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Profile of Congressional District 3, CO


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2022 population: 723,027

2022 Census data
White:487,584 67.44%
Black:6,0880.84%
Indian:9,3671.30%
Asian:6,1020.84%
2+ races:19,8122.74%
Hispanic:190,54926.35%
Total non-White:235,44332.56%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 3, CO
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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
41.2
151,334 20.9%
571,693 79.1%
145,128 20.1%
292,950
2.41
184,591 63.0%
140,004 75.8%
15,982 8.7%
108,359 37.0%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 3, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units348,251 
Median Value$301,000 
Occupied292,95084.1%
Vacant55,30115.9%
Owned206,06370.3%
Rented86,88729.7%
Median Rent$1,058 
Single-Family Units254,43573.1%
    Detached240,54969.1%
    Attached13,8864.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units35,41010.2%
Mobile Homes34,5259.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 3, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00014,8735.1%
$10,000 to $14,99912,2474.2%
$15,000 to $19,99912,9574.4%
$20,000 to $24,99912,3294.2%
$25,000 to $29,99912,9934.4%
$30,000 to $34,99912,3364.2%
$35,000 to $39,99911,6984.0%
$40,000 to $44,99911,8054.0%
$45,000 to $49,99911,4723.9%
$50,000 to $59,99923,1197.9%
$60,000 to $74,99930,55410.4%
$75,000 to $99,99938,92113.3%
$100,000 to $124,99928,0769.6%
$125,000 to $149,99919,2916.6%
$150,000 to $199,99919,5566.7%
$200,000 or more20,7237.1%
Median Household Income65,374 
Per Capita Income36,913 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI14,4494.9%
Public Assistance9,6543.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps39,70613.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed229,25170.5%
Unemployed10,8993.4%
In Armed Forces4910.2%
Total Labor Force240,64174.0%
Not in Labor Force84,54926.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector113,86887,90356.4%
Non-Profit9,58316,96936.1%
Self-Employed30,41119,26961.2%
Local Government13,67118,06443.1%
State Government8,5458,39450.4%
Federal Government5,4233,79658.8%
Total Private + Self144,279107,17257.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.37,22247,22344.1%
Total181,501154,39554.0%
Pct. Govt.17.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts51,88715.4%
Sales and Office Occupations69,90520.7%
Professional, Technical71,06021.1%
Service Occupations64,16719.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3,5381.0%
All others79,98223.7%
White Collar 57.2%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade40,60812.0%
Construction32,2409.6%
Educational services and health care29,2438.7%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation26,1907.8%
Public administration19,6075.8%
Professional, scientific, management18,6565.5%
Manufacturing17,5135.2%
Other services17,2395.1%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities13,6594.1%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining9,3742.8%
Finance, insurance and real estate8,8632.6%
Wholesale trade6,5011.9%
Information4,7301.4%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 3, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican121,44116.80%
Puerto Rican3,8460.53%
Cuban1,2790.18%
Dominican1530.02%
Total Central American4,6520.64%
Costa Rican2980.04%
Guatemalan7060.10%
Honduran3090.04%
Nicaraguan790.01%
Panamanian2210.03%
Salvadoran2,9820.41%
Other Central American570.01%
Total South American3,8680.53%
Argentinean1,1470.16%
Bolivian530.01%
Chilean1370.02%
Colombian4340.06%
Ecuadorian2530.03%
Paraguayan340.00%
Peruvian1,1160.15%
Uruguayan1270.02%
Venezuelan2350.03%
Other South American3320.05%
Other Hispanic55,3107.65%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1,6210.22%
Chinese1,3620.19%
Korean6650.09%
Japanese6390.09%
Indian4080.06%
Vietnamese3700.05%
Thai2930.04%
Cambodian1190.02%
Burmese850.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English599,91287.5%
Spanish71,25210.4%
German, other Germanic3,0020.4%
Other2,5870.4%
Other Indo-European2,0980.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,6000.2%
Other Asian1,3980.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,2500.2%
Chinese1,2100.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German121,51016.8%
English82,13811.4%
Irish77,41710.7%
Italian35,4734.9%
American29,2694.0%
Scottish17,9202.5%
French15,8452.2%
European15,5942.2%
Swedish13,2691.8%
Polish13,0641.8%
Norwegian12,0921.7%
Dutch10,1631.4%
Scotch-Irish7,9281.1%
Welsh5,6570.8%
Danish4,9630.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen701,40497.0%
Not a citizen21,6233.0%
Native685,24994.8%
Foreign-born37,7785.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 3, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
15,194 3.0%27,634 5.4%141,655 27.8%164,037 32.2%104,980 20.6%55,826 11.0%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 15,194 3.0%
9-12 Years 27,634 5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 141,655 27.8%
Some College 164,037 32.2%
Bach. Degree 104,980 20.6%
Grad Degree 55,826 11.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 3, CO

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 CO03Jeff Hurd (R) 201,951 50.8% Adam Frisch (D) 182,147 45.8% 13,455 3.4% 397,553
2022-11-08 CO03Lauren Boebert* (R) 163,839 50.1% Adam Frisch (D) 163,293 49.9% 0 0.0% 327,132
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 CO03Lauren Boebert (R) 220,634 51.4% Diane Bush (D) 194,122 45.2% 14,563 3.4% 429,319
2018-11-06 CO03Scott Tipton* (R) 173,205 51.5% Diane Bush (D) 146,426 43.6% 16,570 4.9% 336,201
2016-11-08 CO03Scott Tipton* (R) 204,220 54.6% Gail Schwartz (D) 150,914 40.3% 18,903 5.1% 374,037
2014-11-04 CO03Scott Tipton* (R) 163,011 58.0% Abel Tapia (D) 100,364 35.7% 17,766 6.3% 281,141
2012-11-06 CO03Scott Tipton* (R) 185,291 53.4% Sal Pace (D) 142,619 41.1% 19,337 5.6% 347,247
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 CO03Scott Tipton (R) 129,257 50.1% John Salazar* (D) 118,048 45.8% 10,694 4.1% 257,999
2008-11-04 CO03John Salazar* (D) 203,455 61.6% Wayne Wolf (R) 126,762 38.4% 0 0.0% 330,217
2006-11-07 CO03John Salazar* (D) 146,466 61.6% Scott Tipton (R) 86,930 36.5% 4,462 1.9% 237,858
2004-11-02 CO03John Salazar (D) 153,500 50.6% Greg Walcher (R) 141,376 46.6% 8,770 2.9% 303,646
2002-11-05 CO03Scott McInnis* (R) 143,433 65.8% Denis Berckefeldt (D) 68,160 31.3% 6,379 2.9% 217,972
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 CO03Scott McInnis* (R) 199,204 65.8% Curtis Imrie (D) 87,921 29.1% 15,415 5.1% 302,540
1998-11-03 CO03Scott McInnis* (R) 156,501 66.1% Reed Kelley (D) 74,479 31.5% 5,673 2.4% 236,653
1996-11-05 CO03Scott McInnis* (R) 183,523 68.9% Albert Gurule (D) 82,953 31.1% 0 0.0% 266,476
1994-11-08 CO03Scott McInnis* (R) 145,365 69.6% Linda Powers (D) 63,427 30.4% 0 0.0% 208,792
1992-11-03 CO03Scott McInnis (R) 143,293 54.7% Mike Callihan (D) 114,480 43.7% 4,191 1.6% 261,964
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 CO03Ben Nighthorse Campbell* (D) 124,487 70.2% Bob Ellis (R) 49,961 28.2% 2,915 1.6% 177,363
1988-11-08 CO03Ben Nighthorse Campbell* (D) 169,284 78.0% Jim Zartman (R) 47,625 22.0% 0 0.0% 216,909
1986-11-04 CO03Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D) 95,353 51.9% Mike Strang* (R) 88,508 48.1% 0 0.0% 183,861
1984-11-06 CO03Mike Strang (R) 122,669 57.1% W. Mitchell (D) 90,063 41.9% 2,238 1.0% 214,970
1982-11-02 CO03Ray Kogovsek* (D) 92,384 53.4% Tom Wiens (R) 77,410 44.8% 3,095 1.8% 172,889
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 3, CO


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 69% Donald Trump (R) 218,065 53.6% Kamala Harris (D) 178,501 43.9% 10,200 2.5% 406,766 10 4 12.74%
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 218,187 52.9% Joe Biden (D) 184,181 44.7% 9,760 2.4% 412,128 11 6 12.65%
2020 73% Donald Trump* (R) 224,996 51.6% Joe Biden (D) 200,886 46.1% 10,339 2.4% 436,221 10 5 13.39%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 195,966 52.0% Hillary Clinton (D) 151,057 40.0% 30,153 8.0% 377,176 9 6 13.57%
2012 65% Mitt Romney (R) 185,459 51.8% Barack Obama* (D) 163,885 45.8% 8,700 2.4% 358,044 6 5 13.92%
2008 64% John McCain (R) 170,852 50.4% Barack Obama (D) 162,254 47.9% 5,648 1.7% 338,754 6 5 14.11%
2004 64% George W. Bush* (R) 171,115 55.1% John Kerry (D) 135,755 43.7% 3,787 1.2% 310,657 3 4 14.58%
2000 58% George W. Bush (R) 165,723 53.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 120,779 38.9% 24,169 7.8% 310,671 3 5 17.84%
1996 54% Robert Dole (R) 122,826 46.7% Bill Clinton* (D) 116,628 44.3% 23,571 9.0% 263,025 1 6 17.41%
1992 66% Bill Clinton (D) 107,227 40.2% George Bush* (R) 92,292 34.6% 67,210 25.2% 266,729 -1 -3 17.00%
1988 54% George Bush (R) 114,163 52.9% Michael Dukakis (D) 101,540 47.1% 0 0.0% 215,703 0 0 15.72%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 131,951 63.3% Walter Mondale (D) 76,642 36.7% 0 0.0% 208,593 0 4 16.10%
1960 69% Richard Nixon (R) 86,415 52.7% John Kennedy (D) 76,676 46.8% 876 0.5% 163,967 -2 3 22.27%
1956 71% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 89,862 57.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 65,685 41.8% 1,604 1.0% 157,151 -3 0 23.92%
1952 74% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 87,859 59.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 61,138 41.0% 0 0.0% 148,997 -1 4 23.65%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 3, CO


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2024 730,686
2021 734,246 66.6% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 3.7% 26.6%
2020 756,569 70.3% 0.9% 1.1% 2.7% 25.0%
2012 719,526 69.0% 0.9% 2.3% 0.7% 2.8% 24.3%
2010 706,186 71.7% 0.7% 1.3% 0.7% 1.4% 24.2%
2002 614,467 74.6% 0.7% 1.4% 0.6% 1.2% 21.5%
2000 723,533 75.8% 0.7% 1.7% 0.6% 2.3% 18.9%
1992 549,062 80.0% 0.7% 1.4% 0.5% 17.4%
1990 525,645 80.8% 1.4% 17.8%
1960 410,555
1950 334,893

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 3, CO

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 520,283 152,994 29.4% 112,943 21.7% 254,346 48.9% Rep +40,051 Rep +7.7% 92%
2022 493,214 151,166 30.6% 116,221 23.6% 225,827 45.8% Rep +34,945 Rep +7.1% 87%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.