Colorado's congressional districts

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Colorado's congressional districts since 2023.

Colorado is divided into eight congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.

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The Territory of Colorado was represented by one non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from its organization on Thursday, February 2, 1861, until statehood on Tuesday, August 1, 1876. The state of Colorado was represented by one United States representative elected at-large from statehood in 1876 until the end of the 52nd United States Congress in 1893. Colorado was represented by two United States representatives elected from two congressional districts from 1893 until the end of the 57th United States Congress in 1903. Colorado was represented by three United States representatives elected from two districts and one at-large from 1903 until the end of the 62nd United States Congress in 1913. Colorado was represented by four United States representatives elected from two districts and two at-large in the 63rd United States Congress from 1913 until 1915.

Since the 1914 United States House of Representatives elections, all U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado have been elected from congressional districts. Colorado has been represented by four United States representatives from 1913 until the end of the 92nd United States Congress in 1973, five United States representatives from 1973 until the end of the 97th United States Congress in 1983, six United States representatives from 1983 until the end of the 107th United States Congress in 2003, seven United States representatives from 2003 until the end of the 117th United States Congress in 2023, and eight United States representatives since 2023.

Current districts and representatives

List of members of the United States House delegation from Colorado, their terms, their district boundaries, and their district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of eight members, currently five Democrats two Republicans, and one vacancy.

Current U.S. representatives from Colorado
DistrictMember
(Residence) [2] 		PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [3] 		District map
1st Diana DeGette official photo (cropped).jpg
Diana DeGette
(Denver)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1997D+29
Colorado's 1st congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
2nd Joe Neguse, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Joe Neguse
(Lafayette)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 2019D+17
Colorado's 2nd congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
3rd Lauren Boebert 117th U.S Congress.jpg
Lauren Boebert
(Silt)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021R+7
Colorado's 3rd congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
4th VacantMarch 22, 2024R+13
Colorado's 4th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
5th Doug Lamborn Official Portrait 118th.jpg
Doug Lamborn
(Colorado Springs)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2007R+9
Colorado's 5th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
6th Jason Crow, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Jason Crow
(Aurora)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 2019D+9
Colorado's 6th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
7th Rep. Brittany Pettersen 118th Congress.jpg
Brittany Pettersen
(Lakewood)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 2023D+4
Colorado's 7th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
8th Rep. Yadira Caraveo - 118th Congress.jpg
Yadira Caraveo
(Thornton)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 2023EVEN
Colorado's 8th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the state of Colorado, presented chronologically. [4] All redistricting events that took place in Colorado between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

YearStatewide mapDenver highlight
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Colorado, 1972 - 1982.tif United States Congressional Districts in Colorado (metro highlight), 1973 - 1982.tif
1983–1992 United States Congressional Districts in Colorado, 1983 - 1992.tif United States Congressional Districts in Colorado (metro highlight), 1983 - 1992.tif
1993–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Colorado, 1993 - 2002.tif United States Congressional Districts in Colorado (metro highlight), 1993 - 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Colorado, 2003 - 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Colorado (metro highlight), 2003 - 2013.tif
2013-2022 United States Congressional Districts in Colorado, since 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Colorado (metro highlight), since 2013.tif
Since 2023Maps sent by the Colorado Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission have been approved by the Colorado Supreme Court. [5]

Obsolete districts

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References

  1. ↑ "Final Approved Congressional Plan - Sept 28, 2021". Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via ArcGIS.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012" . Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Vo, Thy (November 1, 2021). "Colorado Supreme Court approves new congressional map drawn by redistricting commission". The Colorado Sun . Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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