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Colorado 5th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+61.82012D+58.12016D+60.02020D+66.12024D+58.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+58.5
2024
median income$98,859U.S. $80,734 · CO $95,470
median age33.4U.S. 39.1 · CO 37.9
poverty rate14.2%U.S. 12.5% · CO 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)56.5%U.S. 35.6% · CO 45.5%
non-english23.9%U.S. 22.3% · CO 16.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.6%
Irish13.1%
English12.6%
Mexican24.5%
Spaniard1.1%
Spanish0.9%
Aztec3.0%
Navajo1.5%
Maya1.5%
African American†4.1%
African0.4%
Ethiopian0.3%
Vietnamese0.7%
Chinese0.6%
Asian Indian0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Denver County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Colorado 5th State House District

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Colorado 5th State House DistrictHarrisD+58.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Colorado 5th State House DistrictThe boundary of Colorado 5th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+58.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Colorado 5th State House District · D+58.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic77.7%34,373
Donald TrumpRepublican19.1%8,473
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent3.2%1,406
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Colorado 5th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Denver County, CODemocraticD+56.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
77.7%Harris34,373
19.1%Trump8,473
3.2%Kennedy1,406
+58.5%
44,252
D
82.0%Biden37,457
15.9%Trump7,244
2.2%Jorgensen1,002
+66.1%
45,703
D
75.9%Clinton26,492
15.9%Trump5,539
8.2%Johnson2,868
+60.0%
34,899
D
79.1%Obama21,573
20.9%Romney5,711
0.0%
+58.1%
27,284
D
80.0%Obama18,892
18.2%McCain4,298
1.9%Nader439
+61.8%
23,629
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +58.5% in 2024.+58.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+61.8%
2012+58.1%
2016+60.0%
2020+66.1%
2024+58.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAlex ValdezState House · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Colorado House District 5 has posted double-digit Democratic margins in recent cycles, reflecting the dense, diverse urban population concentrated in northeast Denver neighborhoods where renter households and younger residents make up a substantial share of the electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.5 points.

A population of 86,513, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,859 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 4 and State House District 8.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 4
Colorado
99.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State House District 8
Colorado
95.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Latino
State House District 51
Texas
93.7twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Latino

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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Places within Colorado 5th State House District

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Denver County

Frequently asked questions

How did Colorado 5th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 5th State House District voted Democratic by 58.5 points (D+58.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 44,252 votes cast, 34,373 went Democratic and 8,473 went Republican.
How many people live in Colorado 5th State House District?
Colorado 5th State House District has a population of 86,513 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 5th State House District?
Median household income in Colorado 5th State House District is $98,859 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 5th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Colorado 5th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.