Columbine Valley, CO is a small rural community located in the Rocky Mountains. Despite its small size, the town has an active political presence and has seen a great deal of growth over the past decade. Local issues that are important to the people of Columbine Valley include land use, environmental protection, and economic development. A number of local nonprofits and organizations focus on these issues and work to provide resources to citizens who are interested in engaging in politics. The current mayor of Columbine Valley is Mayor Mark Zeller, who was elected in 2019. He focuses on promoting fiscal responsibility and working with community leaders to ensure the town operates as efficiently as possible. Additionally, there are several city council members who meet regularly to discuss public concerns and make decisions regarding local issues. Through their hard work, they help keep Columbine Valley a wonderful place to live for all residents.
The political climate in Columbine Valley, CO is somewhat liberal.
Arapahoe County, CO is strongly liberal. In Arapahoe County, CO 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arapahoe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.4%.
Arapahoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbine Valley, CO is somewhat liberal.
Arapahoe County, Colorado is strongly 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.
Columbine Valley, 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 Columbine Valley, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,283 contributions totaling $1,035,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,668 contributions totaling $411,734 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)