TOTAL

11,148

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -2

1916 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

7,419

61.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

3,986

33.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

482

4.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

163

1.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

12,071

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -13

1912 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

4,330

40.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,469

23.2%

William Taft* (R)

2,445

23.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

918

8.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

453

4.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

10,620

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 0

1908 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

4,856

41.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

5,772

49.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

498

4.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

493

4.2%

TOTAL

11,619

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -10

1904 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,483

53.9%

Alton Parker (D)

4,030

39.6%

Other

659

6.5%

TOTAL

10,172

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -2

1900 President, Boulder, CO Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

3,719

40.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

5,117

55.8%

Other

332

3.6%

TOTAL

9,168

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	251,865	76.91%	7.8%
Black:	3,454	1.05%	52.5%
Indian:	1,313	0.40%	23.8%
Asian:	16,611	5.07%	36.7%
2+ races:	8,195	2.50%	46.4%
Hispanic:	46,030	14.06%	17.2%

Total non-White:	75,603	23.09%	24.3%

Change in White population:	18,124	6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,777	5.0

Boulder, CO Metro Area

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