State Senate District 3 State Senate District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 3rd State Senate District, Colorado: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 169,2602024 5-year
Median household income: $64,0102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 71.8%2024 5-year
Black: 2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 42.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 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	R	−5.1%	39,306	43,663	85,072
2020	D	+1.7%	43,747	42,228	88,249
2016	R	−0.5%	35,855	36,244	78,601
2012	D	+13.9%	42,527	31,876	76,376
2008	D	+15.0%	41,074	30,240	72,386
2004	D	+6.3%	35,349	31,099	67,149
2000	D	+11.2%	28,872	22,814	53,915
1996	D	+22.6%	28,775	17,392	50,272
1992	D	+25.1%	30,244	16,111	56,406
1988	D	+23.8%	32,769	20,108	53,288
1984	D	+4.8%	27,111	24,620	52,170
1980	D	+2.4%	21,862	20,758	46,415
1976	D	+16.2%	25,826	18,507	45,117
1972	R	−12.7%	19,609	25,592	47,018
1968	D	+21.9%	27,200	16,637	48,264
1964	D	+45.0%	34,913	13,096	48,508
1960	D	+14.1%	27,405	20,567	48,554
1956	R	−6.7%	20,421	23,441	44,789
1952	D	+0.7%	20,601	20,321	41,635
1948	D	+25.3%	21,625	12,749	35,021
1944	D	+15.7%	19,028	13,840	32,964
1940	D	+14.0%	18,794	14,177	33,096
1936	D	+29.4%	18,649	10,065	29,207
1932	D	+18.6%	15,316	10,408	26,339
1928	R	−32.4%	7,877	15,532	23,660
1924	R	−28.3%	4,914	10,571	19,998
1920	R	−9.7%	7,859	9,616	18,099
1916	D	+23.0%	10,704	6,541	18,131
1912	D	+29.6%	7,639	3,048	15,524
1908	D	+4.7%	8,087	7,333	15,928
1904	R	−13.4%	6,962	9,168	16,454
1900	R	−1.2%	5,875	6,025	12,157
1896	D	+71.9%	8,368	1,317	9,800
1892	O	−46.1%	0	2,403	5,216
1888	R	−5.4%	2,037	2,279	4,455
1884	R	−10.1%	1,448	1,783	3,309
1880	D	+2.1%	860	824	1,683
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

12.5%

Irish

8.6%

English

8.5%

Italian

5.8%

American

3.1%

French

1.7%

Scottish

1.5%

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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

5.6%

65–74

6.2%

6.1%

55–64

6.5%

5.8%

45–54

5.8%

6.4%

35–44

6.3%

6.7%

25–34

6.3%

4.3%

18–24

4.0%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,010

State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 3$64,010

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.3%

Working age (18–64)14.0%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.9%

speak English only

Spanish8.8%

Other Indo-European0.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.8%

Other Christian

8.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.4%

Baptist

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Methodist

1.1%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado Senate District 3 covers a stretch of sparsely populated high plains and foothill communities where the 2024 presidential margin ran roughly 11 points to the right, reflecting a largely rural, agricultural electorate.

The Democratic margin in Colorado 3rd State Senate District has rarely exceeded seventy-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $64,010 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 3, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 3, Colorado voted Republican by 5.1 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 85,072 votes cast, 39,306 went Democratic and 43,663 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 3, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Colorado as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 3, Colorado last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Colorado voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State Senate District 3, Colorado?

State Senate District 3, Colorado has a population of 169,260 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, Colorado?

Median household income in State Senate District 3, Colorado is $64,010 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 3rd State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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