COLORADO'S 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

The '2nd Congressional district of Colorado' is located in central Colorado, encompassing areas northwest of Denver, including the city of Boulder. It is represented in the 110th Congress by Democrat Mark Udall.

Contents

History

1990s alignment

2000s alignment

Historic Representation

Competitiveness

2004 election

2006 election

History

1990s alignment

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 alignment

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.

Historic Representation

Congress	Representative	Party
'53rd'-'57th' (1893-1903)	John Calhoun Bell	Populist
'58th'-'59th' (1903-1907)	Franklin Eli Brooks	Republican
'60th' (1907-1909)	George Washington Cook
'61st'-'62nd' (1909-1913)	John Andrew Martin	Democratic
'63rd' (1913-1915)	Harry Hunter Seldomridge
'64th'-'72nd' (1915-1933)	Charles Bateman Timberlake	Republican
'73rd'-'76th' (1933-1941)	Fred Nelson Cummings	Democratic
'77th'-'85th' (1941-1959)	William Silas Hill	Republican
'86th' (1959-1961)	Byron Johnson	Democratic
'87th' (1961-1963)	Pete Dominick	Republican
'88th' (1963-1965)	Don Brotzman
'89th' (1965-1967)	Roy McVicker	Democratic
'90th'-'93rd' (1967-1975)	Don Brotzman	Republican
'94th'-'99th' (1969-1987)	Tim Wirth	Democratic
'100th'-'105th' (1987-1999)	David Skaggs
'106th'-'110th' (1999-2009)	Mark Udall

Competitiveness

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) and a moderate amount of Latino population in the Adams County portion of district usually means that Democrats do well here. George W. Bush received 41% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +8.

2004 election

2006 election