State House District 49 State House District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 49th State House District, Colorado: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+34%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 591,9012024 5-year
Median household income: $98,1942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.6%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+39 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 4 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	+33.6%	235,375	114,362	360,033
2020	D	+33.2%	239,544	117,701	366,963
2016	D	+24.2%	188,435	109,336	326,909
2012	D	+22.4%	183,155	114,691	306,001
2008	D	+26.8%	180,144	102,880	287,894
2004	D	+13.8%	146,361	110,316	260,476
2000	D	+0.2%	97,836	97,369	219,397
1996	D	+6.7%	87,588	75,153	185,325
1992	D	+13.9%	85,968	59,350	191,725
1988	R	−1.2%	78,131	80,140	161,048
1984	R	−22.6%	55,335	88,222	145,743
1980	R	−21.5%	38,246	65,755	128,182
1976	R	−17.0%	44,058	63,285	113,110
1972	R	−22.6%	36,037	57,705	95,989
1968	R	−25.1%	22,446	38,953	65,763
1964	D	+10.3%	30,250	24,559	55,139
1960	R	−28.0%	17,033	30,338	47,501
1956	R	−38.2%	11,992	26,925	39,069
1952	R	−38.5%	11,397	25,865	37,559
1948	R	−11.2%	14,103	17,742	32,562
1944	R	−22.2%	11,144	17,542	28,834
1940	R	−13.9%	14,321	18,977	33,585
1936	D	+10.8%	16,246	12,999	30,045
1932	D	+3.1%	13,683	12,836	27,709
1928	R	−38.1%	6,902	15,610	22,835
1924	R	−39.1%	4,706	12,694	20,432
1920	R	−25.8%	6,332	10,989	18,039
1916	D	+28.9%	12,062	6,419	19,508
1912	D	+17.8%	7,725	4,498	18,128
1908	D	+5.3%	10,536	9,409	21,445
1904	R	−17.7%	7,446	10,874	19,347
1900	D	+16.1%	9,920	7,065	17,697
1896	D	+74.9%	13,357	1,810	15,407
1892	O	−33.6%	0	2,815	8,389
1888	R	−20.3%	2,968	4,624	8,141
1884	R	−21.4%	2,832	4,556	8,047
1880	R	−21.9%	2,722	4,385	7,602
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

22.2%

English

16.0%

Irish

12.8%

Italian

5.4%

American

3.5%

French

2.9%

Scottish

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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.1%

75–84

2.5%

5.0%

65–74

5.5%

5.7%

55–64

6.1%

6.0%

45–54

5.7%

6.6%

35–44

6.2%

7.5%

25–34

6.6%

7.3%

18–24

7.2%

7.1%

5–17

6.8%

2.1%

2.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$98,194

State House District 49 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 49$98,194

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.8%

Working age (18–64)12.1%

Seniors (65+)8.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.7%

speak English only

Spanish6.6%

Other Indo-European2.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.4%

Mainline Protestant

3.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Methodist

0.8%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado House District 49 is one of the state's closest competitive districts, with the 2024 presidential margin landing under one point. Its electoral behavior reflects a suburban electorate that resists easy partisan categorization.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 49th State House District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy-five points in 1896; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $98,194, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 49, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 49, Colorado voted Democratic by 33.6 points (D+34), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 360,033 votes cast, 235,375 went Democratic and 114,362 went Republican.

What is State House District 49, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 49, Colorado as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 49, Colorado last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 49, Colorado voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State House District 49, Colorado?

State House District 49, Colorado has a population of 591,901 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 49, Colorado?

Median household income in State House District 49, Colorado is $98,194 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State House District 49, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 49, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 49th State House District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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