Colorado State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-sd-028
State
Colorado
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
226.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.62 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Adams County129.83 sq mi57.2%11.1%
Arapahoe County96.97 sq mi42.8%12.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Aurora city111.51 sq mi49.2%68.0%
Watkins CDP24.75 sq mi10.9%100.0%
Aetna Estates CDP0.13 sq mi0.1%99.8%

Showing all 3 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 6153,97894.3%21.3%65.0%
CO District 49,2975.7%1.3%35.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
101,845
Active Voters
91,078 (89.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic32,24131.7%
Republican13,38113.1%
Unaffiliated52,92752.0%
Other parties3,2963.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202626,868 (26.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202460,227 (59.1%)9,599 (9.4%)5,146 (5.1%)
2021–202240,379 (39.6%)6,784 (6.7%)3,578 (3.5%)
2019–202056,605 (55.6%)15,365 (15.1%)5,392 (5.3%)
2017–201837,684 (37.0%)7,243 (7.1%)3,164 (3.1%)
2015–201640,841 (40.1%)4,559 (4.5%)2,495 (2.4%)
2013–201425,209 (24.8%)2,923 (2.9%)2,447 (2.4%)
2011–201232,550 (32.0%)2,365 (2.3%)1,599 (1.6%)

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
171,813 (± 2,767)
Median Age
33.1
Median Household Income
$83,325 (± $3,431)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1844,04025.6%
18 to 64112,36965.4%
65 and over15,4049.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)70,85541.2%
White, not Hispanic51,67430.1%
Black, not Hispanic28,10416.4%
Asian, not Hispanic10,0065.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3600.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic7690.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0890.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,9565.2%

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
141,970
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
100,990

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic93,07865.6%
Hispanic48,88934.4%
White51,87336.5%
Black25,15117.7%
Asian7,0875.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3570.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5280.4%
Two or More Races1,4321.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic73,19872.5%
Hispanic27,79327.5%
White43,80443.4%
Black19,97419.8%
Asian7,1547.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6051.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3090.3%
Two or More Races8490.8%

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