Colorado 5th Congressional District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 5th Congressional District, Colorado: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 514,4162024 5-year
Median household income: $90,3632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.3%2024 5-year
Black: 5.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab

CRANK, JeffCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LAMBORN, Doug (2023–2025), LAMBORN, Doug (2021–2023), LAMBORN, Doug (2019–2021), LAMBORN, Doug (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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	−9.8%	115,343	141,193	263,776
2020	R	−10.8%	111,909	140,242	261,870
2016	R	−22.3%	74,781	124,089	220,838
2012	R	−20.4%	77,418	118,359	200,903
2008	R	−18.8%	75,396	110,996	189,133
2004	R	−34.6%	53,760	111,718	167,402
2000	R	−33.1%	42,787	88,824	138,994
1996	R	−26.9%	38,648	70,899	120,082
1992	R	−24.1%	31,728	59,573	115,739
1988	R	−41.1%	27,691	67,134	95,867
1984	R	−51.1%	19,514	61,188	81,539
1980	R	−37.3%	19,014	45,833	71,997
1976	R	−20.9%	22,786	35,261	59,632
1972	R	−41.9%	14,701	37,312	53,993
1968	R	−18.2%	14,700	22,201	41,302
1964	D	+7.8%	19,278	16,493	35,869
1960	R	−30.0%	11,782	21,896	33,720
1956	R	−18.0%	13,071	18,889	32,309
1952	R	−38.3%	7,756	17,497	25,463
1948	R	−12.0%	8,510	10,873	19,676
1944	R	−16.7%	8,086	11,349	19,515
1940	R	−11.4%	9,222	11,608	20,989
1936	D	+17.0%	10,837	7,592	19,065
1932	R	−2.7%	7,860	8,320	16,859
1928	R	−51.8%	3,510	11,246	14,940
1924	R	−33.1%	2,866	7,072	12,700
1920	R	−29.4%	3,512	6,602	10,516
1916	D	+7.4%	5,803	4,957	11,380
1912	O	+18.2%	3,849	1,950	10,417
1908	R	−13.5%	4,151	5,554	10,430
1904	R	−27.9%	3,656	6,639	10,696
1900	R	−10.6%	4,313	5,369	9,986
1896	D	+47.1%	12,235	4,326	16,796
1892	O	−47.4%	0	1,840	3,882
1888	R	−24.7%	887	1,498	2,473
1884	R	−36.7%	370	837	1,274
1880	R	−32.4%	402	797	1,219
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

17.8%

English

12.7%

Irish

11.2%

Italian

4.4%

American

4.4%

Scottish

2.8%

Polish

2.4%

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: 35.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.8%

1.7%

75–84

2.3%

4.0%

65–74

4.6%

5.4%

55–64

5.8%

5.6%

45–54

5.5%

7.1%

35–44

6.7%

8.6%

25–34

7.7%

5.9%

18–24

4.6%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

3.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,363

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$90,363

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.1%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.7%

speak English only

Spanish7.1%

Other Indo-European2.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

18.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

16.6%

Baptist

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Methodist

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the U.S. Air Force Academy and a dense concentration of military installations, CO-5 has returned Republican candidates by double-digit margins in every recent presidential cycle, reflecting its heavily veteran and defense-connected population.

The Republican margin in Colorado 5th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was ten points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $90,363, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 514,416 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Colorado voted Republican by 9.8 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 263,776 votes cast, 115,343 went Democratic and 141,193 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Colorado as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 31 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Colorado last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Colorado?

Congressional District 5, Colorado has a population of 514,416 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Colorado?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Colorado is $90,363 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 5th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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