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1876–2024
State House District 59·Colorado

Colorado 59th State House District votes the way the country votes.

A Denver-area seat that has trended decisively blue over the past decade

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
90,676
2024 ACS

Colorado 59th State House District, Colorado: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
90,6762024 5-year
Median household income
$81,0022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+90 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+5.5%
29,28026,13056,941
D
+4.2%
28,98426,57456,946
R
−3.4%
21,25522,93148,595
R
−1.3%
21,82422,40545,745
D
+4.7%
22,63620,55743,929
R
−5.1%
18,68920,73940,062
R
−19.7%
11,35317,79032,691
R
−13.8%
9,56413,29126,975
R
−2.6%
8,5749,21524,585
R
−21.1%
8,09712,50620,933
R
−39.6%
6,05014,14520,458
R
−37.0%
4,80711,88819,135
R
−20.5%
6,1309,45916,256
R
−35.0%
4,1839,06813,938
R
−22.2%
4,0736,75812,070
D
+13.8%
7,3585,56912,960
R
−13.7%
5,7377,55413,309
R
−30.2%
4,0677,59011,682
R
−32.3%
3,7557,38911,240
R
−0.5%
4,7154,7609,618
R
−17.5%
3,6175,1558,795
R
−14.8%
5,1326,91912,112
D
+17.3%
5,6023,9039,829
D
+26.2%
5,9563,4089,720
R
−17.0%
3,3314,7258,193
R
−1.8%
2,5292,6637,294
R
−12.1%
2,6573,4406,467
D
+41.8%
5,2012,0337,585
D
+29.0%
3,6981,5887,273
D
+16.7%
3,9912,7597,381
R
−5.5%
3,1343,5196,981
D
+31.9%
3,9162,0045,987
D
+90.0%
5,2872745,573
O
−30.4%
08522,802
R
−8.9%
1,1381,3682,574
R
−11.0%
1,1021,3862,574
D
+5.6%
5414831,029
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
14.6%
Irish
13.9%
Scottish
4.3%
Italian
3.6%
American
3.5%
French
2.4%
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: 44.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.0%
3.0%
75–84
3.2%
7.5%
65–74
7.5%
7.0%
55–64
7.6%
6.2%
45–54
5.6%
6.7%
35–44
6.8%
5.9%
25–34
5.5%
4.0%
18–24
3.7%
7.3%
5–17
6.5%
2.1%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,002
State House District 59 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 59$81,002
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other languages1.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.0%
Baptist
2.5%
Non-Christian
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Methodist
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado House District 59 posts a D+19.5 presidential margin, reflecting the dense urban and suburban growth that has reshaped this Front Range corridor into one of the state's more reliably one-sided legislative seats.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 59th State House District has rarely exceeded ninety points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $81,002 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 59, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 59, Colorado voted Democratic by 5.5 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 56,941 votes cast, 29,280 went Democratic and 26,130 went Republican.
What is State House District 59, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 59, Colorado as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 59, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 59, Colorado voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State House District 59, Colorado?
State House District 59, Colorado has a population of 90,676 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 59, Colorado?
Median household income in State House District 59, Colorado is $81,002 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State House District 59, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 59, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.