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Is Douglas County trending blue?

Cassis Tingley, The Colorado Sun
yes

While Republicans remain dominant in Douglas County, more people there voted for Democrats in presidential and congressional races in 2024 than in 2012. 

The county ultimately supported Republicans in the 2024 General Election, but both presidential candidate Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won the county by the smallest margins recorded in their respective races in at least 12 years. Trump beat out Kamala Harris by just under 7 points, compared with Mitt Romney’s 25-point victory over Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election.

Boebert defeated congressional candidate Trisha Calvarese by roughly half a point, compared with Republican Cory Gardner’s 31-point victory over Democrat Brandon Shaffer in 2012.

The share and number of registered Republican voters in the county have declined steadily since 2012, largely due to the rise in unaffiliated voters. 

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