Colorado State Senate District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-sd-020
State
Colorado
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
020
Land Area
272.1 sq mi
Water Area
2.68 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State Senate District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County272.05 sq mi100.0%35.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lakewood city22.58 sq mi8.3%51.9%
Arvada city12.73 sq mi4.7%32.7%
Evergreen CDP11.52 sq mi4.2%100.0%
Dakota Ridge CDP9.39 sq mi3.5%100.0%
Genesee CDP6.62 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Fairmount CDP6.06 sq mi2.2%99.7%
Coal Creek town5.94 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Indian Hills CDP5.42 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Kittredge CDP1.88 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Morrison town1.64 sq mi0.6%99.8%
Idledale CDP0.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Superior town0.20 sq mi0.1%5.2%
West Pleasant View CDP0.19 sq mi0.1%12.6%

Showing all 13 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 7166,05898.9%23.0%88.0%
CO District 21,8531.1%0.3%12.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
138,333
Active Voters
127,885 (92.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic34,58925.0%
Republican30,04621.7%
Unaffiliated70,75351.1%
Other parties2,9452.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202659,792 (43.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024110,908 (80.2%)15,840 (11.5%)16,392 (11.8%)
2021–202291,395 (66.1%)11,639 (8.4%)12,720 (9.2%)
2019–2020102,346 (74.0%)24,175 (17.5%)16,985 (12.3%)
2017–201880,976 (58.5%)14,148 (10.2%)10,797 (7.8%)
2015–201681,941 (59.2%)6,658 (4.8%)8,646 (6.3%)
2013–201461,997 (44.8%)5,151 (3.7%)9,492 (6.9%)
2011–201268,787 (49.7%)4,425 (3.2%)6,380 (4.6%)

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
166,424 (± 3,446)
Median Age
42.5
Median Household Income
$125,635 (± $3,884)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
56.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,57919.6%
18 to 64102,43961.6%
65 and over31,40618.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,10713.3%
White, not Hispanic129,86778.0%
Black, not Hispanic1,1700.7%
Asian, not Hispanic5,5673.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3460.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic500.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic9010.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4163.9%

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
163,368
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
130,970

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic142,40087.2%
Hispanic20,97612.8%
White131,83780.7%
Black1,1780.7%
Asian4,3652.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3650.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander520.0%
Two or More Races3340.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic116,07188.6%
Hispanic14,89811.4%
White108,59882.9%
Black1,5191.2%
Asian4,5133.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2270.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.0%
Two or More Races2690.2%

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