HarrisDemocratic36.4%34,764TrumpRepublican61.2%58,417OtherAll other candidates2.4%2,275
R+24.8- Lead
- 23,653
- Total
- 95,456
- vs nation
- R+23.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Colorado 7th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (43 available)
President36 · 1884–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic34.6%32,650TrumpRepublican63.0%59,478OtherAll other candidates2.4%2,244
R+28.4- Lead
- 26,828
- Total
- 94,372
- vs nation
- R+32.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic27.8%22,497TrumpRepublican64.4%52,112OtherAll other candidates7.8%6,343
R+36.6- Lead
- 29,615
- Total
- 80,952
- vs nation
- R+38.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic32.5%24,716RomneyRepublican65.3%49,654OtherAll other candidates2.2%1,699
R+32.8- Lead
- 24,938
- Total
- 76,069
- vs nation
- R+36.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic34.3%24,949McCainRepublican64.1%46,593OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,091
R+29.8- Lead
- 21,644
- Total
- 72,633
- vs nation
- R+37.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic31.5%20,363BushRepublican67.2%43,487OtherAll other candidates1.3%827
R+35.8- Lead
- 23,124
- Total
- 64,677
- vs nation
- R+33.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic30.0%16,054BushRepublican63.7%34,069OtherAll other candidates6.3%3,391
R+33.7- Lead
- 18,015
- Total
- 53,514
- vs nation
- R+34.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic36.5%17,770DoleRepublican53.3%25,967OtherAll other candidates10.3%5,007
R+16.8- Lead
- 8,197
- Total
- 48,744
- vs nation
- R+25.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 160,9712024 5-year
- Population density
- 46 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3,525 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $73,1532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+64.9 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58.2 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 31, KS · twin score 88.7
presidential history
Party record book
Colorado 7th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1884) · 36 presidential cycles · 36 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
79.8%
2,675 votes · D+64.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 61.9%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
78.7%
13,576 votes · R+58.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 69.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
34,764votes
36.4% of the vote · R+24.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 32,650 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
59,478votes
63.0% of the vote · R+28.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 58,417 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
+70.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+64.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +25.8 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+44.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+42.5 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +40.8 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJanice RichState Senate · 7
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.
Colorado 7th State Senate District sits in the Rocky Mountain West. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.9 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 58.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.8 points.
A population of 160,971, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,153 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 31 and State Senate District 27.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 31
Kansas
88.7twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
State Senate District 27
Kansas
87.8twin score
2008–2016 trajectory12-yr trend
State Senate District 16
Arkansas
85.0twin score
elasticity2008–2016 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Colorado 7th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 7th State Senate District voted Republican by 24.8 points (R+24.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,456 votes cast, 34,764 went Democratic and 58,417 went Republican.
When did Colorado 7th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado 7th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Colorado 7th State Senate District?
Colorado 7th State Senate District has a population of 160,971 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 7th State Senate District?
Median household income in Colorado 7th State Senate District is $73,153 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 7th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado 7th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.