Crowley, Colorado Public Records

The Crowley Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the city of Crowley, providing public safety services and responding to local incidents. The Crowley County Sheriff's Office also has jurisdiction over the broader county area and works in coordination with the Crowley Police Department.

Crowley residents vote in all county, state, and federal elections administered by the Crowley County Clerk & Recorder, located at 110 East 6th Street, Ordway, CO 81063. The elections office can be reached at (719) 267-5225, and information is available through the county website at www.crowleycounty.net. Colorado offers online voter registration through the Secretary of State's website at www.GoVoteColorado.gov, where eligible residents can register up to eight days before any election (Colorado also offers same-day registration at voter service and polling centers during the early voting period and on Election Day). To register, applicants need a valid Colorado driver's license or ID card; those without state-issued ID can register by mail or in person using the last four digits of their Social Security number and proof of residency. Because Crowley is unincorporated and has no municipal government, there are no city council or mayoral elections—residents vote exclusively in county, state, and federal contests. Crowley County holds elections for three County Commissioners (staggered four-year terms), Sheriff, Clerk & Recorder, Treasurer, Assessor, Coroner, and Surveyor, typically on the even-year November general election ballot. Colorado is a universal mail ballot state, meaning every active registered voter automatically receives a mail ballot approximately 22 days before each election. Ballots can be returned by mail (postage-paid), deposited in 24-hour ballot drop boxes located at the Crowley County Courthouse in Ordway and other secure locations throughout the county, or voted in person at the voter service center in Ordway during the early voting period or on Election Day. To find ballot drop box locations and the voter service center address, residents can visit www.GoVoteColorado.gov and enter their address. In the November 2024 presidential election, Crowley County reported approximately 68% voter turnout among its roughly 3,200 registered voters, with about 2,170 ballots cast—consistent with the county's historically strong rural Republican lean (Donald Trump received over 75% of Crowley County's vote in 2024). Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election (Colorado holds elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November), Crowley voters will decide several major races: the U.S. Senate seat (Colorado Class II seat is not up in 2026, but Class III is), Colorado Governor and other statewide constitutional offices (Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer), all four of Colorado's U.S. House seats (Crowley County is in District 4), state legislature seats (one state senator from District 35 and one state representative from House District 63), and all county offices up for election in the cycle including Sheriff and County Commissioner seats. Specific candidate filings typically open in January of election years. Election records in Colorado are highly transparent: voter registration lists are available for purchase by political committees and candidates (though restricted from commercial use); campaign finance reports for all state and local candidates are searchable online through the Colorado Secretary of State's TRACER database at www.sos.state.co.us/tracer; candidate filings and statements are public records available through the county clerk; and precinct-level election results are published on the Secretary of State's website and county website within days of certification. Crowley County's detailed results by precinct provide granular insight into voting patterns across the county's handful of precincts.