More than 1.2 million Coloradans have already voted one week before Election Day
Denver 7 News
DENVER Just a week from Election Day and Colorado voters appear to be on pace to meet or exceed the turnout in the 2020 General Election, according to data released Tuesday by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.
Griswolds office said that as of Tuesday, 1,271,157 Coloradans had already voted in the 2024 election, which is 66% of the total 2020 turnout. Colorado voters began receiving their ballots in the mail in early October.
The breakdown by voter party affiliation is 385,286 Democrats, 356,300 Republicans, and 512,740 unaffiliated voters.
Voter turnout for this years election has already exceeded the total number of ballots submitted in the 2022 midterm elections by more than 400,000.
According to state data, there were about 3.9 million active registered voters in Colorado as of Oct. 1. Griswolds office is expected to release more numbers in the days before the General Election.
At this point, completed ballots should be dropped off at a drop box since its too late to mail them back. Colorado residents can also register to vote and vote in person at a voting center up to 7 p.m. on Election Day.
More information on where to drop off your ballot or vote in person can be found here.