Remember the district already contains southern Jefferson County and the most densely populated part of Douglas, Tom Tancredo territory. It can easily absorb and handle that now, but something 50/50 like Greeley might leave it a bit too open.
Not really. Try this (CO-01 is majority Hispanic):
Did you draw this map with the new population estimates? I had the basic Hispanic district as yours, and I adjusted the precincts a bit based on your map, but I still came up short. And not 48 or 49%, but 46%.
