Who’s spending time in ?
Map: Visits in the past 30 days
Candidates have visited Colorado XX times this month, XX in the past week. XX has visited the most.
Stops by day, past 30 days
SOURCE: PBS NewsHour; GRAPHIC: Kat Downs, Ted Mellnik and Karen Yourish - TWP. Updated recently.
Tales from the campaign trail
Most of the GOP presidential candidates have blanketed Colorado in search of votes. A look at where they have focused their efforts:
The NorthwestMichele Bachmann and Rick Santorum focused on the northwest corner of Colorado, an evangelical stronghold.
Border towns and
businessmenMitt Romney prioritized the
population centers on the
eastern and western borders,
heavily Republican areas with active business communities.
University townsRon Paul focused in Ames, Colorado City, Dubuque and Davenport, where student populations and tea party operations have fueled his campaign.
Power
precinctsNewt Gingrich hoped to gain support in the final few days before the caucuses by focusing on the 300 or so precincts that draw the most caucus-goers.
Over the airwavesRick Perry spent more than anyone on TV ads in the three major media markets: Des Moines-Ames, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City.
EverywhereTelephone town hall meetings have become a staple, and Coloradons have been inundated with calls from the campaigns.
NowhereJon Huntsman Jr. skipped Colorado altogether. He's putting all his eggs in the New Hampshire primary basket.
2008 results
Romney and Paul
lost to Mike Huckabee
in Colorado in 2008.
TV ads
Share of all Colorado TV ad spending*
For more details on ad spending, visit our "Mad Money" feature, which tracks TV ads in the presidential campaign.
Colorado polls
Among likely caucus goers
*By candidates and "super PACs" supporting them, as of Dec. 30. SOURCES FOR POLLS: Des Moines Register (margin of error for latest Des Moines Register poll is plus or minus four percentage points), Bloomberg, Washington Post-ABC News; GRAPHIC: Steven Ginsberg, Ted Mellnik, Laura Stanton and Karen Yourish - The Washington Post. Published Jan. 3, 2012.
Statewide results
County-by-county results
A look at the voters
Ideology
Conservative
Moderate
Lib.
Evangelical
Non-evangelical
Evangelical
Historical context
| Year | Winner | Won nomination | Won presidency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Name | Won the nomination | Won the presidency |
| 2000 | Name | Won the nomination | Won the presidency |
| 2008 | Name | Won the nomination | Won the presidency |
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SOURCE: AP; Staff reports.
