Colorado's 8th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Population (2023) | 740,576 [1] |
Median household income | $92,135 [2] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | EVEN [3] |
Colorado's 8th congressional district is a new district in the United States House of Representatives that was apportioned after the 2020 United States census. [4] [5] [6] The first congressional seat to be added to Colorado's congressional delegation since 2001, the 8th district was drawn before the 2022 elections. [7] The district was drawn by the Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission and approved in an 11–1 vote on September 28, 2021, before being approved unanimously by the Colorado Supreme Court on November 1, 2021. [8] [9] [10] [11] It is currently represented by Republican Gabe Evans.
The district is one of seven with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN, meaning that the district votes almost identically to the national electorate. It was also identified as a presidential bellwether district by Sabato's Crystal Ball , having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past four presidential elections as of 2020. [12]
Colorado's 8th congressional district stretches along Interstate 25, encompassing sections of Adams County, Larimer County, and Weld County. The largest population centers are Brighton, Commerce City, Greeley, Johnstown, Northglenn, and Thornton. [13] [14] The district has the largest number of Hispanic residents of any congressional district in Colorado, making up 38.5% of the adult population. [15] The 8th congressional district is viewed as competitive, with the Democratic Party holding a 3% lead in active registered voters and an average margin of victory of 1.3% between eight statewide elections held between 2016 and 2020. [13] Joe Biden won the area that is now the 8th district by 4.7% in the 2020 United States presidential election. [16] Republicans are strongest in Greeley and Weld County, while the northern Denver suburbs in Adams County lean Democratic.
Year | Office | Results [17] [18] [19] [20] |
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2008 | President | Obama 54% - 44% |
2012 | President | Obama 54% - 46% |
2016 | President | Trump 46% - 45% |
Senate | Bennet 48% - 46% | |
2018 | Governor | Polis 49% - 47% |
Attorney General | Brauchler 49% - 47% | |
2020 | President | Biden 51% - 46% |
Senate | Hickenlooper 49% - 48% | |
2022 | Senate | Bennet 50% - 46% |
Governor | Polis 53% - 45% | |
Attorney General | Weiser 50% - 48% | |
Secretary of State | Griswold 50% - 46% | |
Treasurer | Young 50% - 46% |
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: [21]
AdamsCounty (15)
LarimerCounty (1)
WeldCounty (18)
Name | Party | Years | Cong– ress | Electoral history | District location |
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District created January 3, 2023 | |||||
![]() Yadira Caraveo (Thornton) | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | 118th | Elected in 2022. Lost re-election. | 2023–present![]() Parts of Adams, Larimer, and Weld |
![]() Gabe Evans (Fort Lupton) | Republican | January 3, 2025 – present | 119th | Elected in 2024. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Yadira Caraveo | 114,377 | 48.38% | ||
Republican | Barbara Kirkmeyer | 112,745 | 47.69% | ||
Libertarian | Richard Ward | 9,280 | 3.93% | ||
Total votes | 236,402 | 100% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Gabe Evans | 163,320 | 48.95% | ||
Democratic | Yadira Caraveo (incumbent) | 160,871 | 48.22% | ||
Approval Voting | Chris Baum | 5,741 | 1.72% | ||
Unity | Susan Hall | 3,677 | 1.10% | ||
Write-in | 7 | 0.00% | |||
Total votes | 333,616 | 100% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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