The politics in Denver, CO 80264 are heavily influenced by the city's population of approximately 495,000 people. With such a large population, there is a wide range of political affiliations and views among the citizens. The area is represented by several local politicians who serve on various committees and boards to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard at all levels of government. Municipal elections take place every two years and feature many candidates representing different political parties, ideologies and philosophies. Residents have the opportunity to vote for their representatives in school boards, city council, mayoral races and more. Political engagement within Denver is important for residents to stay informed about current issues that affect their lives as well as have a say in how policies are enacted at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 80264 (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 80264 (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 80264 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $11,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $623 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $160,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26,818 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)