Colorado's 7th congressional district
Colorado's 7th congressional district | |
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![]() Colorado's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
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Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 789,772[2] |
Median household income | $70,574[3] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+6[4] |
Colorado's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in the central part of the state, the district encompasses much of the northern and western parts of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area, including Golden, Lakewood, Arvada and Westminster. The district is currently represented by Democrat Ed Perlmutter.
History
2000s
The 7th congressional district was created following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment and reapportionment of Colorado congressional districts. It consists of portions of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson counties. The boundaries were drawn by a court after the state legislature failed to agree on a redistricting plan.[citation needed]
Characteristics
As originally drawn, the 7th was a "fair fight" district that was split roughly 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. The seat's original congressman, Republican Bob Beauprez, gave up the seat in 2006 to run for governor, and was succeeded by Democrat Ed Perlmutter. Since then, the district has trended increasingly Democratic, allowing Perlmutter to strengthen his hold on the seat.
Redistricting after the 2010 census shifted the district to the more populated portions of Jefferson County, making it slightly friendlier to Democrats.
Voting
Election results from presidential races[5]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2004 | President | Kerry 51 - 48% |
2008 | President | Obama 59 - 40% |
2012 | President | Obama 56 - 41% |
2016 | President | Clinton 51 – 39% |
List of members representing the district
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress(es) |
District home | Electoral history |
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District created January 3, 2003 | |||||
![]() Bob Beauprez |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
108th 109th |
Arvada | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired after running for Governor of Colorado. |
![]() Ed Perlmutter |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – present |
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Golden | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. |
Election results
2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bob Beauprez | 81,789 | 47% | ||
Democratic | Mike Feeley | 81,668 | 47% | ||
Green | Dave Chandler | 3,274 | 2% | ||
Reform | Victor Good | 3,133 | 2% | ||
Libertarian | G. T. "Bud" Martin | 2,906 | 2% | ||
Independent | Stanford Andress (as a write-in) | 109 | 0% | ||
Total votes | 172,879 | 100% | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Beauprez (incumbent) | 135,571 | 55% | |
Democratic | Dave Thomas | 106,026 | 43% | |
Constitution | Clyde J. Harkins | 6,167 | 2% | |
Total votes | 247,764 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter | 103,918 | 55% | |||
Republican | Rick O'Donnell | 79,571 | 42% | |||
Green | Dave Chandler | 3,073 | 2% | |||
Constitution | Roger McCarville | 2,605 | 1% | |||
Total votes | 189,172 | 100% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 173,931 | 63% | |
Republican | John W. Lerew | 100,055 | 37% | |
Total votes | 273,986 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 112,667 | 53% | |
Republican | Ryan Frazier | 88,026 | 42% | |
Libertarian | Buck Bailey | 10,117 | 5% | |
Total votes | 210,810 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 182,460 | 54% | |
Republican | Joe Coors, Jr. | 139,066 | 41% | |
Libertarian | Buck Bailey | 9,148 | 3% | |
Constitution | Douglas Campbell | 10,296 | 2% | |
Total votes | 340,970 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 148,225 | 55% | |
Republican | Don Ytterberg | 120,918 | 45% | |
Total votes | 269,143 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 199,758 | 55.18% | |
Republican | George Athanasopoulos | 144,066 | 39.80% | |
Libertarian | Martin L. Buchanan | 18,186 | 5.02% | |
Total votes | 362,010 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 204,260 | 60.42% | |
Republican | Mark Barrington | 119,734 | 35.42% | |
Libertarian | Jennifer Nackerud | 14,012 | 4.14% | |
Total votes | 338,067 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=08&cd=07
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=08&cd=07
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
- ^ 2002 Election Results
- ^ 2004 Election Results
- ^ 2006 Election Results
- ^ 2008 Election Results
- ^ "2010 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
- ^ 2012 Election Results
- ^ 2014 Election Results
- ^ 2016 Election Results
- ^ "2018 Colorado general election results". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.