Colorado Voters Worry State Becoming Too Crowded - Demographic Details
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A Survey of 1,024 Colorado Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conducted June 12-16, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Biden Approval | Strongly approve | 18% | 19% | 17% | 11% | 18% | 29% | 19% | 13% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 38% | 11% | 5% | 21% | 38% | 8% | 12% | 23% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 20% | 15% | 19% | 23% | 13% | 16% | 10% | 19% | 21% | 16% | 21% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 14% | 21% | 25% | 18% | 7% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Somewhat approve | 20% | 18% | 23% | 27% | 18% | 15% | 18% | 27% | 30% | 26% | 6% | 30% | 22% | 6% | 29% | 34% | 18% | 18% | 22% | 19% | 23% | 26% | 19% | 24% | 16% | 19% | 25% | 25% | 31% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 24% | 16% | 20% | 16% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Somewhat disapprove | 9% | 9% | 10% | 19% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 18% | 10% | 17% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
Strongly disapprove | 48% | 52% | 44% | 37% | 55% | 51% | 51% | 45% | 32% | 49% | 80% | 17% | 49% | 80% | 36% | 10% | 41% | 53% | 44% | 53% | 42% | 45% | 49% | 49% | 50% | 44% | 46% | 37% | 41% | 41% | 54% | 48% | 48% | 45% | 51% | 49% | 40% | 51% | 40% | 50% | 56% | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | |
Not sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 21% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 26% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
The U.S. Department of Agriculture calculates that Colorado, over the last four decades, has turned more than 1,250 square miles of Open Space, natural habitat, and agricultural land into housing, shopping malls, streets and other urban development. On balance, has this made Colorado a better place to live, a worse place to live or did it not have much effect? | Better | 14% | 16% | 12% | 22% | 11% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 12% | 11% | 23% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 25% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 16% | 8% | 20% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 12% | 13% | 19% | 10% | 11% | 23% | 17% | 15% | 7% | 32% |
Worse | 62% | 61% | 62% | 50% | 68% | 68% | 64% | 51% | 52% | 66% | 66% | 53% | 65% | 68% | 59% | 56% | 50% | 63% | 61% | 63% | 60% | 53% | 65% | 62% | 64% | 59% | 57% | 49% | 43% | 56% | 71% | 65% | 57% | 65% | 60% | 48% | 53% | 62% | 61% | 63% | 72% | 31% | 52% | 55% | 51% | 73% | 33% | |
Not much effect | 19% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 15% | 21% | 17% | 22% | 25% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 25% | 17% | 9% | 15% | 21% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 22% | 24% | 25% | 15% | 16% | 22% | 17% | 19% | 28% | 18% | 21% | 23% | 15% | 12% | 32% | 18% | 23% | 28% | 16% | 11% | |
Not sure | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 13% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 23% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 26% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 24% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Has Colorado developed too much, too little, or about as much as it should? | Too much | 61% | 57% | 65% | 58% | 66% | 58% | 63% | 51% | 52% | 68% | 64% | 57% | 62% | 68% | 54% | 58% | 66% | 62% | 61% | 63% | 59% | 59% | 62% | 63% | 63% | 58% | 59% | 54% | 46% | 56% | 68% | 65% | 55% | 63% | 60% | 51% | 55% | 66% | 56% | 67% | 64% | 28% | 50% | 51% | 58% | 72% | 37% |
Too little | 8% | 10% | 7% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 19% | 20% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 15% | 11% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 19% | |
About right | 31% | 33% | 28% | 30% | 28% | 35% | 32% | 30% | 28% | 24% | 29% | 33% | 30% | 22% | 37% | 37% | 30% | 28% | 33% | 29% | 33% | 30% | 31% | 30% | 29% | 33% | 33% | 41% | 40% | 32% | 26% | 26% | 38% | 26% | 34% | 38% | 35% | 27% | 36% | 26% | 27% | 56% | 39% | 37% | 35% | 23% | 44% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Government data show that the United States now has about one-third less cropland for each American than it did 30 years ago. How important is it to protect U.S. farmland from development so the United States is able to produce enough food to feed its own human population in the future? | Very important | 76% | 73% | 79% | 66% | 79% | 83% | 78% | 50% | 67% | 80% | 83% | 71% | 75% | 81% | 74% | 70% | 70% | 78% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 72% | 77% | 79% | 79% | 69% | 74% | 73% | 66% | 64% | 83% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% | 74% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 78% | 49% | 69% | 69% | 70% | 85% | 54% |
Somewhat important | 18% | 21% | 15% | 26% | 15% | 13% | 17% | 32% | 22% | 14% | 11% | 25% | 17% | 11% | 21% | 25% | 12% | 15% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 22% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 22% | 16% | 22% | 21% | 28% | 13% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 22% | 17% | 18% | 22% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 24% | 26% | 24% | 11% | 17% | |
Not very important | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 12% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 8% | |
Not at all important | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Not sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 16% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 26% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 21% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
If recent trends continue, Colorado demographers project that the state's human population of 5.8 million will grow by another 1.8 million by 2050, joining Colorado Springs, Denver and Fort Collins together into a single "mega-city." Do you find this prospect to be more positive or more negative? | More positive | 13% | 17% | 10% | 23% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 25% | 23% | 11% | 13% | 20% | 10% | 15% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 23% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 25% | 15% | 16% | 10% | 14% | 12% | 16% | 11% | 15% | 23% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 27% | 23% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 25% |
More negative | 76% | 74% | 77% | 64% | 79% | 86% | 78% | 61% | 63% | 76% | 81% | 69% | 77% | 80% | 79% | 69% | 50% | 74% | 77% | 78% | 72% | 65% | 79% | 76% | 76% | 74% | 79% | 62% | 64% | 73% | 82% | 76% | 75% | 74% | 77% | 80% | 62% | 78% | 79% | 79% | 84% | 44% | 65% | 71% | 73% | 85% | 44% | |
Not sure | 11% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 35% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 21% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 4% | 15% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 29% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 7% | 32% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
If Colorado adds another 1.8 million residents, do you expect traffic to become much worse or would the government be able to build enough extra transportation capacity to accommodate the extra residents without more congestion? | Traffic will become much worse | 81% | 79% | 82% | 75% | 83% | 85% | 83% | 72% | 68% | 84% | 86% | 77% | 80% | 83% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 75% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 73% | 75% | 85% | 82% | 79% | 79% | 82% | 75% | 81% | 83% | 78% | 84% | 80% | 40% | 68% | 76% | 84% | 89% | 53% |
The government could accommodate the extra residents without more congestion | 13% | 16% | 11% | 19% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 21% | 22% | 9% | 8% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 21% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 18% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 17% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 21% | |
Not sure | 6% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 15% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 50% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 25% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Colorado cities compete for scarce water with the agricultural industry, which relies on irrigation for most of its cropland. Should water used to cultivate crops be diverted to support additional human population growth? | Water should be diverted from agriculture to support more residents | 15% | 16% | 13% | 28% | 10% | 4% | 12% | 18% | 32% | 15% | 11% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 17% | 13% | 17% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 25% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 28% | 21% | 24% | 7% | 15% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 20% | 18% | 21% | 9% | 22% |
Water should not be diverted from agriculture to support more residents | 71% | 70% | 71% | 55% | 75% | 85% | 75% | 60% | 48% | 74% | 76% | 63% | 73% | 78% | 70% | 61% | 65% | 70% | 71% | 74% | 67% | 63% | 73% | 72% | 69% | 69% | 74% | 52% | 60% | 59% | 81% | 72% | 68% | 69% | 72% | 70% | 64% | 69% | 72% | 78% | 78% | 40% | 61% | 65% | 63% | 81% | 44% | |
Not sure | 15% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 14% | 22% | 20% | 12% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 17% | 12% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 12% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 9% | 11% | 54% | 19% | 17% | 17% | 10% | 34% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Colorado is a mostly arid state with limited water in its streams and rivers. Is it more important for the remaining level of water in streams and rivers to be used to support wildlife habitat, fish and birds, or is it more important to use the remaining water in Colorado streams to support the projected increase of residents in the state? | Water should be kept in streams to support wildlife | 76% | 75% | 77% | 73% | 79% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 71% | 85% | 74% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% | 82% | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 71% | 78% | 78% | 74% | 76% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 76% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 74% | 78% | 70% | 79% | 73% | 78% | 80% | 78% | 31% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 59% |
Water in streams should be used to support more residents | 11% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 17% | 13% | 4% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 16% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 11% | |
Not sure | 13% | 10% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 16% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 17% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 9% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 13% | 54% | 9% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 30% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
From an environmental standpoint how important is it to preserve Colorado's mountains, native grasslands, rivers, forests, and canyons? | Very important | 78% | 74% | 82% | 74% | 79% | 83% | 81% | 61% | 74% | 69% | 74% | 80% | 80% | 71% | 83% | 85% | 82% | 76% | 80% | 79% | 77% | 77% | 79% | 76% | 80% | 81% | 76% | 85% | 73% | 73% | 80% | 76% | 82% | 75% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 79% | 41% | 87% | 80% | 78% | 76% | 59% |
Somewhat important | 17% | 20% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 16% | 30% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 15% | 23% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 21% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 16% | 19% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 11% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 18% | 8% | 10% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 22% | |
Not very important | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 0% | |
Not at all important | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
Not sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 47% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 14% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
How important is it to you that you can easily get to Natural Areas and Open Space? | Very important | 63% | 62% | 64% | 61% | 64% | 63% | 64% | 50% | 59% | 64% | 60% | 65% | 63% | 58% | 67% | 64% | 70% | 62% | 63% | 64% | 61% | 66% | 62% | 56% | 67% | 67% | 56% | 72% | 49% | 65% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 61% | 64% | 66% | 60% | 61% | 63% | 69% | 66% | 28% | 73% | 60% | 55% | 62% | 52% |
Somewhat important | 26% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 33% | 28% | 20% | 30% | 27% | 24% | 28% | 22% | 29% | 19% | 24% | 28% | 25% | 28% | 24% | 27% | 33% | 24% | 21% | 26% | 21% | 32% | 20% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 18% | 31% | 30% | 25% | 22% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 32% | 35% | 25% | 23% | |
Not very important | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 2% | 14% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 10% | |
Not at all important | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 0% | |
Not sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 45% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 15% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
A study of government data found that 86% or more of the depletion of Colorado’s Open Space, natural habitat, and farmland in recent decades was related to Colorado's rapid population growth. Would continuing this level of population growth into the future make Colorado better, worse or not much different? | Better | 8% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 25% | 14% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 3% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 3% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 15% |
Worse | 76% | 74% | 77% | 66% | 80% | 81% | 79% | 55% | 58% | 83% | 79% | 66% | 79% | 80% | 73% | 73% | 62% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 68% | 78% | 78% | 77% | 74% | 61% | 72% | 63% | 65% | 83% | 77% | 73% | 74% | 77% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 74% | 78% | 84% | 28% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 84% | 48% | |
Not much different | 11% | 12% | 9% | 14% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 8% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 18% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 15% | |
Not sure | 6% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 17% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 14% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 12% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 44% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 23% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
In recent years, have you sensed that Colorado's cities, parks, neighborhoods, schools, and roads have become much more crowded, somewhat more crowded, somewhat less crowded, or much less crowded? | Much more crowded | 65% | 64% | 65% | 51% | 72% | 72% | 67% | 54% | 48% | 71% | 70% | 62% | 64% | 72% | 61% | 61% | 47% | 68% | 62% | 67% | 61% | 59% | 67% | 65% | 66% | 64% | 59% | 50% | 47% | 59% | 74% | 68% | 60% | 66% | 65% | 54% | 66% | 64% | 57% | 73% | 70% | 22% | 63% | 52% | 45% | 77% | 37% |
Somewhat more crowded | 28% | 29% | 27% | 35% | 23% | 27% | 27% | 38% | 38% | 19% | 25% | 28% | 30% | 23% | 32% | 31% | 29% | 23% | 32% | 27% | 30% | 33% | 26% | 29% | 26% | 27% | 31% | 33% | 39% | 33% | 22% | 25% | 32% | 26% | 29% | 34% | 29% | 29% | 39% | 18% | 22% | 19% | 29% | 38% | 42% | 19% | 42% | |
Somewhat less crowded | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 14% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 3% | |
Much less crowded | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | |
Not sure | 5% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 24% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 41% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 19% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Colorado's population has approximately doubled since 1980. Would you prefer that Colorado’s population continue to rapidly grow, that it grow more slowly, that it stay about the same size, or that it become smaller? | Continue to grow rapidly | 7% | 8% | 7% | 13% | 6% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 18% | 10% | 11% | 4% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 3% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 16% |
Grow more slowly | 31% | 33% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 42% | 29% | 41% | 41% | 26% | 27% | 35% | 30% | 26% | 34% | 36% | 19% | 28% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 30% | 31% | 29% | 29% | 38% | 27% | 29% | 34% | 29% | 31% | 27% | 36% | 28% | 33% | 40% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 27% | 29% | 17% | 43% | 39% | 33% | 23% | 21% | |
Stay about the same | 27% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 26% | 30% | 27% | 28% | 18% | 37% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 29% | 16% | 21% | 31% | 27% | 27% | 21% | 29% | 27% | 25% | 28% | 29% | 24% | 34% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 34% | 22% | 31% | 26% | 25% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 29% | 21% | 27% | 29% | 25% | 26% | 25% | |
Become smaller | 32% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 37% | 24% | 34% | 21% | 24% | 34% | 37% | 22% | 36% | 38% | 31% | 23% | 48% | 38% | 28% | 32% | 32% | 38% | 30% | 34% | 35% | 25% | 35% | 28% | 20% | 31% | 37% | 39% | 22% | 38% | 28% | 31% | 28% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 37% | 17% | 16% | 22% | 33% | 44% | 21% | |
Not sure | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 41% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
A major source of Colorado’s population growth is people moving in from other states, especially California. Should local and state governments in Colorado make it more difficult for people to move to Colorado from other states by restricting development? | Yes | 63% | 67% | 61% | 64% | 63% | 64% | 64% | 57% | 62% | 64% | 69% | 59% | 63% | 71% | 62% | 53% | 59% | 67% | 60% | 64% | 62% | 63% | 64% | 67% | 63% | 62% | 57% | 52% | 56% | 59% | 69% | 69% | 55% | 69% | 59% | 53% | 56% | 68% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 14% | 51% | 57% | 50% | 75% | 47% |
No | 17% | 19% | 16% | 21% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 27% | 24% | 22% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 22% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 26% | 25% | 23% | 20% | 14% | 15% | 21% | 15% | 19% | 23% | 26% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 28% | 18% | 21% | 25% | 13% | 21% | |
Not sure | 19% | 15% | 23% | 16% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 17% | 24% | 18% | 14% | 19% | 27% | 24% | 15% | 22% | 19% | 20% | 15% | 21% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 24% | 16% | 22% | 24% | 18% | 17% | 22% | 22% | 18% | 57% | 30% | 22% | 24% | 12% | 31% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Another major source of Colorado’s population growth is immigration from other countries. Should the federal government reduce annual immigration to slow down Colorado's population growth, keep immigration and population growth at the current level, or increase annual immigration and population growth? | Reduce annual immigration | 53% | 59% | 47% | 45% | 57% | 56% | 54% | 49% | 43% | 60% | 79% | 33% | 50% | 84% | 37% | 21% | 49% | 58% | 48% | 55% | 50% | 48% | 54% | 53% | 55% | 49% | 55% | 45% | 48% | 48% | 57% | 53% | 52% | 53% | 52% | 59% | 51% | 56% | 46% | 48% | 58% | 35% | 26% | 19% | 34% | 82% | 39% |
Keep immigration at its current level | 31% | 29% | 34% | 34% | 29% | 32% | 31% | 36% | 37% | 17% | 13% | 46% | 33% | 12% | 46% | 50% | 9% | 28% | 34% | 34% | 28% | 36% | 30% | 31% | 31% | 34% | 25% | 37% | 29% | 32% | 30% | 32% | 30% | 31% | 32% | 24% | 30% | 27% | 39% | 33% | 33% | 17% | 51% | 56% | 38% | 13% | 24% | |
Increase immigration | 8% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 14% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 2% | 8% | 19% | 9% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 5% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 1% | 7% | |
Not sure | 8% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 9% | 2% | 9% | 11% | 34% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 2% | 41% | 6% | 10% | 17% | 4% | 30% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Currently the federal government adds about one million legal permanent immigrants to the country each year. What annual level would you prefer: increase to two million or more per year, increase to one and a half million, keep it at around one million, reduce it to a half-million, or reduce it to 100,000 or less? | 2+ million | 7% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 3% | 12% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 16% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 11% | 9% | 3% | 10% | 4% | 0% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 3% |
1.5 million | 10% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 8% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 26% | 16% | 19% | 12% | 4% | 13% | |
1 million | 27% | 28% | 26% | 24% | 27% | 31% | 29% | 18% | 20% | 27% | 21% | 31% | 28% | 19% | 32% | 36% | 17% | 22% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 20% | 29% | 24% | 28% | 30% | 29% | 24% | 22% | 29% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 26% | 25% | 38% | 26% | 27% | 6% | 41% | 36% | 26% | 18% | 27% | |
0.5 million | 21% | 22% | 19% | 14% | 21% | 28% | 20% | 28% | 19% | 23% | 28% | 17% | 19% | 29% | 19% | 13% | 2% | 22% | 19% | 23% | 18% | 17% | 22% | 24% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 13% | 25% | 19% | 23% | 20% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 18% | 30% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 30% | 10% | |
<100k | 22% | 24% | 20% | 18% | 26% | 22% | 23% | 25% | 15% | 20% | 33% | 12% | 21% | 36% | 15% | 5% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 23% | 21% | 26% | 21% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 24% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 25% | 24% | 19% | 26% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 24% | 19% | 21% | 24% | 27% | 6% | 4% | 20% | 37% | 18% | |
Not sure | 13% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 11% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 18% | 8% | 8% | 15% | 14% | 5% | 16% | 19% | 34% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 11% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 8% | 14% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 16% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 7% | 35% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 7% | 29% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
One way to handle continued population growth without losing as much Open Space, natural habitat, and farmland in Colorado is to change zoning and other regulations to channel more current and future residents into apartments and condo buildings instead of single-family houses with yards. Do you strongly favor that change, somewhat favor it, somewhat oppose it or strongly oppose it? | Strongly favor | 17% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 20% | 11% | 14% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 21% | 27% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 21% | 17% | 17% | 20% | 13% | 16% | 22% | 28% | 14% | 20% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 21% | 16% | 15% | 19% | 16% | 6% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 13% | 15% |
Somewhat favor | 31% | 33% | 29% | 32% | 33% | 27% | 32% | 29% | 26% | 36% | 21% | 37% | 34% | 23% | 35% | 42% | 19% | 28% | 34% | 31% | 32% | 35% | 30% | 30% | 33% | 32% | 26% | 29% | 40% | 22% | 33% | 34% | 28% | 31% | 32% | 25% | 29% | 30% | 47% | 29% | 26% | 4% | 36% | 47% | 40% | 22% | 28% | |
Somewhat oppose | 22% | 19% | 24% | 19% | 22% | 27% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 26% | 21% | 21% | 24% | 24% | 18% | 8% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 19% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 23% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 30% | 22% | 20% | 26% | 19% | 24% | 25% | 21% | 25% | 18% | 19% | 23% | 11% | 23% | 17% | 16% | 25% | 19% | |
Strongly oppose | 20% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 27% | 20% | 22% | 17% | 21% | 28% | 13% | 19% | 29% | 17% | 10% | 7% | 19% | 20% | 24% | 14% | 16% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 14% | 13% | 16% | 24% | 19% | 20% | 21% | 18% | 26% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 20% | 24% | 31% | 12% | 7% | 10% | 31% | 13% | |
Not sure | 10% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 39% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 4% | 13% | 11% | 47% | 9% | 8% | 17% | 9% | 25% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Major city | 20% | 18% | 21% | 24% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 45% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 26% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 25% | 27% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 26% | 19% | 20% | 22% | 22% | 16% | 12% | 30% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 22% | 17% | 21% | 22% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 20% | 25% | 17% | 30% |
Suburbs | 33% | 33% | 32% | 37% | 33% | 27% | 33% | 22% | 37% | 30% | 34% | 32% | 32% | 36% | 32% | 32% | 17% | 27% | 37% | 34% | 32% | 40% | 30% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 38% | 38% | 36% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 33% | 31% | 34% | 39% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 33% | 39% | 35% | 23% | |
Small city | 16% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 10% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 13% | 22% | 14% | 23% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 12% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 20% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 14% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 14% | 27% | |
Town | 11% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 7% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 2% | |
Rural | 19% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 6% | 10% | 24% | 22% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 6% | 21% | 17% | 24% | 13% | 13% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 23% | 20% | 11% | 21% | 18% | 21% | 18% | 20% | 18% | 20% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 19% | 18% | 11% | 22% | 9% | |
Not sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 10% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Where would you prefer to live – in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Major city | 10% | 11% | 9% | 16% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 5% | 17% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 15% | 19% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 19% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 18% | 33% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 0% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 5% | 20% |
Suburbs | 23% | 22% | 24% | 28% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 31% | 23% | 24% | 29% | 18% | 20% | 25% | 26% | 16% | 19% | 26% | 22% | 24% | 29% | 21% | 19% | 29% | 22% | 19% | 28% | 26% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 27% | 24% | 50% | 4% | 8% | 1% | 10% | 24% | 29% | 29% | 19% | 20% | |
Small city | 19% | 15% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 22% | 8% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 5% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 15% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 19% | 27% | 15% | 20% | 17% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 14% | 20% | 15% | 53% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 22% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 21% | |
Town | 15% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 23% | 12% | 6% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 13% | 17% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 18% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 17% | 52% | 3% | 6% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 2% | |
Rural | 31% | 35% | 27% | 20% | 41% | 29% | 34% | 13% | 13% | 42% | 35% | 21% | 34% | 36% | 31% | 22% | 35% | 32% | 29% | 33% | 27% | 27% | 32% | 33% | 28% | 31% | 30% | 23% | 29% | 27% | 34% | 31% | 31% | 30% | 32% | 27% | 11% | 16% | 19% | 28% | 90% | 12% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 41% | 25% | |
Not sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 11% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 47% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 13% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Since childhood | 60% | 60% | 59% | 68% | 62% | 44% | 58% | 66% | 72% | 53% | 59% | 56% | 62% | 63% | 63% | 49% | 65% | 64% | 56% | 57% | 64% | 68% | 57% | 63% | 62% | 50% | 65% | 10% | 45% | 57% | 74% | 100% | 0% | 97% | 31% | 31% | 54% | 59% | 63% | 67% | 57% | 86% | 53% | 61% | 66% | 60% | 66% |
Moved in as an adult | 40% | 40% | 41% | 32% | 38% | 56% | 42% | 34% | 28% | 47% | 41% | 44% | 38% | 37% | 37% | 51% | 35% | 36% | 44% | 43% | 36% | 32% | 43% | 37% | 38% | 50% | 35% | 90% | 55% | 43% | 26% | 0% | 100% | 3% | 69% | 69% | 46% | 41% | 37% | 33% | 43% | 14% | 47% | 39% | 34% | 40% | 34% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | <10 years | 11% | 9% | 13% | 24% | 7% | 2% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 18% | 25% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 4% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 25% | 3% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 22% | 9% | 12% |
10-20 years | 14% | 13% | 16% | 24% | 12% | 6% | 12% | 29% | 19% | 24% | 14% | 13% | 16% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 24% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 17% | 21% | 12% | 16% | 13% | 13% | 17% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 20% | 11% | 17% | 30% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 9% | 16% | 31% | 8% | 22% | 16% | 12% | 28% | |
20-30 years | 18% | 15% | 20% | 29% | 12% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 24% | 12% | 17% | 21% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 16% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 31% | 15% | 24% | |
30+ years | 57% | 63% | 51% | 24% | 68% | 81% | 60% | 37% | 43% | 53% | 59% | 52% | 58% | 63% | 58% | 47% | 35% | 55% | 58% | 63% | 49% | 43% | 61% | 57% | 59% | 53% | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 70% | 37% | 70% | 47% | 35% | 53% | 54% | 61% | 60% | 61% | 41% | 64% | 48% | 31% | 64% | 35% | |
Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Are you married? | Do you have children living at home? | Income | About how long have you lived in Colorado, less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, 20 to 30 years, or more than 30 years? | Have you lived in Colorado since childhood or did you move to Colorado as an adult? | Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Biden Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Other | No college degree | College degree | Yes | No | Yes | No | <$50k | $50k-100k | $100k+ | Not sure | <10 years | 10-20 years | 20-30 years | 30+ years | Since childhood | Moved in as an adult | Colorado | Another state | Another country | Major city | Suburbs | Small city | Town | Rural | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | ||
Were you born in Colorado, in another state, or another country? | Colorado | 43% | 46% | 41% | 54% | 40% | 33% | 42% | 51% | 56% | 33% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 46% | 46% | 34% | 51% | 49% | 39% | 41% | 46% | 49% | 41% | 46% | 47% | 35% | 40% | 11% | 31% | 41% | 53% | 70% | 3% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 38% | 41% | 51% | 47% | 41% | 66% | 41% | 46% | 54% | 40% | 47% |
Another state | 54% | 51% | 56% | 43% | 56% | 65% | 56% | 48% | 38% | 54% | 54% | 54% | 54% | 50% | 51% | 64% | 42% | 49% | 57% | 56% | 51% | 49% | 55% | 52% | 50% | 61% | 55% | 83% | 62% | 56% | 45% | 28% | 92% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 58% | 55% | 48% | 50% | 55% | 34% | 56% | 51% | 42% | 57% | 50% | |
Another country | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 12% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 3% | |
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Gender | Male | 47% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Female | 53% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Age | 18-39 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40-64 | 42% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65+ | 25% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Race | White | 78% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Black | 4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 12% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Republican | 26% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Democrat | 28% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 46% |