Colorado's 7th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Brittany Pettersen D–Lakewood
Distribution	99.44% urban[1] 0.56% rural
Population (2022)	724,362[2]
Median household income	$97,203[3]
Ethnicity	74.9% White 15.1% Hispanic 4.4% Two or more races 3.1% Asian 1.3% Black 1.1% other
Cook PVI	D+4[4]

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 El Paso County, Jefferson, Park, Teller, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, and Custer.

The district has been represented by Democrat Brittany Pettersen since 2023.

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.^[5]

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. While the district takes in much more rural population than before, the bulk of population still lives in Jefferson and Broomfield counties, giving the district a mildly Democratic tilt.

Election results from presidential races^[6]

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%

#	County	Seat	Population
14	Broomfield	Broomfield	76,860
15	Chaffee	Salida	20,617
27	Custer	Westcliffe	5,534
43	Fremont	Cañon City	50,318
59	Jefferson	Golden	576,366
65	Lake	Leadville	7,365
93	Park	Fairplay	18,117
119	Teller	Cripple Creek	24,617

• Lakewood – 155,984
• Arvada – 124,402
• Westminster – 116,317
• Broomfield – 74,112
• Dakota Ridge – 33,892
• Wheat Ridge – 32,398
• Golden – 20,399
• Cañon City – 17,141
• Superior – 13,094

• Fairmount – 9,324
• Evergreen – 9,307
• Applewood – 7,833
• Salida – 5,666
• Edgewater – 5,005
• West Pleasant View – 4,327
• Lincoln Park – 3,934
• Florence – 3,822
• Penrose – 3,685
• Genesee – 3,610
• Park Center – 2,953
• Buena Vista – 2,855
• Leadville – 2,633

Name	Party	Years	Cong– ress	Electoral history	District location
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.	2003–2013
Ed Perlmutter (Arvada)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2023	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.
					2013–2023
Brittany Pettersen (Lakewood)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.	2023–present

2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002^[7]

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)

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004^[8]

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

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006^[9]

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

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008^[10]

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

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