congressional districtColorado 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+18.6
2008D+31.6
2012D+26.7
2016D+30.5
2020D+40.0
2024D+39.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+21.2D+18.6 → D+39.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+41.3D+39.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 76.1% of 567,463 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
295,612
123,850
12,267
431,729
567,463
76.1%
2020
306,374
128,454
9,833
444,661
541,859†
82.1%
2016
242,905
121,271
34,734
398,910
503,085†
79.3%
2012
233,689
133,124
9,786
376,599
466,421†
80.7%
2008
232,678
119,331
6,388
358,397
449,419†
79.7%
2004
189,287
129,152
4,542
322,981
432,417†
74.7%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCO-2ColoradoUnited States
German21.7%17.9%12.5%
English16.0%12.6%9.5%
Irish12.8%11.2%9.4%
Italian5.4%4.9%4.8%
American3.5%3.5%5.3%
Scottish3.3%2.5%1.3%
Polish3.0%2.1%2.2%
French2.6%2.0%1.6%
Mexican9.8%15.8%11.3%
Spanish0.7%1.2%—
Spaniard0.7%1.0%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.7%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Salvadoran0.2%0.3%0.7%
Chinese0.9%0.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.8%0.6%1.4%
Korean0.3%0.3%0.4%
Nepalese0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
CO-2
Colorado
United States
Median age
37.8
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
13.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CO-2
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$100,908
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.9%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
57.2%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CO-2
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.0%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
7.5%
11.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
1.0%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
CO-2
Colorado
United States
Catholic
—
15.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
64.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Colorado 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+18.6%
2008
+31.6%
2012
+26.7%
2016
+30.5%
2020
+40.0%
2024
+39.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
D
68.4%284,994
28.9%120,633
416,908
2022
2
D
70.0%244,107
28.0%97,700
348,839
2020
2
D
61.5%316,925
35.4%182,547
515,663
2018
2
D
60.3%259,608
33.6%144,901
430,614
2016
2
D
56.9%260,175
37.2%170,001
457,312
2014
2
D
56.7%196,300
43.3%149,645
345,945
2012
2
D
55.7%234,758
38.6%162,639
421,580
2010
2
D
57.4%148,720
37.9%98,171
259,034
2008
2
D
62.6%215,571
33.9%116,591
344,364
2006
2
D
68.2%157,850
28.3%65,481
231,307
2004
2
D
67.2%207,900
30.4%94,160
309,364
2002
2
D
60.1%123,504
36.8%75,564
205,522
2000
2
D
55.0%155,725
38.6%109,338
283,116
1998
2
D
49.9%113,946
47.4%108,385
228,442
1996
2
D
57.0%145,894
38.3%97,865
255,784
1994
2
D
56.8%105,938
43.2%80,723
186,661
1992
2
D
60.7%164,790
32.6%88,470
271,361
1990
2
D
60.7%105,248
39.3%68,226
173,474
1988
2
D
62.7%147,437
37.3%87,578
235,015
1986
2
D
51.5%91,223
48.5%86,032
177,255
1984
2
D
53.2%118,580
45.5%101,488
222,859
1982
2
D
61.8%101,194
36.4%59,580
163,636
1980
2
D
56.4%153,550
41.1%111,868
272,270
1978
2
D
52.9%98,889
47.1%88,072
186,961
1976
2
D
50.5%121,340
49.5%118,938
240,278
Stretching from Boulder County through the ski-resort mountain towns, CO-2 delivered a 30-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps of any competitive-state district in the West.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.0 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 39.8 points.
A population of 721,744, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,908 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 3.
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How did Colorado 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 39.8 points (D+39.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 431,729 votes cast, 295,612 went Democratic and 123,850 went Republican.
How many people live in Colorado 2nd Congressional District?
Colorado 2nd Congressional District has a population of 721,744 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Colorado 2nd Congressional District is $100,908 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Colorado 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
