Colorado's 2nd congressional district

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Colorado's 2nd congressional district
Colorado's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Jared Polis (D–Boulder)
Cook PVI	D+8^[1]

Colorado's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district is located in the north-central part of the state and encompasses the northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster. The district also includes the mountain towns of Vail, Grand Lake and Idaho Springs. Redistricting in 2011 has moved Larimer County, including the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland, to the 2nd from the 4th district^[2] for the 2012 election.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Jared Polis, who is one of seven openly gay members of the House of Representatives. Polis succeeded fellow Democrat Mark Udall who subsequently served in the U.S. Senate from 2009 to 2015.

This is the second most liberal district in the Rocky Mountain region (only the neighboring 1st district is considered more liberal.)

History

1990s

Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Boulder, Clear Creek, and Gilpin counties, as well as portions of Adams, and Jefferson counties.

2000s

Following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Broomfield, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Grand, and Summit counties, as well as portions of Adams, Boulder, Jefferson, and Weld counties.

2010s

Following the 2010 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Broomfield, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Larimer and Summit counties; most of Boulder and Jefferson counties; and portions of Eagle and Park counties. Following the census, the 2nd district stretched further north to the Wyoming border while losing the western portion of Eagle County.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 52 - 43%
2004	President	Kerry 58 - 41%
2008	President	Obama 64 - 34%
2012	President	Obama 58 - 40%

Characteristics

This district is anchored in Boulder and Adams counties which have the bulk of population in the district. A liberal base around the city of Boulder (home of the University of Colorado at Boulder), coupled with a sizable Latino population in the Adams County portion of district, usually bodes well for Democrats.

List of representatives

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	District home
District created			March 4, 1893
53rd-57th	John Calhoun Bell	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1903	Lake City
58th-59th	Herschel M. Hogg	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907	Telluride
60th	Warren A. Haggott	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909	Idaho Springs
61st-62nd	John Andrew Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913	La Junta
63rd	Harry H. Seldomridge	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915	Colorado Springs
64th-72nd	Charles B. Timberlake	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1933	Sterling
73rd-76th	Fred N. Cummings	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941	Fort Collins
77th-85th	William S. Hill	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959	Fort Collins
86th	Byron Johnson	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Denver
87th	Pete Dominick	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Denver
88th	Don Brotzman	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Boulder
89th	Roy H. McVicker	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	Wheat Ridge
90th-93rd	Don Brotzman	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	Boulder
94th-99th	Tim Wirth	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987	Boulder
100th-105th	David Skaggs	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999	Boulder
106th-110th	Mark Udall	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	Eldorado Springs
111th-114th	Jared Polis	January 3, 2009 – present	Boulder	Incumbent

Previous election results

2002

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mark Udall*	123,504	60.09%
	Republican	Sandy Hume	75,564	36.77%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	3,579	1.74%
	Natural Law	Patrick West	1,617	0.79%
	Constitution	Erik J. Brauer	1,258	0.61%
Majority			47,940	23.32%
Total votes			205,522	100.00
	Democratic hold

2004

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mark Udall*	207,900	67.20%
	Republican	Stephen M. Hackman	94,160	30.44%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	7,304	2.36%
Majority			113,740	36.76%
Total votes			309,364	100.00
	Democratic hold

2006

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mark Udall*	157,850	68.24%
	Republican	Rich Mancuso	65,481	28.31%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	5,025	2.17%
	Green	J.A. Calhoun	2,951	1.28%
Majority			92,369	39.93%
Total votes			231,307	100.00
	Democratic hold

2008

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jared Polis	215,602	62.60%
	Republican	Scott Starin	116,619	33.86%
	Green	J.A. Calhoun	10,031	2.91%
	Unity	William Robert Hammons	2,176	0.63%
Majority			98,983	28.74%
Total votes			344,428	100.00
	Democratic hold

2010

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jared Polis*	148,768	57.41%
	Republican	Stephen Bailey	98,194	37.90%
	Constitution	Jenna Goss	7,087	2.74%
	Libertarian	Curtis Harris	5,060	1.95%
Majority			50,574	19.51%
Total votes			259,116	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jared Polis*	234,758	55.69%
	Republican	Kevin Lundberg	162,639	38.58%
	Libertarian	Randy Luallin	13,770	3.27%
	Green	Susan P. Hall	10,413	2.47%
Majority			72,119	17.11%
Total votes			421,580	100.00
	Democratic hold

2014

Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jared Polis*	196,300	56.74%
	Republican	George Leing	149,645	43.26%
Majority			46,655	13.48%
Total votes			345,945	100.00
	Democratic hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd congressional district

As of April 2015, three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd congressional district are alive.

U.S. Representative	U.S. House of Representatives Term	Date of birth (and age)
Tim Wirth	1975 - 1987	(1939-09-22) September 22, 1939
David Skaggs	1987 - 1999	(1943-02-22) February 22, 1943
Wayne Allard	1991 - 1997	(1943-12-02) December 2, 1943

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
↑ Judge rules in favor of Democratic map in Colorado redistricting. Denver Post. 2011-11-14.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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