Politics in 80018 Aurora, CO is an important part of the community as the decisions made by local government representatives impact everyday life. There are currently three elected officials who represent the area: Representative Mike Weissman (HD36), Senator Rhonda Fields (SD29) and Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet (HD30). These individuals have been elected to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard in state legislature. In order to stay informed about candidates and campaigns, citizens in 80018 can visit the Arapahoe County website or attend a city council meeting. By staying involved in the political process, residents can make sure their interests are being represented and help shape the future of their community for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 80018 (Aurora, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Arapahoe County, CO is strongly liberal. In Arapahoe County, CO 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arapahoe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.4%.
Arapahoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80018 (Aurora, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Aurora, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Arapahoe County, Colorado is strongly 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.
Aurora, 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 80018 (Aurora)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $16,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $5,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)