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Voter Participation

Date posted: 01/05/2005

Voter participation is reported below in two ways: the number of registered Voting Age Population and the number of those registered who voted.

What this chart shows: Voting Age Population (VAP) Registration

Voting Age Population (VAP) Registration

* United States and Colorado 2004 data are not yet available.

Data Source:

See data table

What this chart shows: Registered Voter Turnout in General Elections

* United States and Colorado 2004 data are not yet available.

Data Source:

See data table

What these data tell us:

From 1996 to 2004, while Larimer County had the highest percentage of registered voters compared to the United States and Colorado, the county had the lowest voter turnout of the three regions. However, from 2002 to 2004, voter turnout in Larimer County increased 46%.

What this chart shows: Voter Turnout in Larimer County Communities

*2000 was a Presidential election, which typically has a greater turnout.

Data Source: Larimer County Clerk's Office, Elections

See data table

What these data tell us:

'Other Larimer County', which includes Timnath and Windsor, and Estes Park had the highest voter turnout from 1998 to 2002. Berthoud and Loveland were close behind; Wellington had the lowest voter turnout in Larimer County.

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What this chart shows: Types of Voting Methods Used - Larimer County, 2004 General Election

Data Source: Larimer County Clerk's Office

See data table

What these data tell us:

In the 2004 General Election, absentee voting was the primary method used. It should be noted that in Larimer County, voters no longer vote at a precinct polling station determined by their residential address. Started in 2003, residents may now vote at any designated county Voting Center. Absentee voting involves having a ballot sent to your home rather than going to a precinct voting center to vote. Provisional ballots are ballots that allow a person to vote even though his or her name is not on the official voter registration list. In Colorado, you must first sign an affidavit to vote with a provisional ballot.

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Data Table:

Voting Age Population (VAP) and Voter Registration

 

United States

Colorado

Larimer County

N Registered

% Registered

N Registered

% Registered

N Registered

% Registered

1994

118,994,000

61.4%

1,743,000

*

129,754

80.2%

1996

127,661,000

65.0%

2,001,000

69.9%

143,047

83.2%

1998

123,104,000

61.3%

2,024,000

68.4%

166,700

91.8%

2000

129,549,000

62.9%

1,954,000

63.7%

191,124

99.0%

2002

128,154,000

59.5%

1,976,000

58.9%

188,168

93.4%

2004

199,129

Other 2004 information is unavailable at this time.

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VAP and Voter Turnout

 

United States

Colorado

Larimer County

N Voted

% Voted

N Voted

% Voted

N Voted

% Voted

1994

85,702,000

72.0%

1,256,000

72.1%

74,592

57.5%

1996

105,017,000

82.3%

1,682,000

84.1%

99,992

69.9%

1998

83,098,000

67.5%

1,540,000

76.1%

86,875

52.1%

2000

110,826,000

85.5%

1,633,000

83.6%

119,201

62.4%

2002

88,903,000

69.4%

1,483,000

75.1%

95,276

50.6%

2004

147,112

73.9%

Other 2004 information is unavailable at this time.

See chart

Voter Turnout in Communities of Larimer County

 

1998

2000

2002

N Registered

N Voted

% Turnout

N Registered

N Voted

% Turnout

N Registered

N Voted

% Turnout

Berthoud

1,647

1,128

68.5%

2,335

1,844

79.0%

2,898

1,629

56.2%

Estes Park

2,516

1,784

70.9%

3,230

2,654

82.2%

3,939

2,426

61.6%

Fort Collins

44,597

31,158

69.9%

60,127

45,858

76.3%

74,135

38,933

52.5%

Loveland

21,739

15,084

69.4%

28,234

22,198

78.6%

34,118

19,284

56.5%

Wellington

1,193

685

57.4%

1,580

1,158

73.3%

1,912

922

48.2%

Other Larimer County

31,549

23,181

73.5%

38,652

31,731

82.1%

44,050

27,573

62.6%

See chart

Types of Voting Methods Used - Larimer County, 2004

N

%

Precinct

52,481

35.7%

Provisional

1,798

1.2%

Absentee

92,833

63.1%

See chart