HarrisDemocratic53.7%49,348TrumpRepublican43.5%39,986OtherAll other candidates2.8%2,554
D+10.2- Lead
- 9,362
- Total
- 91,888
- vs nation
- D+11.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Colorado 8th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (44 available)
President37 · 1880–2024 · 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
BidenDemocratic54.8%52,158TrumpRepublican42.7%40,599OtherAll other candidates2.5%2,388
D+12.1- Lead
- 11,559
- Total
- 95,145
- vs nation
- D+7.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic46.6%38,716TrumpRepublican44.9%37,281OtherAll other candidates8.5%7,044
D+1.7- Lead
- 1,435
- Total
- 83,041
- vs nation
- R+0.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic50.0%38,988RomneyRepublican47.5%36,975OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,957
D+2.6- Lead
- 2,013
- Total
- 77,920
- vs nation
- R+1.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic54.7%41,565McCainRepublican43.6%33,163OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,295
D+11.1- Lead
- 8,402
- Total
- 76,023
- vs nation
- D+3.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic48.1%33,348BushRepublican50.4%34,970OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,057
R+2.3- Lead
- 1,622
- Total
- 69,375
- vs nation
- D+0.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic39.5%23,041BushRepublican51.4%29,971OtherAll other candidates9.1%5,286
R+11.9- Lead
- 6,930
- Total
- 58,298
- vs nation
- R+12.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic41.8%19,471DoleRepublican44.1%20,518OtherAll other candidates14.1%6,575
R+2.2- Lead
- 1,047
- Total
- 46,564
- vs nation
- R+10.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 161,5892024 5-year
- Population density
- 8.6 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 18,731 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $97,2782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86.2 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41.1 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 5, CO · twin score 85.7
presidential history
Party record book
Colorado 8th State Senate 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
92.2%
10,022 votes · D+86.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 65.4%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
69.7%
24,750 votes · R+41.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 65.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
52,158votes
54.8% of the vote · D+12.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 49,348 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
40,599votes
42.7% of the vote · D+12.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 39,986 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
+92.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+86.2 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +34.2 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+32.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+30.3 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1968 · +26.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DDylan RobertsState Senate · 8
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 8th State Senate District sits in the Rocky Mountain West. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.2 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 41.1 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.2 points.
A population of 161,589, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,278 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 5 and State Senate District 19.
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 5
Colorado
85.7twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedcollege share
State Senate District 19
Colorado
81.7twin score
% unaffiliated12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity
State Senate District 22
Colorado
76.2twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliated% Black
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 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 91,888 votes cast, 49,348 went Democratic and 39,986 went Republican.
When did Colorado 8th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado 8th State Senate District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Colorado 8th State Senate District?
Colorado 8th State Senate District has a population of 161,589 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in Colorado 8th State Senate District is $97,278 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado 8th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.