In 2013, 5 rural Colorado counties vote to secede, become 51st state
Five counties, Washigton, Philips, Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne on the state’s Eastern Plains voted Election Day to approve the creation of a 51st state, which wouldn’t have civil unions for gay couples, legal recreational marijuana, new renewable-energy standards, or limits on ammunition magazines. The results emphasize a growing frustration in conservative prairie towns with the more populous and liberal urban Front Range. Rural areas don’t have a voice anymore.
The five counties share borders, covering about 9,500 square miles and have a combined population of about 29,200. Four of the counties — Philips, Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne — border Kansas. They are solidly Republican areas that have long identified more with Kansas and Nebraska because of their agricultural background.
Colorado Counties Can Become a Part of Another State – Red-State Secession (redstatesecession.org)
In 2020, Colorado Counties Can Become a Part of Another State
This proposal is different from secession because it is simply a shift in borders that does not affect the balance of power in the US Senate. It does not create a new state or increase the number of states.
Borders between states have been relocated or redefined many times in US history. If a deal were made that two state legislatures pass, a border change would almost certainly become a reality.
(Note: El Paso County has the most total active registered Republicans, at 132,755--but only 46.59% of the registered voters in El Paso are Republicans, which is why they didn't make the list)
In 2013, 5 rural Colorado counties vote to secede, become 51st state Five counties, Washigton, Philips, Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne on the state’s Eastern Plains voted Election Day to approve the creation of a 51st state, which wouldn’t have civil unions for gay couples, legal recreational marijuana, new renewable-energy standards, or limits on ammunition magazines. The results emphasize a growing frustration in conservative prairie towns with the more populous and liberal urban Front Range. Rural areas don’t have a voice anymore. The five counties share borders, covering about 9,500 square miles and have a combined population of about 29,200. Four of the counties — Philips, Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne — border Kansas. They are solidly Republican areas that have long identified more with Kansas and Nebraska because of their agricultural background.
Colorado Counties Can Become a Part of Another State – Red-State Secession (redstatesecession.org) In 2020, Colorado Counties Can Become a Part of Another State This proposal is different from secession because it is simply a shift in borders that does not affect the balance of power in the US Senate. It does not create a new state or increase the number of states. Borders between states have been relocated or redefined many times in US history. If a deal were made that two state legislatures pass, a border change would almost certainly become a reality.
Republican Counties 10) Kit Carson -- 59.94% 9) Phillips -- 60.14% 8) Lincoln -- 61.12% 7) Moffat -- 61.73% 6) Custer -- 61.99% 5) Hinsdale -- 63.52% 4) Cheyenne -- 66.7% 3) Rio Blanco -- 72.49% 2) Washington -- 72.79%
(Note: El Paso County has the most total active registered Republicans, at 132,755--but only 46.59% of the registered voters in El Paso are Republicans, which is why they didn't make the list)