Niwot, CO is a small town located in Boulder County. While the population of Niwot is only around 4,700 people, its political landscape is still quite active. The town operates with a five-member Board of Trustees that sets priorities and policy for the local government. The current Mayor of Niwot is Don Nagel, who was re-elected to a two-year term in 2018. The Town also has an active citizen participation program, where residents are encouraged to get involved in their local government and actively shape the future of Niwot. Additionally, the town hosts several regular meetings throughout the year to discuss important topics such as infrastructure and upcoming projects. Despite its small size, Niwot takes an active role in its politics and encourages citizens to both participate and stay informed on issues affecting their local community.
The political climate in Niwot, 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
Niwot, 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.
Niwot, 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 Niwot, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,157 contributions totaling $979,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,837 contributions totaling $479,067 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)