The city of Castle Rock, Colorado is located at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Douglas County. It is an area known for its natural beauty and recreational outdoor activities, such as fishing, hiking, camping, and golfing. Politically, it is a diverse community with a variety of opinions on local issues. The town has seen growth in recent years with more businesses and industry coming to the area. Some important issues that residents face are related to transportation and infrastructure improvements as well as public safety. Local elections often focus on these key issues and candidates running for office need to be aware of the needs of their constituents. With an ever-growing population in Castle Rock, it's important for citizens to stay informed about local politics and get involved in decisions that will shape their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 80104 (Castle Rock, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, CO is leaning conservative. In Douglas County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.2%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80104 (Castle Rock, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Castle Rock, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, Colorado is leaning conservative.
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.
Castle Rock, Colorado: R R R R R r
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 80104 (Castle Rock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 973 contributions totaling $75,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 503 contributions totaling $166,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)