State House District 48 State House District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 48th State House District, Colorado: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 69,9322024 5-year
Median household income: $96,0862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.6%2024 5-year
Black: 2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 35.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+67 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 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	−10.1%	14,778	18,183	33,862
2020	R	−4.8%	14,990	16,557	32,480
2016	R	−10.4%	10,665	13,403	26,435
2012	R	−0.8%	11,184	11,380	23,258
2008	D	+2.1%	10,593	10,143	21,145
2004	R	−15.0%	7,463	10,134	17,827
2000	R	−9.9%	5,663	6,989	13,419
1996	R	−0.1%	5,103	5,110	11,364
1992	D	+4.8%	4,704	4,137	11,908
1988	R	−3.5%	5,071	5,450	10,689
1984	R	−30.4%	3,522	6,654	10,298
1980	R	−22.5%	3,024	5,126	9,351
1976	R	−4.3%	4,116	4,499	8,876
1972	R	−30.3%	2,675	5,087	7,965
1968	R	−11.7%	2,573	3,332	6,504
1964	D	+26.4%	3,941	2,287	6,269
1960	R	−11.2%	2,456	3,076	5,547
1956	R	−20.0%	1,823	2,737	4,578
1952	R	−28.7%	1,451	2,630	4,109
1948	R	−2.5%	1,638	1,723	3,399
1944	R	−23.8%	1,229	2,002	3,242
1940	R	−17.7%	1,522	2,182	3,735
1936	D	+15.4%	1,812	1,315	3,219
1932	D	+4.5%	1,579	1,436	3,151
1928	R	−38.8%	809	1,855	2,697
1924	R	−40.6%	472	1,374	2,220
1920	R	−30.3%	709	1,362	2,157
1916	D	+22.6%	1,141	707	1,921
1912	D	+15.8%	633	394	1,510
1908	R	−7.6%	622	731	1,438
1904	R	−26.4%	361	637	1,047
1900	D	+9.3%	405	333	776
1896	D	+66.6%	553	105	673
1892	O	−41.1%	0	136	331
1888	R	−26.7%	124	232	404
1884	R	−22.5%	92	159	298
1880	R	−29.8%	45	96	171
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

17.5%

English

9.7%

Irish

9.1%

Italian

3.8%

American

3.4%

French

1.8%

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: 35.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.7%

1.6%

75–84

1.9%

3.7%

65–74

4.0%

5.4%

55–64

5.3%

6.2%

45–54

5.8%

8.0%

35–44

7.2%

8.0%

25–34

7.6%

4.6%

18–24

4.4%

9.6%

5–17

9.1%

3.4%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$96,086

State House District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 48$96,086

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.0%

Working age (18–64)8.8%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

76.8%

speak English only

Spanish19.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.6%

Other Christian

8.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Baptist

0.6%

Methodist

0.6%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+26.4, this district sits well outside Colorado's competitive tier. Its political profile reflects the rural or exurban constituencies that anchor the state's most reliably red legislative seats.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 48th State House District has rarely exceeded sixty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $96,086 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 48, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 48, Colorado voted Republican by 10.1 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,862 votes cast, 14,778 went Democratic and 18,183 went Republican.

What is State House District 48, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 48, Colorado as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 48, Colorado last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 48, Colorado voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State House District 48, Colorado?

State House District 48, Colorado has a population of 69,932 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 48, Colorado?

Median household income in State House District 48, Colorado is $96,086 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State House District 48, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 48, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 48th State House District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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