Colorado surprised no one when it favored Vice President Kamala Harris over then-candidate Donald Trump by 11 points. This deep-blue state years ago put liberal Democrats in charge of all state offices, both Senate seats, five of eight congressional districts, both chambers of the state legislature, the Colorado Board of Regents, and the state board of education.

Since 2018, Colorado has gone from purple to bluer than blue. Yet despite strong support for Harris, Centennial State voters this year gave moderates and conservatives enough to celebrate.