Colorado State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-sd-009
State
Colorado
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
196.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.29 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
El Paso County196.49 sq mi100.0%9.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Colorado Springs city49.61 sq mi25.2%24.5%
Air Force Academy CDP9.99 sq mi5.1%100.0%
Monument town6.84 sq mi3.5%98.2%
Woodmoor CDP6.03 sq mi3.1%99.1%
Palmer Lake town3.05 sq mi1.6%98.6%
Gleneagle CDP2.34 sq mi1.2%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 5164,614100.0%22.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
145,441
Active Voters
128,011 (88.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic19,49413.4%
Republican47,35832.6%
Unaffiliated75,44651.9%
Other parties3,1432.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202658,964 (40.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024107,778 (74.1%)8,669 (6.0%)27,587 (19.0%)
2021–202282,590 (56.8%)6,636 (4.6%)21,108 (14.5%)
2019–202091,447 (62.9%)11,214 (7.7%)26,020 (17.9%)
2017–201867,439 (46.4%)6,345 (4.4%)18,177 (12.5%)
2015–201669,267 (47.6%)3,257 (2.2%)14,990 (10.3%)
2013–201451,293 (35.3%)2,405 (1.7%)14,090 (9.7%)
2011–201255,666 (38.3%)1,756 (1.2%)12,607 (8.7%)

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
171,762 (± 4,101)
Median Age
38.4
Median Household Income
$126,383 (± $2,974)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
58.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1840,57823.6%
18 to 64104,91861.1%
65 and over26,26615.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18,43010.7%
White, not Hispanic129,80975.6%
Black, not Hispanic5,3813.1%
Asian, not Hispanic6,0743.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2480.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2490.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0850.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,4866.1%

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
167,678
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
127,449

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic150,52889.8%
Hispanic17,15310.2%
White131,81878.6%
Black5,1323.1%
Asian5,2713.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2510.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2310.1%
Two or More Races1,5450.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic116,44191.4%
Hispanic11,0068.6%
White103,39281.1%
Black4,9443.9%
Asian5,8404.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3151.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2270.2%
Two or More Races7780.6%

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