Colorado State House District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-055
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
65.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.54 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Mesa County65.92 sq mi100.0%2.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Grand Junction city38.47 sq mi58.4%94.4%
Redlands CDP13.34 sq mi20.3%100.0%
Orchard Mesa CDP3.70 sq mi5.6%100.0%

Showing all 3 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 387,162100.0%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
70,329
Active Voters
63,183 (89.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,82514.0%
Republican22,55232.1%
Unaffiliated35,95951.1%
Other parties1,9932.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202629,113 (41.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202451,150 (72.7%)4,585 (6.5%)12,567 (17.9%)
2021–202241,265 (58.7%)4,094 (5.8%)10,298 (14.6%)
2019–202046,133 (65.6%)7,045 (10.0%)12,260 (17.4%)
2017–201834,747 (49.4%)4,516 (6.4%)8,004 (11.4%)
2015–201636,818 (52.4%)2,573 (3.7%)6,414 (9.1%)
2013–201427,636 (39.3%)2,260 (3.2%)6,804 (9.7%)
2011–201231,016 (44.1%)1,789 (2.5%)5,257 (7.5%)

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
89,402 (± 1,563)
Median Age
41.1
Median Household Income
$69,791 (± $4,199)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,41218.4%
18 to 6453,33759.7%
65 and over19,65322.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,91215.6%
White, not Hispanic69,70178.0%
Black, not Hispanic6430.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0951.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4280.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic680.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic6090.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9463.3%

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
87,322
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
70,996

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic74,45785.3%
Hispanic12,86814.7%
White70,60080.9%
Black5930.7%
Asian7630.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4290.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander360.0%
Two or More Races3120.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,96287.3%
Hispanic9,03312.7%
White59,04683.2%
Black7141.0%
Asian9351.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0411.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.0%
Two or More Races2220.3%

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