The politics in 80230 Denver, CO are largely centered on local issues such as housing, education, transportation, and environmental protection. The local political scene is dominated by progressive candidates who are working to ensure the area's growing population has access to quality healthcare and public services. Many of these candidates support efforts to increase public safety, improve infrastructure, and promote economic development. While there is a wide range of opinions represented in the political landscape of 80230 Denver, the majority of residents generally agree that investment in the future of their community is an important step towards creating a better life for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 80230 (Denver, CO) is strongly liberal.
Denver County, CO is very liberal. In Denver County, CO 79.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Denver county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.6% to 18.2%.
Denver county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80230 (Denver, CO) is strongly liberal.
Denver, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Denver County, Colorado is very 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.
Denver, Colorado: D D 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 80230 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,818 contributions totaling $332,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $54,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $693 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)