Colorado 54th State House District, Colorado: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 171,2352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,1872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1980MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 54, COOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35,917 | 61,202 | 99,533 | ||
| R | 33,846 | 62,297 | 98,492 | ||
| R | 23,338 | 54,617 | 84,502 | ||
| R | 25,681 | 51,985 | 79,457 | ||
| R | 26,072 | 48,724 | 75,962 | ||
| R | 21,286 | 45,574 | 67,733 | ||
| R | 16,789 | 35,939 | 56,383 | ||
| R | 18,565 | 27,293 | 51,235 | ||
| R | 16,572 | 19,987 | 48,438 | ||
| R | 15,847 | 24,435 | 40,989 | ||
| R | 11,159 | 26,605 | 38,219 | ||
| R | 8,574 | 25,326 | 36,878 | ||
| R | 10,250 | 20,059 | 31,083 | ||
| R | 7,184 | 17,666 | 25,777 | ||
| R | 9,765 | 12,380 | 24,569 | ||
| D | 14,429 | 9,595 | 24,079 | ||
| R | 10,237 | 15,081 | 25,368 | ||
| R | 8,647 | 14,882 | 23,594 | ||
| R | 7,942 | 14,144 | 22,197 | ||
| D | 9,822 | 8,037 | 18,123 | ||
| R | 7,910 | 8,255 | 16,252 | ||
| D | 9,065 | 9,001 | 18,281 | ||
| D | 9,286 | 4,915 | 15,393 | ||
| D | 8,286 | 5,474 | 14,743 | ||
| R | 3,997 | 8,188 | 12,385 | ||
| R | 3,015 | 5,352 | 11,262 | ||
| R | 3,953 | 4,850 | 9,434 | ||
| D | 5,719 | 2,987 | 9,642 | ||
| O | 3,585 | 1,359 | 10,140 | ||
| R | 3,774 | 3,910 | 8,806 | ||
| R | 2,048 | 3,513 | 6,217 | ||
| D | 2,607 | 1,703 | 4,618 | ||
| D | 3,130 | 529 | 3,801 | ||
| O | 0 | 637 | 1,572 | ||
| R | 500 | 560 | 1,164 | ||
| R | 410 | 461 | 879 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.3%
English
15.3%
Irish
12.5%
Italian
4.9%
American
4.2%
Scottish
3.2%
French
2.5%
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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,187
State House District 54 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 54$72,187
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+39.1, this district ranks among Colorado's most one-sided legislative constituencies, reflecting a rural or exurban base where statewide Democratic inroads have made little measurable impact.
The Democratic margin in Colorado 54th State House District peaked at sixty-eight points in 1896. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $72,187 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 54, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 54, Colorado voted Republican by 25.4 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 99,533 votes cast, 35,917 went Democratic and 61,202 went Republican.
What is State House District 54, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 54, Colorado as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 54, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 54, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 54, Colorado?
State House District 54, Colorado has a population of 171,235 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 54, Colorado?
Median household income in State House District 54, Colorado is $72,187 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State House District 54, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 54, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.