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 1990 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd congressional district consisted of Boulder, Clear Creek, and Gilpin counties, as well as portions of Adams, and Jefferson counties.
2000s
Following the 2000 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd congressional district consisted of Broomfield, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Grand, and Summit counties, as well as portions of Adams, Boulder, Jefferson, and Weld counties.
2010s
Following the 2010 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd congressional district consisted of Broomfield, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand and Summit counties; most of Boulder and Jefferson counties; and portions of Eagle, Larimer and Weld counties. Following the census, the 2nd district stretched further north to the Wyoming border while losing the western portion of Eagle County.
2020s
Redistricting in 2021 moved Loveland back to the 4th district and Broomfield and western Jefferson County to the 7th district. Also the 3rd congressional district lost Jackson County, Routt County, and most of Eagle County to the 2nd district.
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[6]
Boulder County (34)
- Allenspark, Altona, Bark Ranch, Bonanza Mountain Estates, Boulder, Coal Creek (shared with Gilpin and Jefferson counties), Crisman, Eldora, Eldorado Springs, Erie (shared with Weld County), Glendale, Gold Hill, Gunbarrel, Hidden Lake, Jamestown, Lafayette, Lazy Acres, Leyner, Longmont (shared with Weld County), Louisville, Lyons, Mountain Meadows, Nederland, Niwot, Paragon Estates, Pine Brook Hill, St. Ann Highlands, Seven Hills, Sugarloaf, Sunshine, Superior, Tall Timber, Valmont, Ward
Clear Creek County (14)
- All 14 communities
Eagle County (10)
Gilpin County (4)
- All 4 communities
Grand County (8)
- All 8 communities
Jackson County (1)
Jefferson County (2)
- Arvada, Coal Creek (shared with Boulder and Gilpin counties)
Larimer County (5)
Routt County (5)
- All 5 communities
Summit County (9)
- All 9 communities
Weld County (2)
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[7][8][9][10] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 65% - 33% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64% - 36% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61% - 30% |
| Senate | Bennet 60% - 33% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Polis 67% - 30% |
| Attorney General | Weiser 65% - 32% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 69% - 29% |
| Senate | Hickenlooper 67% - 31% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Bennet 69% - 28% |
| Governor | Polis 72% - 26% | |
| Attorney General | Weiser 68% - 29% | |
| Secretary of State | Griswold 69% - 29% | |
| Treasurer | Young 67% - 30% |
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
Previous election results
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Udall (incumbent) | 157,850 | 68% | ||
| Republican | Rich Mancuso | 65,481 | 28% | ||
| Libertarian | Norm Olsen | 5,025 | 2% | ||
| Green | J.A. Calhoun | 2,951 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 92,369 | 40% | |||
| Total votes | 231,307 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jared Polis | 215,602 | 63% | ||
| Republican | Scott Starin | 116,619 | 34% | ||
| Green | 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jared Polis (incumbent) | 234,758 | 56% | ||
| Republican | Kevin Lundberg | 162,639 | 39% | ||
| Libertarian | Randy Luallin | 13,770 | 3% | ||
| Green | Susan P. Hall | 10,413 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 72,119 | 17% | |||
| Total votes | 421,580 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Neguse | 259,608 | 60% | ||
| Republican | Peter Yu | 144,901 | 34% | ||
| Independent | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Neguse (incumbent) | 284,994 | 68.4 | ||
| Republican | Marshall Dawson | 120,633 | 28.9 | ||
| Libertarian | Gaylon Kent | 5,180 | 1.2 | ||
| Unity | Cynthia Munhos de Aquino Sirianni | 3,744 | 0.9 | ||
| Approval Voting | Jan Kok | 2,349 | 0.6 | ||
| Write-in | 8 | 0.0 | |||
| Total votes | 416,908 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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