Colorado 8th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | −1.8% |
| 2020 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | −1.8% |
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 | 8 | R | 48.2%160,871 | 49.0%163,320 | 333,616 |
| 2022 | 8 | D | 48.4%114,377 | 47.7%112,745 | 236,501 |
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 |
Carved out in the 2020 reapportionment, Colorado's 8th stretches from suburban Adams County into the Greeley exurbs, blending Latino working-class communities with fast-growing outer-ring suburbs that have shifted margins repeatedly across recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.9 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 1.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.8 points.
A population of 721,605, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,617 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 13 and Congressional District 1.
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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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Colorado 8th Congressional District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/0808/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.