Derby, Colorado is a small town located in Summit County. It has an active local government which encourages residents to get involved and be part of the political process. The town council consists of five members who are elected by registered voters every two years. The Mayor is also elected by popular vote for a four-year term and works closely with the Council on all town matters. Residents have the opportunity to actively participate in deciding local issues through attendance at public meetings, taking part in initiatives or submitting letters to their representatives advocating for change. Additionally, there are many opportunities for involvement outside of elections and public forums such as volunteering at local events or joining organizations dedicated to civic engagement.
The political climate in Derby, CO is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, CO is moderately liberal. In Adams County, CO 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 40.4%.
Adams county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Derby, CO is somewhat liberal.
Adams 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.
Derby, 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 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 Derby, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 649 contributions totaling $31,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $47,879 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)