Wheat Ridge, CO is a small city located in the foothills of Denver. It is known for its vibrant outdoor recreation scene and its close proximity to the Rocky Mountains. Despite its small size, Wheat Ridge has a rich political climate that rivals any other area of Colorado. There are three major political parties represented in the city: Democrat, Republican, and Independent. The residents of Wheat Ridge are vocal about their views on local issues, such as education and public safety, and frequently engage with politicians from both the state and local level. Local elections typically have high voter turnout, with candidates often campaigning door-to-door to ensure their message spreads throughout the community. This active political culture helps ensure that residents’ voices are heard in Wheat Ridge’s local government.
The political climate in Wheat Ridge, 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
Wheat Ridge, 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.
Wheat Ridge, 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 Wheat Ridge, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,487 contributions totaling $2,776,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,816 contributions totaling $1,513,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $537 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)