Was taking a look at the Colorado paid leave vote and a really interesting pattern emerges: paid leave got almost the exact same number of votes as Biden statewide (1.75 million), but those votes are distributed differently. 1/x

Paid leave overperformed in redder parts of the state -- for example, take a look at Moffat County in the far northwest, where nearly 40% supported paid leave and only 17% supported Biden.

Paid Leave: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-colorado-proposition-118-establish-paid-medical-and-family-leave.html

Biden-Trump: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-colorado-president.html

Same is true across much of the west slope and eastern plains, where paid leave overperforms by double digits. Also true in El Paso County (Colorado Springs), where paid leave received majority support while Biden, though his performance was improved vs. 2016, lost by 10.

Paid leave also did very well in Pueblo, which is sort of Colorado's industrial midwest (steel town, lots of non-college, traditionally Dem but more 50-50 recently, Clinton lost in 2016, Biden won by <2 pts). Paid leave received ~57% in Pueblo, consistent with statewide.

Bottom Line: As with minimum wage in Florida, some major economic policies Dems are championing can receive strong majorities in swing areas and even relatively strong support in traditionally conservative areas. More econ consensus than our polarized era would have you believe.