Colorado's 6th congressional district

Colorado's 6th congressional district
	Colorado's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Mike Coffman (R–Aurora)
Distribution	98.51% urban; 1.49% rural;
Population (2016)	813,566
Ethnicity	71.8% White; 9.43% Black; 6.6% Asian; 19.21% Hispanic; 0.7% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+2

Colorado's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in central Colorado, the district encompasses much of the eastern part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area, including all of Aurora, as well as portions of the southern (Centennial and Littleton) and northern metro area (Brighton and Henderson).

The district is currently represented by Republican Michael Coffman, the former Colorado Secretary of State.

The district was created in 1983, and was originally a classic suburban Republican bastion; this was once the safest seat for Colorado Republicans outside of Colorado Springs. However, changing demographics in the Front Range, with a large growth in the minority population (especially Hispanics), has caused the Democrats to win over suburban Denver, while population shifts has removed the rural, GOP-dominated sections of the district to the nearby 4th, turning the 6th district into a mildly Democratic swing district. However, the district still tends somewhat Republican downballot (though this is starting to shift as well.)

HistoryEdit

1990sEdit

Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 6th Congressional district consisted of portions of Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.

2000sEdit

Following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 6th Congressional district consisted of Douglas and Elbert counties as well as portions of Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Park counties.

2010sEdit

During the 2010 Colorado Redistricting, the 6th Congressional district lost most of its current area; the district now consists of the western portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties plus the community of Highlands Ranch in Douglas County.

CharacteristicsEdit

A suburban swing district anchored by Aurora, Republicans are the strongest in the Adams County and Douglas County portions of the district (such as Brighton, Parker and Highlands Ranch), while the Democrats are strongest in the Arapahoe suburbs (Aurora, Centennial and Englewood).

VotingEdit

Election results from presidential races^[4]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 60 - 37%
2004	President	Bush 60 - 39%
2008	President	McCain 53 - 46%
2012	President	Obama 52 - 47%
2016	President	Clinton 50 – 41%

List of representativesEdit

Representative	Party	Term Duration	District Home	Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983
Vacant		January 3, 1983 – March 29, 1983	Republican Jack Swigert was elected in 1982, but died before taking office
Dan Schaefer	Republican	March 29, 1983 – January 3, 1999	Wheat Ridge	Won special election to finish remaining term Won in the 1984 general election Retired
Tom Tancredo	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	Littleton	First elected in 1998 Retired
Mike Coffman	Republican	January 3, 2009 – present	Aurora	First elected in 2008

Election resultsEdit

1982 • 1983 (Special) • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016

1982Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Swigert	98,909	62%
	Democratic	Steve Hogan	56,598	36%
	Libertarian	J. Craig Green	3,605	2%
Total votes			159,112	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

1983 (Special)Edit

Colorado's 6th congressional district special election, 1983^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer	49,816	63%
	Democratic	Steve Hogan	27,779	35%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	1,112	2%
Total votes			78,707	100%
	Republican hold

1984Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	171,427	89%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	20,333	11%
Total votes			191,760	100%
	Republican hold

1986Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	104,359	63%
	Democratic	Chuck Norris	58,834	36%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,338	1%
Total votes			160,531	100%
	Republican hold

1988Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	136,487	63%
	Democratic	Martha Ezzard	77,158	36%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,911	1%
Total votes			216,556	100%
	Republican hold

1990Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	105,312	64%
	Democratic	Don Jarrett	57,961	36%
Total votes			163,273	100%
	Republican hold

1992Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	142,021	61%
	Democratic	Tom Kolbe	91,073	39%
	Prohibition	Earl Higgerson (as a write-in)	3	0%
Total votes			233,097	100%
	Republican hold

1994Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	124,079	70%
	Democratic	John Hallen	49,701	28%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,536	1%
	Natural Law	Stephen D. Dawson	1,393	1%
Total votes			177,709	100%
	Republican hold

1996Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	146,018	62%
	Democratic	Joan Fitz-Gerald	88,600	38%
Total votes			234,618	100%
	Republican hold

1998Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo	111,374	56%
	Democratic	Henry L. Strauss	82,622	41%
	Natural Law	George E. Newman	5,152	3%
Total votes			199,188	100%
	Republican hold

2000Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	141,410	54%
	Democratic	Kenneth A. Toltz	110,568	42%
	Libertarian	Adam David Katz	6,882	3%
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	3,614	1%
Total votes			262,477	100%
	Republican hold

2002Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	158,851	67%
	Democratic	Lance Wright	71,327	30%
	Libertarian	Adam David Katz	7,323	3%
Total votes			237,501	100%
	Republican hold

2004Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	212,778	59%
	Democratic	Joanna Conti	139,870	39%
	Libertarian	Jack J. Woehr	3,857	1%
	Constitution	Peter Shevchuck	1,235	1%
Total votes			357,741	100%
	Republican hold

2006Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	158,806	59%
	Democratic	Bill Winter	108,007	40%
	Libertarian	Jack J. Woehr	4,093	1%
	Republican	Juan B. Botero (as a write-in)	25	0%
Total votes			270,931	100%
	Republican hold

2008Edit

Republican PrimaryEdit

2008 Republican Primary Congressional Election, District 6^[19]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Mike Coffman	28,509	40%
Republican	Wil Armstrong	23,213	33%
Republican	Ted Harvey	10,886	15%
Republican	Steve Ward	8,452	12%

GeneralEdit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman	250,877	61%
	Democratic	Hank Eng	162,641	39%
Total votes			413,516	100%
	Republican hold

2010Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	217,400	66%
	Democratic	John Flerlage	104,159	31%
	Libertarian	Rob McNealy	9,471	3%
	Write-in	Michael Shawn Kearns	7	0%
Total votes			331,037	100%
	Republican hold

2012Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	163,938	48%
	Democratic	Joe Miklosi	156,937	46%
	Libertarian	Patrick E. Provost	8,597	3%
	UNA	Kathy Polhemus	13,442	3%
Total votes			342,914	100%
	Republican hold

2014Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	143,467	52%
	Democratic	Andrew Romanoff	118,847	43%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	8,623	3%
	Green	Gary Swing	5,503	2%
Total votes			276,440	100%
	Republican hold

2016Edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	191,626	51%
	Democratic	Morgan Carroll	160,372	43%
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	18,778	5%
	Green	Robert Lee Worthey	5,641	2%
Total votes			376,417	100%
	Republican hold

Living former MembersEdit

As of May 2015^[update], there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district who is currently living at this time.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Tom Tancredo	1999–2009	(1945-12-20) December 20, 1945 (age 72)

Historical district boundariesEdit

2003 - 2013

ReferencesEdit

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=08&cd=05
^ "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
^ 1982 Election Results
^ 1983 Special Election Results
^ 1984 Election Results
^ 1986 Election Results
^ 1988 Election Results
^ 1990 Election Results
^ 1992 Election Results
^ 1994 Election Results
^ 1996 Election Results
^ 1998 Election Results
^ 2000 Election Results
^ 2002 Election Results
^ 2004 Election Results
^ 2006 Election Results
^ 2008 Primary Results
^ 2008 Election Results
^ 2010 Election Results
^ 2012 Election Results
^ "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
^ "Official Certified Results November 8, 2016 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2017-01-15.

Coordinates: 39°45′18″N 104°45′55″W / 39.75500°N 104.76528°W / 39.75500; -104.76528

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html

[2] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=08&cd=05

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[4] Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com

[5] 1982 Election Results

[6] 1983 Special Election Results

[7] 1984 Election Results

[8] 1986 Election Results

[9] 1988 Election Results

[10] 1990 Election Results

[11] 1992 Election Results

[12] 1994 Election Results

[13] 1996 Election Results

[14] 1998 Election Results

[15] 2000 Election Results

[16] 2002 Election Results

[17] 2004 Election Results

[18] 2006 Election Results

[19] 2008 Primary Results

[20] 2008 Election Results

[21] 2010 Election Results

[22] 2012 Election Results

[results-23] "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2014-12-11.

[results2016-24] "Official Certified Results November 8, 2016 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2017-01-15.

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