Lakewood, CO is a vibrant and growing city that has a strong local political presence. Lakewood residents are encouraged to participate in their democracy through voting and engaging with local politicians. The City Council works hard to ensure the best possible environment for residents, businesses, and visitors. Lakewood prides itself on having an open government that encourages public discourse on important issues. Local elections draw out voters from all walks of life and the political landscape is ever-evolving as new perspectives come into play. With its diverse population and thriving economy, Lakewood is an excellent example of a successful city with an engaged electorate.
The political climate in Lakewood, CO is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, CO is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, CO 57.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakewood, CO is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Lakewood, Colorado: r r d d d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lakewood, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28,807 contributions totaling $3,257,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,141 contributions totaling $2,455,827 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)