Colorado 23rd State Senate District, Colorado: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+10 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 160,7352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,8572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+10 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 40,867 | 45,266 | 88,514 | ||
| R | 39,562 | 42,588 | 84,617 | ||
| R | 28,559 | 35,661 | 70,916 | ||
| R | 29,229 | 31,781 | 62,831 | ||
| R | 28,246 | 28,271 | 57,581 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.9%
English
12.9%
Irish
10.9%
Italian
4.3%
American
3.8%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.2%
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: 35.9 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
$95,857
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$95,857
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.0%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish12.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Colorado SD-23 draws its population from the Denver metro corridor, where a college-educated suburban electorate has produced consistent double-digit Democratic presidential margins over recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Colorado 23rd State Senate District has rarely exceeded a modest threshold in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded ten points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by five points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $95,857 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 23, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, Colorado voted Republican by 5.0 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 88,514 votes cast, 40,867 went Democratic and 45,266 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, Colorado's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, Colorado as a "Bellwether" 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 23, Colorado?
State Senate District 23, Colorado has a population of 160,735 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 23, Colorado?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, Colorado is $95,857 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, Colorado from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.