Colorado 3rd Congressional District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 3rd Congressional District, Colorado: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 734,2022024 5-year
Median household income: $72,2742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.2%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 26.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+77 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+37 in 1892MIT Election Lab

HURD, JeffCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BOEBERT, Lauren (2023–2025), BOEBERT, Lauren (2021–2023), TIPTON, Scott (2019–2021), TIPTON, Scott (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

27 counties · 10 D · 17 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−9.7%	179,546	219,094	408,920
2020	R	−8.2%	185,167	219,080	414,065
2016	R	−14.0%	140,241	190,737	359,470
2012	R	−7.1%	154,831	179,250	342,771
2008	R	−3.1%	156,522	166,554	328,553
2004	R	−11.7%	131,177	166,448	301,658
2000	R	−14.5%	99,248	136,023	254,122
1996	R	−0.6%	99,060	100,407	225,497
1992	D	+7.1%	94,504	78,293	226,995
1988	R	−3.4%	95,930	102,859	201,695
1984	R	−23.4%	74,197	120,396	197,015
1980	R	−22.5%	63,693	106,028	187,968
1976	R	−8.0%	75,902	89,581	170,592
1972	R	−26.1%	54,837	95,772	156,822
1968	R	−0.1%	68,084	68,227	149,717
1964	D	+30.8%	98,714	52,090	151,569
1960	R	−0.9%	77,625	79,046	157,553
1956	R	−18.1%	59,958	86,809	147,974
1952	R	−15.8%	61,832	85,345	148,547
1948	D	+16.7%	77,565	55,042	134,619
1944	D	+1.5%	62,422	60,623	123,456
1940	D	+3.1%	74,021	69,610	144,576
1936	D	+26.7%	79,561	45,236	128,613
1932	D	+23.6%	73,276	44,454	121,991
1928	R	−21.5%	41,402	64,456	107,393
1924	R	−22.6%	26,359	48,497	97,883
1920	R	−12.5%	36,183	47,088	87,143
1916	D	+27.7%	54,769	30,087	89,152
1912	D	+16.4%	37,468	23,263	86,387
1908	D	+1.1%	39,216	38,338	82,171
1904	R	−14.3%	31,307	42,337	76,913
1900	D	+14.5%	36,567	27,120	65,109
1896	D	+76.7%	50,176	6,373	57,096
1892	O	−37.2%	0	12,247	32,933
1888	R	−9.2%	13,464	16,292	30,684
1884	R	−6.5%	9,993	11,407	21,710
1880	D	+4.9%	6,645	6,020	12,754
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	D	55.9%	41.3%	2,500,201
2020	D	53.5%	44.2%	3,235,790
2016	D	50.0%	44.3%	2,743,023
2014	R	46.3%	48.2%	2,041,058
2010	D	48.1%	46.4%	1,772,286
2008	D	52.8%	42.5%	2,331,621
2004	D	51.3%	46.5%	2,107,472
2002	R	45.8%	50.7%	1,416,082
1998	R	35.0%	62.5%	1,327,235
1996	R	45.7%	51.4%	1,459,601
1992	D	51.8%	42.7%	1,552,289
1990	R	41.7%	55.7%	1,022,027
1986	D	49.9%	48.4%	1,060,765
1984	R	34.6%	64.2%	1,297,809
1980	D	50.3%	48.7%	1,173,142
1978	R	40.3%	58.7%	819,256

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

16.8%

English

12.7%

Irish

10.9%

Italian

4.8%

American

3.8%

Scottish

2.8%

French

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.2%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

6.4%

65–74

6.6%

6.5%

55–64

6.8%

5.9%

45–54

5.7%

6.7%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

5.9%

4.3%

18–24

3.8%

8.1%

5–17

7.5%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$72,274

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$72,274

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.3%

Working age (18–64)11.9%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.2%

speak English only

Spanish9.8%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Baptist

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Methodist

1.1%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado's 3rd stretches across the state's mountainous western half, encompassing coal, oil, and gas country alongside ski resort communities. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+7 reflects a rural-exurban electorate that has trended consistently rightward over the past decade.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-seven points in 1896; the Republican margin reached thirty-seven points in 1892. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 734,202, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,274 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Colorado voted Republican by 9.7 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 408,920 votes cast, 179,546 went Democratic and 219,094 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Colorado as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 3, Colorado last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Colorado voted Democratic was 1992.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Colorado?

Congressional District 3, Colorado has a population of 734,202 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Colorado?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Colorado is $72,274 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 3rd Congressional District delivered R+10 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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