Colorado State Senate District 28
Colorado · Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — 163K residents
Colorado State Senate District 28 is a state senate district that has a population of 163,272. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+25.6. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.3% | 35.7% | D+25.6 | R+2.8 |
| 2020* | 62.9% | 34.6% | D+28.4 | D+0.6 |
| 2016* | 59.7% | 31.9% | D+27.7 | R+6.0 |
| 2012* | 66.9% | 33.1% | D+33.8 | D+4.7 |
| 2008* | 63.6% | 34.5% | D+29.1 | — |
* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.
What defines CO-SD-28?
It has a majority-minority electorate where racial demographics are the primary driver of partisan lean.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 25.6% margin
- Turnout decreased by 71.0 percentage points since the previous presidential election
Who Lives Here
A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.
Census race profile
Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.
| Group | CO-SD-28 | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
Hispanic / Latino | 41.0% | 22.5% | 19.3% |
White (Non-Hispanic) | 31.0% | 64.8% | 57.4% |
Black / African American | 16.6% | 4.0% | 12.2% |
Asian | 6.3% | 3.3% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.7% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Method notes
Who lives in Colorado State Senate District 28? 163,272 residents as of the 2020 Census.
Demographics
Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.
Population & electorate
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Total population
163K
Share of U.S. population
0.05%
Voting-age population
73.2%
Economic profile
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Median household income
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Poverty rate
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College degree
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Homeownership
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Community profile
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
Median age
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Age 18–29
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Age 65+
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Foreign born
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Non-English at home
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English only
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Turnout in CO-SD-28
Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.
49.3%
-71.0pp
119,448
2008–2024
How competitive is CO-SD-28?
Safe DAvg margin: D+27.2 (last 3 elections)
2008
D+29.1
2012
D+33.8
2016
D+27.7
2020
D+28.4
2024
D+25.6
8.2pp
0
D+28.9
Other Colorado State Senate Districts
34 total| Name | Margin ↓ |
|---|---|
| CO-SD-18 | D+68.0 |
| CO-SD-31 | D+64.3 |
| CO-SD-33 | D+61.5 |
| CO-SD-34 | D+57.7 |
| CO-SD-32 | D+47.6 |
| CO-SD-14 | D+42.7 |
| CO-SD-17 | D+39.6 |
| CO-SD-22 | D+32.9 |
| CO-SD-26 | D+30.0 |
| CO-SD-29 | D+27.0 |
| CO-SD-25 | D+23.1 |
| CO-SD-19 | D+19.1 |
| CO-SD-20 | D+17.3 |
| CO-SD-16 | D+12.8 |
| CO-SD-27 | D+11.9 |
| CO-SD-08 | D+10.2 |
| CO-SD-15 | D+7.7 |
| CO-SD-24 | D+6.8 |
| CO-SD-11 | D+4.3 |
| CO-SD-12 | D+4.0 |
| CO-SD-21 | D+3.7 |
| CO-SD-30 | D+2.5 |
| CO-SD-06 | D+0.6 |
| CO-SD-05 | R+0.7 |
| CO-SD-03 | R+5.1 |
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