Political party strength in Colorado

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Colorado:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows:   Conservative Republican (CR),   Democratic (D),   no party (N),   Populist (P),   Republican (R),   Silver Republican (SR), and   a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.