Many Coloradans will be voting in local elections on Tuesday.
I’ll confess it took spotting a few yard signs on a walk in my neighborhood to realize that Lakewood was holding a special election on its new zoning code. But I was able to quickly verify this fact through the local ballot tracker the Colorado Health Institute develops in partnership with the Colorado Health Foundation.
Colorado does not have a central source to report spring election data, which makes the local ballot tracker essential for anyone following municipal policymaking.
It might seem strange for a public health institute and a health foundation to partner on a ballot tracker, but the results of many ballot issues drive policy that affects health and the social factors that impact health. And at CHI, we believe that policy is most effective when it is driven by data and solid analysis.
So whether you’re a voter on the Western Slope, a community organizer in the San Luis Valley, or a lawmaker at the state Capitol, CHI is committed to providing resources and data to support your work.
Coloradans can use the ballot tracker to see what issues are being voted on in their communities. We’ll publish results once they’re available and continue tracking local initiatives heading into the November elections. Keep an eye on the tracker to see what types of ballot initiatives are happening across the state.
Our team also worked with the Colorado Health Foundation to create legislative district profiles that highlight local data from the 2025 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) and the foundation’s 2025 Pulse poll. These profiles can help residents and policymakers understand the issues affecting their communities. They include information like how many people are struggling to get needed mental health care, what the biggest drivers of mental health strain were, and other information about barriers to health care that could get worse after upcoming funding cuts.
Our work doesn’t stop with there. Recently an alliance of youth mental health advocates cited a CHI analysis and CHAS data in calling on the state’s next governor to prioritize this issue. While CHI doesn’t advocate, we work to ensure that those who do engage in policy discussions have solid data to define their issues.
CHI is committed to ensuring that data from the CHAS and other sources is accessible and available to communities and policymakers. If you have questions about your community, we encourage you to check the resources on our website or reach out to our team.