Shaw Heights, CO is a small town with a vibrant and diverse political landscape. From local elections to county and state politics, the citizens of Shaw Heights are engaged in the political process. There are many different organizations and individuals that make up the political culture of Shaw Heights, including community groups, religious organizations, government departments, advocacy groups, and more. Every election cycle brings an influx of enthusiasm and interest as residents cast their ballots for local candidates who best reflect their values and interests. During non-election years, Shaw Heights residents come together to discuss current issues affecting their community through forums and meetings held by various organizations. This dialogue allows citizens to stay informed on the day-to-day workings of local government while encouraging civic participation in their own backyard. The people of Shaw Heights actively take part in shaping the future of their community by engaging in political discourse and voting for whom they believe will represent them most effectively.
The political climate in Shaw Heights, 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
Shaw Heights, 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.
Shaw Heights, 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 Shaw Heights, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,178 contributions totaling $148,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 443 contributions totaling $65,179 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)