COLORADO, USA — The
Colorado Independent Redistricting Committee released a revised congressional district map Friday evening – the map was created using 2020 Census data, public comment and input from the congressional commission.
The most notable changes are in the 2nd and
3rd Congressional Districts. In the new proposed map, the
2nd District now extends from Boulder and Larimer counties to Moffat and Garfield.
"That 2nd Congressional District now is going to go all the way up to that congressional boundary of the state, which is a very different population than what we’ve historically thought of as that 2nd Congressional District based around Boulder," said Dr. Robert Preuhs, a professor and chair of political science at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
The changes to the 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts could put Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert in a race against Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse.