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1876–2024
State Senate District 20·Colorado

Colorado 20th State Senate District changed direction in the last decade — D+19 in 2024.

One of Colorado's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
D+19
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
205,605
2024 ACS

Colorado 20th State Senate District, Colorado: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Recent convertAkashic typology
Population
205,6052024 5-year
Median household income
$110,6562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+81 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
+19.5%
74,83449,861128,363
D
+18.5%
77,50252,668133,912
D
+6.9%
57,05549,035116,712
D
+4.9%
56,53051,172110,384
D
+9.0%
56,12446,711104,709
R
−5.2%
44,91249,91196,372
R
−8.1%
35,83242,63483,569
R
−5.7%
31,75936,02674,425
R
−0.8%
28,68629,35079,209
R
−14.8%
29,03739,32769,736
R
−39.2%
19,05744,18064,100
R
−34.1%
14,73634,42657,706
R
−23.8%
18,73130,90251,128
R
−42.3%
11,19828,41940,667
R
−21.8%
11,14018,04431,710
D
+12.7%
15,31711,85227,258
R
−19.5%
8,14912,10320,300
R
−27.9%
5,0649,01314,147
R
−26.7%
4,0847,08711,240
R
−3.9%
3,2453,5146,852
R
−14.8%
2,5823,4836,090
R
−6.2%
2,7483,1165,900
D
+15.7%
2,5851,8714,551
D
+4.1%
2,1371,9604,276
R
−39.6%
1,0222,3973,469
R
−47.1%
4511,7282,713
R
−28.3%
6891,2752,072
D
+23.8%
1,1957241,978
D
+24.2%
8193591,901
R
−0.7%
9179311,916
R
−24.4%
6171,0301,696
D
+8.2%
7596411,432
D
+80.6%
1,1271061,267
O
−42.8%
0281656
R
−11.1%
272344650
R
−6.1%
264300588
R
−2.5%
280295596
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.0%
English
14.7%
Irish
13.4%
Italian
6.5%
American
3.4%
Polish
3.2%
Scottish
2.8%
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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
5.2%
65–74
5.7%
6.4%
55–64
6.8%
6.3%
45–54
6.1%
7.9%
35–44
7.3%
8.0%
25–34
7.3%
3.9%
18–24
3.5%
7.1%
5–17
6.7%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$110,656
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$110,656
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Baptist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural Eastern Plains, this district delivered a 32.9-point presidential margin in 2024, making it among the least competitive in the state senate and a consistent baseline for Republican statewide performance.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by nine points. The 2024 margin was nineteen points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 205,605, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,656 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Colorado voted Democratic by 19.5 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 128,363 votes cast, 74,834 went Democratic and 49,861 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Colorado as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 20, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 20, Colorado?
State Senate District 20, Colorado has a population of 205,605 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 20, Colorado?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Colorado is $110,656 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.