2. They have a decent economy.
3. Everyone, Democrat or Republican, that would like to move there can, and they have a good chance of getting a job once they're there.
The same thing happened to Nevada. The same thing will happen to Utah, Montana, Wyoming, etc.
Colorado always had an independent streak that wasn't particularly supportive of social issues conservatives. They were always a bit more libertarian to begin with.
I don't know why conservatives believe that states with good economies must be conservative and must only attract more and more conservatives going forward.
California was a conservative state a long time ago. It had a whopping great economy which attracted both conservatives and liberals. Over time the liberals started outnumbering the conservatives, in part because a lot of "conservative" businesses imported cheap liberal labor.
Vermont used to be reliably Republican.
Exactly correct.
Colorado residents for the most part really don’t care about social conservative issues.
They DO value gun rights and free speech.