The politics in the 80224 area of Denver, Colorado are an important part of the local culture. This diverse neighborhood is home to a variety of people from different backgrounds, all of whom have a voice when it comes to civic engagement and socio-political issues. The local government representatives and elected officials are responsible for representing the interests of the community on a wide range of matters. These include laws, taxes, budget allocations, road repair and other services that affect local residents. The current representatives at the City Council level include Jamie Torres for District 8, Stacie Gilmore for District 10 and Mary Beth Susman for District 11. Residents in this area are encouraged to stay informed about political news and events taking place in their neighborhoods so that they can participate in meaningful civic discourse.
The political climate in Zip 80224 (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 80224 (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 80224 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,335 contributions totaling $579,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $58,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)