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Colorado

One in five people in Colorado who took the quiz scored libertarian, more than the country. One in 62 voted that way. Here is what the count says about Colorado, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.

20.9%
of quiz takers hold libertarian positions7,284 people with a Colorado ZIP, January to October 2024, margin ±0.9 points
1.6%
voted Libertarian2020 presidential, 52,460 of 3.3 million votes
5of 50
on the state score67.6 of 100 from five published parts

How Colorado scores

67.6 of 100, rank 5 of 50. Five parts, each turned into a 0 to 100 mark and weighted as shown. The method page has the formulas.

Personal freedom Cato rank 24 of 50, 202353weight 25
Economic freedom Cato rank 19 of 50, 202363weight 25
Civil forfeiture law Institute for Justice grade C, 202550weight 10
Quiz takers who hold libertarian positions 20.9% of 7,284, pulled toward the national 18.9% for sample size, then ranked against the other states91weight 25
Voted Libertarian for president 1.61% in 2020, ranked against the other states72weight 15

Wins on the ledger, 0 for Colorado, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.

Where Colorado lands

Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.

Libertarian20.9%
Moderate41.8%
Progressive25.3%
Conservative7.2%
Authoritarian4.8%

United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.

How free is Colorado

Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.

Overall freedom rank19 of 50Cato, 2023
Economic freedom rank19Cato, 2023
Personal freedom rank24Cato, 2023
Education freedom ranknot ranked
Civil forfeiture gradeCInstitute for Justice, 2025
Right to workNoNRTW, 2024
Concealed carryShall issueUSCCA, 2025
CannabisRecreationalNCSL, 2025

What Colorado changed

Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.

Nothing on the ledger for Colorado yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.

Who is doing the work in Colorado

Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. 1 group is based in Colorado, and other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.

Independence InstituteFree market policy research and advocacy at the state capitol.Denver, CO
Cato InstitutePublic policy research across every issue on this site, with a sponsors program and internships.National
Reason FoundationPolicy research on transportation, pensions, drug policy, criminal justice and education, and publisher of Reason magazine.National
Institute for JusticePublic-interest law firm that litigates occupational licensing, civil forfeiture, eminent domain, school choice and free speech cases at no cost to the client.National
Who are you, and what do you care about?Find your people in Colorado

Count Colorado

The state's count grows one booth and one classroom at a time. Three ways to add to it.