Colorado State Senate District 35

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-sd-035
State
Colorado
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
035
Land Area
25,652.7 sq mi
Water Area
93.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State Senate District 35

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Las Animas County4772.94 sq mi18.6%100.0%
Lincoln County2577.68 sq mi10.0%100.0%
Baca County2554.99 sq mi10.0%100.0%
Kit Carson County2160.82 sq mi8.4%100.0%
Elbert County1850.84 sq mi7.2%100.0%
Cheyenne County1778.28 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Kiowa County1767.81 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Prowers County1638.41 sq mi6.4%100.0%
Huerfano County1591.03 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Bent County1512.85 sq mi5.9%100.0%
El Paso County1398.39 sq mi5.5%65.8%
Otero County1261.95 sq mi4.9%100.0%
Crowley County787.43 sq mi3.1%100.0%

Showing all 13 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Black Forest CDP100.64 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Ponderosa Park CDP14.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
El Moro CDP11.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ellicott CDP10.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Trinidad city9.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lamar city5.21 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
La Junta city3.19 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Limon town3.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hoehne CDP3.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Weston CDP3.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Walsenburg city2.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hasty CDP2.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gardner CDP2.47 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Peyton CDP2.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Burlington city2.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elizabeth town2.00 sq mi<0.1%93.6%
Stonewall Gap CDP1.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
McClave CDP1.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Matheson CDP1.72 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rocky Ford city1.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Las Animas city1.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Valdez CDP1.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Flagler town1.37 sq mi<0.1%96.0%
La Veta town1.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
North La Junta CDP1.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 72 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 477,15444.8%10.7%67.4%
CO District 554,90831.9%7.6%2.9%
CO District 340,06523.3%5.6%29.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
142,676
Active Voters
128,441 (90.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic18,29912.8%
Republican56,29439.5%
Unaffiliated64,84745.5%
Other parties3,2362.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202656,005 (39.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024104,867 (73.5%)8,175 (5.7%)33,627 (23.6%)
2021–202283,527 (58.5%)6,734 (4.7%)25,343 (17.8%)
2019–202096,011 (67.3%)11,313 (7.9%)31,825 (22.3%)
2017–201871,979 (50.4%)7,562 (5.3%)21,200 (14.9%)
2015–201676,962 (53.9%)5,255 (3.7%)16,978 (11.9%)
2013–201458,108 (40.7%)4,809 (3.4%)16,138 (11.3%)
2011–201262,778 (44.0%)4,410 (3.1%)12,723 (8.9%)

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
174,106 (± 2,691)
Median Age
42.4
Median Household Income
$83,747 (± $2,761)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1838,97222.4%
18 to 64101,98858.6%
65 and over33,14619.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)36,26520.8%
White, not Hispanic120,89669.4%
Black, not Hispanic4,6242.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7221.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8080.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1890.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic7610.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,8415.1%

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
170,601
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
132,012

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic136,76180.2%
Hispanic33,83919.8%
White123,27472.3%
Black4,7062.8%
Asian1,6030.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native8080.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1780.1%
Two or More Races6260.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic108,46682.2%
Hispanic23,55017.8%
White99,25075.2%
Black4,2173.2%
Asian2,0021.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,6692.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1320.1%
Two or More Races2890.2%

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