Colorado State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-sd-021
State
Colorado
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
1,373.6 sq mi
Water Area
16.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Adams County922.61 sq mi67.2%79.1%
Arapahoe County450.98 sq mi32.8%56.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Commerce City city36.00 sq mi2.6%98.5%
Comanche Creek CDP21.69 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Strasburg CDP20.81 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Peoria CDP13.76 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Byers CDP11.45 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Bennett town5.79 sq mi0.4%83.9%
North Washington CDP5.20 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Westminster city3.83 sq mi0.3%12.1%
Welby CDP3.70 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Berkley CDP3.60 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Sherrelwood CDP2.44 sq mi0.2%99.4%
Derby CDP1.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Twin Lakes CDP1.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Deer Trail town1.18 sq mi0.1%92.4%

Showing all 14 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 8150,75689.5%20.9%9.2%
CO District 417,62110.5%2.4%90.5%
CO District 636<0.1%<0.1%0.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
113,119
Active Voters
103,120 (91.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic31,10827.5%
Republican20,20417.9%
Unaffiliated58,24651.5%
Other parties3,5613.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202628,785 (25.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202472,303 (63.9%)8,433 (7.5%)8,617 (7.6%)
2021–202249,889 (44.1%)6,522 (5.8%)5,745 (5.1%)
2019–202067,985 (60.1%)15,398 (13.6%)8,434 (7.5%)
2017–201845,450 (40.2%)7,595 (6.7%)4,469 (4.0%)
2015–201650,874 (45.0%)4,617 (4.1%)3,164 (2.8%)
2013–201431,279 (27.7%)3,579 (3.2%)3,399 (3.0%)
2011–201240,463 (35.8%)3,141 (2.8%)2,202 (1.9%)

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
171,126 (± 2,469)
Median Age
35.0
Median Household Income
$93,086 (± $2,573)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1844,66926.1%
18 to 64107,80063.0%
65 and over18,65710.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)85,58550.0%
White, not Hispanic70,91441.4%
Black, not Hispanic3,9272.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,6512.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4370.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic4100.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2040.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,9982.9%

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
154,971
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
111,208

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,20554.3%
Hispanic70,76645.7%
White72,31246.7%
Black3,7042.4%
Asian3,3232.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4350.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3700.2%
Two or More Races6260.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic67,89661.1%
Hispanic43,31939.0%
White58,98353.0%
Black3,3673.0%
Asian3,8393.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0470.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2540.2%
Two or More Races4140.4%

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