Colorado Voter Registration--Final October Voter Affiliation Numbers

Final numbers for Colorado (as of October 22, out of 3,203,583):
Democrats--1,051,643 (32.8%)
Republicans--1,063,347 (33.2%)
Unaffiliateds--1,069,294 (33.4%)

As of October 29, 1,123,173 voters had returned their mail-in ballots or cast an early vote:
Number of Mail-In Ballots Received--880,491
Number of Early Voting Ballots Cast--242,682

**Update--As of October 30, 1,291,571 ballots cast:
Number of Mail-In Ballots Received--993,542
Number of Early Voting Ballots Cast--298,029

**Update 2--As of October 31, 1,477,836 ballots cast:
Number of Mail-In Ballots Received--1,112,782
Number of Early Voting Ballots Cast--365,054

**Update 3--As of November 2, 1,589,981 ballots cast:
Number of Mail-In Ballots Received--1,224,766
Number of Early Voting Ballots Cast--365,215

Final pre-election numbers:
Number of Mail-In Ballots Received--1,339,065
Number of Early Voting Ballots Cast--365,215

Colorado Voter Registration--October Update

Over 200,000 newly registered voters in Colorado this year:

State officials say more than 217,000 people have registered to vote in Colorado this year, including nearly 113,000 since the end of July.

Monday was the deadline for registering to vote in the Nov. 4 election.

Richard Coolidge, a spokesman for Secretary of State Mike Coffman, says preliminary figures show Colorado now has about 3.1 million registered voters. About 1.1 million have requested mail-in ballots.

Coolidge says county clerks have canceled the registrations of more than 58,000 voters since January, about 2 percent of vote total.

Nearly 31,000 had moved to another county or state. Nearly 14,000 were duplicate registrations and nearly 8,000 had died.

More than 2,200 were canceled because they were felons.

One third of Colorado voters will be voting by mail-in ballot, most likely before the final get-out-the-vote push in the final weekend leading up to November 4. For all intents and purposes, the election has already begun (or will begin the moment the first mail-in ballots arrive, and will certainly be in full swing when early voting opens).

The most recent voter registration numbers (September 2) show that Republicans maintain a small registration lead over unaffiliated voters, and a still-sizeable 75,000 voter lead over registered Democrats--

D--955,428
R--1,029,062
U--1,022,575

According to the story there are around 3.1 million registered Coloradans on the rolls, which would add about 100,000 voters to the early September numbers. How they break will demonstrate the power of Democrat-oriented voter registration efforts, and how much Republican increases came through the draw of Sarah Palin as VP on the ticket.

2008 Colorado Election Information And Voter Registration Deadlines

**Updated and bumped--staying open until 7pm to register in Denver

Monday, October 6: Last day to register to vote

Monday, October 20: Early voting begins

Tuesday, October 28: Last day to apply for a mail-in ballot if mailed

Friday, October 31: Last day of early voting

Tuesday, November 4: ELECTION DAY

Turnout on the final day for registration is quite large . . .

Schaffer V Udall--Monday Morning Edition 051908

From now until the election, in addition to links provided throughout the week, SP is promoting the Schaffer v Udall blog's latest posts:

Inconvenient Facts for Mark Udall and Big Blue Lie Machine's Assault on Bob Schaffer

Why is Mark Udall Hiding from Unscripted Debates?

Making Mountains out of Molehills

Mark Udall Now Running from "Boulder Liberal" Tag and Debates? A Connection?

Stay tuned to SvU for the most up-to-date coverage and analysis of the U.S. Senate matchup between Bob Schaffer and Mark Udall, updates on Colorado's voting population and party affiliation, and the impact of the Democratic National Convention on Colorado's most significant state-wide race.

Schaffer V Udall--Monday Morning Edition 051208

From now until the election, in addition to links provided throughout the week, SP is promoting the Schaffer v Udall blog's latest posts:

Udall: We're Starting To See A Pattern of "Courage" Emerging

Debate Format "Unacceptable" But Udall Indicates Further Discussion Warranted

What Political Favor is Mark Udall Holding Out for from Hillary Clinton?

Stay tuned to SvU for the most up-to-date coverage and analysis of the U.S. Senate matchup between Bob Schaffer and Mark Udall, updates on Colorado's voting population and party affiliation, and the impact of the Democratic National Convention on Colorado's most significant state-wide race.

Colorado Voter Registration And Party Affiliation--March Update

From the Sec. of State's office, these updated figures for March 2008 of Colorado's voter registration numbers and party affiliation:

Democrats--893,472
Unaffiliateds--1,008,675
Republicans--1,015,993

Since February 2008:
Democrats +7,849
Unaffiliteds +5,672
Republicans +2,527

The trend since January 2004:



Takeaways--the rapid trend for the state's unaffiliated ranks continues, as Republican recovery rate lags behind that of both unaffiliateds and Democrats since early 2007.

It will also be important to watch the numbers heading into the summer, and especially the final two reports--September and October--following the Democratic National Convention. Should Recreate '68 and its allies create the disruption and mayhem they are so eager to achieve, it may not matter if unaffiliateds have overtaken Republicans as the largest voting bloc in Colorado. Voter backlash against the Democrats could be considerable statewide, if not nationally, especially if the Democrats add insult to injury by having a heated, brokered convention.

Stay tuned.

Colorado Voter Registration--February Update

**Update--from my new post over at Schaffer v Udall: what the new numbers and a mediocre showing by Democrat Senate candidate Mark Udall in his party's preference poll on Super Tuesday mean for Colorado's much-hyped Senate race

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Following the record turnout on Super Tuesday (complete recap here), there has been an increase in attention from the MSM to the ascent of the unaffiliated/independent bloc in Colorado, a stable Democrat segment, and the "demise" of the GOP.

Last month's voter registration analysis, ahead of the Colorado caucus, demonstrated the rise in unaffiliated voters. New numbers of Colorado voter registration and affiliation have been released by the Secretary of State. Here is a comparison of voter statistics for February 2004, 2006, and 2008--as well as two handy graphs illustrating each party's registration since January 2004, as well as the overall total for the three main voting blocs in absolute terms:

02/04
R-1044195--37.1%
D-855542--30.4%
U-911510--32.4%
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02/06
R-1044843--36.2%
D-871689--30.2%
U-969915--33.6%
T-2886447

02/08
R-1013466--34.92%
D-885623--30.52%
U-1003003--34.56%
T-2902092

Colorado voter registration trends from 01/2004 to 02/2008 (click to enlarge):


Total Colorado registered voters (Republicans, Democrats and unaffiliateds only, click to enlarge):