Presidential elections · 2000–2024
La Plata County, CO — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, La Plata County, Colorado voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+18.6 — 20,677 Democratic to 14,024 Republican of 35,681 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.9 points toward Democrats. That makes it 7.6 points more Democratic than Colorado overall (D+11.0).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in La Plata County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,677 | 14,024 | 980 | 57.9% | 39.3% | D+18.6 |
| 2020 | 20,548 | 14,233 | 886 | 57.6% | 39.9% | D+17.7 |
| 2016 | 15,525 | 12,587 | 3,038 | 49.8% | 40.4% | D+9.4 |
| 2012 | 15,489 | 12,794 | 901 | 53.1% | 43.8% | D+9.2 |
| 2008 | 16,057 | 11,503 | 419 | 57.4% | 41.1% | D+16.3 |
| 2004 | 13,409 | 11,704 | 377 | 52.6% | 45.9% | D+6.7 |
| 2000 | 7,864 | 9,993 | 2,633 | 38.4% | 48.8% | R+10.4 |
La Plata County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried La Plata County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried La Plata County, Colorado in 2024 by D+18.6, with 35,681 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did La Plata County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
La Plata County shifted 0.9 points toward Democrats between 2020 (D+17.7) and 2024 (D+18.6).
Is La Plata County more Democratic or Republican than Colorado overall?+
In 2024, La Plata County went D+18.6 while Colorado overall went D+11.0 — 7.6 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.