congressional districtColorado 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+34.3
2008R+18.4
2012R+20.0
2016R+21.8
2020R+10.2
2024R+9.1
net swing · 2004→2024D+25.2R+34.3 → R+9.1
vs. U.S. · 2024R+7.6R+9.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 69.0% of 544,396 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
165,522
199,615
10,336
375,473
544,396
69.0%
2020
160,890
198,634
12,144
371,668
514,127†
72.3%
2016
107,235
175,694
31,390
314,319
472,029†
66.6%
2012
110,794
167,911
7,298
286,003
436,752†
65.5%
2008
107,872
157,424
4,300
269,596
407,124†
66.2%
2004
76,915
158,458
2,676
238,049
377,496†
63.1%
† 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-5ColoradoUnited States
German19.2%17.9%12.5%
English13.7%12.6%9.5%
Irish12.1%11.2%9.4%
Italian4.7%4.9%4.8%
American4.7%3.5%5.3%
Scottish3.0%2.5%1.3%
Polish2.6%2.1%2.2%
French2.4%2.0%1.6%
Mexican10.9%15.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%0.7%1.8%
Spanish1.2%1.2%—
Spaniard0.8%1.0%—
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
African American†4.9%2.8%9.9%
African0.4%0.2%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Filipino0.8%0.3%0.9%
Korean0.6%0.3%0.4%
Chinese0.4%0.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.6%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.4%0.6%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Aztec1.5%0.1%—
Navajo0.7%0.1%—
Maya0.7%——
Native Hawaiian0.7%——
Samoan0.7%——
Chamorro0.7%——
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-5
Colorado
United States
Median age
35
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.0%
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CO-5
Colorado
United States
Median household income
$90,465
$95,470
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.5%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.9%
45.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CO-5
Colorado
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.3%
16.2%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
11.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
CO-5
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 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−34.3%
2008
−18.4%
2012
−20.0%
2016
−21.8%
2020
−10.2%
2024
−9.1%
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
5
R
40.9%147,972
54.7%197,924
362,085
2022
5
R
40.3%111,978
56.0%155,528
277,964
2020
5
R
37.4%161,600
57.6%249,013
432,407
2018
5
R
39.3%126,848
57.0%184,002
322,645
2016
5
R
30.9%111,676
62.3%225,445
361,993
2014
5
R
40.2%105,673
59.8%157,182
262,855
2012
5
R
0.0%0
65.0%199,639
307,231
2010
5
R
29.3%68,039
65.8%152,829
232,434
2008
5
R
37.0%113,025
60.0%183,178
305,142
2006
5
R
40.4%83,431
59.6%123,272
206,756
2004
5
R
27.0%74,098
70.5%193,333
274,058
2002
5
R
24.7%45,587
69.4%128,118
184,677
2000
5
R
0.0%0
82.7%253,330
306,309
1998
5
R
26.0%55,609
72.7%155,790
214,270
1996
5
R
28.1%73,660
71.9%188,805
262,465
1994
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%138,674
138,674
1992
5
R
25.7%62,550
71.1%173,096
243,415
1990
5
R
30.0%57,776
66.4%127,740
192,277
1988
5
R
24.9%60,116
75.1%181,612
241,728
1986
5
R
30.2%52,488
69.8%121,153
173,641
1984
5
R
21.4%44,588
78.6%163,654
208,242
1982
5
R
40.5%57,392
59.5%84,479
141,871
1980
5
R
25.3%62,003
72.4%177,319
244,900
1978
5
R
34.4%52,914
59.8%91,933
153,780
1976
5
R
33.6%64,067
66.4%126,784
190,851
Home to the U.S. Air Force Academy and a dense concentration of military installations, CO-5 has returned Republican candidates by double-digit margins in every recent presidential cycle, reflecting its heavily veteran and defense-connected population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.1 points.
A population of 721,714, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,465 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 3.
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How did Colorado 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 5th Congressional District voted Republican by 9.1 points (R+9.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 375,473 votes cast, 165,522 went Democratic and 199,615 went Republican.
How many people live in Colorado 5th Congressional District?
Colorado 5th Congressional District has a population of 721,714 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Colorado 5th Congressional District is $90,465 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Colorado 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
