2004 presidential result: George W. Bush with 51.7 percent
Primary results: Barack Obama (D): Margin of victory 35 percentage points Mitt Romney (R): Margin of victory 42 percentage points
Demographics
Population 4,301,261: 82.8% White 3.8% Black 1.0% American Indian/Alaskan native 2.2% Asian 0.1% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.8% Mixed race 7.2% Other race
Median household income: $47,203
Percentage income in poverty, 1999: 9.3%
Percentage age 65 and up: 9.7%
Percentage with college degree: 32.7%
Percentage Hispanic: 17.1%
Unemployment rate as of June 2008: 5.1%
Current government
Governor: Bill Ritter (D) re-election 2010
U.S. senators: Wayne Allard (R), not seeking re-election, 2008 Ken Salazar (D) re-election 2010
U.S. House delegation: 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans
State Senate: 20 Democrats, 15 Republicans
State House: 40 Democrats, 25 Republicans
Sources: CNN, Associated Press, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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