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Voter Voices 2024

Election coverage that puts voters first

About the Project

Voter Voices 2024 is an unprecedented effort led by COLab to organize Colorado newsrooms around election coverage that listens and responds to what Coloradans say matters to them most.

And then to hold candidates accountable for responding to those concerns.

In early April, more than 30 news organizations — representing dozens of newsrooms — took the first step in that listening by launching a shared survey rooted in a single, powerful question: What do you want candidates to talk about as they compete for your vote? 

The question is the centerpiece of the Citizens Agenda, a model of reporting that makes voters the center of election coverage.

Colorado newsrooms — tiny, small and larger, print, digital and radio, serving both broad audiences and specific communities, rural, urban and suburban — are putting the survey on their websites, in their papers, in newsletters and on social media. They are using their airwaves, sending reporters out to talk to voters and would-be voters, attending and organizing community events, and parking in coffee shops, outside libraries and anywhere else they can find people in an all-out effort to better hear from all parts of the communities they serve.

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Coloradans have responded to the survey as of April 30, 2024. Have you added your voice?
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Coloradans have responded to the survey as of April 30, 2024. Have you added your voice?

A special thank you to Colorado Public Radio, our key partner in this effort. Their experience in surveying voters, their willingness to share the tools to make this survey possible, not only helped us launch this effort, but also helped set the tone of cooperation among newsrooms that have traditionally competed with one another.

View a list of participating outlets

Click on Your Local Newsroom To Go to Its Survey

Alamosa Citizen

Ark Valley Voice

Arvada Press

Axios Denver

Brighton Standard Blade

Bucket List Community Cafe

Canyon Courier

Castle Pines News-Press

Castle Rock News-Press

Centennial Citizen

Chalkbeat Colorado

Clear Creek Courant

Colorado Capitol Watch

Colorado Newsline

Colorado Public Radio

Colorado Sun (The Colorado Sun)

Commerce City Sentinel Express

Denver Herald-Dispatch

Denver North Star (The Denver North Star)

Denver Post (The Denver Post)

Denver Urban Spectrum

Douglas County News-Press

Durango Herald (The Durango Herald)

El Comercio de Colorado

Elbert County News

Englewood Herald

Florence Reporter (The Florence Reporter)

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Fort Collins Public Media (FCPM)

Fort Lupton Press

Fort Morgan Times

G.E.S. Gazette

Golden Transcript

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)

Herald Democrat

Highlands Ranch Herald

Jeffco Transcript

Journal-Advocate

KDNK News

Kiowa County Independent

KRAI and 55 Country

KRCC-FM

KUNC-FM

La Ciudad

La Cucaracha

La Número Uno – 99.5 FM and 1230 AM

Leader (The Leader)

Life on Capitol Hill

Littleton Independent

Lone Tree Voice

Metropolitan (The Metropolitan)

Mountain-Ear (The Mountain-Ear)

NoCo Convos

Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Parker Chronicle

Pikes Peak Bulletin

Pueblo Star Journal

Rocky Mountain Community Radio

Rocky Mountain PBS

San Miguel Basin Forum

Sentinel Colorado

Sky-Hi News

Sol de Valle (El Sol del Valle)

Sopris Sun (The Sopris Sun)

Steamboat Radio News

Summit Daily News

Washington Park Profile

Westminster Window

Click on Your Local Newsroom To Go to Its Survey

Coverage Area Plans to Promote and Publicize

Alamosa Citizen

Alamosa; Conejos; Costilla; Mineral; Rio Grande; Saguache counties: San Luis Valley

Website; Newsletter(s); Social media; Community event(s)

Ark Valley Voice

Chaffee; Fremont; Lake; Park and Saguache counties Website

Arvada Press

Jefferson County/Arvada Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Axios Denver

Denver County Website; Newsletter(s); Community event(s); On-the-ground collection by reporters

Brighton Standard Blade

Adams County/Brighton Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Bucket List Community Cafe

Denver County/North Park Hill; Five Points; Park Hill; Whittier; Sloan's Lake; Highlands; Elyria; Swansea; Berkeley; Sunnyside; Globeville Newsletter(s); Social media

Canyon Courier

Jefferson County/Evergreen; Conifer; Bailey and Pine Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Castle Pines News-Press

Douglas County/Castle Pines Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Castle Rock News-Press

Douglas County/Castle Rock Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Centennial Citizen

Arapahoe County/Centennial Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Chalkbeat Colorado

Statewide Website; Newsletter(s); Social media

Clear Creek Courant

Clear Creek County/Idaho Springs; Georgetown; Floyd Hill and the I-70 corridor Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Colorado Capitol Watch

Statewide Website; Newsletter(s); Social media

Colorado Newsline

Statewide Website; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Colorado Public Radio

Statewide On Air; Newsletter(s); Social Media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Colorado Sun (The Colorado Sun)

Statewide Website; Newsletter(s); Community event(s); On-the-ground collection by reporters

Commerce City Sentinel Express

Adams County/Commerce City Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Denver Herald-Dispatch

Denver County Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Denver North Star (The Denver North Star)

Denver County/North Denver Website; Print; Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Denver Post (The Denver Post)

Statewide Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Denver Urban Spectrum

Adams; Arapahoe; and Denver counties

Website; Print; On Air; Newsletter(s); Social media; Community event(s); On-the-ground collection by reporters

Douglas County News-Press

Douglas County Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Durango Herald (The Durango Herald)

La Plata County/Durango Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media

El Comercio de Colorado

Statewide

Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; Community event(s)

Elbert County News

Elbert County/Elizabeth; Kiowa Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Englewood Herald

Arapahoe County/Englewood Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Florence Reporter (The Florence Reporter)

Fremont County/Florence Website; Print; Community event(s)

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Larimer County/Fort Collins Website; Print
Fort Collins Public Media (FCPM) Larimer and Weld counties/Northern Colorado On Air; Newsletter(s); Social media; Community event(s)

Fort Lupton Press

Weld County/Fort Lupton; South Weld County Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Fort Morgan Times

Morgan County/Fort Morgan Website

G.E.S. Gazette

Denver County/Globeville; Elyeria and Swansea neighborhoods and the RiNo Art District Website; Print; Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Golden Transcript

Jefferson County/Golden Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)

Mesa County/Grand Junction Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; podcast promotion; interviews

Herald Democrat

Lake County/Leadville Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media

Highlands Ranch Herald

Douglas County/Highlands Ranch Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Jeffco Transcript

Jefferson County/Lakewood; Wheat Ridge; Edgewater Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Journal-Advocate

Logan County/Sterling Website

KDNK News

Eagle; Garfield; Lake and Pitkin counties/Roaring Fork Valley On Air

Kiowa County Independent

Baca; Bent; Cheyenne; Crowley; Kiowa; Kit Carson; Otero and Prowers counties Website; Print

KRAI and 55 Country

Moffat County Website; On Air; Social media

KRCC-FM

El Paso County On Air; Newsletter(s); Social Media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

KUNC-FM

Weld County Website; On Air; Newsletter(s); Social media; Community event(s)

La Ciudad

Adams County/Commerce City Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

La Cucaracha

Pueblo County Website

La Número Uno - 99.5 FM and 1230 AM

Routt County/Steamboat Springs Website; On Air; Social media

Leader (The Leader)

Lincoln County/Limon Website; Print; Social media

Life on Capitol Hill

Denver County/Capitol Hill; Cheesman Park; Congress Park; Alamo Placita; City Park South and Cherry Creek North Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Littleton Independent

Arapahoe County/Littleton Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Lone Tree Voice

Douglas County/Lone Tree Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Metropolitan (The Metropolitan)

Denver County Print

Mountain-Ear (The Mountain-Ear)

Boulder; Clear Creek; Gilpin and Lakewood counties/Peak-to-Peak region covering Western Boulder County; Western Jefferson county; Gilpin county and Northern clear Creek County Website; Print; Social media; Community event(s); podcast

NoCo Convos

Larimer County Website; Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Adams County/Northglenn and Thornton Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Parker Chronicle

Douglas County/Parker Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Pikes Peak Bulletin

El Paso County: Manitou Springs, Old Colorado City and Ute Pass

Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; Community event(s); On-the-ground collection by reporters

Pueblo Star Journal

Pueblo County Website; Print; On Air; Social media

Rocky Mountain Community Radio

Boulder; Chaffee; Custer; Delta; Denver; Eagle; Garfield; Grand; Gunnison; Lake; La Plata; Larimer; Mesa; Montezuma; Pitkin; San Miguel and Weld counties Website; On Air; Newsletter(s); Social media

Rocky Mountain PBS

Statewide Website; Newsletter(s)

San Miguel Basin Forum

Montrose County/Nucla; Naturia; Norwood an Surrounding Areas Print; Social media

Sentinel Colorado

Montrose County/Nucla; Naturia; Norwood and Surrounding Areas Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; Community event(s); On-the-ground collection by reporters

Sky-Hi News

Grand County Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media

Sol de Valle (El Sol del Valle)

Eagle; Garfield; Gunnison and Pitkin counties/Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valleys Website; Print; On Air; Newsletter(s); Social media

Sopris Sun (The Sopris Sun)

Eagle; Garfield; Gunnison and Pitkin counties/Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valleys Website; Print; On Air; Newsletter(s); Social media

Steamboat Radio News

Routt County Website; On Air; Social media

Summit Daily News

Summit County Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media

Washington Park Profile

Denver County/Capitol Hill; Cheesman Park; Congress Park; Alamo Placita; City Park South and Cherry Creek North Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

Westminster Window

Adams County/Westminster Website; Print; Newsletter(s); Social media; On-the-ground collection by reporters

The survey is a tool, a start. Voter Voices is an experiment in collaboration, coordination and coverage, but one well worth trying. We are excited to see it unfold over these next months.

The excitement is catching. Keep scrolling down this page and you’ll find how our Voter Voices partner newsrooms are announcing their participation, plus local and national coverage about the effort.

Join us. If you can vote in Colorado, take the survey. If you’re a newsroom wishing to sign up or a community organization who wants to share with members, just reach out to COLab Managing Editor Tina Griego at Tina [at] COLabNews [dot] co.

Voter Voices 2024 Survey

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Civil Discourse & Democracy

+ Colorado newsrooms collaborate on Voter Voices project (Colorado Public Radio)

The project, which includes newsrooms across the state, is aimed at learning what voters want candidates to focus on, the issues people care about and how much they trust the system. Many of the participants have long been competitors, notes CPR editor Megan Verlee, but she says it’s important that citizens, not politicians, drive coverage decisions.

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