# Colorado's 8th congressional district

Colorado's 8th congressional district is a new district in the United States House of Representatives that was apportioned after the 2020 United States census. The first congressional seat to be added to Colorado's congressional delegation since 2001, the 8th district was drawn before the 2022 elections. The district was drawn by the Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission and approved in an 11–1 vote on September 28, 2021, before being approved unanimously by the Colorado Supreme Court on November 1, 2021. It is currently represented by Republican Gabe Evans.
The district is one of seven with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN, meaning that the district votes almost identically to the national electorate. It was also identified as a presidential bellwether district by Sabato's Crystal Ball, having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past four presidential elections as of 2020.

## Characteristics

Colorado's 8th congressional district stretches along Interstate 25, encompassing sections of Adams County, Larimer County, and Weld County. The largest population centers are Brighton, Commerce City, Greeley, Johnstown, Northglenn, and Thornton. The district has the largest number of Hispanic residents of any congressional district in Colorado, making up 38.5% of the adult population. The 8th congressional district is viewed as competitive, with the Democratic Party holding a 3% lead in active registered voters and an average margin of victory of 1.3% between eight statewide elections held between 2016 and 2020. Joe Biden won the area that is now the 8th district by 4.7% in the 2020 United States presidential election. Republicans are strongest in Greeley and Weld County, while the northern Denver suburbs in Adams County lean Democratic.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 54% - 44% |
| 2008 | Senate | Udall 54% - 41% |
| 2010 | Senate | Buck 48% - 46% |
| 2010 | Governor | Hickenlooper 47% - 10% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Suthers 57% - 43% |
| 2010 | Secretary of State | Gessler 50% - 41% |
| 2010 | Treasurer | Stapleton 52% - 48% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 54% - 46% |
| 2014 | Senate | Gardner 49% - 44% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 46% - 45% |
| 2016 | Senate | Bennet 48% - 46% |
| 2018 | Governor | Polis 49% - 47% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Brauchler 49% - 47% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 51% - 46% |
| 2020 | Senate | Hickenlooper 49% - 48% |
| 2022 | Senate | Bennet 50% - 46% |
| 2022 | Governor | Polis 53% - 44% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Weiser 50% - 48% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Griswold 50% - 46% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Young 50% - 46% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 50% - 48% |

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Adams County (15)
    Arvada (part; also 2nd and 8th; shared with Jefferson County), Berkley, Brighton (shared with Weld County), Commerce City, Derby, Federal Heights, Lochbuie (shared with Weld County), Northglenn, North Washington, Shaw Heights, Sherrelwood, Thornton (shared with Weld County), Todd Creek, Twin Lakes, Welby, Westminster (part; also 7th; shared with Jefferson County)
Larimer County (1)
    Berthoud (share with Weld County), Johnstown (shared with Weld County)
Weld County (18)
    Aristocrat Ranchettes, Berthoud (share with Larimer County), Brighton (shared with Adams County), Dacono, Evans, Firestone, Fort Lupton, Frederick, Garden City, Gilcrest, Greeley, Johnstown (shared with Larimer County), Kersey, LaSalle, Lochbuie (shared with Adams County), Mead, Milliken, Thornton (shared with Adams County), Platteville

## List of members representing the district

| Name | Party | Years | Cong– ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District created January 3, 2023 ||||||
| Yadira Caraveo (Thornton) | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | 118th | Elected in 2022. Lost re-election. | 2023–present Parts of Adams, Larimer, and Weld |
| Gabe Evans (Fort Lupton) | Republican | January 3, 2025 – present | 119th | Elected in 2024. | 2023–present Parts of Adams, Larimer, and Weld |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Colorado's 8th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Yadira Caraveo | 114,377 | 48.38% |
| | Republican | Barbara Kirkmeyer | 112,745 | 47.69% |
| | Libertarian | Richard Ward | 9,280 | 3.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 236,402 | 100% |
| | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) |

### 2024

2024 Colorado's 8th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gabe Evans | 163,320 | 48.95% |
| | Democratic | Yadira Caraveo (incumbent) | 160,871 | 48.22% |
| | Approval Voting | Chris Baum | 5,741 | 1.72% |
| | Unity | Susan Hall | 3,677 | 1.10% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 7 | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 333,616 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |