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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).
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- Your show colorado s 6th congressional district debate
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- Characteristics
- Voting
- Living former Members
- References
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.)
1990s
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.
2000s
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.
2010s
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.
Characteristics
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).
Voting
Election results from presidential races
Living former Members
As of May 2015, 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.