Unaffiliated Voters Account for More Than 41% of Early Ballots Submitted
Statewide, unaffiliated voters have submitted the highest number of early ballots for the upcoming midterm election, accounting for over 41% of the more than 500,000 ballots returned so far. El Paso County, which includes Colorado Springs, leads all counties in…
Colorado Springs Pueblo, CO, October 20, 2026 —
Unaffiliated voters have submitted the largest share of early ballots statewide for the upcoming midterm election, accounting for more than 41% of the over 500,000 ballots returned so far, according to the information provided.
The figures identify unaffiliated voters as the leading group by ballot submissions, but do not give an exact ballot count for that group or specify how many ballots were submitted by voters affiliated with political parties. The precise statewide total is also not provided; the available figure is more than 500,000.
El Paso County leads all counties in the total number of ballots submitted. The county includes Colorado Springs, according to the summary. No county-level ballot totals or comparisons with other counties were included, so the size of El Paso County’s lead cannot be determined from the figures provided.
The information does not specify when the ballot totals were compiled, the election date or year, or whether the numbers reflect ballots received by election officials, processed ballots, or another reporting measure. It also does not provide a source for the figures. The totals are described as ballots returned so far, while the county comparison is described in terms of ballots submitted.
The data therefore establishes two points: unaffiliated voters account for more than 41% of the statewide ballots reported to date, and El Paso County has the highest county total. It does not include enough detail to assess turnout by county beyond that ranking or to compare the current figures with previous elections.
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