Colorado 23rd State Senate District, Colorado: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+7MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 41,3162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $96,0352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 23, COOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,159 | 11,768 | 22,541 | ||
| R | 9,826 | 11,002 | 21,451 | ||
| R | 7,074 | 9,148 | 17,903 | ||
| R | 7,264 | 8,076 | 15,799 | ||
| R | 7,018 | 7,180 | 14,467 | ||
| R | 5,006 | 7,185 | 12,370 | ||
| R | 3,533 | 5,242 | 9,433 | ||
| R | 3,181 | 3,776 | 7,781 | ||
| R | 2,920 | 2,974 | 7,912 | ||
| R | 2,930 | 3,776 | 6,817 | ||
| R | 1,970 | 4,302 | 6,352 | ||
| R | 1,530 | 3,219 | 5,563 | ||
| R | 2,007 | 2,918 | 5,088 | ||
| R | 1,431 | 2,968 | 4,507 | ||
| R | 1,165 | 2,035 | 3,463 | ||
| D | 1,845 | 1,397 | 3,265 | ||
| R | 1,169 | 1,972 | 3,146 | ||
| R | 1,018 | 1,899 | 2,923 | ||
| R | 903 | 1,965 | 2,889 | ||
| R | 1,132 | 1,352 | 2,509 | ||
| R | 865 | 1,524 | 2,397 | ||
| R | 1,085 | 1,680 | 2,788 | ||
| D | 1,313 | 1,031 | 2,417 | ||
| D | 1,131 | 1,116 | 2,349 | ||
| R | 578 | 1,397 | 1,999 | ||
| R | 344 | 1,053 | 1,657 | ||
| R | 515 | 1,022 | 1,599 | ||
| D | 865 | 534 | 1,461 | ||
| D | 472 | 319 | 1,170 | ||
| R | 504 | 606 | 1,186 | ||
| R | 279 | 537 | 862 | ||
| D | 360 | 308 | 704 | ||
| D | 486 | 97 | 597 | ||
| O | 0 | 126 | 304 | ||
| R | 111 | 203 | 352 | ||
| R | 85 | 144 | 269 | ||
| R | 44 | 88 | 158 | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.6%
English
12.5%
Irish
10.7%
Italian
4.2%
American
3.8%
Scottish
2.6%
French
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: 35.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$96,035
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$96,035
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.1%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.2%
speak English only
Spanish13.1%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Colorado SD-23 draws its population from the Denver metro corridor, where a college-educated suburban electorate has produced consistent double-digit Democratic presidential margins over recent cycles.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached sixty-five points in 1896; the Republican margin reached forty-three points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 41,316, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $96,035 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 23, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, Colorado voted Republican by 7.1 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,541 votes cast, 10,159 went Democratic and 11,768 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, Colorado as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 23, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 23, Colorado?
State Senate District 23, Colorado has a population of 41,316 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 23, Colorado?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, Colorado is $96,035 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.