State House District 16 State House District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 16th State House District, Colorado: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 8,5902024 5-year
Median household income: $90,3632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.3%2024 5-year
Black: 5.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−9.8%	1,926	2,358	4,404
2020	R	−10.8%	1,869	2,342	4,373
2016	R	−22.3%	1,249	2,072	3,687
2012	R	−20.4%	1,293	1,976	3,355
2008	R	−18.8%	1,259	1,853	3,158
2004	R	−34.6%	898	1,865	2,795
2000	R	−33.1%	714	1,483	2,321
1996	R	−26.9%	645	1,184	2,005
1992	R	−24.1%	530	995	1,933
1988	R	−41.2%	462	1,121	1,601
1984	R	−51.1%	326	1,022	1,362
1980	R	−37.3%	317	765	1,202
1976	R	−21.0%	380	589	996
1972	R	−41.9%	245	623	902
1968	R	−18.3%	245	371	690
1964	D	+7.8%	322	275	599
1960	R	−30.0%	197	366	563
1956	R	−18.0%	218	315	539
1952	R	−38.1%	130	292	425
1948	R	−12.2%	142	182	329
1944	R	−16.9%	135	190	326
1940	R	−11.4%	154	194	350
1936	D	+17.0%	181	127	318
1932	R	−2.8%	131	139	282
1928	R	−51.8%	59	188	249
1924	R	−33.0%	48	118	212
1920	R	−29.0%	59	110	176
1916	D	+7.4%	97	83	190
1912	O	+17.8%	64	33	174
1908	R	−13.8%	69	93	174
1904	R	−27.9%	61	111	179
1900	R	−10.8%	72	90	167
1896	D	+47.1%	204	72	280
1892	O	−47.7%	0	31	65
1888	R	−24.4%	15	25	41
1884	R	−38.1%	6	14	21
1880	R	−30.0%	7	13	20
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

17.8%

English

12.7%

Irish

11.2%

Italian

4.4%

American

4.4%

Scottish

2.8%

Polish

2.4%

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: 35.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.8%

1.7%

75–84

2.3%

4.0%

65–74

4.6%

5.4%

55–64

5.8%

5.6%

45–54

5.5%

7.1%

35–44

6.7%

8.6%

25–34

7.7%

5.9%

18–24

4.6%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

3.2%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,363

State House District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 16$90,363

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.1%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.7%

speak English only

Spanish7.1%

Other Indo-European2.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

18.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

16.6%

Baptist

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Methodist

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado 16th State House District sits in the Rocky Mountain West. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Colorado 16th State House District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was ten points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $90,363, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,590 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 16, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 16, Colorado voted Republican by 9.8 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,404 votes cast, 1,926 went Democratic and 2,358 went Republican.

What is State House District 16, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 16, Colorado as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 31 times, and other 2 times.

When did State House District 16, Colorado last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 16, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State House District 16, Colorado?

State House District 16, Colorado has a population of 8,590 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 16, Colorado?

Median household income in State House District 16, Colorado is $90,363 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State House District 16, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 16, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 16th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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