Nederland, CO is a small, rural community located in Boulder County. The town has a strong sense of local pride and enjoys a close-knit community atmosphere. Political involvement is also an important part of the culture in Nederland, with many residents taking part in local elections to determine who will represent them on their city council and other governing bodies. Voting turnout for local elections is always high, with citizens eager to elect leaders that will best serve their interests and the interests of the community as a whole. To ensure that everyone has an equal say in the election process, all members of eligible age are allowed to vote regardless of party affiliation or political views. Residents take part in both national and state elections as well, making sure to show up to the polls when it really matters.
The political climate in Nederland, 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
Nederland, 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.
Nederland, 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 Nederland, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,336 contributions totaling $191,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)