State House District 26 State House District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 26th State House District, Colorado: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 92,6832024 5-year
Median household income: $97,7072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 73.7%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+84 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1984MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 2 D · 2 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	D	+7.6%	26,716	22,828	50,827
2020	D	+9.9%	28,477	23,239	52,880
2016	D	+0.0%	21,146	21,127	45,850
2012	R	−1.2%	20,546	21,054	42,525
2008	D	+8.7%	21,951	18,394	41,007
2004	R	−6.8%	16,769	19,254	36,554
2000	R	−15.7%	11,851	16,714	31,010
1996	R	−3.0%	10,446	11,206	25,229
1992	D	+2.4%	8,710	8,088	25,538
1988	R	−16.7%	8,235	11,630	20,276
1984	R	−42.4%	5,526	13,904	19,781
1980	R	−34.5%	4,880	11,545	19,320
1976	R	−22.6%	5,511	8,931	15,129
1972	R	−33.3%	3,751	7,809	12,196
1968	R	−25.2%	3,147	5,591	9,707
1964	D	+16.8%	5,771	4,107	9,906
1960	R	−15.1%	4,171	5,654	9,835
1956	R	−27.5%	3,501	6,167	9,682
1952	R	−26.2%	3,934	6,754	10,743
1948	D	+4.7%	4,815	4,374	9,381
1944	R	−9.3%	4,140	4,995	9,172
1940	R	−0.7%	5,640	5,723	11,429
1936	D	+17.7%	5,831	3,998	10,363
1932	D	+22.3%	6,026	3,753	10,188
1928	R	−24.0%	3,278	5,390	8,807
1924	R	−20.8%	2,544	4,223	8,064
1920	R	−23.7%	2,831	4,682	7,820
1916	D	+32.8%	4,400	2,173	6,794
1912	D	+20.2%	2,986	1,740	6,183
1908	D	+14.0%	2,587	1,934	4,660
1904	R	−18.7%	1,789	2,632	4,518
1900	D	+25.2%	2,037	1,208	3,294
1896	D	+83.8%	2,556	220	2,789
1892	O	−37.8%	0	691	1,828
1888	R	−22.2%	566	890	1,462
1884	R	−22.0%	238	372	610
1880	R	−34.5%	19	39	58
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

14.6%

English

12.8%

Irish

10.6%

Italian

3.8%

American

3.5%

Scottish

2.9%

Polish

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: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.5%

2.3%

75–84

2.4%

5.5%

65–74

4.9%

7.2%

55–64

6.6%

7.1%

45–54

6.2%

8.2%

35–44

7.3%

7.8%

25–34

6.4%

3.6%

18–24

3.3%

8.1%

5–17

7.5%

2.2%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,707

State House District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 26$97,707

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.6%

Working age (18–64)7.8%

Seniors (65+)6.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

83.2%

speak English only

Spanish13.9%

Other Indo-European2.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.0%

Other Christian

9.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Baptist

1.3%

Methodist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado 26th State House District in the Rocky Mountain West has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Colorado 26th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 26th State House District has rarely exceeded eighty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $97,707 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 26, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 26, Colorado voted Democratic by 7.6 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 50,827 votes cast, 26,716 went Democratic and 22,828 went Republican.

What is State House District 26, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 26, Colorado as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 26, Colorado last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 26, Colorado voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 26, Colorado?

State House District 26, Colorado has a population of 92,683 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 26, Colorado?

Median household income in State House District 26, Colorado is $97,707 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State House District 26, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 26, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 26th State House District delivered D+8 in 2024.

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