Colorado State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-sd-023
State
Colorado
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
404.6 sq mi
Water Area
12.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Weld County317.18 sq mi78.4%8.0%
Larimer County87.41 sq mi21.6%3.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Windsor town25.51 sq mi6.3%97.0%
Frederick town15.10 sq mi3.7%99.3%
Johnstown town13.79 sq mi3.4%88.5%
Firestone town13.57 sq mi3.4%97.6%
Mead town13.00 sq mi3.2%84.0%
Berthoud town12.93 sq mi3.2%99.5%
Milliken town12.82 sq mi3.2%98.2%
Fort Collins city10.70 sq mi2.6%18.7%
Dacono city8.79 sq mi2.2%94.7%
Timnath town6.57 sq mi1.6%89.8%
Northglenn city0.99 sq mi0.2%13.4%
Erie town0.02 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
Thornton city0.01 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%
Severance town0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

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 890,51256.3%12.5%65.5%
CO District 437,79823.5%5.2%22.6%
CO District 232,42520.2%4.5%11.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
147,970
Active Voters
136,093 (92.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic24,61516.6%
Republican45,00430.4%
Unaffiliated74,93550.6%
Other parties3,4162.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202653,689 (36.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024114,068 (77.1%)9,921 (6.7%)22,611 (15.3%)
2021–202285,914 (58.1%)6,810 (4.6%)15,190 (10.3%)
2019–2020100,876 (68.2%)14,701 (9.9%)21,941 (14.8%)
2017–201874,930 (50.6%)7,827 (5.3%)11,239 (7.6%)
2015–201677,960 (52.7%)3,605 (2.4%)8,710 (5.9%)
2013–201454,224 (36.6%)3,101 (2.1%)9,615 (6.5%)
2011–201263,077 (42.6%)2,436 (1.6%)6,254 (4.2%)

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
181,109 (± 2,545)
Median Age
37.4
Median Household Income
$125,269 (± $3,881)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1845,62725.2%
18 to 64109,94560.7%
65 and over25,53714.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)32,07017.7%
White, not Hispanic134,70974.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,4210.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4,8752.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3760.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic460.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2580.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,3543.5%

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
176,167
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
131,006

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic146,90883.4%
Hispanic29,26016.6%
White136,01977.2%
Black1,5190.9%
Asian4,4082.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3780.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander610.0%
Two or More Races4860.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic112,55985.9%
Hispanic18,44914.1%
White105,49080.5%
Black1,6661.3%
Asian3,9353.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3111.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.0%
Two or More Races1230.1%

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