Politics in 80011 Aurora, CO are very important to the residents of this area. The city is divided into seven wards, each represented by a City Council Member who serves a four-year term and is elected in a non-partisan election every two years. There are also two state representatives for this zip code who serve the Colorado House of Representatives and a single member of the Colorado Senate. Residents must stay informed on local politics to ensure their voices are heard when important decisions about the city are being made. It is important to remember that these legislative bodies have many responsibilities, from passing laws that protect citizens’ rights to making budget decisions that determine how public money will be spent. Residents should be familiar with their local representatives and their personal stances on issues so they can make informed decisions when voting in elections.
The political climate in Zip 80011 (Aurora, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, CO is moderately liberal. In Adams County, CO 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 40.4%.
Adams county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80011 (Aurora, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Aurora, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Aurora, 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 80011 (Aurora)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,381 contributions totaling $59,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 234 contributions totaling $70,463 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)