Colorado's 7th congressional district

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Colorado's 7th congressional district
Colorado's 7th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Colorado's 7th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 99.44% urban [1]
  • 0.56% rural
Population (2022)724,362 [2]
Median household
income
$97,203 [3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+4 [4]

Colorado's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Formerly located only in the northeast part of the state, the district now encompasses the western parts of the Denver metropolitan area, including Golden, Lakewood, Arvada and Broomfield, along with the central Colorado counties of El Paso County, Jefferson, Park, Teller, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, and Custer.

Contents

The district has been represented by Democrat Brittany Pettersen since 2023.

History

2000s

The 7th congressional district was created following the 2000 U.S. census and associated realignment and reapportionment of Colorado congressional districts. It formerly consisted of portions of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson counties, see above for the more recent list. The boundaries were drawn by a court after the state legislature failed to agree on a redistricting plan. [5]

Characteristics

As originally drawn, the 7th was a "fair fight" district that was split roughly 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. The seat's original congressman, Republican Bob Beauprez, gave up the seat in 2006 to run for governor, and was succeeded by Democrat Ed Perlmutter. Since then, a growing Democratic trend in the Denver suburbs allowed Perlmutter to strengthen his hold on the seat.

Redistricting after the 2010 census shifted the district to the more populated portions of Jefferson County, making it slightly more Democratic. The 2020 census has changed the district significantly, absorbing the rural areas in the central portion of the state. While the district takes in much more rural population than before, the bulk of population still lives in Jefferson and Broomfield counties, giving the district a mildly Democratic tilt.

Voting

Election results from presidential races [6]

Election results from presidential races
YearOfficeResults
2004 President Kerry 51–48%
2008 President Obama 59–40%
2012 President Obama 56–41%
2016 President Clinton 51–39%
2020 President Biden 60–37%

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
14 Broomfield Broomfield 76,860
15 Chaffee Salida 20,617
27 Custer Westcliffe 5,534
43 Fremont Cañon City 50,318
59 Jefferson Golden 576,366
65 Lake Leadville 7,365
93 Park Fairplay 18,117
119 Teller Cripple Creek 24,617

Cities of 10,000 people or more

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

NamePartyYearsCong–
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District created January 3, 2003
Beauprez.jpg
Bob Beauprez
(Arvada)
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007
108th
109th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for Governor of Colorado.
2003–2013
US-Congressional-District-CO-7.PNG
Ed Perlmutter, official 110th Congress photo.jpg
Ed Perlmutter
(Arvada)
Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2023
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired.
2013–2023
Colorado US Congressional District 7 (since 2013).tif
Rep. Brittany Pettersen 118th Congress.jpg
Brittany Pettersen
(Lakewood)
Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present
118th Elected in 2022.2023–present
Colorado's 7th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg

Election results

20022004200620082010201220142016201820202022

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Beauprez 81,789 47%
Democratic Mike Feeley81,66847%
Green Dave Chandler3,2742%
Reform Victor Good3,1332%
Libertarian G. T. "Bud" Martin2,9062%
Independent Stanford Andress (as a write-in)1090%
Total votes172,879 100%
Republican win (new seat)

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Beauprez (incumbent) 135,571 55%
Democratic Dave Thomas106,02643%
Constitution Clyde J. Harkins6,1672%
Total votes247,764 100%
Republican hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Perlmutter 103,918 55%
Republican Rick O'Donnell79,57142%
Green Dave Chandler3,0732%
Constitution Roger McCarville2,6051%
Total votes189,172 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 173,931 63%
Republican John W. Lerew100,05537%
Total votes273,986 100%
Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 112,667 53%
Republican Ryan Frazier88,02642%
Libertarian Buck Bailey10,1175%
Total votes210,810 100%
Democratic hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 182,460 54%
Republican Joe Coors, Jr.139,06641%
Libertarian Buck Bailey9,1483%
Constitution Douglas Campbell10,2962%
Total votes340,970 100%
Democratic hold

2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 148,225 55%
Republican Don Ytterberg120,91845%
Total votes269,143 100%
Democratic hold

2016

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 199,758 55.18%
Republican George Athanasopoulos144,06639.80%
Libertarian Martin L. Buchanan18,1865.02%
Total votes362,010 100%
Democratic hold

2018

United States House of Representatives elections, 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 204,260 60.42%
Republican Mark Barrington119,73435.42%
Libertarian Jennifer Nackerud14,0124.14%
Total votes338,067 100%
Democratic hold

2020

United States House of Representatives elections, 2020 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 250,525 59.1%
Republican Casper Stockham159,30137.6%
Libertarian Ken Biles11,5102.7%
Unity Dave Olszta2,3550.6%
Total votes423,691 100%
Democratic hold

2022

United States House of Representatives elections, 2022 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brittany Pettersen 204,984 56.4%
Republican Erik Aadland150,51041.4%
Libertarian Ross Klopf6,1871.7%
Unity Critter Milton1,8280.5%
Independent JP Lujan (write-in)920.0%
Total votes363,601 100%
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003-2013 US-Congressional-District-CO-7.PNG
2003–2013
2013-2023 Colorado US Congressional District 7 (since 2013).tif
2013–2023

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