Colorado didn't buck trends entirely when voters nationwide returned Donald Trump to the White House for a second term on Nov. 5, but the state moved a smidgeon to the

“Coloradans very much feel that what happens at the legislature impacts their lives,” said Weigel. More than nine in ten voters, or 91 percent of those polled, agreed that what happens at the state Capitol impacts them, at least indirectly.

Voter turnout in Colorado fell this election compared with the previous two presidential cycles, according to the latest data from the secretary of state's office. Why it matters: The decline may have shaped last Tuesday's results,

Colorado maintained its position as among the most Democratic Party-oriented states in the 2024 presidential election.

The Denver district attorney’s office has opened an investigation into the leak of voting system passwords that were posted to a Colorado state website in June before being taken down last month.

The Associated Press has declared a winner in Colorado's 8th Congressional District which has been one of the most closely watched races in the country.

Jillaire McMillan conceded the House District 19 race to Dan Woog, whose narrow lead falls within the recount margin but whose outcome is unlikely to change.

Gabe Evans, a right-wing state representative, defeated Representative Yadira Caraveo, a first-term Democrat who was the first Latina elected to federal office in Colorado.

Results for the 2024 Colorado U.S. House District 8 general election. Find Colorado and national elections results at BostonGlobe.com.

Polis’s concern about corporate influence polluting decision-making at federal agencies has been echoed by Kennedy.

FILE – A formerly sunken boat sits on cracked earth hundreds of feet from the shoreline of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on May 10, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. [Photo: John Locher, File/AP Photo]

Despite strong support for Vice President Kamala Harris, Colorado voters this year gave conservatives plenty to celebrate