Colorado 11th State House District, Colorado: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+56%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+56MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,9602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,9942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 11, COOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5,915 | 1,606 | 7,734 | ||
| D | 6,268 | 1,674 | 8,120 | ||
| D | 5,214 | 1,631 | 7,412 | ||
| D | 4,928 | 1,969 | 7,072 | ||
| D | 4,892 | 1,769 | 6,767 | ||
| D | 4,159 | 2,032 | 6,274 | ||
| D | 2,757 | 2,004 | 5,501 | ||
| D | 2,494 | 1,652 | 4,781 | ||
| D | 2,544 | 1,322 | 4,994 | ||
| D | 2,256 | 1,898 | 4,224 | ||
| R | 1,662 | 2,109 | 3,830 | ||
| R | 1,120 | 1,603 | 3,430 | ||
| R | 1,311 | 1,687 | 3,201 | ||
| R | 1,162 | 1,606 | 2,828 | ||
| R | 686 | 1,090 | 1,891 | ||
| D | 896 | 684 | 1,589 | ||
| R | 484 | 780 | 1,268 | ||
| R | 321 | 660 | 986 | ||
| R | 306 | 594 | 909 | ||
| R | 346 | 407 | 782 | ||
| R | 293 | 396 | 694 | ||
| R | 356 | 415 | 779 | ||
| D | 386 | 285 | 689 | ||
| D | 331 | 295 | 658 | ||
| R | 172 | 373 | 552 | ||
| R | 129 | 299 | 509 | ||
| R | 165 | 254 | 439 | ||
| D | 292 | 157 | 476 | ||
| D | 171 | 96 | 418 | ||
| D | 227 | 191 | 458 | ||
| R | 159 | 216 | 401 | ||
| D | 202 | 147 | 361 | ||
| D | 238 | 41 | 284 | ||
| O | 0 | 53 | 145 | ||
| R | 46 | 65 | 117 | ||
| R | 38 | 57 | 110 | ||
| R | 31 | 52 | 95 | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.1%
English
15.1%
Irish
12.6%
Italian
5.3%
Polish
3.1%
American
3.0%
French
2.9%
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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,994
State House District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 11$103,994
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%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the rural Eastern Plains, this district delivered a nearly 39-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the state's starkest examples of the urban-rural political divide.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Colorado 11th State House District peaked at sixty-nine points in 1896; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $103,994 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 11, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 11, Colorado voted Democratic by 55.7 points (D+56), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,734 votes cast, 5,915 went Democratic and 1,606 went Republican.
What is State House District 11, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 11, Colorado as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 11, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 11, Colorado voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 11, Colorado?
State House District 11, Colorado has a population of 12,960 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 11, Colorado?
Median household income in State House District 11, Colorado is $103,994 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State House District 11, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 11, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.