State Senate District 5 State Senate District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 5th State Senate District, Colorado: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 93,6762024 5-year
Median household income: $80,9572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+91 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+34 in 1984MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 4 D · 3 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	+1.7%	27,680	26,726	55,855
2020	D	+3.9%	28,779	26,592	56,600
2016	R	−4.2%	21,675	23,743	49,047
2012	R	−3.8%	21,623	23,358	46,105
2008	D	+4.6%	23,185	21,120	45,111
2004	R	−4.6%	19,335	21,211	41,184
2000	R	−14.1%	13,332	18,340	35,568
1996	R	−1.3%	12,876	13,278	30,558
1992	D	+6.6%	11,789	9,815	29,974
1988	R	−11.7%	10,781	13,697	24,944
1984	R	−33.9%	7,867	16,124	24,375
1980	R	−30.2%	6,461	13,653	23,800
1976	R	−21.7%	7,880	12,551	21,513
1972	R	−24.8%	6,466	10,981	18,195
1968	R	−19.8%	4,833	7,527	13,579
1964	D	+19.5%	7,806	5,254	13,088
1960	R	−20.2%	5,243	7,897	13,160
1956	R	−27.3%	4,471	7,844	12,337
1952	R	−31.3%	4,463	8,559	13,101
1948	D	+2.7%	5,775	5,470	11,496
1944	R	−10.5%	4,919	6,072	11,028
1940	R	−7.7%	6,373	7,443	13,967
1936	D	+19.1%	7,170	4,754	12,626
1932	D	+23.0%	7,042	4,271	12,057
1928	R	−25.8%	3,847	6,605	10,674
1924	R	−24.3%	2,589	5,063	10,184
1920	R	−12.7%	3,778	4,966	9,330
1916	D	+32.8%	6,431	3,088	10,199
1912	D	+25.2%	4,520	1,962	10,144
1908	D	+16.9%	5,536	3,818	10,179
1904	R	−5.5%	4,095	4,625	9,630
1900	D	+38.9%	6,348	2,725	9,306
1896	D	+90.6%	9,015	406	9,505
1892	O	−24.9%	0	1,896	7,603
1888	R	−13.0%	2,477	3,254	5,962
1884	R	−12.6%	1,928	2,491	4,478
1880	R	−0.4%	1,421	1,433	2,861
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

17.8%

English

15.1%

Irish

11.7%

Italian

5.1%

American

4.8%

Scottish

3.4%

Polish

1.8%

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: 43.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.2%

3.0%

75–84

3.1%

6.9%

65–74

6.5%

6.6%

55–64

6.9%

6.4%

45–54

6.0%

6.8%

35–44

6.4%

6.3%

25–34

5.9%

4.8%

18–24

3.6%

7.6%

5–17

6.7%

2.0%

2.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,957

State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 5$80,957

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 1813.4%

Working age (18–64)10.5%

Seniors (65+)6.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.0%

speak English only

Spanish11.1%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.4%

Other Christian

10.8%

Baptist

3.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Methodist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado 5th State Senate District in the Rocky Mountain West delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by two points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-one points in 1896; the Republican margin reached thirty-four points in 1984. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 93,676, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $80,957 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 5, Colorado voted Democratic by 1.7 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 55,855 votes cast, 27,680 went Democratic and 26,726 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 5, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Colorado as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 5, Colorado last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Colorado voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 5, Colorado?

State Senate District 5, Colorado has a population of 93,676 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 5, Colorado?

Median household income in State Senate District 5, Colorado is $80,957 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 5th State Senate District delivered D+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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