Edgewater, Colorado is a small city located in Jefferson County with a population of about 5,200 people. It is home to many vibrant and diverse businesses, organizations, and community members who are dedicated to making the city an even better place for its citizens. When it comes to politics in Edgewater, residents are passionate about their views and values. There are several local political organizations that participate in debates and discussions on important issues facing Edgewater and the surrounding communities. These organizations provide numerous platforms for citizens to express their opinions on various topics such as education, healthcare, economic development, public safety, infrastructure projects, environmental sustainability initiatives, and more. Additionally, local elections are held regularly in which Edgewater residents have the opportunity to vote for candidates who will represent them in municipal government roles. Through these efforts of civic engagement, Edgewater is continually striving towards a greater level of unity and progress for its citizens.
The political climate in Edgewater, CO is somewhat 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
Edgewater, CO is somewhat 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.
Edgewater, 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 Edgewater, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,209 contributions totaling $85,207 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $24,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)