Colorado's 6th congressional district

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Colorado's 6th congressional district
Colorado's 6th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Colorado's 6th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 98.51% urban [1]
  • 1.49% rural
Population (2023)730,351 [2]
Median household
income		$98,242 [3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+9 [4]

Colorado's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in central Colorado, the district encompasses much of the eastern part of the Denver metropolitan area, including all of Aurora, as well as portions of the southern Denver metro area (Centennial and Littleton).

Contents

The district is currently represented by Democrat Jason Crow.

The district was created in 1983 as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census, and was originally a classic suburban Republican bastion; this was once the safest seat for Colorado Republicans outside of Colorado Springs. However, changing demographics in the Front Range, especially in Arapahoe County which went from a traditional conservative suburban/exurban stronghold to a densely populated, ethnically and culturally diverse Democratic-leaning inner suburban county, has made these suburban areas much friendlier to Democrats. The 2010 redistricting shifted the more rural, GOP-dominated sections of the district to the nearby 4th and added heavily populated and Democratic parts of Aurora, turning the 6th district into a Democratic-leaning swing district. However, Republicans are still competitive downballot, and the Democratic strength was limited to western Arapahoe County for much of its history, as the components of Douglas County and Adams County in the 6th were still Republican leaning: this changed in 2020, as Joe Biden and Representative Jason Crow won all county areas in the district.

After 2020 redistricting, the 6th became a purely inner suburban district anchored in western Arapahoe County, although small parts of Jefferson, Douglas, and Adams Counties were included as well to completely take in the cities of Littleton and Aurora. A small portion of the City and County of Denver near Four Square Mile is also located in the district.

History

1990s

Following the 1990 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 6th congressional district consisted of portions of Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.

2000s

Following the 2000 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 6th congressional district consisted of Douglas and Elbert counties as well as portions of Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Park counties.

2010s

During the 2010 Colorado Redistricting, the 6th congressional district lost most of its previous area; the district now consisted of the western portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties plus the community of Highlands Ranch in Douglas County and a very little part of Jefferson County.

2020s

During the 2020 Colorado Redistricting, the 6th congressional district became a pure inner-suburban district consisting of western Arapahoe County, the portions of the City of Aurora located in Adams and Douglas counties, as well as parts of Jefferson County bordering Littleton near Highway 470.

Characteristics

Suburban in character, this ethnically and economically diverse district takes in Denver's southern and eastern suburbs and is now fairly Democratic, despite historically being a Republican district.

Aurora, a diverse city with 21% foreign-born residents [5] makes up the base of the population: while the city generally votes to the left and is a suburban stronghold for Colorado Democrats, it also provided enough support for Republican Mike Coffman to hold the district for a decade.

The suburbs to Denver's south side in the district are a mixed bag - Greenwood Village and Cherry Hills Village have a large amount of registered Republicans, however the Republicans here are mainly economically conservative and much more moderate socially compared to the rest of the state. Centennial and Littleton have historically tended to vote Republican but have voted Democratic since 2016: Englewood and Sheridan, being closer socially and economically to nearby Denver are safe for the Democrats, however they do not make up a large part of the district's population.

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]

AdamsCounty (1)

Aurora (shared with Arapahoe and Douglas counties)

ArapahoeCounty (17)

Aetna Estates, Aurora (shared with Adams and Douglas counties), Bennett (part; also 8th; shared with Adams County), Bow Mar (shared with Jefferson County), Centennial, Cherry Creek, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine (shared with Jefferson County), Columbine Valley, Dove Valley, Englewood, Four Square Mile, Foxfield, Greenwood Village, Inverness, Littleton (shared with Douglas and Jefferson counties), Sheridan

DenverCounty (1)

Denver (part; also 1st)

DouglasCounty (2)

Aurora (shared with Adams and Arapahoe counties), Littleton (shared with Douglas and Jefferson counties)

JeffersonCounty (5)

Aurora (shared with Adams and Arapahoe counties), Bow Mar (shared with Arapahoe County), Columbine (shared with Arapahoe County), Ken Caryl, Littleton (shared with Arapahoe and Jefferson counties)

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [7] [8] [9]
2008 President Obama 55% - 43%
Senate Udall 54% - 42%
2010 Senate Bennet 49% - 46%
Governor Hickenlooper 52% - 8%
Attorney General Suthers 57% - 43%
Secretary of State Gessler 50% - 44%
Treasurer Kennedy 50.1% - 49.9%
2012 President Obama 55% - 45%
2014 Senate Udall 48% - 47%
2016 President Clinton 52% - 39%
Senate Bennet 54% - 41%
2018 Governor Polis 57% - 40%
Attorney General Weiser 54% - 43%
2020 President Biden 61% - 37%
Senate Hickenlooper 58% - 40%
2022 Senate Bennet 60% - 38%
Governor Polis 63% - 35%
Attorney General Weiser 58% - 39%
Secretary of State Griswold 59% - 39%
Treasurer Young 58% - 39%
2024 President Harris 58% - 39%

List of members representing the district

Representative
(Residency)		PartyYearsCong
ress(es)		Electoral historyDistrict location
District created January 3, 1983
VacantJanuary 3, 1983 –
March 29, 1983		 98th Representative-elect Jack Swigert died December 27, 1982. [10] 1983–1993
Parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, and Jefferson
Danschaefer.jpg
Daniel Schaefer
(Lakewood)		 Republican March 29, 1983 –
January 3, 1999		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th 		Elected to finish Swigert's term.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired.
1993–2003
Parts of Arapahoe and Jefferson
Tom Tancredo, official Congressional photo cropped.jpg
Tom Tancredo
(Littleton)		 Republican 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.
2003–2013
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Douglas and Elbert; parts of Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Park
Mike Coffman official photo.jpg
Mike Coffman
(Aurora)		 Republican 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.
Lost re-election.
2013–2023
Colorado US Congressional District 6 (since 2013).tif
Parts of Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), 119th Congress.jpg
Jason Crow
(Aurora)		 Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present		 116th
117th
118th
119th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
Colorado's 6th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
Parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson

Election results

1982 • 1983 (Special) • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Swigert 98,909 62.16%
Democratic Steve Hogan 56,59835.57%
Libertarian J. Craig Green3,6052.27%
Total votes159,112 100%
Republican win (new seat)

1983 (Special)

1983 Colorado's 6th congressional district special election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Schaefer 49,816 63.29%
Democratic Steve Hogan 27,77935.29%
Concerns of People PartyJohn Heckman1,1121.41%
Total votes78,707 100%
Republican hold

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) 171,427 89.40%
Concerns of People PartyJohn Heckman20,33310.60%
Total votes191,760 100%
Republican hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) 104,359 63.04%
Democratic Chuck Norris58,83435.54%
Concerns of People PartyJohn Heckman2,3381.41%
Total votes165,531 100%
Republican hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) 136,487 63.03%
Democratic Martha Ezzard77,15835.63%
Concerns of People PartyJohn Heckman2,9111.34%
Total votes216,556 100%
Republican hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) 105,312 64.50%
Democratic Don Jarrett57,96135.50%
Total votes163,273 100%
Republican hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) 142,021 60.93%
Democratic Tom Kolbe91,07339.07%
Prohibition Earl Higgerson (write-in)30.00%
Total votes233,097 100%
Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) 124,079 69.82%
Democratic John Hallen49,70127.97%
Concerns of People PartyJohn Heckman2,5361.43%
Natural Law Stephen D. Dawson1,3930.78%
Total votes177,709 100%
Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) 146,018 62.24%
Democratic Joan Fitz-Gerald 88,60037.76%
Total votes234,618 100%
Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Tancredo 111,374 55.91%
Democratic Henry L. Strauss82,62241.48%
Natural Law George E. Newman5,1522.59%
Total votes199,188 100%
Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Tancredo (incumbent) 141,410 53.88%
Democratic Kenneth A. Toltz110,56842.12%
Libertarian Adam David Katz6,8822.62%
Concerns of People PartyJohn Heckman3,6141.38%
Total votes262,477 100%
Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Tancredo (incumbent) 158,851 66.88%
Democratic Lance Wright71,32730.03%
Libertarian Adam David Katz7,3233.08%
Total votes237,501 100%
Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Tancredo (incumbent) 212,778 59.48%
Democratic Joanna Conti139,87039.10%
Libertarian Jack J. Woehr3,8571.08%
Constitution Peter Shevchuck1,2350.35%
Total votes357,741 100%
Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Tancredo (incumbent) 158,806 58.61%
Democratic Bill Winter108,00739.87%
Libertarian Jack J. Woehr4,0931.51%
Republican Juan B. Botero (write-in)250.01%
Total votes270,931 100%
Republican hold

2008

Republican primary

2008 Republican primary in Colorado's 6th congressional district [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Coffman 28,509 40.12%
Republican Wil Armstrong23,21332.67%
Republican Ted Harvey 10,88615.32%
Republican Steve Ward 8,45211.89%
Total votes71,060 100%

General election

2008 United States House of Representatives elections [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Coffman 250,877 60.67%
Democratic Hank Eng 162,64139.33%
Total votes413,516 100%
Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Coffman (incumbent) 217,400 65.67%
Democratic John Flerlage 104,15931.46%
Libertarian Rob McNealy9,4712.86%
Write-inMichael Shawn Kearns70.00%
Total votes331,037 100%
Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Coffman (incumbent) 163,938 47.81%
Democratic Joe Miklosi 156,93745.77%
Libertarian Patrick E. Provost8,5972.51%
UNAKathy Polhemus13,4423.92%
Total votes342,914 100%
Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Coffman (incumbent) 143,467 51.90%
Democratic Andrew Romanoff 118,84742.99%
Libertarian Norm Olsen8,6233.12%
Green Gary Swing5,5031.99%
Total votes276,440 100%
Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Coffman (incumbent) 191,626 50.91%
Democratic Morgan Carroll 160,37242.60%
Libertarian Norm Olsen18,7784.99%
Green Robert Lee Worthey5,6411.50%
Total votes376,417 100%
Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason Crow 184,399 54.08%
Republican Mike Coffman (incumbent)146,33942.92%
Libertarian Kat Martin5,7331.68%
Independent Dan Chapin4,5121.32%
Total votes340,983 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason Crow (incumbent) 250,314 57.09%
Republican Steve House175,19239.96%
Libertarian Norm Olsen9,0832.07%
Unity Jaimie Kulikowski3,8840.89%
Total votes438,473 100%
Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason Crow (incumbent) 170,140 60.06%
Republican Steve Monahan105,08437.04%
Libertarian Eric Mulder5,5312.0%
Total votes280,755 100%
Democratic hold

2024

2024 United States House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason Crow (incumbent) 202,686 58.97%
Republican John Fabbricatore132,17438.45%
Libertarian John Kittleson4,8321.41%
Approval Voting Travis Nicks4,0041.16%
Write-in 250.00%
Total votes343,721 100%
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003-2013 US-Congressional-District-CO-6.PNG
2003–2013
2013-2023 Colorado US Congressional District 6 (since 2013).tif
2013–2023

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "My Congressional District".
  3. ↑ "My Congressional District".
  4. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Frank, John. "By the numbers: Aurora's population and diversity". axios.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST08/CD118_CO06.pdf
  7. ↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::39f44408-23f7-439d-b7eb-923da58b63df
  8. ↑ "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: State Treasurer :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Ex-Astronaut, Newly Elected to House, Dies". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 29, 1982. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ 1982 Election Results
  12. ↑ 1983 Special Election Results
  13. ↑ 1984 Election Results
  14. ↑ 1986 Election Results
  15. ↑ 1988 Election Results
  16. ↑ 1990 Election Results
  17. ↑ 1992 Election Results
  18. ↑ 1994 Election Results
  19. ↑ 1996 Election Results
  20. ↑ 1998 Election Results
  21. ↑ 2000 Election Results
  22. ↑ 2002 Election Results
  23. ↑ 2004 Election Results
  24. ↑ 2006 Election Results
  25. ↑ 2008 Primary Results [ permanent dead link ]
  26. ↑ 2008 Election Results
  27. ↑ "2010 Election Results". Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  28. ↑ 2012 Election Results
  29. ↑ "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State . Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Official Certified Results November 8, 2016 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State . Retrieved January 15, 2017.

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