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Colorado's 2nd congressional district

Colorado's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Joe Neguse D–Lafayette
Distribution	81.04% urban[1] 18.96% rural
Population (2022)	726,112[2]
Median household income	$94,059[3]
Ethnicity	76.1% White 14.2% Hispanic 4.3% Two or more races 3.5% Asian 0.9% Black 0.9% other
Cook PVI	D+17[4]

Colorado's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. stateofColorado. The district is located in the north-central part of the state and encompasses the northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder and Fort Collins. The district also includes the mountain towns of Vail, Granby, Steamboat Springs, and Idaho Springs. Redistricting in 2011 moved Larimer County, including the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland, to the 2nd from the 4th district.^[5] Meanwhile, redistricting in 2021 moved Loveland back to the 4th district and Broomfield and western Jefferson County to the 7th district.

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[edit]

1890s[edit]

Following the 1890 U.S. census and associated reapportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives, Colorado gained a second congressional district. The first representative elected to this district was John Calhoun BellofThe Populist party.

1990s[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

2020s[edit]

Redistricting in 2021 moved Loveland back to the 4th district and Broomfield and western Jefferson County to the 7th district. Also the 3rd congressional district lost Jackson County, Routt County, and most of Eagle County to the 2nd district.

Composition[edit]

Cities of 10,000 people or more[edit]

• Fort Collins – 169,810
• Arvada – 124,402
• Boulder – 108,250
• Longmont – 98,885
• Lafayette – 30,411
• Erie – 30,038
• Louisville – 21,226
• Steamboat Springs – 13,224
• Superior – 13,094
• Edwards – 11,246

2,500 – 10,000 people[edit]

• Gunbarrel – 9,554
• Timnath – 9,344
• Gypsum – 8,040
• Eagle – 7,511
• Avon – 6,072
• Estes Park – 5,904
• Breckenridge – 5,078
• Vail – 4,835
• Silverthorne – 4,402
• Niwot – 4,306
• Frisco – 2,804

Voting[edit]

Characteristics[edit]

This district is anchored in Boulder and Larimer counties which have the bulk of population in the district: both counties are mainly anchored by the large college towns of Boulder and Fort Collins, providing Democratic strength in the district.

The other parts of the district are diverse, ranging from far western Denver suburbs to agricultural areas and mountain towns. Eagle and Summit counties, home to the ski resort towns of Vail and Breckenridge and other tourism dependent towns such as Avon, Frisco and Silverthorne, are Democratic strongholds: however Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, while also being tourism dependent and Democratic leaning, do not vote as strongly for the Democrats. Grand County leans Republican, though the ski resort areas of the county in Winter Park are heavily Democratic.

The suburban areas of Denver represented in the 2nd district are more competitive; while Broomfield itself leans Democratic, the Jefferson County foothills are historically a Republican stronghold, though urban sprawl is eroding Republican dominance in the area. Similarly, Larimer County outside of Fort Collins is heavily Republican, however the county leans Democratic due to the influence and population of Fort Collins.

List of members representing the district[edit]

Member (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1893
John Calhoun Bell (Montrose)	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election.
Herschel M. Hogg (Telluride)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Elected in 1902 Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
Warren A. Haggott (Idaho Springs)	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th	Elected in 1906. Lost re-election.
John Andrew Martin (Pueblo)	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Retired.
Harry H. Seldomridge (Colorado Springs)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Charles B. Timberlake (Sterling)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination.
Fred N. Cummings (Fort Collins)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941	73rd 74th 75th 76th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
William S. Hill (Fort Collins)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired.
Byron Johnson (Denver)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	86th	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
Pete Dominick (Englewood)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Don Brotzman (Boulder)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Roy H. McVicker (Wheat Ridge)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Don Brotzman (Boulder)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election
Tim Wirth (Boulder)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
David Skaggs (Boulder)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
Mark Udall (Boulder)	Democratic	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 to run for U.S. senator.
					2003–2013
Jared Polis (Boulder)	Democratic	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. Retired to run for Governor of Colorado.
					2013–2023
Joe Neguse (Lafayette)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
					2023–present

Previous election results[edit]

2002[edit]

2004[edit]

2006[edit]

2008[edit]

2010[edit]

2012[edit]

2014[edit]

2016[edit]

2018[edit]

2020[edit]

2022[edit]

Historical district boundaries[edit]

See also[edit]

• Colorado's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References[edit]

• 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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