Colorado's 2nd congressional district
Colorado's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 726,112[2] | ||
Median household income | $94,059[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+17[4] |
Colorado's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district is located in the north-central part of the state and encompasses the northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder and Fort Collins. The district also includes the mountain towns of Vail, Granby, Steamboat Springs, and Idaho Springs. Redistricting in 2011 moved Larimer County, including the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland, to the 2nd from the 4th district.[5] Meanwhile, redistricting in 2021 moved Loveland back to the 4th district and Broomfield and western Jefferson County to the 7th district.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Joe Neguse. He was elected in 2018 to replace Jared Polis, who retired after being elected governor of Colorado.
History
1890s
Following the 1890 U.S. census and associated reapportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives, Colorado gained a second congressional district. The first representative elected to this district was John Calhoun Bell of The Populist party.
1990s
Following the
2000s
Following the
2010s
Following the
2020s
Redistricting in
Composition
# | County | Seat | Population |
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13 | Boulder | Boulder | 327,468 |
19 | Clear Creek | Georgetown | 9,355 |
37 | Eagle | Eagle | 55,285 |
47 | Gilpin | Central City | 5,891 |
49 | Grand | Hot Sulphur Springs | 15,769 |
57 | Jackson | Walden | 1,302 |
59 | Jefferson | Golden | 576,143 |
69 | Larimer | Fort Collins | 366,778 |
107 | Routt | Steamboat Springs | 25,007 |
117 | Summit | Breckenridge | 30,565 |
Cities of 10,000 people or more
- Fort Collins – 169,810
- Arvada – 124,402
- Boulder – 108,250
- Longmont – 98,885
- Lafayette – 30,411
- Erie – 30,038
- Louisville – 21,226
- Steamboat Springs – 13,224
- Superior – 13,094
- Edwards – 11,246
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Gunbarrel – 9,554
- Timnath – 9,344
- Gypsum – 8,040
- Eagle – 7,511
- Avon – 6,072
- Estes Park – 5,904
- Breckenridge – 5,078
- Vail – 4,835
- Silverthorne – 4,402
- Niwot – 4,306
- Frisco – 2,804
Voting
Election Results | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Gore 52–43% |
2004 | President | Kerry 58–41% |
2008 | President | Obama 64–34% |
2012 | President | Obama 58–40% |
2016 | President | Clinton 56–35% |
Senate | Bennett 56.3-37% | |
2018 | Governor | Polis 62.4-34.5% |
2020 | President | Biden 64–34% |
Senate | Hickenlooper 61.6-36.4% |
Characteristics
This district is anchored in Boulder and Larimer counties which have the bulk of population in the district: both counties are mainly anchored by the large college towns of Boulder and Fort Collins, providing Democratic strength in the district.
The other parts of the district are diverse, ranging from far western Denver suburbs to agricultural areas and mountain towns. Eagle and Summit counties, home to the ski resort towns of Vail and Breckenridge and other tourism dependent towns such as Avon, Frisco and Silverthorne, are Democratic strongholds: however Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, while also being tourism dependent and Democratic leaning, do not vote as strongly for the Democrats. Grand County leans Republican, though the ski resort areas of the county in Winter Park are heavily Democratic.
The suburban areas of Denver represented in the 2nd district are more competitive; while Broomfield itself leans Democratic, the Jefferson County foothills are historically a Republican stronghold, though urban sprawl is eroding Republican dominance in the area. Similarly, Larimer County outside of Fort Collins is heavily Republican, however the county leans Democratic due to the influence and population of Fort Collins.
List of members representing the district
Member (District home) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District created March 4, 1893 | |||||
John Calhoun Bell (Montrose) |
Populist
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March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 |
53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th |
Re-elected in 1900 .Lost re-election. | |
Herschel M. Hogg (Telluride) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
58th 59th |
Re-elected in 1904 .Retired. | |
Warren A. Haggott (Idaho Springs) |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 |
60th | Elected in 1906 .Lost re-election. | |
John Andrew Martin (Pueblo) |
Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 |
61st 62nd |
Re-elected in 1910 .Retired. | |
Harry H. Seldomridge (Colorado Springs) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Elected in 1912 .Lost re-election. | |
Charles B. Timberlake (Sterling) |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 |
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930 .Lost renomination. | |
Fred N. Cummings (Fort Collins) |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th |
Re-elected in 1938 .Lost re-election. | |
William S. Hill (Fort Collins) |
Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959 |
77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
Re-elected in 1956 .Retired. | |
Byron Johnson (Denver) |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
86th | Elected in 1958 .Lost re-election. | |
Pete Dominick (Englewood) |
Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
87th | Elected in 1960. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator | |
Don Brotzman (Boulder) |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
88th | Elected in 1962 .Lost re-election. | |
Roy H. McVicker (Wheat Ridge) |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
89th | Elected in 1964 .Lost re-election. | |
Don Brotzman (Boulder) |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Re-elected in 1972 .Lost re-election | |
Tim Wirth (Boulder) |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th |
Re-elected in 1984. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator | |
David Skaggs (Boulder) |
Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999 |
100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
Re-elected in 1996 .Retired. | |
Mark Udall (Boulder) |
Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 |
106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Elected in 1998. .
Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired to run for U.S. senator |
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2003–2013 | |||||
Jared Polis (Boulder) |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019 |
111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for Governor of Colorado. | |
2013–2023 | |||||
Joe Neguse (Lafayette) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
2023–present |
Previous election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Udall (incumbent) | 123,504 | 60% | ||
Republican | Sandy Hume | 75,564 | 37% | ||
Libertarian | Norm Olsen | 3,579 | 1% | ||
Natural Law | Patrick West | 1,617 | 1% | ||
Constitution | Erik J. Brauer | 1,258 | 1% | ||
Majority | 47,940 | 23% | |||
Total votes | 205,522 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Udall (incumbent) | 207,900 | 67% | ||
Republican | Stephen M. Hackman | 94,160 | 30% | ||
Libertarian | Norm Olsen | 7,304 | 3% | ||
Majority | 113,740 | 37% | |||
Total votes | 309,364 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Udall (incumbent) | 157,850 | 68% | ||
Republican | Rich Mancuso | 65,481 | 28% | ||
Libertarian | Norm Olsen | 5,025 | 2% | ||
Green
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J.A. Calhoun | 2,951 | 2% | ||
Majority | 92,369 | 40% | |||
Total votes | 231,307 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jared Polis | 215,602 | 63% | ||
Republican | Scott Starin | 116,619 | 34% | ||
Green
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J.A. Calhoun | 10,031 | 2% | ||
Unity | William Robert Hammons | 2,176 | 1% | ||
Majority | 98,983 | 29% | |||
Total votes | 344,428 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jared Polis (incumbent) | 148,768 | 57% | ||
Republican | Stephen Bailey | 98,194 | 38% | ||
Constitution | Jenna Goss | 7,087 | 3% | ||
Libertarian | Curtis Harris | 5,060 | 2% | ||
Majority | 50,574 | 19% | |||
Total votes | 259,116 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jared Polis (incumbent) | 234,758 | 56% | ||
Republican | Kevin Lundberg | 162,639 | 39% | ||
Libertarian | Randy Luallin | 13,770 | 3% | ||
Green
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Susan P. Hall | 10,413 | 2% | ||
Majority | 72,119 | 17% | |||
Total votes | 421,580 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jared Polis (incumbent) | 196,300 | 57% | ||
Republican | George Leing | 149,645 | 43% | ||
Majority | 46,655 | 14% | |||
Total votes | 345,945 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jared Polis (incumbent) | 260,175 | 56% | ||
Republican | Nicholas Morse | 170,001 | 37% | ||
Libertarian | Richard Longstreth | 27,136 | 7% | ||
Majority | 90,174 | 19% | |||
Total votes | 457,312 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Neguse | 259,608 | 60% | ||
Republican | Peter Yu | 144,901 | 34% | ||
Independent
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Nick Thomas | 16,356 | 4% | ||
Libertarian | Roger Barris | 9,749 | 2% | ||
Majority | 114,707 | 26% | |||
Total votes | 430,614 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Neguse (incumbent) | 316,925 | 61% | |
Republican | Charles Winn | 182,547 | 35% | |
Libertarian | Thom Atkinson | 13,657 | 2% | |
Unity | Gary Swing | 2,534 | 0.5% | |
Total votes | 515,663 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Neguse (incumbent) | 244,107 | 70% | |
Republican | Marshall Dawson | 97,770 | 28% | |
Colorado Center Party | Steve Yurash | 2,876 | 0.8% | |
American Constitution | Gary L. Nation | 2,188 | 0.6% | |
Unity | Tim Wolf | 1,968 | 0.6% | |
Total votes | 348,839 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the originalon April 2, 2013.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Judge rules in favor of Democratic map in Colorado redistricting." Denver Post. 2011-11-14. [1]
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present