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The States · 2026 outlook

Colorado

One state, every federal race and the provisional balance of power in its capitol.

2024 presidentD+11.0
SenateD+13.8
U.S. HouseD 5R 3
GovernorD+4.4
County by county · U.S. Senateprojected margin
County view
Projected margin
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
Striped = seat changes partyProjected county outcome

Counties colored by the projected margin — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast above. Hover a county for its numbers.

County numbers

El Paso132,819 (45.0%)154,538 (52.4%)R+7.4295,028
Denver219,952 (78.2%)54,022 (19.2%)D+59.0281,287
Jefferson167,031 (59.6%)105,756 (37.8%)D+21.9280,069
Arapahoe152,750 (60.6%)92,832 (36.8%)D+23.8252,138
Douglas87,905 (46.5%)96,032 (50.9%)R+4.3188,847
Adams100,136 (55.4%)75,937 (42.0%)D+13.4180,773
Larimer102,338 (58.6%)67,808 (38.8%)D+19.8174,688
Boulder117,778 (77.5%)30,235 (19.9%)D+57.6151,964
Weld55,528 (39.9%)80,188 (57.5%)R+17.7139,339
Mesa26,591 (37.5%)42,530 (59.9%)R+22.570,966
Pueblo31,838 (48.3%)32,383 (49.1%)R+0.865,935
Broomfield23,243 (64.1%)12,085 (33.3%)D+30.836,271
La Plata16,371 (59.2%)10,553 (38.2%)D+21.027,643
Garfield12,031 (51.1%)10,887 (46.3%)D+4.923,530
Eagle13,520 (62.8%)7,456 (34.6%)D+28.221,536
Montrose6,608 (33.3%)12,722 (64.1%)R+30.819,846
Fremont6,017 (30.5%)13,200 (66.9%)R+36.419,730
Elbert3,843 (24.3%)11,564 (73.1%)R+48.815,818
Delta4,822 (32.0%)9,875 (65.4%)R+33.515,089
Summit9,343 (68.7%)3,894 (28.7%)D+40.113,590
Routt8,072 (63.8%)4,254 (33.6%)D+30.212,655
Teller4,072 (32.2%)8,247 (65.2%)R+33.012,648
Montezuma4,616 (39.4%)6,805 (58.0%)R+18.711,726
Chaffee6,304 (56.4%)4,575 (41.0%)D+15.511,169
Morgan2,737 (26.3%)7,418 (71.1%)R+44.910,426
Park3,889 (41.7%)5,199 (55.7%)R+14.09,331
Pitkin6,280 (72.6%)2,146 (24.8%)D+47.88,651
Gunnison5,487 (64.7%)2,768 (32.7%)D+32.18,475
Logan1,692 (21.5%)5,976 (75.9%)R+54.47,873
Grand3,794 (49.5%)3,664 (47.9%)D+1.77,657
Archuleta3,103 (42.8%)3,957 (54.6%)R+11.87,248
Otero2,573 (37.2%)4,161 (60.2%)R+23.06,914
Las Animas2,639 (43.7%)3,241 (53.7%)R+10.06,037
Alamosa2,655 (45.6%)3,019 (51.8%)R+6.25,825
Moffat934 (18.1%)4,100 (79.3%)R+61.25,168
Rio Grande1,870 (39.0%)2,804 (58.4%)R+19.54,799
Clear Creek2,740 (58.0%)1,864 (39.4%)D+18.54,727
Prowers1,002 (25.1%)2,879 (72.2%)R+47.13,985
San Miguel2,785 (74.8%)840 (22.6%)D+52.33,722
Yuma605 (16.7%)2,914 (80.7%)R+63.93,613
Huerfano1,595 (46.4%)1,754 (51.0%)R+4.63,438
Gilpin1,794 (56.1%)1,322 (41.3%)D+14.73,199
Conejos1,337 (42.0%)1,760 (55.3%)R+13.33,180
Ouray1,916 (60.3%)1,176 (37.0%)D+23.33,175
Lake1,781 (58.8%)1,170 (38.6%)D+20.23,030
Custer951 (31.7%)1,967 (65.7%)R+33.92,996
Kit Carson458 (16.0%)2,333 (81.4%)R+65.42,865
Rio Blanco499 (17.5%)2,286 (80.0%)R+62.52,859
Saguache1,393 (52.9%)1,173 (44.5%)D+8.42,634
Washington265 (12.2%)1,852 (85.2%)R+73.02,174
Lincoln351 (17.6%)1,589 (79.8%)R+62.21,992
Phillips340 (18.6%)1,437 (78.8%)R+60.11,824
Bent527 (31.1%)1,125 (66.3%)R+35.31,696
Costilla941 (58.4%)628 (39.0%)D+19.41,611
Baca223 (14.4%)1,290 (83.1%)R+68.71,553
Crowley342 (25.9%)946 (71.6%)R+45.61,322
Dolores260 (23.7%)810 (73.7%)R+50.01,099
Sedgwick227 (21.6%)798 (75.9%)R+54.31,052
Cheyenne88 (10.8%)708 (86.7%)R+75.8817
Kiowa80 (12.0%)572 (85.5%)R+73.4669
Jackson139 (21.5%)490 (75.9%)R+54.3646
Mineral252 (43.2%)316 (54.2%)R+10.8583
Hinsdale204 (43.5%)253 (53.9%)R+10.5469
San Juan300 (65.8%)144 (31.6%)D+34.1456

Model benchmark — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast.

State government2026 outlook

Trifecta nowDemocratic trifecta

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SenateDD
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State legislative outlook · modeledBoth chambers carry the Call the Map state legislature forecast — the same model the Chamber Board publishes.
Governor control: NCSL · 2026 State & Legislative Partisan Composition · Jan. 27, 2026Open the full Chamber Board →
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