Colorado 6th State Senate District, Colorado: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+7 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 160,6512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,6432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+7 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+3 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 6, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 47,395 | 45,968 | 95,897 | ||
| D | 48,742 | 45,841 | 96,872 | ||
| R | 36,842 | 39,041 | 83,179 | ||
| D | 39,882 | 37,612 | 79,900 | ||
| D | 40,504 | 34,903 | 76,752 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
13.5%
Irish
12.2%
Scottish
3.5%
American
3.5%
Italian
3.3%
French
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: 44.0 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
$72,643
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$72,643
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Spanish9.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered in Denver's urban core, this district delivered a 69-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most lopsided state senate seats in Colorado and a reliable base for down-ballot organizing.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seven points in 2008; the Republican margin reached three points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 160,651, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,643 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 6, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Colorado voted Democratic by 1.5 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 95,897 votes cast, 47,395 went Democratic and 45,968 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, Colorado as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 6, Colorado last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Colorado voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, Colorado?
State Senate District 6, Colorado has a population of 160,651 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 6, Colorado?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Colorado is $72,643 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Colorado from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.