Part of the reason for Democratic success was that the tabulated ballots were disproportionately from Democratic jurisdictions. El Paso County, the largest Republican County, did not record any votes at all.

Nonetheless, there were signs that the Democrats were improving on their performance, even after accounting for their geographic edge. The 5,000 votes received in crucial Arapahoe County went Democratic by four points. The Democrats trailed by more than seven points among the ballots received before Saturday.