Colorado State House District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-016
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
016
Land Area
24.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
El Paso County24.59 sq mi100.0%1.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Colorado Springs city24.59 sq mi100.0%12.2%

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 588,362100.0%12.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
65,778
Active Voters
55,408 (84.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic13,21720.1%
Republican15,07422.9%
Unaffiliated35,36053.8%
Other parties2,1273.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202622,176 (33.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202443,689 (66.4%)5,388 (8.2%)8,297 (12.6%)
2021–202232,718 (49.7%)4,442 (6.8%)6,571 (10.0%)
2019–202039,366 (59.8%)7,527 (11.4%)8,176 (12.4%)
2017–201828,652 (43.6%)4,608 (7.0%)6,113 (9.3%)
2015–201630,271 (46.0%)2,578 (3.9%)5,382 (8.2%)
2013–201421,950 (33.4%)1,968 (3.0%)4,906 (7.5%)
2011–201225,001 (38.0%)1,485 (2.3%)4,637 (7.0%)

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
88,853 (± 2,756)
Median Age
37.3
Median Household Income
$71,754 (± $3,239)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,03516.9%
18 to 6456,60363.7%
65 and over17,21519.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,95119.1%
White, not Hispanic59,91967.4%
Black, not Hispanic3,8934.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3271.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1810.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic880.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4930.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,0016.8%

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
86,146
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,275

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic71,21782.7%
Hispanic14,92717.3%
White61,02470.8%
Black3,9354.6%
Asian1,0751.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1890.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander980.1%
Two or More Races5870.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic60,61685.0%
Hispanic10,66615.0%
White52,66373.9%
Black4,9396.9%
Asian1,6772.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0401.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.1%
Two or More Races3850.5%

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