Presidential election in Colorado, 2024

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2024 presidential election
Voting in Colorado

Democratic primary: March 5, 2024
Democratic winner: Joe Biden (D)

Republican primary: March 5
Republican winner: Donald Trump (R)

Electoral College: Ten votes
2024 winner: Kamala Harris (D)
2020 winner: Joe Biden (D)
2016 winner: Hillary Clinton (D)
2012 winner: Barack Obama (D)

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Vice President Kamala Harris (D) won the presidential election in Colorado on November 5, 2024. Former President Donald Trump (R) won the 2024 presidential election with 312 electoral votes to Harris' 226.

The Democratic and Republican Parties held primary elections on March 5, 2024.[1] Joe Biden (D) won the Democratic primary, and Donald Trump (R) won the Republican primary.

In the past 11 presidential elections, the Republican candidate has won Colorado six times and the Democratic candidate has won Colorado five times. The Democratic candidate has won the state the last four presidential elections in a row.[2]

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Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Colorado, 2024
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)
 
54.1
 
1,728,159 10
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Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R)
 
43.1
 
1,377,441 0
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (Unaffiliated)
 
1.1
 
35,623 0
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Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L)
 
0.7
 
21,439 0
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Jill Stein/Butch Ware (G)
 
0.5
 
17,344 0
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Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Unity Party)
 
0.2
 
5,149 0
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Randall Terry/Stephen E. Broden (American Constitution Party)
 
0.1
 
3,522 0
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Blake Huber/Andrea Denault (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.1
 
2,196 0
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Peter Sonski/Lauren Onak (American Solidarity Party) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
910 0
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Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Party for Socialism and Liberation) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
905 0
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Christopher Garrity/Cody Ballard (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.0
 
30 0
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Shiva Ayyadurai/Crystal Ellis (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
15 0
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Bill Frankel/Steve Jenkins (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
10 0
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Brian Anthony Perry/Mark Sbani (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2 0

There were no incumbents in this race The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,192,745


Primary election

Colorado Democratic presidential primary on March 5, 2024
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
82.5
 
477,365 72
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Dean Phillips
 
3.1
 
17,936 0
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Marianne Williamson
 
2.9
 
16,761 0
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Gabriel Cornejo
 
0.7
 
4,313 0
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Jason Palmer
 
0.7
 
3,986 0
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Armando Perez-Serrato
 
0.4
 
2,591 0
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Frank J. Lozada
 
0.4
 
2,402 0
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Stephen Lyons Sr.
 
0.3
 
1,481 0
  Other
 
9.0
 
52,122 0

"Other" includes 52,122 votes for noncommitted delegate. Source

Total votes: 578,957 • Total pledged delegates: 72


Colorado Republican presidential primary on March 5, 2024
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
63.5
 
555,863 24
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Nikki Haley
 
33.3
 
291,615 12
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Ron DeSantis
 
1.4
 
12,672 0
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Chris Christie
 
0.8
 
7,188 0
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Vivek Ramaswamy
 
0.6
 
5,113 0
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Ryan Binkley
 
0.3
 
2,220 0
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Asa Hutchinson
 
0.1
 
1,269 0

 Source

Total votes: 875,940 • Total pledged delegates: 36


Voting information

See also: Voting in Colorado

Election information in Colorado: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 28, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 28, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: N/A by N/A
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 21, 2024 to Nov. 5, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (MST)


Race ratings, polling, and prediction markets

Race ratings

The map below displays presidential race ratings in each state. These ratings are generated by averaging the ratings from The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean and Tilt ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[3][4][5]

Polling

The chart below displays national polling averages for the 2024 presidential election from RealClearPolitics.

Prediction markets

The section below displays national PredictIt share prices and RealClearPolitics prediction market averages for the 2024 presidential election.

What is a prediction market?

Prediction markets allow users to purchase shares relating to the outcome of events using real money. Each event, such as an election, has a number of contracts associated with it, each correlating to a different outcome. For instance, an election contested between four candidates would be represented by eight separate contracts, with each contract correlating to a particular candidate winning or losing the election.

The share price in each individual forecast rises and falls based on market demand. Once the event's outcome is decided, holders of shares that correlate with the correct outcome receive a payout for each share they held.

For example, a user buys 10 shares at 20 cents each in a presidential primary saying Candidate A will win. If Candidate A wins the election, the user earns $10. If the candidate loses, the user earns no money and loses his original $2 investment.

Why do prediction markets matter?

Prediction markets can be used to gain insight into the outcome of elections. Microsoft Research economist David Rothschild argued that they are better suited to the task than polls: "I can create a poll that can mimic everything about a prediction market...except markets have a way of incentivizing you to come back at 2 a.m. and update your answer."[6][7][8]

PredictIt


The chart below shows 2024 presidential general election open share prices over time.[9]


Previous presidential election results and analysis

See also: Presidential voting history by state and Presidential voting trends by state

Colorado presidential election results (1900-2020)

Scroll to the right in the box below to view more recent presidential election results.

  • 13 Democratic wins
  • 18 Republican wins
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Below is an analysis of Colorado's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

Between 1900 and 2020:

  • Colorado participated in 31 presidential elections.
  • Colorado voted for the winning presidential candidate 74.2 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 71.26 percent.[10]
  • Colorado voted Democratic 41.9 percent of the time and Republican 48.1 percent of the time.

Recent statewide results

2020

General election


Presidential election in Colorado, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
55.4
 
1,804,352 9
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
41.9
 
1,364,607 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.6
 
52,460 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
8,986 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Unaffiliated)
 
0.2
 
8,089 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (American Constitution Party)
 
0.2
 
5,061 0
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Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)
 
0.1
 
2,730 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.1
 
2,515 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Unaffiliated)
 
0.1
 
2,011 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.0
 
1,035 0
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Kyle Kenley Kopitke/Nathan R. Sorenson (Independent American Party)
 
0.0
 
762 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)
 
0.0
 
636 0
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Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
614 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
572 0
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Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
568 0
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Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
495 0
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Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Progressive Party)
 
0.0
 
379 0
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Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
355 0
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.0
 
354 0
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Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz (Socialist Equality Party)
 
0.0
 
196 0
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Jordan Marc Scott/Jennifer Tepool (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
175 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,256,952


Primary election

Colorado Democratic presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Bernie Sanders
 
37.0
 
355,293 29
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Joe Biden
 
24.6
 
236,565 21
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Michael Bloomberg
 
18.5
 
177,727 9
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Elizabeth Warren
 
17.6
 
168,695 8
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
1.0
 
10,037 0
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Andrew Yang
 
0.4
 
3,988 0
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Thomas Steyer
 
0.3
 
3,323 0
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Cory Booker
 
0.1
 
1,276 0
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Roque De La Fuente III
 
0.1
 
1,136 0
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Marianne Williamson
 
0.1
 
1,086 0
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Rita Krichevsky
 
0.0
 
445 0
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Robert Carr Wells Jr.
 
0.0
 
330 0
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Deval Patrick
 
0.0
 
227 0

 Source

Total votes: 960,128 • Total pledged delegates: 67


Colorado Republican presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
92.3
 
628,876 37
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Bill Weld
 
3.8
 
25,698 0
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Joe Walsh
 
1.9
 
13,072 0
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Matthew Matern
 
1.1
 
7,239 0
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Robert Ardini
 
0.5
 
3,388 0
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Zoltan Gyurko Istvan
 
0.5
 
3,350 0

 Source

Total votes: 681,623 • Total pledged delegates: 37

Recent county-level results

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 60.4% of Coloradans lived in one of the state's 21 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 34.5% lived in one of 36 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Colorado was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Colorado following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Presidential elections by state decided by 5 percentage points or less

See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2020

The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2020, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

  • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 11 presidential elections.
  • Three states appeared nine times: Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.
  • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

Effect of the 2020 census on electoral votes

Every ten years, the United States conducts the census, a complete count of the U.S. population. The data gleaned from the census process is used to determine several things, including legislative district lines, a state's number of U.S. House representatives, and the number of votes a state has in the Electoral College.

The 2024 presidential election was the first presidential election to take place using the electoral vote counts produced by the 2020 census. Six states gained votes in the Electoral College, while seven states lost votes. See the table below for exact figures.

Electoral votes gained and lost after the 2020 census
State Votes gained (new total) State Votes lost (new total)
Texas +2 (40) California -1 (54)
Colorado +1 (10) Illinois -1 (19)
Florida +1 (30) Michigan -1 (15)
Montana +1 (4) New York -1 (28)
North Carolina +1 (16) Ohio -1 (17)
Oregon +1 (8) Pennsylvania -1 (19)
West Virginia -1 (4)


Noteworthy events

Colorado Libertarian Party votes to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) over Chase Oliver (L), the party's national nominee (2024)

The Colorado Secretary of State said Chase Oliver (L) and Mike ter Maat (L) would appear on the Colorado presidential ballot as the Libertarian nominees since a representative of the national party filed paperwork for Oliver and ter Maat before the state party filed paperwork for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) and Nicole Shanahan (I).[11]

On June 10, 2024, the Libertarian Party of Colorado said it would not nominate Oliver and ter Maat as its presidential and vice presidential candidates in 2024.[12] On July 2, the party instead voted to nominate Kennedy and Shanahan for president and vice president.[13] Representatives from the state party said they planned to file paperwork with Colorado election officials to nominate Kennedy, while representatives from the national party said they planned to file paperwork to nominate Oliver.[14]

Libertarian Party delegates voted to select Oliver and ter Maat as the party's 2024 presidential ticket in the seventh round of voting at the Libertarian National Convention on May 26, 2024.

In a statement, the Libertarian Party of Colorado said, "This decision was not taken lightly, it reflects the will of our delegation which voted NOTA in the final round of voting and reiterates our deep concern that the national ticket does not align with the values and strategies that the LPCO holds dear."[12]

As of July 2, 2024, Oliver's campaign had not responded.[15]

U.S. Supreme Court rules that Trump cannot be barred from Colorado's presidential primary ballot under the 14th Amendment (2023-2024)

On March 4, 2024, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Colorado could not remove Donald Trump (R) from its presidential primary ballot. The Court wrote, "responsibility for enforcing Section 3 [of the 14th Amendment] against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States." The opinion said that 14th Amendment enforcement in federal elections was not specifically delegated to the states and that "an evolving electoral map could dramatically change the behavior of voters, parties, and States across the country, in different ways and at different times. The disruption would be all the more acute—and could nullify the votes of millions and change the election result—if Section 3 enforcement were attempted after the Nation has voted. Nothing in the Constitution requires that we endure such chaos—arriving at any time or different times, up to and perhaps beyond the Inauguration."[16]

The Supreme Court overruled a December 19, 2023, ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that excluded Trump from the state's primary ballot. The 4-3 ruling reversed a Denver district court's ruling that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which "disqualifies people who have engaged in insurrection against the Constitution after having taken an oath to support it from holding office," did not apply to the presidency.[17] The state supreme court said, "A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Because he is disqualified, it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Colorado Secretary of State to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot."[18] On January 5, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision barring Trump from the state’s primary ballot. Oral arguments in the case took place on February 8, 2024.[19]

The Colorado Supreme Court was the first court in the country to determine that the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause applied to Trump. The decision was stayed until January 4, 2024, to allow for appeals. Trump's campaign said they would appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.[17] Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said, "Unsurprisingly, the all-Democrat appointed Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, supporting a Soros-funded, left-wing group’s scheme to interfere in an election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden by removing President Trump’s name from the ballot and eliminating the rights of Colorado voters to vote for the candidate of their choice. We have full confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly rule in our favor and finally put an end to these un-American lawsuits."[17]

Maine and Illinois also issued rulings attempting to remove Trump from the ballot before the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on the matter.

Presidential election endorsements in Colorado

See also: Presidential election endorsements, 2024

The section below displays current and former party leaders, governors and other state executives, members of Congress, mayors of large cities, and state legislative majority and minority leaders in Colorado who issued an endorsement in the 2024 presidential election. See something we missed? Email us.

Presidential endorsements by Colorado elected officials and party leaders, 2024
Name State Party Candidate Date
Michael Bennet CO Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris July 21, 2024 source
Lauren Boebert CO Republican Party Donald Trump January 26, 2023 source
Yadira Caraveo CO Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris July 21, 2024 source
Jason Crow CO Democratic Party Joe Biden April 25, 2023 source
Jason Crow CO Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris July 21, 2024 source
Diana DeGette CO Democratic Party Joe Biden May 10, 2023 source
Diana DeGette CO Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris July 21, 2024 source
Joe Neguse CO Democratic Party Joe Biden May 10, 2023 source
Joe Neguse CO Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris July 21, 2024 source
Brittany Pettersen CO Democratic Party Joe Biden April 25, 2023 source
Brittany Pettersen CO Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris July 21, 2024 source
Phil Weiser CO Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris July 23, 2024 source
Jena Griswold CO Democratic Party Kamala D. Harris July 21, 2024 source


Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2024
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Joe Biden (D) won the Colorado Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.[20]
  • Colorado had an estimated 87 delegates comprised of 72 pledged delegates and 15 superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.[21]
  • The Democratic primary was semi-closed, meaning only registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters were able to vote in the election.[22]

    • The Democratic Party selected Vice President Kamala Harris (D) as its nominee during a virtual roll call vote on August 2, 2024, ahead of the in-person 2024 Democratic National Convention, which took place from August 19-22, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.[23][24][25][26][27]

    Joe Biden (D) withdrew from the presidential race on July 21, 2024.[28] Biden crossed the majority delegate threshold necessary to win the Democratic nomination on March 12, 2024, which made him the presumptive Democratic nominee.

    Before the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. To read more about the 2024 primary schedule click here. These delegates, along with superdelegates who come from the party leadership, voted at the virtual roll call to select the nominee.

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2024
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Donald Trump (R) won the Colorado Republican primary on March 5, 2024.[29]
  • Colorado had an estimated 37 delegates. Delegate allocation was a hybrid system.[30]
  • The Republican primary was semi-closed, meaning only registered Republicans and unaffiliated voters were able to vote in the election.[31]

    • The Republican Party selected former President Donald Trump (R) as its 2024 presidential nominee at the 2024 Republican National Convention, which was held from July 15-18, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    Before the convention, each state, Washington, D.C., and five U.S. territories held a primary, caucus, or convention to decide how to allocate delegates at the national convention. These nominating events began in January and ended in June. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,215—on March 12, 2024.

    Republican presidential candidates participated in five primary debates, with the first being held held in August 2023 and the last in January 2024.[32] Trump did not participate in any of the debates.

    Trump was the sixth U.S. president to run for re-election to non-consecutive terms.[33] Grover Cleveland (D), the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, is the only president who has been elected to non-consecutive terms. Before Trump's 2024 campaign, the most recent former president to run for non-consecutive terms was Theodore Roosevelt (R), who sought re-election in 1912 as a Progressive Party candidate after leaving office in 1909.

    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Colorado

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Colorado in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Colorado, click here.[34]

    Presidential primary candidates

    Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Colorado, 2024
    State Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Colorado Major parties 5,000 Fixed by statute $500.00 Fixed by statute 12/11/2023 Source

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Colorado, 2024
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Colorado 12,000 Fixed by statute N/A N/A 7/11/24[35] Source

    About the state

    Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

    • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
    • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
    • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.


    This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

    U.S. Senate elections

    See also: List of United States Senators from Colorado

    The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Colorado.

    U.S. Senate election results in Colorado
    Race Winner Runner up
    2022 55.9%Democratic Party 41.3%Republican Party
    2020 53.5%Democratic Party 44.2%Republican Party
    2016 49.9%Democratic Party 44.3%Republican Party
    2014 48.2%Republican Party 46.3%Democratic Party
    2010 48.1%Democratic Party 46.4%Republican Party
    Average 50.5 44.7

    Gubernatorial elections

    See also: Governor of Colorado

    The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Colorado.

    Gubernatorial election results in Colorado
    Race Winner Runner up
    2022 58.5%Democratic Party 39.2%Republican Party
    2018 53.4%Democratic Party 42.8%Republican Party
    2014 49.3%Democratic Party 46.0%Republican Party
    2010 51.1%Democratic Party 36.4%Grey.png (Constitution Party)
    2006 57.0%Democratic Party 40.2%Republican Party
    Average 54.7 39.8
    See also: Party control of Colorado state government

    Congressional delegation

    The table below displays the partisan composition of Colorado's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

    Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Colorado
    Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
    Democratic 2 4 6
    Republican 0 4 4
    Independent 0 0 0
    Vacancies 0 0 0
    Total 2 8 10

    State executive

    The table below displays the officeholders in Colorado's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

    State executive officials in Colorado, May 2024
    Office Officeholder
    Governor Democratic Party Jared Polis
    Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Dianne Primavera
    Secretary of State Democratic Party Jena Griswold
    Attorney General Democratic Party Phil Weiser

    State legislature

    Colorado State Senate

    Party As of February 2024
         Democratic Party 23
         Republican Party 12
         Other 0
         Vacancies 0
    Total 35

    Colorado House of Representatives

    Party As of February 2024
         Democratic Party 46
         Republican Party 19
         Other 0
         Vacancies 0
    Total 65

    Trifecta control

    The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

    Colorado Party Control: 1992-2024
    Twelve years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
    Governor D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    Senate R R R R R R R R R D D R R D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D
    House R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D

    The table below details demographic data in Colorado and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

    Demographic Data for Colorado
    Colorado United States
    Population 5,773,714 331,449,281
    Land area (sq mi) 103,636 3,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White 76.1% 65.9%
    Black/African American 4% 12.5%
    Asian 3.2% 5.8%
    Native American 1% 0.8%
    Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
    Two or more 10.6% 8.8%
    Hispanic/Latino 22.1% 18.7%
    Education
    High school graduation rate 92.5% 89.1%
    College graduation rate 43.7% 34.3%
    Income
    Median household income $87,598 $75,149
    Persons below poverty level 6% 8.8%
    Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2024

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2023 election calendar," accessed May 15, 2023
    2. ↑ 270 to Win, "Colorado," accessed June 17, 2019
    3. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
    4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
    5. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
    6. ↑ Nature, "The power of prediction markets," October 18, 2016
    7. ↑ Politico, "Meet the 'stock market' for politics," October 31, 2014
    8. ↑ U.S. Presidential General Election Results, "2008 Electoral Map Based on the Intrade Prediction Market," accessed January 25, 2018
    9. ↑ PredictIt, "Who will win the 2024 US presidential election?" accessed December 16, 2022
    10. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2020. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    11. ↑ CPR, "RFK Jr. probably won’t be the Libertarian nominee in Colorado, Chase Oliver will," July 24, 2024
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 X, "Libertarian Party of Colorado on June 10, 2024," accessed June 20, 2024
    13. ↑ Colorado Politics, "Colorado Libertarians designate RFK Jr. to state's November ballot after snubbing party's own ticket," July 3, 2024
    14. ↑ CPR, "Libertarians have dueling presidential candidates in Colorado as surprise RFK nomination causes chaos," July 10, 2024
    15. ↑ Colorado Politics, "Colorado Libertarians decide not to submit party's presidential ticket to state's November ballot," June 13, 2024
    16. ↑ Supreme Court, "Trump v. Anderson," accessed March 4, 2024
    17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 The New York Times, "Trump Is Disqualified From the 2024 Ballot, Colorado Supreme Court Rules," December 19, 2023
    18. ↑ NBC News, "Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state's 2024 primary ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution," December 19, 2023
    19. ↑ The New York Times, "Justices to Decide Whether Trump Is Eligible for Colorado Ballot," January 5, 2024
    20. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2023 election calendar," accessed May 15, 2023
    21. ↑ The Green Papers, "Colorado Democrat," accessed May 15, 2023
    22. ↑ The Green Papers, "Colorado Democrat," accessed May 15, 2023
    23. ↑ USA Today, "Harris makes history as first Black woman, Asian American presidential nominee," August 2, 2024
    24. ↑ ABC News, "DNC to nominate Biden and Harris to bypass Ohio ballot issues," May 28, 2024
    25. ↑ The New York Times, "Democrats Set Aug. 1 for Harris Nomination Vote," July 24, 2024
    26. ↑ CBS News, "Kamala Harris closer to being nominee as DNC approves early virtual roll call vote," July 24, 2024
    27. ↑ DNC, "DNC and DNCC Chairs Announce Results of Presidential Nominating Petition Process and Opening of Virtual Roll Call on August 1," July 30, 2024
    28. ↑ X, "Biden on July 21, 2024," accessed July 21, 2024
    29. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2023 election calendar," accessed May 15, 2023
    30. ↑ The Green Papers, "Colorado Democrat," accessed May 15, 2023
    31. ↑ The Green Papers, "Colorado Democrat," accessed May 15, 2023
    32. ↑ The Hill, "RNC votes to hold first presidential debate in Milwaukee," February 23, 2023
    33. ↑ Pew Research Center, "Few former presidents have run for their old jobs – or anything else – after leaving office,' November 16, 2022
    34. ↑ A candidate can qualify for ballot placement either by filing a petition or by paying the filing fee. A candidate does not need to do both.
    35. ↑ Petitions must be submitted to the secretary of state by 7/11/24, while the statement of intent and list of presidential electors must be submitted on 8/7/24.
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