Colorado's 2nd congressional district

Colorado's 2nd congressional district
	Colorado's 2nd Congressional District - since January 3, 2013.
	Joe Neguse; D–Lafayette
Distribution	81.04[1]% urban; 18.96% rural;
Population (2016)	803,470[2]
Median income	$80,019[3]
Ethnicity	89.86% white; 0.97% black; 3.19% Asian; 10.53% Hispanic; 0.51% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+9[4]

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district is located in the north-central part of the state and encompasses the northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster. The district also includes the mountain towns of Vail, Grand Lake and Idaho Springs. Redistricting in 2011 has moved Larimer County, including the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland, to the 2nd from the 4th district[5] for the 2012 election.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Joe Neguse. He was elected in 2018 to replace Jared Polis, who retired after being elected governor of Colorado.

History

1990s

Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Boulder, Clear Creek, and Gilpin counties, as well as portions of Adams, and Jefferson counties.

2000s

Following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Broomfield, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Grand, and Summit counties, as well as portions of Adams, Boulder, Jefferson, and Weld counties.

2010s

Following the 2010 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Broomfield, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Larimer and Summit counties; most of Boulder and Jefferson counties; and portions of Eagle and Park counties. Following the census, the 2nd district stretched further north to the Wyoming border while losing the western portion of Eagle County.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 52 - 43%
2004	President	Kerry 58 - 41%
2008	President	Obama 64 - 34%
2012	President	Obama 58 - 40%
2016	President	Clinton 56 – 35%

Characteristics

This district is anchored in Boulder and Larimer counties which have the bulk of population in the district.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress(es)	District home	Electoral history
District created			March 4, 1893	[data unknown/missing]
John Calhoun Bell	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Lake City	[data unknown/missing]
Herschel M. Hogg	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Telluride	[data unknown/missing]
Warren A. Haggott	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th	Idaho Springs	[data unknown/missing]
John Andrew Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd	La Junta	[data unknown/missing]
Harry H. Seldomridge	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Colorado Springs	[data unknown/missing]
Charles B. Timberlake	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Sterling	[data unknown/missing]
Fred N. Cummings	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941	73rd 74th 75th 76th	Fort Collins	[data unknown/missing]
William S. Hill	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Fort Collins	[data unknown/missing]
Byron Johnson	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	86th	Denver	[data unknown/missing]
Pete Dominick	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Denver	[data unknown/missing]
Don Brotzman	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Boulder	[data unknown/missing]
Roy H. McVicker	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Wheat Ridge	[data unknown/missing]
Don Brotzman	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Boulder	[data unknown/missing]
Tim Wirth	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Boulder	[data unknown/missing]
David Skaggs	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Boulder	[data unknown/missing]
Mark Udall	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Eldorado Springs	Retired after being elected to the U.S. Senate.
Jared Polis	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Boulder	Retired after being elected Governor of Colorado.
Joe Neguse	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – Present	116th	Lafayette	Incumbent

Previous election results

2002

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Udall*	123,504	60%
	Republican	Sandy Hume	75,564	37%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	3,579	1%
	Natural Law	Patrick West	1,617	1%
	Constitution	Erik J. Brauer	1,258	1%
Majority			47,940	23%
Total votes			205,522	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Udall*	207,900	67%
	Republican	Stephen M. Hackman	94,160	30%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	7,304	3%
Majority			113,740	37%
Total votes			309,364	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Udall*	157,850	68%
	Republican	Rich Mancuso	65,481	28%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	5,025	2%
	Green	J.A. Calhoun	2,951	2%
Majority			92,369	40%
Total votes			231,307	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis	215,602	63%
	Republican	Scott Starin	116,619	34%
	Green	J.A. Calhoun	10,031	2%
	Unity	William Robert Hammons	2,176	1%
Majority			98,983	29%
Total votes			344,428	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis*	148,768	57%
	Republican	Stephen Bailey	98,194	38%
	Constitution	Jenna Goss	7,087	3%
	Libertarian	Curtis Harris	5,060	2%
Majority			50,574	19%
Total votes			259,116	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis*	234,758	56%
	Republican	Kevin Lundberg	162,639	39%
	Libertarian	Randy Luallin	13,770	3%
	Green	Susan P. Hall	10,413	2%
Majority			72,119	17%
Total votes			421,580	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis*	196,300	57%
	Republican	George Leing	149,645	43%
Majority			46,655	14%
Total votes			345,945	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis*	260,175	56%
	Republican	Nicholas Morse	170,001	37%
	Libertarian	Richard Longstreth	27,136	7%
Majority			90,174	19%
Total votes			457,312	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

Colorado's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Neguse	259,608	60%
	Republican	Peter Yu	144,901	34%
	Independent	Nick Thomas	16,356	4%
	Libertarian	Roger Barris	9,749	2%
Majority			114,707	26%
Total votes			430,614	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=08&cd=02
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=08&cd=02
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Judge rules in favor of Democratic map in Colorado redistricting. Denver Post. 2011-11-14.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[5] Judge rules in favor of Democratic map in Colorado redistricting. Denver Post. 2011-11-14.