Colorado State House District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-023
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
023
Land Area
28.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.56 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County28.40 sq mi99.9%3.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lakewood city16.19 sq mi56.9%37.2%
Wheat Ridge city9.34 sq mi32.9%100.0%
Applewood CDP1.04 sq mi3.7%25.7%
Lakeside town0.19 sq mi0.7%99.8%
East Pleasant View CDP0.11 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Mountain View town0.09 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fairmount CDP0.02 sq mi0.1%0.3%
West Pleasant View CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 8 places

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 787,283100.0%12.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
71,476
Active Voters
64,079 (89.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,13829.6%
Republican11,74416.4%
Unaffiliated36,71651.4%
Other parties1,8782.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202628,829 (40.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202453,716 (75.2%)9,064 (12.7%)5,985 (8.4%)
2021–202243,041 (60.2%)6,787 (9.5%)4,734 (6.6%)
2019–202049,748 (69.6%)14,046 (19.7%)6,328 (8.9%)
2017–201838,308 (53.6%)8,187 (11.5%)4,296 (6.0%)
2015–201638,826 (54.3%)4,065 (5.7%)3,500 (4.9%)
2013–201428,830 (40.3%)3,518 (4.9%)3,655 (5.1%)
2011–201232,295 (45.2%)2,752 (3.9%)2,637 (3.7%)

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
86,901 (± 1,665)
Median Age
39.7
Median Household Income
$95,563 (± $3,233)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,54415.6%
18 to 6456,88965.5%
65 and over16,46819.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,58016.8%
White, not Hispanic64,92074.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,6061.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,0022.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4600.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic470.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic960.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1903.7%

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
84,248
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
70,989

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic70,75984.0%
Hispanic13,48716.0%
White65,51677.8%
Black1,2161.4%
Asian1,3871.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4710.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander480.1%
Two or More Races1100.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic60,62885.4%
Hispanic10,35914.6%
White56,59679.7%
Black1,2581.8%
Asian1,7342.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8751.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander500.1%
Two or More Races1110.2%

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