Colorado 8th Congressional District, Colorado: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 181,2932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,4772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 37.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+66 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 8, COOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 40,407 | 42,630 | 85,339 | ||
| D | 41,998 | 39,160 | 83,571 | ||
| R | 30,054 | 32,139 | 68,289 | ||
| D | 31,384 | 27,795 | 60,993 | ||
| D | 29,507 | 24,867 | 55,438 | ||
| R | 21,261 | 25,122 | 46,978 | ||
| R | 16,281 | 17,698 | 36,076 | ||
| D | 14,606 | 13,185 | 30,888 | ||
| D | 13,573 | 10,812 | 32,895 | ||
| D | 14,645 | 14,547 | 29,659 | ||
| R | 10,281 | 17,999 | 28,628 | ||
| R | 8,925 | 13,903 | 26,193 | ||
| R | 11,831 | 11,916 | 24,455 | ||
| R | 7,426 | 13,423 | 21,416 | ||
| R | 7,336 | 8,529 | 17,597 | ||
| D | 10,845 | 5,708 | 16,658 | ||
| R | 6,632 | 7,346 | 14,025 | ||
| R | 4,382 | 6,076 | 10,515 | ||
| R | 3,265 | 5,427 | 8,747 | ||
| D | 3,441 | 3,372 | 6,891 | ||
| R | 2,506 | 3,875 | 6,403 | ||
| R | 3,052 | 4,146 | 7,255 | ||
| D | 3,543 | 2,538 | 6,252 | ||
| D | 3,127 | 2,686 | 6,072 | ||
| R | 1,593 | 3,512 | 5,170 | ||
| R | 915 | 2,599 | 4,251 | ||
| R | 1,349 | 2,515 | 4,031 | ||
| D | 2,113 | 1,288 | 3,539 | ||
| D | 1,189 | 689 | 2,805 | ||
| R | 1,171 | 1,361 | 2,689 | ||
| R | 721 | 1,186 | 1,993 | ||
| D | 662 | 548 | 1,273 | ||
| D | 902 | 172 | 1,100 | ||
| O | 0 | 224 | 544 | ||
| R | 203 | 379 | 658 | ||
| R | 151 | 261 | 488 | ||
| R | 74 | 158 | 281 | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.4%
English
9.4%
Irish
8.9%
Italian
4.0%
American
3.3%
French
1.8%
Polish
1.0%
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: 35.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,477
Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 8$95,477
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.9%
speak English only
Spanish20.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Colorado 8th Congressional District in the Rocky Mountain West has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Colorado 8th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in Colorado 8th Congressional District has rarely exceeded sixty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $95,477 — all within the broad national range.
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Congressional District 8, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/0808/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 8, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 8, Colorado voted Republican by 2.6 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 85,339 votes cast, 40,407 went Democratic and 42,630 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 8, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Colorado as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 8, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Colorado voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Congressional District 8, Colorado?
Congressional District 8, Colorado has a population of 181,293 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Colorado?
Median household income in Congressional District 8, Colorado is $95,477 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.