“It is the non-white vote that almost always creates the margin for landslide Democrat victories.”
Colorado is about the same as you see in Seattle: 45% of whites vote Republican, leaving 55% voting Democrap. Whites are the primary reason we are a purple State, not because of minorities.
Colorado 2012.....
Obama: 51.5%
Romney: 46.1%
I can't find a specific exit poll for Colorado, but.....
Non-white voters (nationally) voted 80% for Obama.
In Colorado, about 25% of eligible voters are non-white.
I'll estimate that non-Hispanic white voters gave Romney a majority vote of at least 52%-48%.
Colorado non-Hispanic whites 2012.....
Romney: 54%
Obama: 44%
Link:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012-exit-poll/CO/President