Highlands Ranch is a community located in 80126, Colorado. The politics in this area are diverse and active, with numerous local organizations and groups focused on promoting dialogue around policy issues that affect the local population. There are many different political perspectives represented in the Highlands Ranch community and these views range from conservative to liberal philosophies. Local candidates running for office in the area often come from both sides of the political spectrum and it is not uncommon to see debates between them during election season. Elections also bring out a large number of volunteers who actively participate in campaigns for their preferred candidates. Political discussion is a regular part of life in Highlands Ranch, as citizens come together to discuss the issues that most impact them.
The political climate in Zip 80126 (Highlands Ranch, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, CO is leaning conservative. In Douglas County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.2%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80126 (Highlands Ranch, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Highlands Ranch, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, Colorado is leaning conservative.
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.
Highlands Ranch, Colorado: R R R R R r
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 80126 (Highlands Ranch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,328 contributions totaling $357,323 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,012 contributions totaling $359,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)