Colorado State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-048
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
532 sq mi
Water Area
11.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Weld County473.30 sq mi89.0%11.9%
Adams County58.68 sq mi11.0%5.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Brighton city21.25 sq mi4.0%97.8%
Fort Lupton city12.15 sq mi2.3%91.7%
Todd Creek CDP9.89 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Keenesburg town7.54 sq mi1.4%80.6%
Hudson town5.90 sq mi1.1%99.9%
Lochbuie town3.68 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Platteville town3.07 sq mi0.6%91.4%
Kersey town2.02 sq mi0.4%85.5%
Aristocrat Ranchettes CDP1.87 sq mi0.4%100.0%
La Salle town0.96 sq mi0.2%97.3%
Gilcrest town0.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 11 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 883,67194.4%11.6%77.9%
CO District 44,9545.6%0.7%22.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
68,315
Active Voters
62,538 (91.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic13,30119.5%
Republican18,92327.7%
Unaffiliated34,17650.0%
Other parties1,9152.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,726 (27.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202446,611 (68.2%)3,941 (5.8%)8,849 (13.0%)
2021–202233,667 (49.3%)3,007 (4.4%)6,073 (8.9%)
2019–202043,735 (64.0%)6,798 (10.0%)8,639 (12.6%)
2017–201831,807 (46.6%)3,556 (5.2%)4,264 (6.2%)
2015–201634,619 (50.7%)2,278 (3.3%)3,285 (4.8%)
2013–201422,789 (33.4%)1,952 (2.9%)3,727 (5.5%)
2011–201227,592 (40.4%)1,599 (2.3%)2,248 (3.3%)

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
94,392 (± 1,831)
Median Age
36.1
Median Household Income
$100,666 (± $5,108)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,99925.4%
18 to 6458,85862.4%
65 and over11,53512.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)36,96139.2%
White, not Hispanic50,69753.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,7181.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0641.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2970.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic810.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5750.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9993.2%

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
88,418
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
64,747

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,94164.4%
Hispanic31,47635.6%
White51,55758.3%
Black1,7041.9%
Asian9441.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3200.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander840.1%
Two or More Races2180.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic45,10369.7%
Hispanic19,63930.3%
White41,44364.0%
Black1,3402.1%
Asian1,0741.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1341.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander790.1%
Two or More Races1040.2%

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