Colorado 16th 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
81.9%
8,425 votes · D+66.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 55.1%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
76.0%
23,401 votes · R+54.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 75.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
60,949votes
54.2% of the vote · D+10.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 59,451 votes
Republican
Mitt Romney2012
49,600votes
51.2% of the vote · R+4.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 48,636 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
+72.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+66.8 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +14.3 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+51.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+49.5 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Gerald Ford, 1976 · +40.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DChris KolkerState Senate · 16
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 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
60.3%50,257
39.7%33,087
83,344
2018
D
59.3%18,489
40.7%12,677
31,166
Colorado SD-16 sits within the Denver metro's suburban ring, where population density and college-educated households have nudged presidential margins toward Democrats by mid-single digits in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.8 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 54.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.8 points.
A population of 166,100, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $121,076 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 20 and State Senate District 19.
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How did Colorado 16th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 16th State Senate District voted Democratic by 12.8 points (D+12.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 107,924 votes cast, 59,451 went Democratic and 45,603 went Republican.
When did Colorado 16th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Colorado 16th State Senate District voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Colorado 16th State Senate District?
Colorado 16th State Senate District has a population of 166,100 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 16th State Senate District?
Median household income in Colorado 16th State Senate District is $121,076 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 16th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colorado 16th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.