YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
31.40% | 55.10% | 41.80% | 54.50% | 39.90% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
17.10% | 43.10% | 38% | 48.60% | 33.60% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 57% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
35% | 66% | 68% | 55.60% | 48.20% | Census* | |
COLORADO
33.60%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
COLORADO YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
State Policies and Initiatives
- Go Vote Colorado is the State’s official voting website.
- Colorado encourages online registration, mails a ballot to every registered voter, allows absentee voting, and offers drop off ballot boxes to facilitate voting.
- ID rules and helpline for Colorado voters.
- Colorado: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Secretary of State portal for high school voters.
- Colorado encourages pre-registration from age 16.
- Colorado law requires every high school to name a deputy registrar to help students register on-campus.
- High school students can work at the polls on Election Day as Student Election Judges.
- Colorado’s Secretary of State recognizes high schools that register at least 85% of their seniors with the Eliza Pickrell Routt Award.
Find your high school!
College and University initiatives
- 21 campuses are participating in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge; 3 campuses won Platinum Awards for 2020 voter turnout rates > 80%. 2022 awards will be announced in November 2023.
- The Secretary of State sponsors the Colorado Campus Voting Challenge in collaboration with ALL IN and NSLVE and encourages all Colorado colleges and universities to participate.
- Colorado College registered 84.6% of its students in 2020 and won awards for highest registration and best plan. It sponsors CC Votes, a portal that offers students voting information and support and many opportunities for civic engagement.
- Other 2020 Colorado Campus Voting Challenge Award Winners:
- Arapahoe Community College – Highest Voter Registration & Highest Turnout, 2-year Institution;
- Northeastern Junior College – Most Improved Voter Turnout Award, 2-year Institution:
- University of Denver – Most Improved Voter Turnout Award, 4-year Institution: and
- Colorado State University–Best Campus Democratic Engagement Action Plan Award, 4-year Institution.
- COLORADO CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
OTHER INFLUENCES
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29,000 ballots were rejected in Colorado in 2020 with 65% coming from young voters (18-24), many of whom did not provide adequate identification with their absentee ballots.
- The Denver Broncos encourage all eligible Coloradans to register and vote.
- New Era Colorado “is the leading voice for young people in Colorado politics . . . We work alongside our peers to grow our generation’s power. We fight for a better Colorado for everyone.” They report an 82% turnout of young people they register to vote.
- CC Votes includes links to a comprehensive list of NGOs working in Colorado on voting and civic engagement.
