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1876–2024
State House District 2·Colorado

Colorado 2nd State House District has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential cycles.

One of Colorado's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
D+56
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,147
2024 ACS

Colorado 2nd State House District, Colorado: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+56%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+56MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
58,1472024 5-year
Median household income
$94,7182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.3%2024 5-year
Black
9.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
28.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+61 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+56.1%
22,5386,04729,403
D
+61.4%
25,3415,79331,855
D
+54.8%
19,7815,07126,842
D
+49.2%
17,9585,91424,461
D
+52.4%
16,5725,06121,963
D
+40.3%
13,4385,65419,318
D
+31.0%
9,9244,95216,043
D
+31.7%
9,7324,73415,758
D
+30.5%
9,8654,48317,627
D
+23.6%
10,2866,28916,940
D
+2.3%
8,9148,50117,774
R
−1.2%
6,9487,15016,946
D
+2.8%
9,0788,57118,340
R
−10.6%
7,9329,86818,226
D
+6.7%
8,5807,44217,093
D
+32.2%
11,6055,92717,656
D
+0.1%
8,8688,85317,852
R
−12.7%
7,5889,82017,562
R
−12.9%
7,4619,68917,274
D
+7.8%
7,2386,17713,675
D
+2.1%
7,2806,98314,324
D
+5.5%
7,3566,57814,023
D
+31.8%
8,0294,10412,334
D
+9.9%
5,8944,80211,046
R
−27.8%
3,3365,9499,383
R
−46.5%
1,2754,7787,532
R
−29.5%
1,8473,5255,683
D
+29.0%
3,4801,8755,542
D
+30.9%
2,1596604,854
D
+4.5%
2,6812,4425,315
R
−5.9%
2,3422,6425,108
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.3%
Irish
11.3%
English
10.9%
Italian
5.5%
American
2.9%
Polish
2.7%
Scottish
2.2%
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: 35.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.5%
75–84
2.0%
3.5%
65–74
4.1%
4.8%
55–64
4.6%
6.2%
45–54
5.5%
9.0%
35–44
8.1%
11.9%
25–34
11.5%
3.9%
18–24
4.1%
6.4%
5–17
6.2%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$94,718
State House District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 2$94,718
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.1%
speak English only
Spanish16.7%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.4%
Other Christian
6.1%
Non-Christian
4.1%
Baptist
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Methodist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Denver's urban core, this district posts presidential margins exceeding 57 points for Democrats, placing it among the most lopsided legislative constituencies in the state.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 2nd State House District reached its widest at sixty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $94,718, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,147 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 2, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 2, Colorado voted Democratic by 56.1 points (D+56), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 29,403 votes cast, 22,538 went Democratic and 6,047 went Republican.
What is State House District 2, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 2, Colorado as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 2, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 2, Colorado voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 2, Colorado?
State House District 2, Colorado has a population of 58,147 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 2, Colorado?
Median household income in State House District 2, Colorado is $94,718 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State House District 2, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 2, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.