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Colorado 5th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+0.72012R+7.32016R+8.02020R+0.32024R+0.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+0.7
2024
median income$81,931U.S. $80,734 · CO $95,470
median age41.8U.S. 39.1 · CO 37.9
poverty rate10.1%U.S. 12.5% · CO 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)43.4%U.S. 35.6% · CO 45.5%
non-english14.0%U.S. 22.3% · CO 16.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German17.9%
English15.2%
Irish11.7%
Mexican15.1%
Spanish1.0%
Spaniard0.8%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Pitkin County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Colorado 5th State Senate District

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Colorado 5th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+0.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Colorado 5th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Colorado 5th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+0.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Colorado 5th State Senate District · R+0.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican49.1%45,378
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.4%44,767
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.5%2,338
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Colorado 5th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Delta County, CORepublicanR+35.5
Eagle County, CODemocraticD+24.4
Garfield County, CODemocraticD+2.1
Gunnison County, CODemocraticD+29.2
Hinsdale County, CORepublicanR+12.4
Montrose County, CORepublicanR+32.6
Pitkin County, CODemocraticD+44.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
48.4%Harris44,767
49.1%Trump45,378
2.5%Kennedy2,338
−0.7%
92,483
R
48.9%Biden45,773
49.2%Trump46,062
1.9%Jorgensen1,741
−0.3%
93,576
R
42.4%Clinton34,008
50.3%Trump40,402
7.3%Johnson5,873
−8.0%
80,283
R
46.4%Obama34,068
53.6%Romney39,412
0.0%
−7.3%
73,480
D
49.2%Obama36,016
48.5%McCain35,479
2.2%Nader1,641
+0.7%
73,136
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −0.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−0.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+0.7%
2012−7.3%
2016−8.0%
2020−0.3%
2024−0.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMarc CatlinState Senate · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+0.7, against D+0.7 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. About 93,700 residents lived here, with White alone at 80.3% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 8.0 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 0.7 points.

A population of 163,326, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,931 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 8.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 6
Colorado
89.0twin score
median age% unaffiliated% Black
State Senate District 8
Colorado
82.0twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedcollege share
State Senate District 27
Oregon
73.8twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian age% Black≠ 12-yr trend

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Colorado 5th State Senate District

counties it covers7
Delta CountyEagle CountyGarfield CountyGunnison CountyHinsdale CountyMontrose CountyPitkin County

Frequently asked questions

How did Colorado 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 5th State Senate District voted Republican by 0.7 points (R+0.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 92,483 votes cast, 44,767 went Democratic and 45,378 went Republican.
When did Colorado 5th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado 5th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Colorado 5th State Senate District?
Colorado 5th State Senate District has a population of 163,326 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Colorado 5th State Senate District is $81,931 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Colorado 5th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.