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Congressional District 2·Colorado

Colorado 2nd Congressional District delivered D+40 in 2024.

Boulder and the mountain corridor anchor one of Colorado's most lopsided districts

20082024·5 elections
CO
LatestD+40in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population828,8842024 ACS

Colorado 2nd Congressional District: Realigning Affluent Suburb district. In 2024, voted D+40%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+40MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
828,8842024 5-year
Median household income
$99,6952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
NEGUSE, JosephCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.43 sits at approximately the 28th percentile.0-0.43−1 liberal+1 conservative
NEGUSE scores -0.43 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: POLIS, Jared (2017–2019), POLIS, Jared (2015–2017), POLIS, Jared (2013–2015), POLIS, Jared (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Congressional District 2
HarrisD+40
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 2, COA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 2, CO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Grand County, CO · R+1Summit County, CO · D+37Eagle County, CO · D+24Clear Creek County, CO · D+17Broomfield County, CO · D+29Gilpin County, CO · D+13Weld County, CO · R+21Jackson County, CO · R+55Routt County, CO · D+28Jefferson County, CO · D+19Boulder County, CO · D+56Larimer County, CO · D+18
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic68.5%295,612
Donald TrumpRepublican28.7%123,850
OtherAll other candidates2.8%12,267
D+60
R+60
12 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +39.8% in 2024.+39.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+31.6%
2012+27.4%
2016+30.5%
2020+40.0%
2024+39.8%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+39.8%
295,612123,850431,729
D
+40.0%
306,374128,454444,661
D
+30.5%
242,905121,271398,910
D
+27.4%
233,689133,124366,813
D
+31.6%
232,678119,331358,397

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022D55.9%41.3%2,500,201
2020D53.5%44.2%3,235,790
2016D50.0%44.3%2,743,023
2014R46.3%48.2%2,041,058
2010D48.1%46.4%1,772,286
2008D52.8%42.5%2,331,621
2004D51.3%46.5%2,107,472
2002R45.8%50.7%1,416,082
1998R35.0%62.5%1,327,235
1996R45.7%51.4%1,459,601
1992D51.8%42.7%1,552,289
1990R41.7%55.7%1,022,027
1986D49.9%48.4%1,060,765
1984R34.6%64.2%1,297,809
1980D50.3%48.7%1,173,142
1978R40.3%58.7%819,256

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.8%
English
15.3%
Irish
12.3%
Italian
5.2%
American
3.4%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.0%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
13.2%
Other Christian
12.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Baptist
0.8%
Methodist
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching from Boulder County through the ski-resort mountain towns, CO-2 delivered a 30-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps of any competitive-state district in the West.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty points in 2020. The 2024 margin was forty points.

A population of 828,884, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,695 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Colorado voted Democratic by 39.8 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 431,729 votes cast, 295,612 went Democratic and 123,850 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 2, Colorado in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Colorado?
Congressional District 2, Colorado has a population of 828,884 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Colorado?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Colorado is $99,695 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Colorado from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.