State House District 65 State House District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 65th State House District, Colorado: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 31,4402024 5-year
Median household income: $94,8552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.2%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1924MIT 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	D	+6.5%	9,468	8,289	18,276
2020	D	+6.2%	9,201	8,090	17,819
2016	R	−2.1%	6,728	7,054	15,261
2012	D	+1.2%	6,781	6,616	13,789
2008	D	+5.2%	6,561	5,900	12,688
2004	R	−10.3%	4,867	6,002	11,035
2000	R	−15.5%	3,340	4,693	8,721
1996	R	−6.1%	2,985	3,424	7,179
1992	D	+1.1%	2,768	2,688	7,325
1988	R	−12.4%	2,659	3,425	6,187
1984	R	−35.5%	1,783	3,791	5,651
1980	R	−30.1%	1,319	2,788	4,886
1976	R	−21.8%	1,579	2,498	4,216
1972	R	−33.2%	1,134	2,306	3,526
1968	R	−28.3%	833	1,564	2,586
1964	D	+9.4%	1,243	1,028	2,287
1960	R	−30.0%	763	1,418	2,184
1956	R	−36.3%	622	1,333	1,958
1952	R	−41.2%	564	1,362	1,939
1948	R	−12.1%	728	930	1,675
1944	R	−29.2%	546	998	1,550
1940	R	−23.0%	681	1,091	1,786
1936	D	+7.4%	814	699	1,560
1932	R	−1.3%	702	721	1,486
1928	R	−41.9%	354	876	1,245
1924	R	−44.3%	213	675	1,042
1920	R	−32.0%	309	617	964
1916	D	+23.8%	533	319	898
1912	D	+11.4%	288	203	746
1908	R	−9.2%	345	421	824
1904	R	−30.5%	194	380	609
1900	D	+4.9%	241	217	485
1896	D	+63.2%	320	68	399
1892	O	−42.5%	0	90	212
1888	R	−25.2%	75	133	230
1884	R	−21.2%	60	99	184
1880	R	−25.0%	33	61	112
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

23.5%

English

14.7%

Irish

11.8%

Italian

4.9%

American

3.8%

Scottish

3.2%

French

2.6%

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: 36.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.0%

75–84

2.4%

4.7%

65–74

5.1%

5.4%

55–64

5.7%

5.8%

45–54

5.4%

7.1%

35–44

6.5%

7.7%

25–34

7.1%

6.2%

18–24

6.2%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$94,855

State House District 65 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 65$94,855

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.1%

Working age (18–64)11.2%

Seniors (65+)8.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.0%

speak English only

Spanish9.2%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.3%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado 65th State House District in the Rocky Mountain West has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Colorado 65th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 65th State House District has rarely exceeded sixty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $94,855 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 65, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 65, Colorado voted Democratic by 6.5 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,276 votes cast, 9,468 went Democratic and 8,289 went Republican.

What is State House District 65, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 65, Colorado as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 65, Colorado last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 65, Colorado voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 65, Colorado?

State House District 65, Colorado has a population of 31,440 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 65, Colorado?

Median household income in State House District 65, Colorado is $94,855 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State House District 65, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 65, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 65th State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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