Caucus 101

Why you should participate in the 2026 caucus:

The Democratic Party caucuses are a grassroots nomination process that begins in early March and helps decide which Democratic candidates qualify for the June 30th primary ballot. Unlike a state-run primary election, caucuses are organized by the party — and while Colorado abolished presidential caucuses in favor of primaries — the Democratic Party still uses precinct caucuses followed by county and state assemblies to help determine ballot access for non-presidential statewide, congressional, and local races like ours.

Registered Democrats in each precinct will meet Saturday, March 7th (at the locations listed below) to elect delegates to the county assembly held on Saturday, March 14th (to be held at Horizon High School). Here, they will express their preferences for races up and down the ballot.

At caucus, delegates are chosen for the county assembly. If fewer than 700 delegates sign up to attend the assembly, all who are interested may attend. If more than 700 delegates sign up to attend, delegates are allocated proportionally according to population and in accordance with caucus attendees' candidate preferences. So, it's very important to show up to your precinct caucus and, if possible, volunteer to become a delegate to the county assembly. Those who are unable to make it to the precinct caucuses due to work and illness can reach out to the Adams County Democratic Party chair if they would still like to attend the county assembly. Please fill out the form below if you'd like to attend the assembly but can't make it to caucus or would just like more information on caucus.

At the county assembly, delegates are elected to the state and congressional district assemblies. We also will take votes to formally nominate and place candidates on the Democratic primary ballot based on party rules and support levels. This multi-stage process is so important because it gives ordinary Democrats direct influence over which candidates appear on the June primary ballot, though candidates may also qualify by petition outside this route. If our campaign receives 30% of votes at the assembly, we automatically make the ballot. And if we receive over 70% of votes at assembly, my opponent has to turn in 1000 signatures to make the primary ballot.

Participation in the caucus and assembly process requires registering as a Democrat by February 13th, 2026, as well as being a resident of the relevant precinct. Because caucuses involve in-person or virtual meetings and require active involvement, they tend to attract a smaller, more engaged subset of Democratic voters who help shape the party’s slate of candidates ahead of the broader primary and general elections. By our calculations, fewer than 2,000 of our 500,000 Adams County residents ever have participated in this process. So, our goal this year is to increase caucus turnout, especially for our young Adams County residents and other communities estranged from the political process.

For more information on caucus, including updated locations, please check the Adams County Democratic Party website (linked here). You can also fill out the form below and receive regular updates and check-ins from our team to make sure that you are caucus ready or email us at info@tyler4adams.com .

Here are this year's confirmed caucus locations and check-in times: 

• HD 31 (Thornton): Thornton Active Adult Center - Check in by 10:00 a.m. 

• HD 32 (Commerce City): Bison Ridge Recreation Center - Check in by 11:00 a.m.

• HD 24 (Arvada), 29 (Westminster) and 35 (South Westminster, Twin Lakes, Sherrelwood, & Berkeley): The MAC Recreation Center - Check in by 10:00 a.m.

• HD 33 (NW Adams) and 34 (Thornton/Northglenn): Adams 12 Conference Center - Check in by 10:00 a.m.

• HD 36 (Aurora): North Middle School at the Health, Science & Technology Campus in Aurora - Check in by 2:00 p.m.

• HD 48 (Brighton): Brighton Recreation Center - Check in at 1:00 p.m.

• HD 56 (Rural Adams): Register for the HD56 Precinct Caucus Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CtZrvE8vQH6xEr00GBRZUA
  PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CAUCUS MEETS ON WEDS, 3/4 at 6pm
  
  To find your house district and precinct number, follow these steps. 
  

1. Go to https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml

2. Look up your voter registration. 

3. Confirm your party affiliation says "Democratic"

4. Go to the tab labeled "County & District Information"

5. Your precinct number is the last three digits of the number listed after "Precinct" on the first line

6. Your house district number will be listed a little way down the list, after "House District"