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Colorado's 7th congressional district

Colorado's 7th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Brittany Pettersen D–Lakewood
Distribution	99.44% urban[1] 0.56% rural
Population (2022)	724,362[2]
Median household income	$97,203[3]
Ethnicity	74.9% White 15.1% Hispanic 4.4% Two or more races 3.1% Asian 1.3% Black 1.1% other
Cook PVI	D+4[4]

Colorado's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. stateofColorado. 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 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]

Composition[edit]

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
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[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]

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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