Applewood, CO is a small town with a rich history and strong sense of community. Although it is small, it has an engaged political atmosphere with local initiatives that prioritize the well-being of its citizens. There are various organizations and advocacy groups that work to ensure that the voices of the people are heard by their representatives. The residents of Applewood have an opportunity to participate in elections for local representatives such as mayors, city councillors, police commissioners, and more. These representatives are responsible for making decisions about important topics such as taxes, safety, infrastructure, and development in the community. They also ensure that any proposed legislation takes into consideration the wishes and needs of their constituents. Applewood has seen recent success with local initiatives that have provided housing assistance for low-income households, improved public transit systems, increased funding for education programs, and more. As a result of these successful endeavors, residents feel empowered to shape their own future and take part in the political process.
The political climate in Applewood, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, CO is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, CO 57.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Applewood, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Applewood, Colorado: r r 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 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 Applewood, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,317 contributions totaling $1,025,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,443 contributions totaling $1,176,844 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $816 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)