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1876–2024
State Senate District 8·Colorado

Colorado 8th State Senate District delivered D+11 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Colorado's most Democratic state senate districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
205,737
2024 ACS

Colorado 8th State Senate District, Colorado: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
205,7372024 5-year
Median household income
$96,7482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.3%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
10 counties · 6 D · 4 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.6%
61,17749,176113,455
D
+11.7%
64,13050,346117,385
D
+1.7%
47,60645,878101,959
D
+2.8%
47,82345,18295,350
D
+10.6%
50,41840,57392,540
R
−2.1%
40,51342,25784,038
R
−11.6%
27,77735,93170,326
R
−1.3%
23,85624,61856,528
D
+4.6%
20,44417,83257,086
R
−14.0%
18,73324,99144,645
R
−39.8%
12,47729,41142,554
R
−31.1%
10,63123,13040,143
R
−21.7%
11,66818,55631,747
R
−33.3%
8,14816,81226,003
R
−23.7%
6,78411,61720,424
D
+16.0%
11,5048,31919,880
R
−16.0%
8,31811,49019,832
R
−29.0%
6,83112,41519,280
R
−30.7%
7,23513,68521,020
D
+2.2%
9,2148,80518,303
R
−13.5%
7,5029,85317,415
R
−3.1%
10,80611,50922,432
D
+17.8%
11,5847,97020,309
D
+21.9%
11,4087,19719,235
R
−22.5%
6,2299,92816,420
R
−25.2%
4,3718,25615,443
R
−20.3%
5,7648,83715,117
D
+34.8%
10,0764,75215,320
D
+25.5%
7,8523,94615,320
D
+17.2%
8,1985,72614,394
R
−12.5%
6,1497,96114,549
D
+28.7%
8,3344,55613,165
D
+87.1%
11,55676312,395
O
−32.1%
02,4987,782
R
−19.0%
3,2364,8268,364
R
−20.0%
2,6083,9536,713
R
−13.8%
3,2004,2517,590
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.8%
English
12.2%
Irish
10.4%
Italian
3.7%
American
3.3%
Scottish
2.8%
Polish
2.2%
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.6%
2.2%
75–84
2.3%
5.9%
65–74
5.2%
7.2%
55–64
6.6%
7.1%
45–54
6.1%
8.0%
35–44
7.0%
8.1%
25–34
6.4%
3.5%
18–24
3.3%
7.9%
5–17
7.2%
2.4%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$96,748
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$96,748
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.5%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.6%
speak English only
Spanish14.2%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.7%
Other Christian
9.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Baptist
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Methodist
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+74.1, this Denver-area district ranks among the most lopsided in Colorado, reflecting a dense, urban electorate that has delivered consistent supermajority-level results across recent election cycles.

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

Its demographics — a population of 205,737, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $96,748 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Colorado voted Democratic by 10.6 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 113,455 votes cast, 61,177 went Democratic and 49,176 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, Colorado as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Colorado?
State Senate District 8, Colorado has a population of 205,737 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 8, Colorado?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Colorado is $96,748 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.