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1876–2024
Congressional District 6·Colorado

Colorado 6th Congressional District changed direction in the last decade — D+18 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CO
Latest
D+18
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
218,542
2024 ACS

Colorado 6th Congressional District, Colorado: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Recent convertAkashic typology
Population
218,5422024 5-year
Median household income
$100,7882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.9%2024 5-year
Black
8.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
25.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+74 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 4 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+18.1%
62,08442,544107,752
D
+22.8%
68,65642,611114,346
D
+12.7%
50,98238,53998,024
D
+10.5%
49,74240,05491,878
D
+13.4%
47,73836,26985,376
R
−3.1%
35,70137,97774,559
R
−5.9%
27,06930,65960,918
R
−5.3%
22,82425,61452,550
R
−0.2%
21,94522,08158,627
R
−16.7%
20,96829,50051,222
R
−40.7%
13,98733,62248,277
R
−33.8%
10,97025,19142,079
R
−22.0%
12,88820,41634,248
R
−40.9%
7,40518,05026,040
R
−19.5%
7,47811,51420,698
D
+16.7%
10,9357,79018,842
R
−14.2%
6,6868,91015,650
R
−22.5%
4,2116,67010,949
R
−20.0%
3,4485,1948,725
D
+7.3%
2,8412,4505,357
R
−9.0%
2,5163,0175,555
R
−2.1%
2,5962,7105,349
D
+20.8%
2,3601,5264,010
D
+14.4%
2,0771,5313,789
R
−38.1%
9412,1253,106
R
−43.9%
4561,5192,421
R
−24.1%
6541,0971,837
D
+27.9%
9925461,598
O
+20.9%
5572611,413
R
−3.4%
5636051,222
R
−20.4%
367563959
D
+13.7%
8,1916,18614,682
D
+74.3%
10,3311,46811,935
O
−48.1%
02,7525,725
R
−15.7%
2,0252,8074,967
R
−13.7%
1,2991,7413,217
R
−7.9%
8841,0371,947
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.5%
English
10.7%
Irish
10.1%
Italian
4.2%
American
3.1%
French
1.9%
Scottish
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.7%
75–84
2.2%
4.0%
65–74
4.7%
5.6%
55–64
5.7%
6.4%
45–54
6.2%
7.8%
35–44
7.4%
8.2%
25–34
7.7%
4.3%
18–24
4.0%
8.7%
5–17
8.2%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,788
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$100,788
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.4%
speak English only
Spanish14.4%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other languages2.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.5%
Other Christian
10.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Non-Christian
2.1%
Baptist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colorado 6th Congressional District in the Rocky Mountain West has, until recently, been a Republican district. The district's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by thirteen points. The 2024 margin was eighteen points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 218,542, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,788 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District 6, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/0806/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, Colorado voted Democratic by 18.1 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 107,752 votes cast, 62,084 went Democratic and 42,544 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Colorado as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.
When did Congressional District 6, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Colorado voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, Colorado?
Congressional District 6, Colorado has a population of 218,542 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Colorado?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, Colorado is $100,788 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.