Colorado State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-005
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
15.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Denver County15.30 sq mi100.0%10.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Denver city15.30 sq mi100.0%10.0%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
CO District 186,513100.0%12.0%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
72,907
Active Voters
58,018 (79.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic26,33036.1%
Republican5,0416.9%
Unaffiliated39,24753.8%
Other parties2,2893.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,543 (26.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202444,382 (60.9%)7,237 (9.9%)1,199 (1.6%)
2021–202229,050 (39.8%)5,673 (7.8%)680 (0.9%)
2019–202035,174 (48.2%)12,365 (17.0%)1,243 (1.7%)
2017–201822,847 (31.3%)5,889 (8.1%)722 (1.0%)
2015–201622,470 (30.8%)2,985 (4.1%)541 (0.7%)
2013–201413,066 (17.9%)1,986 (2.7%)523 (0.7%)
2011–201216,296 (22.4%)1,479 (2.0%)338 (0.5%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
85,697 (± 2,425)
Median Age
33.4
Median Household Income
$98,859 (± $4,426)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
60.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,12310.6%
18 to 6469,22080.8%
65 and over7,3548.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)26,35430.8%
White, not Hispanic47,43455.4%
Black, not Hispanic4,0934.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,4632.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3030.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1070.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5080.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,4355.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
79,097
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
70,319

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic57,79573.1%
Hispanic21,30026.9%
White48,07560.8%
Black4,0225.1%
Asian1,9972.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3030.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2370.3%
Two or More Races5870.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic54,80577.9%
Hispanic15,50722.1%
White45,94565.3%
Black4,2736.1%
Asian2,6743.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1971.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2380.3%
Two or More Races5030.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).