Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Democrats Pete Lee and Michael Merrifield.

[3] District 11 is based in central Colorado Springs in El Paso County, also stretching to cover the nearby communities of Manitou Springs and Stratmoor.

[5][6] Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 11th district holds elections in midterm years.

The 2022 election will be the first one held under the state's new district lines.

[7] In 2013, an attempt to recall incumbent Democrat John Morse over his support for gun control legislation was successful, resulting in the election of Republican Bernie Herpin.