Colorado at a Glance State Profile - Gov. Owens (R) - Sen. Campbell (R) - Sen. Allard (R) Presidential Politics Congressional Districting - 01 - DeGette (D) - 02 - Udall (D) - 03 - McInnis (R) - 04 - Schaffer (R) - 05 - Hefley (R) - 06 - Tancredo (R) Almanac 2002 Home States & Districts Elected Officials For district profiles and additional information on the elected officials of Colorado, please use the pull-down menu above.

The People

• Pop. 2000: 4,301,261. Pop. 1990: 3,294,394; up 30.6% 1990-2000.
• 1.5% of U.S. total, 24th largest;
• 82.8% White, 3.8% Black, 2.2% Asian, 1% Amer. Indian, 0.1% Hawaiian, 2.8% Two+ races, 7.2% Other. 17.1% Hispanic origin.
• 2.7% Unemployment.
• 2000 Voting age pop.: 3,200,466.
• 2000 Turnout: 1,741,368; 54% of VAP.
• Registered voters (2000): 2,883,948; 863,749 D (30%); 1,022,019 R (35%); 998,189 unaffiliated and minor parties (35%).

Election Results

2000 Presidential Vote
Bush (R)	883,748	(51%)
Gore (D)	738,227	(42%)
Nader (Green)	91,434	(5%)
Other	27,959	(2%)

2000 Republican Primary
Bush (R)	116,897	(65%)
McCain (R)	48,996	(27%)
Keyes (R)	11,871	(7%)

2000 Democratic Primary
Gore (D)	63,384	(75%)
Bradley (D)	20,663	(24%)
Other	821	(1%)

1996 Presidential Vote
Dole (R)	691,846	(46%)
Clinton (D)	671,150	(44%)
Perot (I)	99,628	(7%)
Other	45,646	(3%)

Key State Officials:

• Gov. Bill Owens (R)
• Lt. Gov., Joe Rogers (R)
• Secy. of State, Donetta Davidson (D)
• Atty. Gen., Ken Salazar (D)
• Treasurer, Mike Coffman (R)
• State Senate, 35 (18 D, 17 R)
• Senate Pres. Pro Tempore, Ed Perlmutter (D)
• Senate President, Stan Matsunaki (D)
• Majority Leader, Bill Thiebaut (D)
• State House, 65 (27 D, 38 R)
• House Speaker, Doug Dean (R)

Congressional Delegation:

• Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)
• Sen. Wayne Allard (R)
• Representatives 6 (2 D, 4 R):

Diana DeGette   (D-01) Mark Udall   (D-02)

Scott McInnis   (R-03) Bob Schaffer   (R-04)

Joel Hefley   (R-05) Tom Tancredo   (R-06)