Colorado State House District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-053
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
31.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.98 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Larimer County31.88 sq mi100.0%1.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fort Collins city24.09 sq mi75.6%42.1%

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 290,252100.0%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
65,257
Active Voters
54,626 (83.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,54731.5%
Republican7,73311.9%
Unaffiliated35,09953.8%
Other parties1,8782.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202627,106 (41.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202446,681 (71.5%)8,387 (12.9%)3,423 (5.2%)
2021–202234,251 (52.5%)5,471 (8.4%)2,550 (3.9%)
2019–202038,505 (59.0%)11,848 (18.2%)3,729 (5.7%)
2017–201828,630 (43.9%)6,968 (10.7%)2,306 (3.5%)
2015–201627,966 (42.9%)2,905 (4.5%)2,047 (3.1%)
2013–201420,280 (31.1%)2,265 (3.5%)1,977 (3.0%)
2011–201222,283 (34.1%)1,836 (2.8%)1,465 (2.2%)

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
91,370 (± 1,950)
Median Age
27.5
Median Household Income
$68,908 (± $3,987)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
59.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,03413.2%
18 to 6469,01875.5%
65 and over10,31811.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,23612.3%
White, not Hispanic71,86578.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,0591.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2,5212.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2310.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic730.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic6510.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,7344.1%

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
88,344
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
76,493

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic78,21288.5%
Hispanic10,13811.5%
White72,49882.1%
Black1,0651.2%
Asian1,4661.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2290.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander670.1%
Two or More Races2520.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic68,74989.9%
Hispanic7,74610.1%
White63,92683.6%
Black1,4591.9%
Asian2,2573.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native8411.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.1%
Two or More Races2200.3%

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