It looks like Rep. Mike Coffman’s congressional district is going to be put on a diet.
Census figures released Wednesday show the 6th Congressional District needs to lose nearly 80,000 people, easily more than any of the state’s six other congressional districts.
“We knew it had too many people, but we didn’t know it was going to be that big of a shift,” said state Rep. David Balmer, R-Centennial, co-chairman of a special legislative committee that will redraw congressional boundaries.
After every census, congressional boundaries must be redrawn to have roughly the same number of people in each district.
Meetings statewide to get input on the new boundaries begin Saturday in Loveland and Fort Morgan.
Coming changes
Impact on Colorado congressional districts, based on preliminary census estimates, according to state Rep. David Balmer:
District 1 (Rep. Diana DeGette, D): Needs to gain 56,418 people
District 2 (Rep. Jared Polis, D): Needs to lose 15,348 people
District 3 (Rep. Scott Tipton, R): Needs to gain 12,271 people
District 4 (Rep. Cory Gardner, R): Needs to lose 6,584 people
District 5 (Rep. Doug Lamborn, R): Needs to lose 7,445 people
District 6 (Rep. Mike Coffman, R): Needs to lose 79,356 people
District 7 (Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D): Needs to gain 40,047 people
Lynn Bartels: 303-954-5327 or lbartels@denverpost.com
