The politics in the Denver, Colorado zip code of 80204 are heavily influenced by the diverse population that lives in this area. It is a heavily Democratic area with 65% of the electorate leaning toward the Democratic party. The area is home to many minority communities, including African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and Native Americans who are all represented on local boards and governing bodies. The current state representative for this area is Leslie Herod, who has made it her mission to make sure that all voices are heard, regardless of race or ethnicity. Additionally, at the local level there are several candidates running for city council seats as well as other offices such as mayor. These candidates represent a variety of backgrounds and perspectives and are looking to work together to benefit the city and its residents.
The political climate in Zip 80204 (Denver, CO) is very liberal.
Denver County, CO is very liberal. In Denver County, CO 79.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Denver county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.6% to 18.2%.
Denver county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80204 (Denver, CO) is very liberal.
Denver, Colorado is very liberal.
Denver County, Colorado is very 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.
Denver, 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 80204 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,206 contributions totaling $459,259 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $82,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $683 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)