Colorado's 2nd congressional district

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Colorado's 2nd congressional district
Colorado's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg
Colorado's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Joe Neguse
DLafayette
Distribution
  • 81.04% urban [1]
  • 18.96% rural
Population (2022)726,112 [2]
Median household
income
$94,059 [3]
Ethnicity
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.

Contents

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

#CountySeatPopulation
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

2,500 – 10,000 people

Voting

Election Results
YearOfficeResults
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)
PartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1893
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John Calhoun Bell
(Montrose)
Populist March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.
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Herschel M. Hogg
(Telluride)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Elected in 1902
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired.
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Warren A. Haggott
(Idaho Springs)
Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909
60th Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
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John Andrew Martin
(Pueblo)
Democratic March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913
61st
62nd
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired.
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Harry H. Seldomridge
(Colorado Springs)
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
63rd Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
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Charles B. Timberlake
(Sterling)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1933
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost renomination.
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Fred N. Cummings
(Fort Collins)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1941
73rd
74th
75th
76th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
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William S. Hill
(Fort Collins)
Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1959
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.
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Byron Johnson
(Denver)
Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
86th Elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.
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Pete Dominick
(Englewood)
Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
87th Elected in 1960.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Don Brotzman
(Boulder)
Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
88th Elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.
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Roy H. McVicker
(Wheat Ridge)
Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
89th Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
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Don Brotzman
(Boulder)
Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election
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Tim Wirth
(Boulder)
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1987
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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David Skaggs
(Boulder)
Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1999
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired.
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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.
2003–2013
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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
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Joe Neguse
(Lafayette)
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present
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Previous election results

2002

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mark Udall (incumbent)123,50460%
Republican Sandy Hume75,56437%
Libertarian Norm Olsen3,5791%
Natural Law Patrick West1,6171%
Constitution Erik J. Brauer1,2581%
Majority47,94023%
Total votes205,522 100%
Democratic hold

2004

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mark Udall (incumbent)207,90067%
Republican Stephen M. Hackman94,16030%
Libertarian Norm Olsen7,3043%
Majority113,74037%
Total votes309,364 100%
Democratic hold

2006

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mark Udall (incumbent)157,85068%
Republican Rich Mancuso65,48128%
Libertarian Norm Olsen5,0252%
Green J.A. Calhoun2,9512%
Majority92,36940%
Total votes231,307 100%
Democratic hold

2008

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jared Polis 215,60263%
Republican Scott Starin116,61934%
Green J.A. Calhoun10,0312%
Unity William Robert Hammons2,1761%
Majority98,98329%
Total votes344,428 100%
Democratic hold

2010

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jared Polis (incumbent)148,76857%
Republican Stephen Bailey98,19438%
Constitution Jenna Goss7,0873%
Libertarian Curtis Harris5,0602%
Majority50,57419%
Total votes259,116 100%
Democratic hold

2012

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jared Polis (incumbent)234,75856%
Republican Kevin Lundberg162,63939%
Libertarian Randy Luallin13,7703%
Green Susan P. Hall10,4132%
Majority72,11917%
Total votes421,580 100%
Democratic hold

2014

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jared Polis (incumbent)196,30057%
Republican George Leing149,64543%
Majority46,65514%
Total votes345,945 100%
Democratic hold

2016

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jared Polis (incumbent)260,17556%
Republican Nicholas Morse170,00137%
Libertarian Richard Longstreth27,1367%
Majority90,17419%
Total votes457,312 100%
Democratic hold

2018

Colorado's 2nd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Neguse 259,608 60%
Republican Peter Yu144,90134%
Independent Nick Thomas16,3564%
Libertarian Roger Barris9,7492%
Majority114,70726%
Total votes430,614 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

Colorado's 2nd congressional district, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Neguse (incumbent) 316,925 61%
Republican Charles Winn182,54735%
Libertarian Thom Atkinson13,6572%
Unity Gary Swing2,5340.5%
Total votes515,663 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

Colorado's 2nd congressional district, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Neguse (incumbent) 244,107 70%
Republican Marshall Dawson97,77028%
Colorado Center PartySteve Yurash2,8760.8%
American Constitution Gary L. Nation2,1880.6%
Unity Tim Wolf1,9680.6%
Total votes348,839 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
2013-2023 Colorado US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif
2013–2023

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