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Colorado's 6th congressional district
Colorado's 6th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Jason Crow; D–Aurora
Distribution	98.51% urban; 1.49% rural;
Population (2023)	730,351
Median household; income	$98,242
Ethnicity	55.8% White; 22.1% Hispanic; 10.0% Black; 6.0% Asian; 4.9% Two or more races; 1.2% other;
Cook PVI	D+9

Colorado's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in central Colorado, the district encompasses much of the eastern part of the Denver metropolitan area, including all of Aurora, as well as portions of the southern Denver metro area (Centennial and Littleton).

The district is currently represented by Democrat Jason Crow.

The district was created in 1983 as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census, and was originally a classic suburban Republican bastion; this was once the safest seat for Colorado Republicans outside of Colorado Springs. However, changing demographics in the Front Range, especially in Arapahoe County which went from a traditional conservative suburban/exurban stronghold to a densely populated, ethnically and culturally diverse Democratic-leaning inner suburban county, has made these suburban areas much friendlier to Democrats. The 2010 redistricting shifted the more rural, GOP-dominated sections of the district to the nearby 4th and added heavily populated and Democratic parts of Aurora, turning the 6th district into a Democratic-leaning swing district. However, Republicans are still competitive downballot, and the Democratic strength was limited to western Arapahoe County for much of its history, as the components of Douglas County and Adams County in the 6th were still Republican leaning: this changed in 2020, as Joe Biden and Representative Jason Crow won all county areas in the district.

After 2020 redistricting, the 6th became a purely inner suburban district anchored in western Arapahoe County, although small parts of Jefferson, Douglas, and Adams Counties were included as well to completely take in the cities of Littleton and Aurora. A small portion of the City and County of Denver near Four Square Mile is also located in the district.

History

1990s

Following the 1990 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 6th congressional district consisted of portions of Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.

2000s

Following the 2000 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 6th congressional district consisted of Douglas and Elbert counties as well as portions of Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Park counties.

2010s

During the 2010 Colorado Redistricting, the 6th congressional district lost most of its previous area; the district now consisted of the western portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties plus the community of Highlands Ranch in Douglas County and a very little part of Jefferson County.

2020s

During the 2020 Colorado Redistricting, the 6th congressional district became a pure inner-suburban district consisting of western Arapahoe County, the portions of the City of Aurora located in Adams and Douglas counties, as well as parts of Jefferson County bordering Littleton near Highway 470.

Characteristics

Suburban in character, this ethnically and economically diverse district takes in Denver's southern and eastern suburbs and is now fairly Democratic, despite historically being a Republican district.

Aurora, a diverse city with 21% foreign-born residents ^[5] makes up the base of the population: while the city generally votes to the left and is a suburban stronghold for Colorado Democrats, it also provided enough support for Republican Mike Coffman to hold the district for a decade.

The suburbs to Denver's south side in the district are a mixed bag - Greenwood Village and Cherry Hills Village have a large amount of registered Republicans, however the Republicans here are mainly economically conservative and much more moderate socially compared to the rest of the state. Centennial and Littleton have historically tended to vote Republican but have voted Democratic since 2016: Englewood and Sheridan, being closer socially and economically to nearby Denver are safe for the Democrats, however they do not make up a large part of the district's population.

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
1	Adams	Brighton	533,365
5	Arapahoe	Littleton	655,808
31	Denver	Denver	713,252
35	Douglas	Castle Rock	383,906
59	Jefferson	Golden	576,366

Cities of 10,000 people or more

Denver – 713,252
Aurora – 386,261
Centennial – 108,418
Littleton – 45,652
Ken Caryl – 33,811
Englewood – 33,659
Columbine – 25,229
Four Square Mile – 22,872
Greenwood Village – 15,691
Cherry Creek – 11,488

2,500 – 10,000 people

Cherry Hills Village – 6,442
Sheridan – 6,105
Dove Valley – 5,640
Bennett – 2,862

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[6]^[7]^[8]
2008	President	Obama 55% - 43%
2012	President	Obama 55% - 45%
2016	President	Clinton 52% - 39%
2016	Senate	Bennet 54% - 41%
2018	Governor	Polis 57% - 40%
2018	Attorney General	Weiser 54% - 43%
2020	President	Biden 61% - 37%
2020	Senate	Hickenlooper 58% - 40%
2022	Senate	Bennet 60% - 38%
	Governor	Polis 63% - 36%
	Attorney General	Weiser 58% - 39%

List of members representing the district

Representative (Residency)	Party	Years	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	District location
District created January 3, 1983
Vacant		January 3, 1983 – March 29, 1983	98th	Representative-elect Jack Swigert died December 27, 1982.^[9]	1983–1993 Parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, and Jefferson
Daniel Schaefer (Lakewood)	Republican	March 29, 1983 – January 3, 1999	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected to finish Swigert's term. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
Daniel Schaefer (Lakewood)	Republican	March 29, 1983 – January 3, 1999	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th		1993–2003 Parts of Arapahoe and Jefferson
Tom Tancredo (Littleton)	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.	1993–2003 Parts of Arapahoe and Jefferson
Tom Tancredo (Littleton)	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th		2003–2013 Douglas and Elbert; parts of Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Park
Mike Coffman (Aurora)	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.
Mike Coffman (Aurora)	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th		2013–2023 Parts of Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas
Jason Crow (Aurora)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2013–2023 Parts of Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas
Jason Crow (Aurora)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th 119th		2023–present Parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson

Election results

1982 • 1983 (Special) • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Swigert	98,909	62.16%
	Democratic	Steve Hogan	56,598	35.57%
	Libertarian	J. Craig Green	3,605	2.27%
Total votes			159,112	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

1983 (Special)

1983 Colorado's 6th congressional district special election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer	49,816	63.29%
	Democratic	Steve Hogan	27,779	35.29%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	1,112	1.41%
Total votes			78,707	100%
	Republican hold

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	171,427	89.40%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	20,333	10.60%
Total votes			191,760	100%
	Republican hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	104,359	63.04%
	Democratic	Chuck Norris	58,834	35.54%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,338	1.41%
Total votes			165,531	100%
	Republican hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	136,487	63.03%
	Democratic	Martha Ezzard	77,158	35.63%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,911	1.34%
Total votes			216,556	100%
	Republican hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	105,312	64.50%
	Democratic	Don Jarrett	57,961	35.50%
Total votes			163,273	100%
	Republican hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	142,021	60.93%
	Democratic	Tom Kolbe	91,073	39.07%
	Prohibition	Earl Higgerson (write-in)	3	0.00%
Total votes			233,097	100%
	Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	124,079	69.82%
	Democratic	John Hallen	49,701	27.97%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,536	1.43%
	Natural Law	Stephen D. Dawson	1,393	0.78%
Total votes			177,709	100%
	Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	146,018	62.24%
	Democratic	Joan Fitz-Gerald	88,600	37.76%
Total votes			234,618	100%
	Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo	111,374	55.91%
	Democratic	Henry L. Strauss	82,622	41.48%
	Natural Law	George E. Newman	5,152	2.59%
Total votes			199,188	100%
	Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	141,410	53.88%
	Democratic	Kenneth A. Toltz	110,568	42.12%
	Libertarian	Adam David Katz	6,882	2.62%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	3,614	1.38%
Total votes			262,477	100%
	Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	158,851	66.88%
	Democratic	Lance Wright	71,327	30.03%
	Libertarian	Adam David Katz	7,323	3.08%
Total votes			237,501	100%
	Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	212,778	59.48%
	Democratic	Joanna Conti	139,870	39.10%
	Libertarian	Jack J. Woehr	3,857	1.08%
	Constitution	Peter Shevchuck	1,235	0.35%
Total votes			357,741	100%
	Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	158,806	58.61%
	Democratic	Bill Winter	108,007	39.87%
	Libertarian	Jack J. Woehr	4,093	1.51%
	Republican	Juan B. Botero (write-in)	25	0.01%
Total votes			270,931	100%
	Republican hold

2008

Republican primary

2008 Republican primary in Colorado's 6th congressional district^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman	28,509	40.12%
	Republican	Wil Armstrong	23,213	32.67%
	Republican	Ted Harvey	10,886	15.32%
	Republican	Steve Ward	8,452	11.89%
Total votes			71,060	100%

General election

2008 United States House of Representatives elections^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman	250,877	60.67%
	Democratic	Hank Eng	162,641	39.33%
Total votes			413,516	100%
	Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	217,400	65.67%
	Democratic	John Flerlage	104,159	31.46%
	Libertarian	Rob McNealy	9,471	2.86%
	Write-in	Michael Shawn Kearns	7	0.00%
Total votes			331,037	100%
	Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	163,938	47.81%
	Democratic	Joe Miklosi	156,937	45.77%
	Libertarian	Patrick E. Provost	8,597	2.51%
	UNA	Kathy Polhemus	13,442	3.92%
Total votes			342,914	100%
	Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	143,467	51.90%
	Democratic	Andrew Romanoff	118,847	42.99%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	8,623	3.12%
	Green	Gary Swing	5,503	1.99%
Total votes			276,440	100%
	Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	191,626	50.91%
	Democratic	Morgan Carroll	160,372	42.60%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	18,778	4.99%
	Green	Robert Lee Worthey	5,641	1.50%
Total votes			376,417	100%
	Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Crow	184,399	54.08%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	146,339	42.92%
	Libertarian	Kat Martin	5,733	1.68%
	Independent	Dan Chapin	4,512	1.32%
Total votes			340,983	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Crow (incumbent)	250,314	57.09%
	Republican	Steve House	175,192	39.96%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	9,083	2.07%
	Unity	Jaimie Kulikowski	3,884	0.89%
Total votes			438,473	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Crow (incumbent)	170,140	60.06%
	Republican	Steve Monahan	105,084	37.04%
	Libertarian	Eric Mulder	5,531	2.0%
Total votes			280,755	100%
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

^ "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.
^ Frank, John. "By the numbers: Aurora's population and diversity". axios.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::39f44408-23f7-439d-b7eb-923da58b63df
^ 2022 CO Statewide races by CD. docs.google.com (Report).
^ "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
^ "Ex-Astronaut, Newly Elected to House, Dies". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 29, 1982. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
^ 1982 Election Results
^ 1983 Special Election Results
^ 1984 Election Results
^ 1986 Election Results
^ 1988 Election Results
^ 1990 Election Results
^ 1992 Election Results
^ 1994 Election Results
^ 1996 Election Results
^ 1998 Election Results
^ 2000 Election Results
^ 2002 Election Results
^ 2004 Election Results
^ 2006 Election Results
^ 2008 Primary Results^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ 2008 Election Results
^ "2010 Election Results". Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
^ 2012 Election Results
^ "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^ "Official Certified Results November 8, 2016 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

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[1] "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.

[2] "My Congressional District".

[3] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-4] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[5] Frank, John. "By the numbers: Aurora's population and diversity". axios.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[6] ttps://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::39f44408-23f7-439d-b7eb-923da58b63df

[7] 2022 CO Statewide races by CD. docs.google.com (Report).

[8] "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

[9] "Ex-Astronaut, Newly Elected to House, Dies". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 29, 1982. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.

[10] 1982 Election Results

[11] 1983 Special Election Results

[12] 1984 Election Results

[13] 1986 Election Results

[14] 1988 Election Results

[15] 1990 Election Results

[16] 1992 Election Results

[17] 1994 Election Results

[18] 1996 Election Results

[19] 1998 Election Results

[20] 2000 Election Results

[21] 2002 Election Results

[22] 2004 Election Results

[23] 2006 Election Results

[24] 2008 Primary Results^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[25] 2008 Election Results

[26] "2010 Election Results". Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2011.

[27] 2012 Election Results

[results-28] "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

[results2016-29] "Official Certified Results November 8, 2016 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

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Colorado's 6th congressional district