Castle Rock, Colorado is a rapidly growing city located in Douglas County. It is home to many local businesses, community groups, and activities that provide the city with a strong sense of pride and identity. Although Castle Rock does not have its own government or elected officials, it is part of the larger Douglas County government. The county government is responsible for providing residents with services such as roads, public safety, health care, education, and social welfare. In addition to county government, Castle Rock also elects members to state and federal offices including representatives in the Colorado State Senate and House of Representatives. Politically, Castle Rock has traditionally leaned slightly conservative but has become increasingly more diverse over the years. There are several local organizations and initiatives that strive to promote civic engagement among Castle Rock's diverse population. Additionally, several well-known political figures have ties with the area such as former governor John Hickenlooper and current senator Michael Bennet who both attended school in Castle Rock during their youth.
The political climate in 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
Castle Rock, CO 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Castle Rock, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,811 contributions totaling $2,001,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,523 contributions totaling $2,099,214 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)