La Plata County, CO — Elections & Voting
Presidential election results and party lean trends
Election Overview
Source: La Plata County (2024)2024 Winner
Democrat
Dem Votes
20,677
58.0%
GOP Votes
14,024
39.3%
Total Votes
35,681
Margin
D+18.6%
Shift from 2020
D+1.0pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
D+18.6%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,677 | 14,024 | 35,681 | 58.0% | 39.3% | D+18.6 |
| 2020 | 20,548 | 14,233 | 35,667 | 57.6% | 39.9% | D+17.7 |
| 2016 | 15,300 | 12,471 | 30,722 | 49.8% | 40.6% | D+9.2 |
In the 2024 presidential election, La Plata County recorded 35,681 total votes. Democrats won the county with 58.0% of the vote compared to 39.3% for Republicans, a margin of D+18.6%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted D+1.0pp from the previous election. Since 2016, La Plata County has shifted 9.4 percentage points toward Democrats.