Colorado's 7th congressional district
Colorado's 7th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 724,362[2] |
Median household income | $97,203[3] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+4[4] |
Colorado's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Formerly located only in the northeast part of the state, the district now encompasses the western parts of the Denver metropolitan area, including Golden, Lakewood, Arvada and Broomfield, along with the central Colorado counties of El Paso County, Jefferson, Park, Teller, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, and Custer.
The district has been represented by Democrat Brittany Pettersen since 2023.
History
[edit]2000s
[edit]The 7th congressional district was created following the 2000 U.S. census and associated realignment and reapportionment of Colorado congressional districts. It formerly consisted of portions of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson counties, see above for the more recent list. The boundaries were drawn by a court after the state legislature failed to agree on a redistricting plan.[5]
Characteristics
[edit]As originally drawn, the 7th was a "fair fight" district that was split roughly 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. The seat's original congressman, Republican Bob Beauprez, gave up the seat in 2006 to run for governor, and was succeeded by Democrat Ed Perlmutter. Since then, a growing Democratic trend in the Denver suburbs allowed Perlmutter to strengthen his hold on the seat.
Redistricting after the 2010 census shifted the district to the more populated portions of Jefferson County, making it slightly more Democratic. The 2020 census has changed the district significantly, absorbing the rural areas in the central portion of the state. While the district takes in much more rural population than before, the bulk of population still lives in Jefferson and Broomfield counties, giving the district a mildly Democratic tilt.
Voting
[edit]Election results from presidential races[6]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2004 | President | Kerry 51–48% |
2008 | President | Obama 59–40% |
2012 | President | Obama 56–41% |
2016 | President | Clinton 51–39% |
2020 | President | Biden 60–37% |
Composition
[edit]# | County | Seat | Population |
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14 | Broomfield | Broomfield | 76,860 |
15 | Chaffee | Salida | 20,617 |
27 | Custer | Westcliffe | 5,534 |
43 | Fremont | Cañon City | 50,318 |
59 | Jefferson | Golden | 576,366 |
65 | Lake | Leadville | 7,365 |
93 | Park | Fairplay | 18,117 |
119 | Teller | Cripple Creek | 24,617 |
Cities of 10,000 people or more
[edit]- Lakewood – 155,984
- Arvada – 124,402
- Westminster – 116,317
- Broomfield – 74,112
- Dakota Ridge – 33,892
- Wheat Ridge – 32,398
- Golden – 20,399
- Cañon City – 17,141
- Superior – 13,094
2,500 – 10,000 people
[edit]- Fairmount – 9,324
- Evergreen – 9,307
- Applewood – 7,833
- Salida – 5,666
- Edgewater – 5,005
- West Pleasant View – 4,327
- Lincoln Park – 3,934
- Florence – 3,822
- Penrose – 3,685
- Genesee – 3,610
- Park Center – 2,953
- Buena Vista – 2,855
- Leadville – 2,633
List of members representing the district
[edit]Name | Party | Years | Cong– ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District created January 3, 2003 | |||||
![]() Bob Beauprez (Arvada) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
108th 109th |
Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for Governor of Colorado. |
2003–2013 |
![]() Ed Perlmutter (Arvada) |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2023 |
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired. | |
2013–2023![]() | |||||
![]() Brittany Pettersen (Lakewood) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Elected in 2022. | 2023–present![]() |
Election results
[edit]
2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bob Beauprez | 81,789 | 47% | ||
Democratic | Mike Feeley | 81,668 | 47% | ||
Green | Dave Chandler | 3,274 | 2% | ||
Reform | Victor Good | 3,133 | 2% | ||
Libertarian | G. T. "Bud" Martin | 2,906 | 2% | ||
Independent | Stanford Andress (as a write-in) | 109 | 0% | ||
Total votes | 172,879 | 100% | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Beauprez (incumbent) | 135,571 | 55% | |
Democratic | Dave Thomas | 106,026 | 43% | |
Constitution | Clyde J. Harkins | 6,167 | 2% | |
Total votes | 247,764 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter | 103,918 | 55% | |||
Republican | Rick O'Donnell | 79,571 | 42% | |||
Green | Dave Chandler | 3,073 | 2% | |||
Constitution | Roger McCarville | 2,605 | 1% | |||
Total votes | 189,172 | 100% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 173,931 | 63% | |
Republican | John W. Lerew | 100,055 | 37% | |
Total votes | 273,986 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 112,667 | 53% | |
Republican | Ryan Frazier | 88,026 | 42% | |
Libertarian | Buck Bailey | 10,117 | 5% | |
Total votes | 210,810 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 182,460 | 54% | |
Republican | Joe Coors, Jr. | 139,066 | 41% | |
Libertarian | Buck Bailey | 9,148 | 3% | |
Constitution | Douglas Campbell | 10,296 | 2% | |
Total votes | 340,970 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 148,225 | 55% | |
Republican | Don Ytterberg | 120,918 | 45% | |
Total votes | 269,143 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 199,758 | 55.18% | |
Republican | George Athanasopoulos | 144,066 | 39.80% | |
Libertarian | Martin L. Buchanan | 18,186 | 5.02% | |
Total votes | 362,010 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 204,260 | 60.42% | |
Republican | Mark Barrington | 119,734 | 35.42% | |
Libertarian | Jennifer Nackerud | 14,012 | 4.14% | |
Total votes | 338,067 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 250,525 | 59.1% | |
Republican | Casper Stockham | 159,301 | 37.6% | |
Libertarian | Ken Biles | 11,510 | 2.7% | |
Unity | Dave Olszta | 2,355 | 0.6% | |
Total votes | 423,691 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brittany Pettersen | 204,984 | 56.4% | |
Republican | Erik Aadland | 150,510 | 41.4% | |
Libertarian | Ross Klopf | 6,187 | 1.7% | |
Unity | Critter Milton | 1,828 | 0.5% | |
Independent | JP Lujan (write-in) | 92 | 0.0% | |
Total votes | 363,601 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Colorado_US_Congressional_District_7_%28since_2013%29.tif/lossless-page1-220px-Colorado_US_Congressional_District_7_%28since_2013%29.tif.png)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Greenhouse, Linda (June 8, 2004). "Colorado Republicans Lose Redistricting Effort". The New York Times.
- ^ Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
- ^ 2002 Election Results
- ^ 2004 Election Results
- ^ 2006 Election Results
- ^ 2008 Election Results
- ^ "2010 Election Results". Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ 2012 Election Results
- ^ 2014 Election Results
- ^ 2016 Election Results
- ^ "2018 Colorado general election results". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ "2020 General Election - Official Compiled Results". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Certificate & Results - General Election Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
- ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.