The politics in the 80218 zip code of Denver, Colorado are largely based on local and state legislation. This area is represented by several politicians in both the Colorado House of Representatives and Senate. Senator Julie Gonzales and Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez are two elected officials representing the 80218 zip code in the legislature. They are advocates for social justice issues, such as immigration and education reform, as well as fighting to ensure that their constituents receive fair treatment from their governments. Additionally, Denver has a Mayor who is responsible for citywide initiatives and legislation. The current Mayor of Denver is Michael Hancock, who was elected on May 9th 2021 with strong support from many residents of 80218. He has worked to create renewable energy jobs in the city, reduce waste and pollution levels, and expand public transportation. It is likely that these topics will be at the forefront of political conversations within this area for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 80218 (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 80218 (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 80218 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,258 contributions totaling $1,463,176 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 586 contributions totaling $1,209,536 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,064 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)