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State Senate District 13·Colorado

Colorado 13th State Senate District delivered R+14 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Colorado's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
CO
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
161,486
2024 ACS

Colorado 13th State Senate District, Colorado: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+14 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
161,4862024 5-year
Median household income
$96,4082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.9%2024 5-year
Black
2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
34.2%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+14 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 1 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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−13.7%
33,34944,24279,663
R
−9.1%
33,28940,17075,627
R
−14.2%
23,61332,34361,480
R
−4.6%
24,80127,27053,671
R
−1.3%
23,61324,26048,815

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
10.0%
Irish
9.3%
Italian
3.8%
American
3.5%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.1%
speak English only
Spanish18.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.4%
Other Christian
8.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Methodist
0.7%
Baptist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+55.8, this district anchors deep-blue urban territory and ranks among the most lopsided state senate constituencies in Colorado.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. the Republican margin reached fourteen points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 161,486, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $96,408 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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State Senate District 13, Colorado — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/08013/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 13, Colorado voted Republican by 13.7 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 79,663 votes cast, 33,349 went Democratic and 44,242 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 13, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, Colorado as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 13, Colorado?
State Senate District 13, Colorado 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 State Senate District 13, Colorado?
Median household income in State Senate District 13, Colorado is $96,408 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, Colorado from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.