Colorado State House District 61

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-061
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
061
Land Area
29 sq mi
Water Area
0.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 61

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Arapahoe County24.68 sq mi85.1%3.1%
Douglas County4.28 sq mi14.8%0.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Aurora city14.68 sq mi50.6%8.9%
Centennial city6.10 sq mi21.1%20.2%

Showing all 2 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 678,19586.7%10.8%86.9%
CO District 412,01413.3%1.7%13.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
72,078
Active Voters
66,735 (92.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic17,08423.7%
Republican17,09723.7%
Unaffiliated36,49450.6%
Other parties1,4031.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202629,104 (40.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202454,517 (75.6%)6,799 (9.4%)8,686 (12.1%)
2021–202242,396 (58.8%)5,127 (7.1%)6,422 (8.9%)
2019–202049,905 (69.2%)10,392 (14.4%)8,900 (12.3%)
2017–201837,139 (51.5%)5,489 (7.6%)5,460 (7.6%)
2015–201638,722 (53.7%)2,891 (4.0%)4,378 (6.1%)
2013–201427,858 (38.6%)2,043 (2.8%)4,633 (6.4%)
2011–201231,845 (44.2%)1,591 (2.2%)2,979 (4.1%)

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
93,482 (± 2,884)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$147,786 (± $3,880)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
56.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,05425.7%
18 to 6456,58960.5%
65 and over12,83913.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,07811.9%
White, not Hispanic61,68466.0%
Black, not Hispanic6,0936.5%
Asian, not Hispanic8,7469.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1590.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1170.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2990.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,3065.7%

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
90,383
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,740

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic80,06388.6%
Hispanic10,32211.4%
White62,59269.3%
Black6,0146.7%
Asian7,2198.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1960.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander940.1%
Two or More Races5350.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic59,67189.4%
Hispanic7,06910.6%
White47,54771.2%
Black5,3088.0%
Asian5,9789.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4280.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander840.1%
Two or More Races3700.6%

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