How Colorado's Wealthiest County Voted In The 2020 Election

DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO — Voters in Colorado's wealthiest county leaned red in the general election, according to initial results. Ranked by household income, poverty rate, unemployment and other variables, Douglas County is the richest in our state, according to many financial reports.

Here's a look at how Douglas County voted in Colorado's top races in 2016 and 2020:

Presidential race - 2016

• Donald Trump: 102,573
• Hillary Clinton: 68,657

Presidential race - 2020

• Donald Trump: 119,933
• Joe Biden: 103,550

U.S. Senate race - 2016

• Michael Bennet (D): 70,005
• Darryl Glenn (R): 107,920

U.S. Senate race - 2020

• John Hickenlooper (D): 96,538
• Cory Gardner (R): 128,699

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While projected results for the general election have been rolling in throughout Colorado, official results won't be announced until the end of November. Voters have a "cure period" to fix issues with their ballots, including discrepant signatures, elections officials said. Cures, mailed military and overseas ballots are due Nov. 12, and counties will then have until Nov. 13 to process those ballots. The Colorado Secretary of State's Office will then oversee the state's risk-limiting audit.

Coloradans came out to vote Tuesday in record-breaking numbers. As of Wednesday afternoon, voters had returned 3,303,265 ballots, elections officials said.

The state's turnout among active registered voters stands at 86.8 percent — higher than the turnout in 2016, which was 86.7 percent. And more ballots are expected in the coming days, which will boost our turnout percentage even higher.

"This is an historic election. More Coloradans voted in this election than in any previous election in our state's history, even in the midst of a pandemic," said Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.

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