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Colorado 6th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1880–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1880 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German18.9%17.9%12.5%

English15.0%12.6%9.5%

Irish12.9%11.2%9.4%

American4.0%3.5%5.3%

Italian3.8%4.9%4.8%

Scottish3.7%2.5%1.3%

French1.8%2.0%1.6%

Swedish1.0%——

Mexican12.4%15.8%11.3%

Spanish3.3%1.2%—

Spaniard1.4%1.0%—

Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.7%1.8%

Peruvian0.2%——

Navajo4.5%0.1%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	CO SD 6	Colorado	United States
Median age	43.8	37.9	39.1
Age 18–24	7.4%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.4%	15.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	CO SD 6	Colorado	United States
Median household income	$70,097	$95,470	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.9%	9.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	39.0%	45.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	CO SD 6	Colorado	United States
Owner-occupied homes	71.8%	66.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	28.2%	33.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$403,100	$539,400	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,136	$1,761	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	48.5%	52.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	20.5%	8.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	CO SD 6	Colorado	United States
Mean commute	19.8 min	25.2 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.2%	6.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	66.7%	65.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.3%	1.6%	3.2%
Works from home	14.3%	21.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	CO SD 6	Colorado	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	12.7%	16.2%	22.3%
Spanish	10.0%	11.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	CO SD 6	Colorado	United States
Catholic	—	15.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	11.7%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	64.7%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	CO SD 6	Colorado	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.7%	9.8%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.7%	4.7%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.4%	7.5%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.478	0.459	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic49.0%48,040TrumpRepublican48.4%47,472OtherAll other candidates2.6%2,580

D+0.6

Lead: 568
Total: 98,092
vs nation: D+2.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic49.9%49,433TrumpRepublican47.7%47,283OtherAll other candidates2.3%2,327

D+2.2

Lead: 2,150
Total: 99,043
vs nation: R+2.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic43.9%37,368TrumpRepublican47.4%40,381OtherAll other candidates8.7%7,427

R+3.5

Lead: 3,013
Total: 85,176
vs nation: R+5.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic49.4%40,450RomneyRepublican47.5%38,881OtherAll other candidates3.0%2,490

D+1.9

Lead: 1,569
Total: 81,821
vs nation: R+1.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic52.3%41,076McCainRepublican45.9%36,073OtherAll other candidates1.8%1,411

D+6.4

Lead: 5,003
Total: 78,560
vs nation: R+0.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic46.9%34,464BushRepublican51.6%37,958OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,103

R+4.8

Lead: 3,494
Total: 73,525
vs nation: R+2.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic37.2%23,235BushRepublican53.3%33,324OtherAll other candidates9.5%5,950

R+16.1

Lead: 10,089
Total: 62,509
vs nation: R+16.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic40.3%21,056DoleRepublican46.0%24,016OtherAll other candidates13.7%7,163

R+5.7

Lead: 2,960
Total: 52,235
vs nation: R+14.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+0.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 161,1092024 5-year
Population density: 8.9 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 18,165 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $70,0972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.7%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+84.8 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+36.1 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 5, CO · twin score 86.2

presidential history

Party record book

Colorado 6th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1880) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

91.4%

17,403 votes · D+84.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 66.5%

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

66.0%

28,679 votes · R+33.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 64.0%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

49,433votes

49.9% of the vote · D+2.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 48,040 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

47,472votes

48.4% of the vote · D+0.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 47,283 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

+90.9pts D vs U.S.

Place D+84.8 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +33.7 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+37.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+36.1 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1980 · +18.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RCleave SimpsonState Senate · 6

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	52.7%47,635	47.3%42,688	90,323
2020	D	51.1%47,035	48.9%45,080	92,115
2018	D	50.6%36,767	49.4%35,927	72,694

Centered in Denver's urban core, this district delivered a 0.6-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most lopsided state senate seats in Colorado and a reliable base for down-ballot organizing.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.8 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 36.1 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.6 points.

A population of 161,109, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,097 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 5 and State Senate District 5.

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 5

% unaffiliated% Black% Latino

State Senate District 5

% unaffiliated% BlackScottish ancestry≠ median age

State Senate District 3

% unaffiliated% Blackmedian age

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 6th State Senate District

counties it covers14

Alamosa County Archuleta County Conejos County Costilla County Dolores County La Plata County Mineral County Montezuma County Montrose County Ouray County Rio Grande County Saguache County San Juan County San Miguel County

Frequently asked questions

How did Colorado 6th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Colorado 6th State Senate District voted Democratic by 0.6 points (D+0.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 98,092 votes cast, 48,040 went Democratic and 47,472 went Republican.

When did Colorado 6th State Senate District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Colorado 6th State Senate District voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Colorado 6th State Senate District?

Colorado 6th State Senate District has a population of 161,109 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Colorado 6th State Senate District?

Median household income in Colorado 6th State Senate District is $70,097 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of Colorado 6th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado 6th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.