traffic violence
Hundreds of people die every year on Colorado's roads. In many ways, Colorado is typical of the national epidemic of traffic violence. This post discusses some of the important trends and compares Colorado to the rest of the country.
Colorado legislature
The second regular session of the 75th General Assembly wrapped up in mid-May. This was the last regular session under Jared Polis's tenure as governor. As others have reported, the 2026 regular session was conducted under the cloud of the budget shortfall which constrained much of what
2026 election
This post will provide an update based on the latest campaign finance disclosure filings for the major candidates for the race for governor in Colorado. Others have covered the total amounts raised by each candidate. My analysis will center on what we might be able to learn from the past
This post explores the impact of rising gas prices on Colorado households.
public opinion
Coloradans oppose data centers by a margin of more than three-to-one according to a new survey from the Colorado Polling Institute.
redistricting
The Trump administration's pressure on Republican-led states for mid-cycle redistricting plans that advantage the GOP has opened the debate within Colorado about the possibility of responding in kind. This post will explore what a 2027 redistricting effort – should it pass – might realistically accomplish in Colorado. While
partisanship
Colorado has trended toward the Democratic Party even as the rest of the country is moving in the other direction. This post puts Colorado into the national context.
partisanship
The gender gap in partisan affiliation has shrunk somewhat over the past 20 years. Women remain more likely than men to identify or lean toward the Democratic Party than men.
partisanship
Partisanship and political outcomes in the U.S. have become increasingly linked to levels of educational attainment. This post unpacks the diploma divide within Colorado using individual-level survey data.
partisanship
Over the past 20 years, Democrats have gained a substantial advantage among the general public in Colorado. This is in stark contrast to the way Democratic identification has been trending in the rest of the country. Two decades ago, the share of Coloradans who identified or leaned toward the Republican
turnout
Voting is the most fundamental form of political activity in the United States, and Colorado has consistently ranked among the highest turnout states in the country. Colorado also has a more accessible system than the average state. Since the move to all-mail voting in 2013, Colorado regularly ranks among
campaign finance
In the last pair of posts, I’ve looked at the donor coalitions of the Democratic and Republican candidates for the 2026 gubernatorial race in Colorado. Of course, there are more races in 2026 than just the contest at the top of the ballot. In this post, I'll