The politics in 80231 Denver, CO are an interesting topic for discussion. This area is located in the Washington Park neighborhood, which is a diverse and vibrant community. The citizens of this zip code have access to local politics through the Denver City Council District 4 representative. This district focuses on issues such as affordable housing, transportation, public safety, parks and open spaces, economic development, and much more. The council member works hard to ensure that the residents receive fair representation and are able to voice their concerns and issues. Residents also have access to the state legislature where they can make their voices heard by voting on various bills and resolutions that could potentially affect them locally. Additionally, many citizens take part in local elections where they can help decide who will represent them at the city or state level. By taking part in these political activities residents of 80231 Denver can ensure their voices are heard on matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 80231 (Denver, CO) is very 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 80231 (Denver, CO) is very liberal.
Denver, Colorado is very 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 80231 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,638 contributions totaling $322,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 534 contributions totaling $147,933 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)