Colorado Supreme Court approves new state House, Senate maps

The Colorado Supreme Court gave final approval Monday morning to new state House and Senate districts, the final step in the inaugural independent redistricting process.

Under those new maps, Democrats are favored to maintain their majorities in both chambers.

Based on the results of recent elections, the approved House map contains 30 safe Democratic districts with at least a 10 point advantage, six that lean Democratic, 19 safe Republican districts and one that leans Republican. There are nine districts where the average of recent election results falls within a 5 percentage point margin. District 18 in El Paso County and District 61 in Arapahoe County fall within a 1 percentage point margin for either party.

On the Senate side, there are now 13 safe Democratic districts, five that lean Democratic, nine safe Republican districts and eight that fall within a 5 percentage point margin. Districts 6, 15 and 16 fall within a 1 percentage point margin for either party.

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