Colorado GOP faces challenge: Registrations of active voters down 4 percent since 2012

WASHINGTON — Colorado Republicans have three months to solve a tricky math problem — or Donald Trump risks losing the state to Hillary Clinton.

The issue is a four-point drop in the party’s share of active voters — a term used by Colorado’s secretary of state to describe residents who will receive mail ballots and, historically, are more likely to vote.

In August 2012, Republicans comprised 36.5 percent of active voters — an advantage of about 5 percentage points over the Democratic “market share” of roughly 31.6 percent.

Despite the GOP edge, President Barack Obama still won Colorado in 2012. And this year, the numbers look more challenging for Colorado Republicans.

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