State House District 36 State House District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 36th State House District, Colorado: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 91,7002024 5-year
Median household income: $98,1782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.3%2024 5-year
Black: 7.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 31.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+74 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 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	+15.5%	24,251	17,594	43,078
2020	D	+21.3%	26,799	17,183	45,225
2016	D	+11.9%	19,755	15,188	38,267
2012	D	+12.5%	19,611	15,141	35,622
2008	D	+15.0%	18,617	13,699	32,866
2004	R	−1.6%	13,819	14,280	28,428
2000	R	−2.9%	10,535	11,193	22,939
1996	R	−1.1%	8,985	9,199	19,813
1992	D	+3.1%	8,626	7,938	22,108
1988	R	−11.2%	8,520	10,712	19,515
1984	R	−36.3%	5,793	12,528	18,570
1980	R	−28.6%	4,740	9,437	16,406
1976	R	−13.7%	5,722	7,591	13,689
1972	R	−35.9%	3,299	7,139	10,695
1968	R	−12.8%	3,367	4,473	8,633
1964	D	+24.1%	4,890	2,983	7,924
1960	R	−7.5%	2,973	3,454	6,451
1956	R	−17.3%	1,759	2,503	4,292
1952	R	−17.2%	1,322	1,879	3,230
1948	D	+10.8%	1,093	877	1,993
1944	R	−9.4%	892	1,078	1,978
1940	R	−2.1%	943	983	1,941
1936	D	+20.5%	875	570	1,489
1932	D	+17.7%	797	547	1,410
1928	R	−35.8%	364	779	1,159
1924	R	−40.4%	186	555	913
1920	R	−22.1%	261	419	714
1916	D	+28.2%	368	201	592
1912	O	+22.9%	207	90	510
1908	R	−4.4%	198	217	435
1904	R	−16.2%	136	190	334
1900	D	+13.7%	2,597	1,959	4,653
1896	D	+74.2%	3,271	466	3,780
1892	O	−48.1%	0	872	1,812
1888	R	−15.8%	640	888	1,570
1884	R	−13.9%	408	549	1,013
1880	R	−7.9%	276	324	608
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

14.8%

English

9.8%

Irish

9.4%

Italian

4.1%

American

3.1%

French

1.9%

Scottish

1.2%

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: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.8%

1.6%

75–84

2.1%

3.8%

65–74

4.4%

5.5%

55–64

5.5%

6.4%

45–54

6.2%

7.9%

35–44

7.4%

8.2%

25–34

7.7%

4.5%

18–24

4.2%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$98,178

State House District 36 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 36$98,178

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.7%

Working age (18–64)8.0%

Seniors (65+)9.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

74.0%

speak English only

Spanish17.7%

Other Indo-European3.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%

Other languages2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.8%

Other Christian

9.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.3%

Non-Christian

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Baptist

1.2%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in central Denver, this district's D+24 presidential margin reflects a dense, urban electorate that has voted consistently left-of-center across federal, state, and local races for well over a decade.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 36th State House District reached its widest at seventy-four points in 1896. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $98,178, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 91,700 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 36, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 36, Colorado voted Democratic by 15.5 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 43,078 votes cast, 24,251 went Democratic and 17,594 went Republican.

What is State House District 36, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 36, Colorado as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 22 times, and other 2 times.

When did State House District 36, Colorado last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 36, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 36, Colorado?

State House District 36, Colorado has a population of 91,700 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 36, Colorado?

Median household income in State House District 36, Colorado is $98,178 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State House District 36, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 36, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 36th State House District delivered D+15 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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