HarrisDemocratic42.9%27,527TrumpRepublican54.4%34,910OtherAll other candidates2.8%1,775
R+11.5- Lead
- 7,383
- Total
- 64,212
- vs nation
- R+10.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Colorado 13th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (41 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
BidenDemocratic46.5%30,363TrumpRepublican50.3%32,827OtherAll other candidates3.2%2,088
R+3.8- Lead
- 2,464
- Total
- 65,278
- vs nation
- R+8.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic42.1%24,490TrumpRepublican48.4%28,172OtherAll other candidates9.5%5,538
R+6.3- Lead
- 3,682
- Total
- 58,200
- vs nation
- R+8.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic50.2%25,828RomneyRepublican46.6%23,951OtherAll other candidates3.2%1,655
D+3.6- Lead
- 1,877
- Total
- 51,434
- vs nation
- R+0.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic52.4%24,648McCainRepublican45.4%21,367OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,067
D+7.0- Lead
- 3,281
- Total
- 47,082
- vs nation
- R+0.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic43.7%17,027BushRepublican54.7%21,317OtherAll other candidates1.6%610
R+11.0- Lead
- 4,290
- Total
- 38,954
- vs nation
- R+8.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic43.8%12,895BushRepublican50.0%14,717OtherAll other candidates6.2%1,812
R+6.2- Lead
- 1,822
- Total
- 29,424
- vs nation
- R+6.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.8%11,614DoleRepublican42.6%10,794OtherAll other candidates11.6%2,943
D+3.2- Lead
- 820
- Total
- 25,351
- vs nation
- R+5.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 161,4862024 5-year
- Population density
- 845 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 191 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $73,2942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 45.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 46.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77.9 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31.6 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 21, CO · twin score 88.8
presidential history
Party record book
Colorado 13th 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
87.3%
1,820 votes · D+77.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 67.6%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
63.5%
14,064 votes · R+28.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 61.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
30,363votes
46.5% of the vote · R+3.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 27,527 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
34,910votes
54.4% of the vote · R+11.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 32,827 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
+84.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+77.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +39.5 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+33.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+31.6 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1944 · +16.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RScott BrightState Senate · 13
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Colorado 13th State Senate District sits in the Rocky Mountain West. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.9 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 31.6 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.5 points.
A population of 161,486, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,294 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 21 and State Senate District 3.
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 21
Colorado
88.8twin score
% Latino12-yr trend% unaffiliated
State Senate District 3
Colorado
86.2twin score
12-yr trend% Latinoelasticity≠ median age
State Senate District 24
Colorado
86.1twin score
% unaffiliated% Latinoelasticity≠ median income
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 13th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 13th State Senate District voted Republican by 11.5 points (R+11.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,212 votes cast, 27,527 went Democratic and 34,910 went Republican.
When did Colorado 13th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado 13th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Colorado 13th State Senate District?
Colorado 13th State Senate District has a population of 161,486 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 13th State Senate District?
Median household income in Colorado 13th State Senate District is $73,294 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 13th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado 13th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.