Colorado State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-sd-012
State
Colorado
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
395 sq mi
Water Area
1.76 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
El Paso County394.64 sq mi99.9%18.6%
Teller County0.37 sq mi0.1%0.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Colorado Springs city31.49 sq mi8.0%15.6%
Fort Carson CDP27.97 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Fountain city22.50 sq mi5.7%100.0%
Cascade-Chipita Park CDP13.41 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Security-Widefield CDP12.99 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Manitou Springs city3.15 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Green Mountain Falls town1.10 sq mi0.3%94.9%
Rock Creek Park CDP0.27 sq mi0.1%99.8%

Showing all 8 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 5167,89099.6%23.3%99.7%
CO District 76460.4%0.1%0.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
124,448
Active Voters
103,848 (83.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,75519.1%
Republican28,29822.7%
Unaffiliated68,67055.2%
Other parties3,7253.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202639,690 (31.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202479,460 (63.8%)9,657 (7.8%)14,412 (11.6%)
2021–202257,795 (46.4%)7,660 (6.2%)10,873 (8.7%)
2019–202069,599 (55.9%)13,222 (10.6%)14,051 (11.3%)
2017–201849,354 (39.7%)7,832 (6.3%)9,775 (7.9%)
2015–201652,443 (42.1%)4,223 (3.4%)8,460 (6.8%)
2013–201436,977 (29.7%)3,264 (2.6%)7,676 (6.2%)
2011–201242,216 (33.9%)2,516 (2.0%)7,217 (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
166,125 (± 3,238)
Median Age
34.0
Median Household Income
$84,410 (± $2,608)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,20221.8%
18 to 64105,09563.3%
65 and over24,82814.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)30,54918.4%
White, not Hispanic110,54566.5%
Black, not Hispanic9,5555.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4,1302.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3750.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5850.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic9070.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,4795.7%

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
162,888
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
126,871

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic133,57682.0%
Hispanic29,31418.0%
White111,73468.6%
Black9,5175.8%
Asian3,6232.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3830.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5250.3%
Two or More Races1,5000.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic107,46184.7%
Hispanic19,40715.3%
White91,84472.4%
Black8,9387.0%
Asian3,9483.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5571.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3930.3%
Two or More Races8390.7%

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