8th Congressional District

Her victory also guarantees there will be more Colorado Democrats than Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.

El Distrito 8 recién formado en Colorado tiene más votantes latinos que cualquier otro Distrito del Estado. Y aunque tanto los Republicanos como los Demócratas esperan obtener sus votos, la comunidad latina no es un monolito político.

Colorado’s newly formed 8th district has more Latino voters than any other district in the state. And even though both Republicans and Democrats are hoping to get their votes, the Latino community isn’t a political monolith.

Savanah Wolfson doesn’t mince words as she describes what some people in her small hometown of Oak Creek think of joining a new congressional district stretching all the way to Boulder County. “They are mad as hell. They are mad as hell,” Wolfson says. “Especially the ranchers.”

Greeley resident Stacy Suniga says she has always felt like she was living in a poorly drawn congressional district.

Bob Beauprez knows more than any Coloradan how much pressure – and opportunity – a new congressional seat can create.