State House District 38 State House District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 38th State House District, Colorado: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Recent convertAkashic typology
Population: 20,5312024 5-year
Median household income: $102,2282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 61.6%2024 5-year
Black: 9.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.0%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	+20.0%	6,118	4,028	10,452
2020	D	+23.8%	6,778	4,117	11,194
2016	D	+13.1%	5,061	3,792	9,694
2012	D	+9.2%	4,891	4,051	9,139
2008	D	+12.3%	4,730	3,677	8,540
2004	R	−4.2%	3,556	3,868	7,515
2000	R	−8.0%	2,691	3,187	6,200
1996	R	−8.4%	2,250	2,697	5,353
1992	R	−2.7%	2,167	2,329	5,984
1988	R	−20.7%	2,020	3,097	5,194
1984	R	−44.3%	1,320	3,473	4,862
1980	R	−37.9%	1,002	2,591	4,194
1976	R	−28.6%	1,146	2,099	3,336
1972	R	−45.7%	644	1,771	2,468
1968	R	−25.9%	641	1,139	1,926
1964	D	+10.1%	948	773	1,732
1960	R	−20.3%	574	867	1,445
1956	R	−27.0%	371	648	1,025
1952	R	−22.5%	318	506	834
1948	D	+4.6%	256	233	495
1944	R	−10.2%	236	290	528
1940	R	−3.2%	240	256	500
1936	D	+19.4%	209	139	360
1932	D	+12.5%	184	141	343
1928	R	−41.2%	80	195	279
1924	R	−46.3%	39	138	214
1920	R	−24.5%	56	95	159
1916	D	+27.9%	87	48	140
1912	O	+18.1%	48	25	127
1908	R	−4.8%	48	53	105
1904	R	−27.8%	27	49	79
1900	D	+13.6%	934	706	1,675
1896	D	+74.3%	1,179	167	1,362
1892	O	−48.1%	0	314	653
1888	R	−15.7%	231	320	567
1884	R	−13.6%	149	199	368
1880	R	−7.6%	102	119	224
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

16.1%

English

11.4%

Irish

10.7%

Italian

4.3%

American

3.1%

Scottish

2.2%

French

1.8%

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

0.5%

85+

1.0%

1.8%

75–84

2.4%

4.2%

65–74

4.9%

5.7%

55–64

5.9%

6.4%

45–54

6.3%

7.7%

35–44

7.4%

8.1%

25–34

7.6%

4.2%

18–24

3.9%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$102,228

State House District 38 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 38$102,228

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.3%

Working age (18–64)7.5%

Seniors (65+)8.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.2%

speak English only

Spanish11.9%

Other Indo-European3.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%

Other languages3.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.1%

Other Christian

11.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Baptist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Methodist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado 38th State House District in the Rocky Mountain West has, until recently, been a Republican district. The district's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by twelve points. The 2024 margin was twenty points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 20,531, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,228 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 38, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 38, Colorado voted Democratic by 20.0 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,452 votes cast, 6,118 went Democratic and 4,028 went Republican.

What is State House District 38, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 38, Colorado as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.

When did State House District 38, Colorado last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 38, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 38, Colorado?

State House District 38, Colorado has a population of 20,531 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 38, Colorado?

Median household income in State House District 38, Colorado is $102,228 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State House District 38, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 38, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 38th State House District changed direction in the last decade — D+20 in 2024.

Key facts

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