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2020 Colorado Proposition 113 was a ballot initiative approved by voters in Colorado as part of the 2020 United States elections. The proposition was to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. [2]
The proposal appeared on the ballot as follows: [3]
Adopt Agreement to Elect U.S. President By National Popular Vote
Shall the following Act of the General Assembly be approved: An Act concerning adoption of an agreement among the states to elect the President of the United States by national popular vote, being Senate Bill No.19-042?
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | For Proposition 113 | Against Proposition 113 | Undecided |
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| Civiqs/Daily Kos | October 11–14, 2020 | 1,013 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 47% | 45% | 8% |
| YouGov/University of Colorado | October 5–9, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 4.64% | 49% | 34% | 17% |
| SurveyUSA/9News/Colorado Politics | October 1–6, 2020 | 1,021 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 39% | 38% | 23% |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes | 1,644,716 | 52.33 |
| No | 1,498,500 | 47.67 |
| Valid votes | 3,143,216 | 95.37 |
| Total votes | 3,295,666 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,793,790 | 86.87 |
| Source: [4] | ||
The proposal was approved narrowly, with around 52% of the vote. [1] The results of the proposal were highly correlated with the results of the concurrent presidential election. Every county that voted for Donald Trump voted against the proposal, and all but two counties that voted for Joe Biden voted for the proposal.
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