Colorado 7th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | +14.2% |
| 2024 | +15.0% |
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 | 7 | D | 55.3%235,688 | 41.1%175,273 | 425,966 |
| 2022 | 7 | D | 56.4%204,984 | 41.4%150,510 | 363,601 |
| 2020 | 7 | D | 59.1%250,525 | 37.6%159,301 | 423,691 |
| 2018 | 7 | D | 60.4%204,260 | 35.4%119,734 | 338,006 |
| 2016 | 7 | D | 55.2%199,758 | 39.8%144,066 | 362,010 |
| 2014 | 7 | D | 55.1%148,225 | 44.9%120,918 | 269,143 |
| 2012 | 7 | D | 53.5%182,460 | 40.8%139,066 | 340,970 |
| 2010 | 7 | D | 53.4%112,667 | 41.8%88,026 | 210,810 |
| 2008 | 7 | D | 63.5%173,931 | 36.5%100,055 | 273,986 |
| 2006 | 7 | D | 54.9%103,918 | 42.1%79,571 | 189,170 |
| 2004 | 7 | R | 42.8%106,026 | 54.7%135,571 | 247,764 |
| 2002 | 7 | R | 47.2%81,668 | 47.3%81,789 | 172,879 |
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 |
Colorado's 7th district wraps around Denver's western and southern suburbs, where a diverse, college-educated electorate has produced Democratic presidential margins exceeding 20 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.0 points.
A population of 722,353, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,971 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 2.
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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