Politics in 80246 in Denver, Colorado are driven by the state and county government and their respective legislators. The area is served by the Colorado State Senate District 25 and House of Representatives District 7, which are both currently held by Democrats. At the local level, 80246 is represented on the Denver City Council by their seventh district councilman Chris Hinds. His primary focus is on improving public safety, economic development, transportation, and quality of life within his district. He has worked tirelessly to bring more resources to his district which includes helping secure a new fire station for 80246 residents. Additionally, he works with community leaders to encourage civic engagement and community involvement in order to make lasting positive changes throughout his district. Overall, Chris Hinds is dedicated to providing excellent services and solutions for the citizens of 80246 within Denver.
The political climate in Zip 80246 (Denver, CO) is very 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 80246 (Denver, CO) is very liberal.
Denver, Colorado is very 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 80246 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,614 contributions totaling $565,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 355 contributions totaling $351,809 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $991 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)