Colorado State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-sd-006
State
Colorado
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
18,164.8 sq mi
Water Area
43.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Saguache County3168.57 sq mi17.4%100.0%
Montezuma County2029.35 sq mi11.2%100.0%
La Plata County1689.68 sq mi9.3%100.0%
Montrose County1619.65 sq mi8.9%72.3%
Archuleta County1350.09 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Conejos County1287.43 sq mi7.1%100.0%
San Miguel County1286.73 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Costilla County1227.59 sq mi6.8%100.0%
Dolores County1067.17 sq mi5.9%100.0%
Rio Grande County911.96 sq mi5.0%100.0%
Mineral County875.76 sq mi4.8%100.0%
Alamosa County722.65 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Ouray County540.67 sq mi3.0%100.0%
San Juan County387.52 sq mi2.1%100.0%

Showing all 14 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Southern Ute CDP15.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Durango city14.71 sq mi0.1%83.2%
Alamosa city7.60 sq mi<0.1%95.4%
Cortez city6.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Loghill Village CDP6.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arboles CDP5.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pagosa Springs town5.03 sq mi<0.1%99.4%
Redvale CDP4.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Towaoc CDP3.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mountain Village town3.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alamosa East CDP3.25 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Portland CDP3.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lewis CDP3.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Monte Vista city2.63 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
South Fork town2.50 sq mi<0.1%98.2%
Telluride town2.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ridgway town1.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Blanca town1.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Moffat town1.67 sq mi<0.1%78.5%
Bayfield town1.65 sq mi<0.1%81.7%
Sanford town1.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
San Acacio CDP1.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gerrard CDP1.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alpine CDP1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Del Norte town0.98 sq mi<0.1%91.3%

Showing top 25 of 54 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 3161,109100.0%22.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
138,313
Active Voters
123,398 (89.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic29,87321.6%
Republican36,63026.5%
Unaffiliated68,71249.7%
Other parties3,0982.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202655,875 (40.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202499,562 (72.0%)13,548 (9.8%)20,681 (15.0%)
2021–202281,489 (58.9%)11,197 (8.1%)16,684 (12.1%)
2019–202090,509 (65.4%)21,255 (15.4%)20,558 (14.9%)
2017–201869,261 (50.1%)12,525 (9.1%)11,869 (8.6%)
2015–201670,775 (51.2%)9,098 (6.6%)9,471 (6.8%)
2013–201453,094 (38.4%)6,620 (4.8%)10,264 (7.4%)
2011–201258,752 (42.5%)6,213 (4.5%)8,085 (5.8%)

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
163,414 (± 443)
Median Age
43.8
Median Household Income
$70,097 (± $2,245)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1830,95218.9%
18 to 6494,94558.1%
65 and over37,51723.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)35,64621.8%
White, not Hispanic112,42468.8%
Black, not Hispanic8150.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2090.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5,6023.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic540.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0960.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,5684.0%

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
160,046
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
129,345

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic126,64579.1%
Hispanic33,40120.9%
White114,39371.5%
Black6420.4%
Asian9860.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native5,6613.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander440.0%
Two or More Races2170.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic106,09882.0%
Hispanic23,24718.0%
White96,53974.6%
Black8860.7%
Asian1,2581.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native7,2595.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander440.0%
Two or More Races1930.1%

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