COLORADO
In Brief
"Colorado voters have elected about as many Democrats as Republicans to
Congress. Voters in Denver and Pueblo usually support Democrats. Voters in
Denver's suburbs and in northeastern Colorado generally favor Republicans.
Colorado has favored Republicans more often than Democrats in presidential
elections."
Resource: World Book 2008
Capital: Denver
Area: 103, 718 sq mi
Population: 4, 753, 377
Resource: World Almanac 2008
Colorado, one of the more than 24 states holding a presidential primary or caucus on
" Super Tuesday,” is one of the nation’s top-10 fastest growing states. Its 2007
population of 4.9 million grew 13 percent between 2000 and 2007, almost double the
nation’s growth rate of 7.2 percent during that same time period. Colorado has a
higher percentage of both the Hispanic and non-Hispanic white-alone populations
than the nation as a whole, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. About 68
percent of Colorado’s voting-age citizens cast a ballot in the 2004 general election, a
higher rate than the national figure of 64 percent.
More information at: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html
Selected Characteristics
Population change: 2000-2007
Median age
Women
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino
Black alone
Hispanic
Median household income
Foreign born
Persons below poverty
Bachelor’s degree or higher (age 25+)
Median home value
Colorado
13.0%
35.4
49.7%
71.7%
4.1%
19.7%
$52,015
10.3%
12.0%
34.3%
$232,900
U.S.
7.2%
36.4
50.7%
66.4%
12.8%
14.8%
$48,451
12.5%
13.3%
27.0%
$185,200
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Total Population Estimates (2007), State Population Estimates
by Characteristics (2006), American Community Survey (2006).
More Resources
Government Information
The Official Web site for the State Colorado
http://www.colorado.gov/
Governor of Colorado
http://www.colorado.gov/governor/
Colorado - Elected Officials in U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=CO
Colorado - Elected Officials in U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml#ct
Elections 2008
Politics 1: Colorado Directory
http://www.politicsone.com/co.htm
The Green Papers: Colorado 2008 General Elections
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G08/CO.phtml
Secretary of State - Colorado - Election Center
http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?
Statistics
Colorado - Quick Facts from the US Census Bureau
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html
Media
Local newspapers
http://www.newslink.org/conews.html
Local radio stations
http://www.newslink.org/coradi.html
General Information
Infoplease Colorado
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108189.html
50states.com - Colorado
http://www.50states.com/colorado.htm
Please find more information at
http://usa.usembassy.de/classroom/electionproject2008/index