Commerce City, CO is located in Adams County and is a diverse and vibrant community. The city has a strong sense of civic responsibility and pride which is reflected in the local politics. The Mayor of Commerce City is Bret D. Laufenberg, who was elected in 2017 with a focus on fostering economic development, promoting fiscal responsibility, and expanding transparency in government operations. The City Council consists of six members who are tasked with approving ordinances, setting policy directions for the city administration, and overseeing the budget. There are also several other boards and commissions that involve citizens in their local government such as the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, Planning & Zoning Commission, Human Services Commission and many more. With so many diverse perspectives working together to make decisions that will benefit all residents of Commerce City, it's no wonder why so many people choose this vibrant city as their home!
The political climate in Zip 80022 (Commerce City, 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 80022 (Commerce City, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Commerce City, 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.
Commerce City, 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 80022 (Commerce City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 391 contributions totaling $22,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $37,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)