State Senate District 35 State Senate District (CO) — Elections 1876–2024

Colorado 35th State Senate District, Colorado: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 597,9572024 5-year
Median household income: $87,4852024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 71.1%2024 5-year
Black: 5.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+48 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

13 counties · 0 D · 13 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	R	−16.1%	126,396	176,477	311,121
2020	R	−16.4%	124,169	175,063	309,794
2016	R	−26.3%	84,889	154,040	263,287
2012	R	−22.1%	91,130	144,697	241,915
2008	R	−20.2%	89,671	135,875	229,126
2004	R	−34.4%	66,625	137,837	206,830
2000	R	−31.6%	55,554	111,054	175,489
1996	R	−22.1%	53,434	87,711	155,101
1992	R	−17.8%	46,108	73,219	151,990
1988	R	−30.4%	45,346	85,582	132,530
1984	R	−43.3%	32,956	84,490	118,957
1980	R	−30.9%	33,357	67,548	110,813
1976	R	−10.5%	43,019	53,376	98,768
1972	R	−36.5%	27,762	61,311	91,958
1968	R	−11.2%	32,249	41,354	81,411
1964	D	+19.9%	46,971	31,363	78,577
1960	R	−15.2%	33,844	45,956	79,933
1956	R	−16.9%	32,698	46,042	79,147
1952	R	−24.0%	28,961	47,379	76,791
1948	D	+10.0%	38,975	31,779	71,606
1944	R	−9.2%	30,436	36,628	67,294
1940	R	−4.2%	36,716	39,987	77,192
1936	D	+21.5%	45,276	28,945	76,008
1932	D	+16.2%	42,239	30,144	74,846
1928	R	−31.3%	21,844	42,118	64,791
1924	R	−30.5%	14,327	33,079	61,541
1920	R	−22.5%	19,549	31,596	53,517
1916	D	+15.3%	29,736	21,498	53,842
1912	D	+6.8%	17,755	14,516	47,671
1908	R	−14.4%	17,331	23,520	42,925
1904	R	−22.8%	13,204	21,325	35,686
1900	R	−5.1%	14,161	15,705	30,550
1896	D	+48.5%	23,930	8,179	32,478
1892	O	−47.0%	0	5,631	11,971
1888	R	−7.4%	5,952	6,948	13,438
1884	D	+3.9%	3,113	2,877	6,129
1880	D	+10.3%	2,664	2,158	4,913
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

17.6%

English

12.5%

Irish

10.8%

Italian

4.5%

American

4.3%

Scottish

2.7%

Polish

2.1%

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: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

0.9%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.5%

65–74

4.9%

5.7%

55–64

6.0%

5.7%

45–54

5.5%

7.1%

35–44

6.5%

8.3%

25–34

7.1%

5.6%

18–24

4.3%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$87,485

State Senate District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 35$87,485

Colorado$95,470

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.0%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.9%

speak English only

Spanish7.5%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

16.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

16.0%

Baptist

2.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Methodist

1.6%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado Senate District 35 recorded a 7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a constituency that blends outer suburban growth corridors with rural Front Range communities where conservative preferences have held steady across recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Colorado 35th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $87,485, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 597,957 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 35, Colorado vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 35, Colorado voted Republican by 16.1 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 311,121 votes cast, 126,396 went Democratic and 176,477 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 35, Colorado's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, Colorado as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 35, Colorado last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 35, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 35, Colorado?

State Senate District 35, Colorado has a population of 597,957 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 35, Colorado?

Median household income in State Senate District 35, Colorado is $87,485 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.

What is the political history of State Senate District 35, Colorado?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Colorado 35th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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