Colorado 6th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | +13.2% |
| 2020 | +23.9% |
| 2024 | +19.8% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | D | 59.0%202,686 | 38.5%132,174 | 343,721 |
| 2022 | 6 | D | 60.6%170,140 | 37.4%105,084 | 280,755 |
| 2020 | 6 | D | 57.1%250,314 | 40.0%175,192 | 438,473 |
| 2018 | 6 | D | 54.1%187,639 | 42.9%148,685 | 346,817 |
| 2016 | 6 | R | 42.6%160,372 | 50.9%191,626 | 376,417 |
| 2014 | 6 | R | 43.0%118,847 | 51.9%143,467 | 276,440 |
| 2012 | 6 | R | 45.8%156,937 | 47.8%163,938 | 342,914 |
| 2010 | 6 | R | 31.5%104,104 | 65.7%217,368 | 330,943 |
| 2008 | 6 | R | 39.3%162,639 | 60.7%250,877 | 413,516 |
| 2006 | 6 | R | 39.9%108,007 | 58.6%158,806 | 270,931 |
| 2004 | 6 | R | 39.1%139,870 | 59.5%212,778 | 357,741 |
| 2002 | 6 | R | 30.0%71,327 | 66.9%158,851 | 237,501 |
| 2000 | 6 | R | 42.1%110,568 | 53.9%141,410 | 262,477 |
| 1998 | 6 | R | 41.5%82,662 | 55.9%111,374 | 199,188 |
| 1996 | 6 | R | 37.8%88,600 | 62.2%146,018 | 234,618 |
| 1994 | 6 | R | 28.0%49,701 | 69.8%124,079 | 177,709 |
| 1992 | 6 | R | 39.1%91,073 | 60.9%142,021 | 233,097 |
| 1990 | 6 | R | 35.5%57,961 | 64.5%105,312 | 163,273 |
| 1988 | 6 | R | 35.6%77,158 | 63.0%136,487 | 216,556 |
| 1986 | 6 | R | 33.5%53,834 | 65.0%104,359 | 160,531 |
| 1984 | 6 | R | 0.0%0 | 89.4%171,427 | 191,760 |
| 1982 | 6 | R | 35.6%56,598 | 62.2%98,909 | 159,112 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 55.9%1,397,170 | 41.3%1,031,693 | 2,500,201 |
| 2020 | D | 53.5%1,731,114 | 44.2%1,429,492 | 3,235,790 |
| 2016 | D | 50.0%1,370,710 | 44.3%1,215,318 | 2,743,023 |
| 2014 | R | 46.3%944,203 | 48.2%983,891 | 2,041,020 |
| 2010 | D | 48.1%851,590 | 46.4%822,731 | 1,772,190 |
| 2008 | D | 52.8%1,230,994 | 42.5%990,755 | 2,331,486 |
| 2004 | D | 51.3%1,081,188 | 46.5%980,668 | 2,107,472 |
| 2002 | R | 45.8%648,130 | 50.7%717,893 | 1,415,486 |
| 1998 | R | 35.0%464,754 | 62.5%829,370 | 1,327,235 |
| 1996 | R | 45.7%667,600 | 51.4%750,315 | 1,459,535 |
| 1992 | D | 51.8%803,725 | 42.7%662,893 | 1,552,289 |
| 1990 | R | 41.7%425,746 | 55.7%569,048 | 1,022,027 |
| 1986 | D | 49.9%529,449 | 48.4%512,994 | 1,060,765 |
| 1984 | R | 34.6%449,327 | 64.2%833,821 | 1,297,809 |
| 1980 | D | 50.3%590,501 | 48.7%571,295 | 1,173,142 |
| 1978 | R | 40.3%330,148 | 58.7%480,801 | 819,256 |
Anchored in the southeast Denver suburbs, CO-06 gave the Democratic presidential nominee a 14.8-point margin in 2024, reflecting the broader college-educated suburban realignment that has redrawn Colorado's competitive map.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.8 points.
A population of 721,738, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,168 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 1.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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