KUSA — Colorado had the second-highest voter turnout in the nation during this midterm election, according to an unofficial tally from the Secretary of State’s Office, and more unaffiliated voters cast ballots than both Democrats and Republicans.
Almost 2.6 million Coloradans voted in the midterm election, the Secretary of State’s Office said – which is 62.7 percent of the population that’s eligible to vote.
More than 75 percent of active voters participated in the 2018 midterm election, and 65.2 percent of registered voters. A vast majority of people – 95 percent – mailed in or dropped off their ballots, with the rest voting in person.
Thirty four percent of ballots came from unaffiliated voters, 32.9 percent of them belonged to Democrats, 31.5 percent came from Republicans and 1.5 percent came from third parties.
Democrats had an overwhelming victory in Colorado this year, winning all of the state’s major races and taking both the state house and senate.
Minnesota was the only state with a higher voter turnout than Colorado, with 64.3 percent of active voters casting their ballot, according to the Secretary of States Office.
