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Colorado's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Formerly located only in the northeast part of the state, the district now encompasses the western parts of the Denver metropolitan area, including Golden, Lakewood, Arvada and Broomfield, along with the central Colorado counties of Jefferson, Park, Teller, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, and Custer.

Colorado's 7th congressional district
From 2013 to 2022 From 2022 to 2032 District boundaries
Representative	Ed Perlmutter D–Arvada
Distribution	99.44% urban[1] 0.56% rural
Population (2021)	798,759[2]
Median household income	$83,096[3]
Ethnicity	64.6% White 28.1% Hispanic 3.2% Asian 1.9% Two or more races 1.6% Black 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+7[4]

The district has been represented by Democrat Ed Perlmutter since 2007. Perlmutter is not seeking reelection in 2022.[5]

History

2000s

The 7th congressional district was created following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment and reapportionment of Colorado congressional districts. It formerly consisted of portions of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson counties, see above for the more recent list. The boundaries were drawn by a court after the state legislature failed to agree on a redistricting plan.[6]

Characteristics

As originally drawn, the 7th was a "fair fight" district that was split roughly 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. The seat's original congressman, Republican Bob Beauprez, gave up the seat in 2006 to run for governor, and was succeeded by Democrat Ed Perlmutter. Since then, a growing Democratic trend in the Denver suburbs allowed Perlmutter to strengthen his hold on the seat.

Redistricting after the 2010 census shifted the district to the more populated portions of Jefferson County, making it slightly more Democratic. The 2020 census has changed the district significantly, absorbing the rural areas in the central portion of the state. Demographic details of the new district have not been added here as of 6/1/2022, but are likely to favor a more balanced "fair fight" as opposed to the Democratic trend of the prior boundary.

Voting

Election results from presidential races[7]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2004	President	Kerry 51–48%
2008	President	Obama 59–40%
2012	President	Obama 56–41%
2016	President	Clinton 51–39%
2020	President	Biden 60–37%

List of members representing the district

Name	Party	Years	Cong– ress	Electoral history
District created January 3, 2003.
Bob Beauprez (Arvada)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	108th 109th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for Governor of Colorado.
Ed Perlmutter (Arvada)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – present	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired.
Brittany Pettersen (Lakewood)	Democratic	January 3, 2023	118th	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Beauprez	81,789	47%
	Democratic	Mike Feeley	81,668	47%
	Green	Dave Chandler	3,274	2%
	Reform	Victor Good	3,133	2%
	Libertarian	G. T. "Bud" Martin	2,906	2%
	Independent	Stanford Andress (as a write-in)	109	0%
Total votes			172,879	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Beauprez (incumbent)	135,571	55%
	Democratic	Dave Thomas	106,026	43%
	Constitution	Clyde J. Harkins	6,167	2%
Total votes			247,764	100%
	Republican hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter	103,918	55%
	Republican	Rick O'Donnell	79,571	42%
	Green	Dave Chandler	3,073	2%
	Constitution	Roger McCarville	2,605	1%
Total votes			189,172	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	173,931	63%
	Republican	John W. Lerew	100,055	37%
Total votes			273,986	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	112,667	53%
	Republican	Ryan Frazier	88,026	42%
	Libertarian	Buck Bailey	10,117	5%
Total votes			210,810	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	182,460	54%
	Republican	Joe Coors, Jr.	139,066	41%
	Libertarian	Buck Bailey	9,148	3%
	Constitution	Douglas Campbell	10,296	2%
Total votes			340,970	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	148,225	55%
	Republican	Don Ytterberg	120,918	45%
Total votes			269,143	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	199,758	55.18%
	Republican	George Athanasopoulos	144,066	39.80%
	Libertarian	Martin L. Buchanan	18,186	5.02%
Total votes			362,010	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

United States House of Representatives elections, 2018[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	204,260	60.42%
	Republican	Mark Barrington	119,734	35.42%
	Libertarian	Jennifer Nackerud	14,012	4.14%
Total votes			338,067	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

United States House of Representatives elections, 2020[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	250,525	59.1%
	Republican	Casper Stockham	159,301	37.6%
	Libertarian	Ken Biles	11,510	2.7%
	Unity	Dave Olszta	2,355	0.6%
Total votes			423,691	100%
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

See also

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

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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