Tag: Voter Turnout
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Colorado’s early ballot returns reach over 440,000, hitting double-digit turnout
Roughly 443,000 Coloradans have returned their mail ballots for the November election so far, according to data released Friday from the Secretary of State’s Office. That total represents approximately 11.7% of the 3.8 million active registered voters in Colorado with less than two weeks to go until Election Day. Returned ballots jumped by over 82,000…
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Colorado’s Hispanic voters lean toward Democrats, say country is on wrong track: Poll
A new poll shows that while Hispanic voters in Colorado lean toward the Democratic Party, they are unhappy with the direction the U.S. is heading, listing primary concerns as inflation, crime and the economy. The UnidosUS poll of 300 Hispanic Colorado residents who are eligible to vote found that 63% believe the country is on…
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Republican voters had highest turnout in Colorado primary election
Despite being the minority in Colorado, Republicans made up the plurality of voters in the June primary election and had the highest voter turnout of any party. Of the 3.79 million active registered voters in Colorado, only around 957,000 are Republicans, compared to more than 1,069,000 Democrats and nearly 1,647,000 unaffiliated voters. However, 34.5% of…
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Voter turnout dips among youth, rises for elderly in Colorado primary election
This year’s primary election saw the lowest turnout of young voters since Colorado began tracking primary voter ages in 2018, with experts speculating the two major parties are failing to engage the youth. Only 4.3% of the 1.235 million ballots cast last month were from Coloradans age 24 or younger, according to data from the…
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Election officials urge Denver residents to turn in ballots amid average voter turnout
As the deadline for the 2021 election nears, state and local election officials are urging Denver residents to return their ballots before 7 p.m. Tuesday. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López met outside of the Denver Elections Office Tuesday afternoon to try to inspire last-day voters. “The foundation…
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Voter turnout surged among Colorado’s Native American tribes this election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters in the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribes turned out in droves during the 2020 general election, drastically increasing voter turnout compared to 2016. From 2016 to 2020, active voter turnout on the Ute Mountain Ute tribal lands increased from 36% to nearly…