Lafayette, CO is a vibrant city with an active political landscape. Local politics are governed by the Lafayette City Council, which consists of seven elected members. The council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to discuss issues such as parks and recreation, public safety, housing and development, transportation, and more. Every two years the citizens of Lafayette have the opportunity to vote in local elections for mayor and city council representatives. The elected officials serve four year terms and work hard to maintain high quality services for the community. Over the past few years, local initiatives such as new housing developments, expansion of recreational areas, and investments in infrastructure have been implemented due to successful cooperation between the City Council and citizens alike. In addition to this, multiple organizations within Lafayette provide outreach services that enhance political involvement from local residents in a variety of ways. All in all, it’s clear that there’s an energy behind politics within Lafayette that keeps it one step ahead of other cities in Colorado!
The political climate in Lafayette, CO is moderately liberal.
Boulder County, CO is very liberal. In Boulder County, CO 77.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boulder county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Boulder county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lafayette, CO is moderately liberal.
Boulder County, Colorado is very liberal.
Boulder Metro Area is very 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.
Lafayette, 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 Lafayette, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43,544 contributions totaling $4,057,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,461 contributions totaling $1,072,458 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)