Colorado's 1st congressional district

Colorado's 1st congressional district
	; Colorado's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.;
U.S. Representative	; Diana DeGette (D–Denver)
Distribution	; 100% urban; ; 0% rural; ;
Population (2016)	812,843;
Median income	$67,441;
Ethnicity	; 59.43% White; ; ; 8.65% Black; ; ; 3.53% Asian; ; ; 27.64% Hispanic; ; ; 0.75% Native American; ; ;
Cook PVI	D+21;

Colorado's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado based primarily in the City and County of Denver in the central part of the state. The district includes all of the City and County of Denver, and the nearby suburbs of Glendale, Englewood, Sheridan, and Cherry Hills Village.

The district has been represented by Democrat Diana DeGette since 1997.

Based in the heart of Metropolitan Denver, this district is by far the most liberal in the state. While there is some GOP strength in the suburban areas, it remains overwhelmingly Democratic.

History[edit]

1990s[edit]

Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated re-alignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 1st Congressional district consisted of all of the City and County of Denver and parts of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson counties.

2000s[edit]

Following the 2000 U.S. census and associated re-alignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 1st Congressional district consists of parts of Arapahoe County, including parts or all of the cities of Englewood, Cherry Hills Village, Sheridan, Aurora, and Glendale, and all of the City and County of Denver.

2010s[edit]

Following the 2010 U.S. Census and associated re-alignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 1st Congressional district consisted of all of the City and County of Denver and parts of Arapahoe County including parts or all of the cities of Englewood, Cherry Hills Village, Sheridan, Aurora, and Glendale. Following the census, the 1st district took in additional area in the southwestern suburbs which included parts of Jefferson County and parts or all of the cities of Columbine and Ken Caryl.

Characteristics[edit]

As with most urban districts, Colorado's 1st Congressional District is racially diverse, and has proven to be friendly territory for Democrats. Only two Republicans have been elected to the district's Congressional seat since the Great Depression. Dean M. Gillespie was the district's representative from 1944 to 1947, and Mike McKevitt served one term from 1970 to 1972, winning thanks to an ideological split among Denver Democrats.

Voting[edit]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 61 – 33%
2004	President	Kerry 68 – 31%
2008	President	Obama 74 – 24%
2012	President	Obama 69 – 29%
2016	President	Clinton 69 – 23%

Previous election results[edit]

2002[edit]

Colorado’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette*	111,718	66%
	Republican	Ken Chlouber	49,884	30%
	Green	Ken Seaman	3,209	2%
	Libertarian	Kent Leonard	2,584	1%
	Constitution	George C. Lilly	1,169	1%
Majority			61,834	36%
Total votes			168,564	100%
	Democratic hold

2004[edit]

Colorado’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette*	177,077	74%
	Republican	Roland Chicas	58,659	24%
	Constitution	George C. Lilly	5,193	2%
Majority			118,418	50%
Total votes			240,929	100%
	Democratic hold

2006[edit]

Colorado’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette*	129,446	80%
	Green	Thomas D. Kelly	32,825	20%
Majority			96,621	60%
Total votes			162,271	100%
	Democratic hold

2008[edit]

Colorado’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette*	203,756	72%
	Republican	George C. Lilly	67,346	24%
	Libertarian	Martin L. Buchanan	12,136	4%
Majority			136,410	48%
Total votes			283,249	100%
	Democratic hold

2010[edit]

Colorado’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette*	140,073	67%
	Republican	Mike Fallon	59,747	29%
	Green	Gary Swing	2,923	2%
	Libertarian	Clint Jones	2,867	1%
	Constitution	Chris Styskal	2,141	1%
Majority			80,326	38%
Total votes			207,751	100%
	Democratic hold

2012[edit]

Colorado’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette*	237,579	68%
	Republican	Danny Stroud	93,217	27%
	Libertarian	Frank Atwood	12,585	4%
	Green	Gary Swing	4,829	1%
Majority			144,362	41%
Total votes			348,228	100%
	Democratic hold

2014[edit]

Colorado’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette*	183,281	66%
	Republican	Martin Walsh	80,682	29%
	Libertarian	Frank Atwood	9,292	3%
	Independent	Danny Stroud	5,236	2%
Majority			102,599	37%
Total votes			278,494	100%
	Democratic hold

2016[edit]

Colorado’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Diana DeGette*	257,254	67.9%	+1.9
	Republican	Charles Stockham	105,030	27%	-2.0
	Libertarian	Darrell Dinges	16,752	4.4%	+2.2%
Majority			152,224	40.2	+3.2%
Total votes			379,036	100%
	Democratic hold

List of members representing the district[edit]

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1893
Lafayette Pence	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing.]
John F. Shafroth	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Elected in 1894. Changed parties and re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Changed parties and re-elected in 1902 but resigned after declaring his conviction that his opponent was actually elected.
	Silver Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – February 15, 1904
Robert W. Bonynge	Republican	February 16, 1904 – March 3, 1909	Won election contest. [Data unknown/missing.]
Atterson W. Rucker	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	[Data unknown/missing.]
George Kindel	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	[Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin Hilliard	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	[Data unknown/missing.]
William Vaile	Republican	March 4, 1919 – July 2, 1927	Died.
Vacant		July 3, 1927 – November 14, 1927
S. Harrison White	Democratic	November 15, 1927 – March 3, 1929	[Data unknown/missing.]
William R. Eaton	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	[Data unknown/missing.]
Lawrence Lewis	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – December 9, 1943	Died.
Vacant		December 9, 1943 – March 7, 1944
Dean M. Gillespie	Republican	March 7, 1944 – January 3, 1947	[Data unknown/missing.]
John A. Carroll	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	[Data unknown/missing.]
Byron Rogers	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971	[Data unknown/missing.]
Mike McKevitt	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	Lost re-election.
Pat Schroeder	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997	Retired.
Diana DeGette	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – present	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Re-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.

Living former Members[edit]

As of April 2015^[update], there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 1st congressional district who is currently living at this time.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Patricia Schroeder	1973–1997	(1940-07-30) July 30, 1940 (age 78)

Historical district boundaries[edit]

2003 - 2013

References[edit]

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Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 104°54′32″W / 39.73222°N 104.90889°W / 39.73222; -104.90889

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Colorado's 1st congressional district
Colorado's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
U.S. Representative	Diana DeGette (D–Denver)
Distribution	100^[1]% urban 0% rural
Population (2016)	812,843^[2]
Median income	$67,441^[3]
Ethnicity	59.43% White 8.65% Black 3.53% Asian 27.64% Hispanic 0.75% Native American
Cook PVI	D+21^[4]