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Colorado Amendment 86

Requirements for Off‑Cycle Congressional Redistricting. 2026 results by county, from Colorado's official results file: Yes 46.9%, No 53.1% statewide.

Statewide

Ballot title: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning congressional redistricting, and, in connection therewith, reenacting the current process for congressional redistricting in the Colorado Constitution and prohibiting modifications to a final map unless at least three public meetings are held, the modifications do not have the effect of dividing communities of interest or purposefully favoring one political party, and are approved by the congressional redistricting commission and the Colorado Supreme Court?

A yes vote
A “yes” vote on Amendment 86 requires the Colorado Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission to approve any new congressional districts proposed outside of a scheduled redistricting year.
A no vote
A “no” vote on Amendment 86 continues the current requirements for changing congressional districts every ten years.
Yes 46.9% No 53.1%

1,214,967 yes and 1,376,879 no. Needs 55% yes to pass; the line on the bar marks it.

The state's ballot guide, page 30 · The state's unofficial results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county

64 counties: Yes has the most votes in 40, No has the most votes in 24. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyYesNoVotes
Adams County45.8%54.2%189,185
Alamosa County49.3%50.7%5,904
Arapahoe County45.2%54.8%259,598
Archuleta County55.9%44.1%7,190
Baca County60.9%39.1%1,519
Bent County57.3%42.7%1,605
Boulder County34.3%65.7%163,934
Broomfield County43.0%57.0%39,341
Chaffee County47.6%52.4%12,518
Cheyenne County70.3%29.7%849
Clear Creek County47.9%52.1%4,905
Conejos County52.7%47.3%3,281
Costilla County45.9%54.1%1,665
Crowley County60.0%40.0%1,284
Custer County59.0%41.0%3,089
Delta County60.6%39.4%15,733
Denver County32.6%67.4%297,615
Dolores County56.8%43.2%1,179
Douglas County54.5%45.5%198,693
Eagle County46.4%53.6%22,196
El Paso County55.2%44.8%306,748
Elbert County65.0%35.0%16,873
Fremont County61.5%38.5%19,507
Garfield County49.2%50.8%24,593
Gilpin County48.0%52.0%3,311
Grand County52.3%47.7%8,460
Gunnison County40.4%59.6%9,101
Hinsdale County53.3%46.7%471
Huerfano County50.8%49.2%3,604
Jackson County59.5%40.5%608
Jefferson County44.0%56.0%299,166
Kiowa County74.2%25.8%678
Kit Carson County73.0%27.0%2,858
La Plata County44.4%55.6%29,057
Lake County43.5%56.5%3,248
Larimer County44.8%55.2%187,310
Las Animas County51.5%48.5%6,270
Lincoln County60.8%39.2%1,892
Logan County63.7%36.3%7,576
Mesa County54.1%45.9%73,574
Mineral County54.1%45.9%619
Moffat County59.6%40.4%5,093
Montezuma County53.3%46.7%12,235
Montrose County58.2%41.8%20,774
Morgan County57.6%42.4%9,947
Otero County60.2%39.8%6,922
Ouray County44.9%55.1%3,445
Park County51.8%48.2%9,483
Phillips County65.8%34.2%1,830
Pitkin County40.7%59.3%8,712
Prowers County56.3%43.7%3,841
Pueblo County50.1%49.9%66,390
Rio Blanco County64.5%35.5%2,811
Rio Grande County54.9%45.1%4,699
Routt County45.7%54.3%13,246
Saguache County44.8%55.2%2,653
San Juan County40.0%60.0%538
San Miguel County39.0%61.0%3,916
Sedgwick County60.4%39.6%1,020
Summit County44.1%55.9%14,080
Teller County62.6%37.4%13,301
Washington County65.7%34.3%2,195
Weld County55.6%44.4%144,262
Yuma County64.1%35.9%3,646

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

Colorado's official results, file posted Nov 13, 4:49 PM. Unofficial until certified. Colorado's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.