The city of Arvada, Colorado is a vibrant area with a diverse population and rich political culture. Located in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area, 80003 Arvada is home to more than 115,000 residents. Arvada is known for its strong sense of civic engagement and has long had an active public involvement within local politics. The city's elected officials come from a range of backgrounds and ideologies, which often lead to spirited debates in forums like the City Council meetings. Residents can get involved by attending meetings or through volunteer initiatives such as the Citizen Advisory Committees. Important issues up for discussion have included property taxes, education funding, public safety, and infrastructure development. Residents also have the opportunity to engage in civic activities such as voting on ballot initiatives or participating in other forms of elections through their local polling places. No matter what one's political leanings are, there are plenty of opportunities for citizens of 80003 Arvada to stay informed and involved with local politics.
The political climate in Zip 80003 (Arvada, 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
Zip 80003 (Arvada, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Arvada, Colorado 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.
Arvada, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 80003 (Arvada)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 802 contributions totaling $48,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $16,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)