The town of Boulder, Colorado, 80301, is a vibrant and diverse community with a strong political culture. The city is home to many different kinds of people from all walks of life. From college students to young professionals to retirees, everyone has an opinion when it comes to politics in Boulder. The city council meetings are packed with passionate citizens eager to voice their opinions on the issues that matter most to them. Residents also get involved in local campaigns for office, volunteering their time and energy toward electing candidates they believe will best represent their interests and values in government. From state representatives all the way up to national offices such as Congress and the Senate, there are plenty of opportunities for residents of Boulder 80301 to connect with those running for office and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 80301 (Boulder, CO) is strongly 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
Zip 80301 (Boulder, CO) is strongly liberal.
Boulder, Colorado is strongly 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.
Boulder, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 80301 (Boulder)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,273 contributions totaling $800,428 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 496 contributions totaling $227,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)