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1876–2024
State House District 20·Colorado

Colorado 20th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Colorado's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
R+10
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
108,866
2024 ACS

Colorado 20th 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
108,8662024 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.8%
24,41029,88155,823
R
−10.8%
23,68329,68055,420
R
−22.3%
15,82626,26146,736
R
−20.4%
16,38425,04842,517
R
−18.8%
15,95623,49040,026
R
−34.6%
11,37723,64335,427
R
−33.1%
9,05518,79829,415
R
−26.9%
8,17915,00425,413
R
−24.1%
6,71512,60724,494
R
−41.1%
5,86014,20820,288
R
−51.1%
4,13012,94917,256
R
−37.3%
4,0249,70015,237
R
−20.9%
4,8227,46212,620
R
−41.9%
3,1117,89611,427
R
−18.2%
3,1114,6988,741
D
+7.8%
4,0803,4907,591
R
−30.0%
2,4944,6347,136
R
−18.0%
2,7663,9976,838
R
−38.3%
1,6413,7035,389
R
−12.0%
1,8012,3014,164
R
−16.7%
1,7112,4024,130
R
−11.4%
1,9522,4574,442
D
+17.0%
2,2931,6074,035
R
−2.7%
1,6631,7613,568
R
−51.8%
7432,3803,162
R
−33.1%
6071,4972,688
R
−29.4%
7431,3972,226
D
+7.4%
1,2281,0492,408
O
+18.2%
8154132,205
R
−13.5%
8781,1752,207
R
−27.9%
7741,4052,264
R
−10.6%
9131,1362,113
D
+47.1%
2,5899153,555
O
−47.3%
0389822
R
−24.7%
188317523
R
−36.7%
78177270
R
−32.6%
85169258
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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%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,363
State House District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 20$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.

Anchored in the conservative rural Eastern Plains, this district delivered a 33-point presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most lopsided state house seats in Colorado and a consistent anchor for Republican legislative totals.

The Republican margin in Colorado 20th 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 108,866 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 20, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 20, Colorado voted Republican by 9.8 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,823 votes cast, 24,410 went Democratic and 29,881 went Republican.
What is State House District 20, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 20, 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 20, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 20, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 20, Colorado?
State House District 20, Colorado has a population of 108,866 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 20, Colorado?
Median household income in State House District 20, 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 20, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 20, 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.