After more than half a decade as number-one, growth has dropped to third place on the list of top concerns for Colorado voters. No one issue dominates today, but education and transportation, perennial concerns, lead voters’ list.

Colorado Issues for Governor and Legislature to Address
	2002	2001	2000	1998
Growth (sprawl/development/too many people/crowding)	15%	28%	34%	31%
Education/money (more money, more teachers/smaller class size)	19%	14%	19%	18%
Transportation (congestion/traffic/roads/transit)	17%	10%	11%	12%
Economy (keep economy going)	11%	6%	2%	3%
Education/reform (more choice/higher standards)	5%	5%	4%	5%
High taxes	3%	6%	4%	2%
Ciruli Associates, N500, October 1998; Ciruli Associates, N600, September 2000 Ciruli Associates, N900, June 2001; Ciruli Associates, N600, January 2002

Question: What would you say is the top issue you would like the governor and state legislature to deal with in Colorado this year?

Growth is the issue on which Colorado voters most want their political leaders to take action. Nearly half (45%) of Coloradans say growth (sprawl, development, crowding) and transportation (traffic, roads, transit) are the state’s most severe problems. [complete poll]

.	2000	1998
Growth (sprawl/development/too many people/crowding)	34%	31%
Education/money (more money, more teachers/smaller class size)	19%	18%
Transportation (congestion/traffic/roads/transit)	11%	12%
Guns	4%	-
Education/money (more money, more teachers/smaller class size)	4%	5%
High taxes	4%	2%
Crime/gangs/violence	2%	7%
Economy (keep economy going)	2%	3%
Moral decline in general	2%	2%
Environment (air/water pollution)	2%	2%
Water shortage	1%	1%
Ciruli Associates, N500, September 2000 Ciruli Associates, N600, October 1998

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