Colorado House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Colorado House District 56

A district of about 112,000 people, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+50.0 relative to the nation for president.

Chris Richardson (R) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 65 seats

Every Colorado House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+50.064th most
Democratic

Most DemocraticMost Republican33rd seat · the majority lineDistrict 56

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024
U.S. Senate	R+46.4	No race	R+51.1	No race	No race
Governor	No race	R+49.4	No race	No race	No race
Colorado House of Representatives	No race	No race	No race	R+54.4	R+51.4

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Colorado Secretary of State and civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 65 seats. Small marks are other seats in Colorado. The black marker is District 56.

Adults with a bachelor's degree34% 27th pct · 48th of 65 in CO

21%80%

Lower than 73% of seats.

White adults without a degree50% 95th pct · 4th of 65 in CO

10%59%

Higher than 95% of seats.

Hispanic residents17% 47th pct · 35th of 65 in CO

7%54%

Lower than 53% of seats.

Black residents3% 64th pct · 24th of 65 in CO

0%23%

Higher than 64% of seats.

Asian residents2% 41st pct · 39th of 65 in CO

0%9%

Lower than 59% of seats.

People per square mile10 8th pct · 60th of 65 in CO

610K

Less dense than 92% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 60
29% college gradsR+36.6Held R District 63
26% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+58.0Held R District 54
27% college gradsR+40.7Held R District 47
35% Hispanic · 21% college gradsR+30.3Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

Chris Richardson (R)
2025– · Won 2024 by 51.4, 2026 by 53.0
Rod Bockenfeld (R)
2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 54.4

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)