How did CO-SD-23, Colorado vote in the 2024 presidential election?

CO-SD-23, Colorado voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+13.1. Kamala D Harris received 46,784 votes and Donald Trump received 61,301 out of 111,081 total votes cast, a 3.7-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is CO-SD-23, Colorado's political history?

CO-SD-23, Colorado has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 12.6 points in 2020.

What are the demographics of CO-SD-23, Colorado?

CO-SD-23, Colorado has a population of 160,735 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 76.1% non-Hispanic white, 15.9% Hispanic.

Which places are most similar to CO-SD-23, Colorado?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to CO-SD-23, Colorado are Pennsylvania State Senate District 13, Kansas State Senate District 23, Kansas State Senate District 9. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Colorado State Senate District 23

Colorado · Latest: 2024↓ R+3.7 vs 2020

Leans Republican — shifted 3.7pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 161K residents

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Similarity Explorer

Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Pennsylvania State Senate District 13PA

Urban Competitive

R+13.6

Similarity score91%

Kansas State Senate District 23KS

Urban Competitive

R+2.7

Similarity score89%

Kansas State Senate District 9KS

Regional Republican

R+14.8

Similarity score89%

Indiana State Senate District 35IN

Urban Competitive

R+15.8

Similarity score88%

Wisconsin State Senate District 30WI

Urban Competitive

R+11.4

Similarity score88%

Michigan State Senate District 31MI

Urban Competitive

R+18.6

Similarity score87%

Nebraska Legislative District 49NE

Urban Competitive

R+12.0

Similarity score87%

Alaska State Senate District NAK

Regional Republican

R+52.3

Similarity score86%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

CO-SD-23Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 76.1%Hispanic 15.9%Multiracial 4.0%Asian 2.5%Native American 0.8%Black 0.7%

Group	CO-SD-23	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	76.1%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic / Latino	15.9%	22.5%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	4.0%	4.1%	4.0%
Asian	2.5%	3.3%	6.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.8%	1.1%	0.9%
Black / African American	0.7%	4.0%	12.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Colorado State Senate District 23? 160,735 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

CO-SD-23 vs Colorado vs National161K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

161K

local

161KState 5.9MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.05%

local

0.05%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

73.3%

local

73.3%State 76.9%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $97,187National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 9.5%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 45.5%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 66.2%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 37.9 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.8%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.6%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 9.8%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.2%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 83.8%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in CO-SD-23

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

94.2%

vs Previous

-63.2pp

Voting-Age Pop

117,869

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is CO-SD-23?

Likely RAvg margin: R+14.8 (last 3 elections)

2008

R+10.5

2012

R+17.1

2016

R+22.0

2020

R+9.4

2024

R+13.1

Elasticity

12.6pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

R+14.4

Other Colorado State Senate Districts

34 total

Name	Margin ↓
CO-SD-18	D+68.0
CO-SD-31	D+64.3
CO-SD-33	D+61.5
CO-SD-34	D+57.7
CO-SD-32	D+47.6
CO-SD-14	D+42.7
CO-SD-17	D+39.6
CO-SD-22	D+32.9
CO-SD-26	D+30.0
CO-SD-29	D+27.0
CO-SD-28	D+25.6
CO-SD-25	D+23.1
CO-SD-19	D+19.1
CO-SD-20	D+17.3
CO-SD-16	D+12.8
CO-SD-27	D+11.9
CO-SD-08	D+10.2
CO-SD-15	D+7.7
CO-SD-24	D+6.8
CO-SD-11	D+4.3
CO-SD-12	D+4.0
CO-SD-21	D+3.7
CO-SD-30	D+2.5
CO-SD-06	D+0.6
CO-SD-05	R+0.7

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