Colorado State House District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-056
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
11,027.7 sq mi
Water Area
25.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lincoln County2577.68 sq mi23.4%100.0%
Kit Carson County2160.82 sq mi19.6%100.0%
Elbert County1850.84 sq mi16.8%100.0%
Cheyenne County1778.28 sq mi16.1%100.0%
El Paso County1223.31 sq mi11.1%57.5%
Adams County846.61 sq mi7.7%72.6%
Arapahoe County590.90 sq mi5.4%74.1%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Watkins CDP24.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Comanche Creek CDP21.69 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Strasburg CDP20.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ponderosa Park CDP14.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Peoria CDP13.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Byers CDP11.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ellicott CDP10.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aurora city6.24 sq mi0.1%3.8%
Bennett town5.79 sq mi0.1%83.9%
Brick Center CDP5.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Limon town3.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Peyton CDP2.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Burlington city2.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elizabeth town2.00 sq mi<0.1%93.6%
Matheson CDP1.72 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Flagler town1.37 sq mi<0.1%96.0%
Deer Trail town1.18 sq mi<0.1%92.4%
Cheyenne Wells town1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hugo town0.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kiowa town0.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Calhan town0.83 sq mi<0.1%91.0%
Simla town0.62 sq mi<0.1%94.7%
Kit Carson town0.58 sq mi<0.1%98.8%
Stratton town0.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arriba town0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 32 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 468,88277.7%9.5%94.6%
CO District 511,97913.5%1.7%5.2%
CO District 66,6297.5%0.9%0.1%
CO District 81,1601.3%0.2%0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
79,461
Active Voters
72,278 (91.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,54010.7%
Republican32,90141.4%
Unaffiliated36,15845.5%
Other parties1,8622.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202630,787 (38.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202460,114 (75.7%)3,424 (4.3%)19,386 (24.4%)
2021–202247,199 (59.4%)2,521 (3.2%)13,729 (17.3%)
2019–202055,985 (70.5%)5,276 (6.6%)18,278 (23.0%)
2017–201841,592 (52.3%)2,978 (3.7%)11,551 (14.5%)
2015–201645,414 (57.2%)1,914 (2.4%)9,241 (11.6%)
2013–201433,637 (42.3%)1,556 (2.0%)9,067 (11.4%)
2011–201237,126 (46.7%)1,238 (1.6%)6,605 (8.3%)

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
91,014 (± 2,222)
Median Age
41.5
Median Household Income
$108,815 (± $3,708)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,54823.7%
18 to 6454,73060.1%
65 and over14,73616.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,23915.6%
White, not Hispanic68,75675.5%
Black, not Hispanic1,5791.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0471.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2370.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1420.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic6890.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3254.8%

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
88,802
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,442

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic76,17685.8%
Hispanic12,62914.2%
White70,62079.5%
Black1,5831.8%
Asian1,0661.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2310.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1350.2%
Two or More Races3070.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic59,80788.7%
Hispanic7,63711.3%
White55,95983.0%
Black1,4772.2%
Asian1,0521.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0901.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander680.1%
Two or More Races2400.4%

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