Aurora, CO is a city located in Adams and Arapahoe counties in Colorado. It is the third most populous city in the state of Colorado with an estimated population of over 365,000 people as of 2019. Aurora has recently had a population boom due to its close proximity to Denver and other cities nearby. In terms of politics, Aurora leans slightly towards the Democratic side. Although Aurora does not have any local political candidates running currently, it does have elected officials who are actively working to ensure that the city remains a safe and vibrant place to live. These officials strive to make sure that all members of the community have access to quality educational opportunities, economic opportunities, and public safety measures. They also strive to develop initiatives that benefit all members of the city and region alike, such as environmental protection programs that help protect local wildlife habitats and reduce air pollution. Overall, Aurora provides a great place for political discourse and citizens can feel confident in sharing their ideas with their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 80016 (Aurora, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Arapahoe County, CO is strongly liberal. In Arapahoe County, CO 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arapahoe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.4%.
Arapahoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80016 (Aurora, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Aurora, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Arapahoe County, Colorado is strongly 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: r r 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 80016 (Aurora)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,651 contributions totaling $287,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,094 contributions totaling $307,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)