State House District 62 State House District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 62nd State House District, Colorado: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 58,4892024 5-year
Median household income: $56,1212024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 64.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 43.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+73 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 2 D · 6 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	−10.0%	13,301	16,338	30,514
2020	R	−1.8%	14,965	15,542	31,302
2016	R	−1.8%	12,370	12,869	27,671
2012	D	+12.7%	15,123	11,623	27,461
2008	D	+12.3%	14,425	11,214	26,110
2004	R	−1.8%	12,518	12,990	25,841
2000	R	−4.2%	10,463	11,448	23,290
1996	D	+11.7%	10,280	7,892	20,339
1992	D	+12.7%	9,697	7,023	21,033
1988	D	+3.7%	10,541	9,790	20,561
1984	R	−16.5%	8,483	11,876	20,537
1980	R	−9.8%	8,567	10,565	20,463
1976	R	−1.0%	9,660	9,857	20,073
1972	R	−24.3%	6,732	11,319	18,887
1968	R	−1.4%	8,589	8,857	18,547
1964	D	+32.0%	12,249	6,300	18,617
1960	D	+5.5%	10,696	9,570	20,424
1956	R	−20.7%	7,549	11,518	19,207
1952	R	−17.1%	8,962	12,703	21,877
1948	D	+13.4%	11,711	8,915	20,871
1944	R	−1.1%	9,852	10,080	19,973
1940	D	+3.5%	12,843	11,977	24,975
1936	D	+26.1%	13,636	7,928	21,905
1932	D	+26.7%	12,846	7,318	20,692
1928	R	−10.5%	7,958	9,858	18,071
1924	R	−20.8%	4,630	7,799	15,244
1920	R	−16.0%	5,730	7,980	14,100
1916	D	+29.0%	8,929	4,821	14,161
1912	D	+3.8%	6,051	5,493	14,540
1908	R	−12.0%	5,083	6,497	11,769
1904	R	−26.2%	4,118	7,115	11,431
1900	R	−5.9%	4,980	5,616	10,699
1896	D	+72.6%	8,021	1,253	9,326
1892	R	−52.0%	0	2,629	5,052
1888	R	−16.4%	2,107	2,943	5,110
1884	R	−7.2%	2,143	2,479	4,667
1880	R	−4.3%	1,806	1,969	3,792
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

13.6%

English

9.9%

Irish

8.9%

Italian

3.7%

American

2.5%

Scottish

1.8%

French

1.1%

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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.9%

75–84

3.0%

6.7%

65–74

6.4%

55–64

6.9%

4.8%

45–54

5.1%

6.9%

35–44

6.3%

6.2%

25–34

5.8%

4.4%

18–24

4.3%

8.6%

5–17

7.6%

2.6%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$56,121

State House District 62 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 62$56,121

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.4%

Working age (18–64)16.1%

Seniors (65+)14.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.8%

speak English only

Spanish17.4%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.2%

Other Christian

16.5%

Non-Christian

6.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Baptist

1.6%

Methodist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado House District 62 ranks among the state's most evenly divided seats, with the 2024 presidential margin landing at less than one-tenth of a percentage point — making candidate-level factors and turnout operations unusually decisive here.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 62nd State House District has rarely exceeded seventy-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a 16% poverty rate, and a median household income of $56,121 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 62, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 62, Colorado voted Republican by 10.0 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,514 votes cast, 13,301 went Democratic and 16,338 went Republican.

What is State House District 62, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 62, Colorado as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 62, Colorado last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 62, Colorado voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 62, Colorado?

State House District 62, Colorado has a population of 58,489 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 62, Colorado?

Median household income in State House District 62, Colorado is $56,121 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State House District 62, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 62, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 62nd State House District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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