Colorado State House District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-042
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
12.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Arapahoe County12.94 sq mi100.0%1.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Aurora city12.94 sq mi100.0%7.9%

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 690,410100.0%12.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
45,313
Active Voters
39,427 (87.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic15,83835.0%
Republican4,78110.6%
Unaffiliated23,09851.0%
Other parties1,5963.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,445 (25.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,724 (54.6%)4,729 (10.4%)1,798 (4.0%)
2021–202217,076 (37.7%)3,602 (7.9%)1,342 (3.0%)
2019–202024,209 (53.4%)7,483 (16.5%)1,958 (4.3%)
2017–201816,286 (35.9%)3,634 (8.0%)1,285 (2.8%)
2015–201617,673 (39.0%)2,656 (5.9%)1,097 (2.4%)
2013–201411,054 (24.4%)1,449 (3.2%)1,061 (2.3%)
2011–201214,415 (31.8%)1,239 (2.7%)756 (1.7%)

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
91,220 (± 2,466)
Median Age
32.3
Median Household Income
$64,862 (± $2,914)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,44024.6%
18 to 6460,22366.0%
65 and over8,5579.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)40,98244.9%
White, not Hispanic22,18024.3%
Black, not Hispanic19,03020.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3,8454.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1710.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2730.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic5730.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,1664.6%

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
72,241
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
51,965

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic45,09062.4%
Hispanic27,14337.6%
White22,07530.6%
Black16,75023.2%
Asian2,6613.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1710.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2170.3%
Two or More Races2540.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic36,15469.6%
Hispanic15,80830.4%
White19,89738.3%
Black12,56524.2%
Asian2,8015.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native7951.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1330.3%
Two or More Races1720.3%

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