New poll in Colorado finds increase in independent voters and political party distrust

DENVER – A new poll by Let Colorado Vote and Keating Research found independent voters make up the majority of active voters in Colorado.

According to Let Colorado Vote, the organization commissioned a poll of about 1,200 active Colorado voters and ,of that number, 600 identified as independents, 300 were Democratic voters and 300 were Republican voters.

“There’s more independents now then there are Democrats and Republicans combined,” Chris Keating, president of Keating Research said during a media presentation of the poll findings. "We already know that independents are the majority of all registered voters, if you include active registered voters, inactive registered voters and those voters who are pre-registered to vote in the next election.”

The poll also found independents repre