Colorado's 8th congressional district

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Colorado's 8th congressional district
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Current Representative Yadira Caraveo (D–Thornton)
Population (2022) 737,452[1]
Median income $$92,047[2]
Cook PVI EVEN[3]

Colorado's 8th congressional district is a new district in the United States House of Representatives that was apportioned after the 2020 United States census.[4][5][6] The first congressional seat to be added to Colorado's congressional delegation since 2001, the 8th district was drawn before the 2022 elections.[7] The district was drawn by the Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission and approved in an 11–1 vote on September 28, 2021, before being approved unanimously by the Colorado Supreme Court on November 1, 2021.[8][9][10][11]

Characteristics

Colorado's 8th congressional district stretches along Interstate 25, encompassing sections of Adams County, Larimer County, and Weld County. The largest population centers are Brighton, Commerce City, Greeley, Johnstown, Northglenn, and Thornton.[12][13] The district has the largest number of Hispanic residents of any congressional district in Colorado, making up 38.5% of the adult population.[14] The 8th congressional district is viewed as competitive, with the Democratic Party holding a 3% lead in active registered voters and an average margin of victory of 1.3% between eight statewide elections held between 2016 and 2020.[12] Joe Biden won the area that is now the 8th district by 4.7% in the 2020 United States presidential election.[15] Republicans are strongest in Greeley and Weld County, while the northern Denver suburbs in Adams County lean Democratic.

Voting

These results vary from older lines to current

Year Office Result
2022 Governor Polis 52.8% – Ganahl 44.6%
Senate Bennet 50.3% - O'Dea 46.3%

List of members representing the district

Name Party Years Cong–
ress		 Electoral history District location
District created January 3, 2023
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Yadira Caraveo
(Thornton)		 Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present		 118th Elected in 2022. 2023–present
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Parts of Adams, Larimer, and Weld

Election results

2022

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Results of the 2022 election by county
2022 Colorado's 8th congressional district election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yadira Caraveo 114,377 48.38% N/A
Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer 112,745 47.69% N/A
Libertarian Richard Ward 9,280 3.93% N/A
Total votes 236,402 100.00%
Democratic win (new seat)

See also

References

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