Colorado 46th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1880) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
86.0%
4,854 votes · D+73.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 72.6%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
64.9%
8,673 votes · R+30.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 55.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
25,294votes
50.9% of the vote · D+4.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 24,613 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
23,174votes
49.2% of the vote · R+0.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 23,085 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
+79.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+73.8 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +33.6 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+46.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+44.6 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +13.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DTisha MauroState House · 46
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
51.5%22,480
48.5%21,131
43,611
2020
D
50.1%22,497
49.9%22,387
44,884
2018
R
49.0%16,445
51.0%17,116
33,561
Covering part of the Denver metro's suburban fringe, House District 46 recorded a 0.9-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's sharpest battlegrounds for both legislative and statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.8 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 44.6 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.9 points.
A population of 91,192, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,317 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 62 and State House District 38.
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How did Colorado 46th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 46th State House District voted Republican by 0.9 points (R+0.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,089 votes cast, 22,761 went Democratic and 23,174 went Republican.
When did Colorado 46th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado 46th State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Colorado 46th State House District?
Colorado 46th State House District has a population of 91,192 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 46th State House District?
Median household income in Colorado 46th State House District is $63,317 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 46th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado 46th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.