Colorado's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Joe Neguse D–Lafayette
Distribution	81.04% urban[1] 18.96% rural
Population (2024)	728,333[2]
Median household income	$100,659[3]
Ethnicity	76.1%White 14.2%Hispanic 4.3%Two or more races 3.5%Asian 0.9%Black 0.9% other
Cook PVI	D+20[4]

Colorado's 2nd congressional district is acongressional district in theU.S. state ofColorado. The district is located in the north-central part of the state, and encompasses the Front Range northwest ofDenver, mainly centered around the college towns ofBoulder andFort Collins. The district also includes the mountain towns ofVail,Granby,Steamboat Springs, andIdaho Springs. Redistricting in 2011 movedLarimer County, including the cities ofFort Collins andLoveland, to the 2nd from the 4th district.^[5] Meanwhile, redistricting in 2021 movedLoveland back to the 4th district andBroomfield and westernJefferson County to the 7th district.

The district is currently represented byDemocratJoe Neguse. He was elected in 2018 to replaceJared Polis, who retired after being electedgovernor of Colorado.

Following the1890 U.S. census and associated reapportionment of seats in theUnited States House of Representatives, Colorado gained a second congressional district. The first representative elected to this district wasJohn Calhoun Bell ofThe Populist party.

Following the1990 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd congressional district consisted ofBoulder,Clear Creek, andGilpin counties, as well as portions ofAdams, andJefferson counties.

Following the2000 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd congressional district consisted ofBroomfield,Clear Creek,Eagle,Gilpin,Grand, andSummit counties, as well as portions ofAdams,Boulder,Jefferson, andWeld counties.

Following the2010 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 2nd congressional district consisted ofBroomfield,Clear Creek,Gilpin,Grand andSummit counties; most ofBoulder andJefferson counties; and portions ofEagle,Larimer andWeld counties. Following the census, the 2nd district stretched further north to theWyoming border while losing the western portion of Eagle County.

Redistricting in2021 moved Loveland back to the 4th district and Broomfield and western Jefferson County to the 7th district. Also the 3rd congressional district lost Jackson County,Routt County, and most ofEagle County to the 2nd district.

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[6]

BoulderCounty(34)

Allenspark,Altona,Bark Ranch,Bonanza Mountain Estates,Boulder,Coal Creek (shared with Gilpin and Jefferson counties),Crisman,Eldora,Eldorado Springs,Erie (shared with Weld County),Glendale,Gold Hill,Gunbarrel,Hidden Lake,Jamestown,Lafayette,Lazy Acres,Leyner,Longmont (shared with Weld County),Louisville,Lyons,Mountain Meadows,Nederland,Niwot,Paragon Estates,Pine Brook Hill,St. Ann Highlands,Seven Hills,Sugarloaf,Sunshine,Superior,Tall Timber,Valmont,Ward

Clear CreekCounty(14)

All 14 communities

EagleCounty(10)

Avon,Eagle,Edwards,Fulford,Gypsum (part; also3rd),McCoy,Minturn,Red Cliff,Vail,Wolcott

GilpinCounty(4)

All 4 communities

GrandCounty(8)

All 8 communities

JacksonCounty(1)

Walden

Jefferson County(2)

Arvada,Coal Creek (shared with Boulder and Gilpin counties)

LarimerCounty(5)

Estes Park,Fort Collins,Laporte,Red Feather Lakes,Timnath

RouttCounty(5)

All 5 communities

SummitCounty(9)

All 9 communities

WeldCounty(2)

Erie (shared with Weld County),Longmont (shared with Weld County)

This district is anchored in Boulder and Larimer counties which have the bulk of population in the district: both counties are anchored by the large college towns consisting of Colorado's two main state universities -University of Colorado Boulder inBoulder andColorado State University inFort Collins, providing Democratic strength in the district.

The other parts of the district are diverse, ranging from far western Denver suburbs to agricultural areas and mountain towns.Eagle andSummit counties, home to the ski resort towns ofVail andBreckenridge and other tourism dependent towns such asAvon,Frisco andSilverthorne, are Democratic strongholds: howeverGilpin andClear Creek counties, while also being tourism dependent and Democratic leaning, do not vote as strongly for the Democrats.Grand County leans Republican, though the ski resort areas of the county inWinter Park are heavily Democratic. While the district includedDenver's northwestern suburbs for a long time, redistricting causedJefferson andBroomfield counties to be mostly moved to the7th district outside of a small part ofArvada that remains in the 2nd.

Member (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1893
John Calhoun Bell (Montrose)	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election.
Herschel M. Hogg (Telluride)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Elected in 1902 Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
Warren A. Haggott (Idaho Springs)	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th	Elected in 1906. Lost re-election.
John Andrew Martin (Pueblo)	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Retired.
Harry H. Seldomridge (Colorado Springs)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Charles B. Timberlake (Sterling)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination.
Fred N. Cummings (Fort Collins)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941	73rd 74th 75th 76th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
William S. Hill (Fort Collins)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired.
Byron Johnson (Denver)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	86th	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
Pete Dominick (Englewood)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Elected in 1960. Retired torun for U.S. senator.
Don Brotzman (Boulder)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Roy H. McVicker (Wheat Ridge)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Don Brotzman (Boulder)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected again in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election
Tim Wirth (Boulder)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired torun for U.S. senator.
David Skaggs (Boulder)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
Mark Udall (Eldorado Springs)	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired torun for U.S. senator.
					2003–2013
Jared Polis (Boulder)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired torun for Governor of Colorado.
					2013–2023
Joe Neguse (Lafayette)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present

• Colorado's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

• 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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40°08′53″N105°44′40″W / 40.14806°N 105.74444°W /40.14806; -105.74444

• Congressional districts of Colorado
• Adams County, Colorado
• Boulder County, Colorado
• Broomfield, Colorado
• Clear Creek County, Colorado
• Eagle County, Colorado
• Gilpin County, Colorado
• Grand County, Colorado
• Jefferson County, Colorado
• Summit County, Colorado
• Weld County, Colorado
• 1893 establishments in Colorado

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