The politics of 80212 Denver, CO are reflective of the city’s diverse population. 80212 Denver is a predominantly residential area located in the southwest corner of the city near Sloan’s Lake Park and Edgewater. This area is home to a diverse mix of people including young professionals, immigrants, families, and students from across the country. Politically, this area leans Democratic as it has voted for a Democrat in all presidential elections since 1992. Locally, residents have elected progressive candidates based on their stances on issues such as affordable housing, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and environmental protection. In recent years, local political activism has grown in 80212 Denver as residents work together to support initiatives that strive to make their community better for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Zip 80212 (Denver, CO) is strongly liberal.
Denver County, CO is very liberal. In Denver County, CO 79.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Denver county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.6% to 18.2%.
Denver county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80212 (Denver, CO) is strongly liberal.
Denver, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Denver County, Colorado is very 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.
Denver, 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 80212 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,385 contributions totaling $1,310,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $24,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)