Erie, CO is a vibrant and diverse community located in 80516. Politics have been a major factor in shaping the town's history and development. The town has an active city council with members elected from three districts. These councilors work together to create policies on local issues such as public safety, economic development, and recreation. Local residents engage in many activities throughout the year to stay involved in the political process, including attending city council meetings, voting in local elections, and speaking at public hearings. Erie seeks to promote a safe and equitable environment for all its citizens by encouraging civic engagement. Through meaningful dialogue between our elected officials and citizens, we can ensure that the needs of our community are met in a timely manner.
The political climate in Zip 80516 (Erie, 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
Zip 80516 (Erie, CO) is moderately liberal.
Erie, Colorado 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.
Erie, 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 80516 (Erie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,581 contributions totaling $90,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 252 contributions totaling $52,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)