The politics of 80235 Denver, CO are largely centered around the issues that face the greater Denver metropolitan area and Colorado as a whole. This includes local issues such as healthcare, affordable housing, education funding, public safety, transportation infrastructure and environmental sustainability. On the state level, Colorado is known for its progressive policies on renewable energy sources and recreation-based tourism industries. Denver has also taken steps to foster a more inclusive environment for immigrants and refugees through its Welcoming City status. Locally elected officials in Denver are responsible for representing their constituents’ views on these topics. As such, it is important for citizens in 80235 to stay informed about who their elected representatives are and what they stand for in order to properly participate in the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 80235 (Denver, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, CO is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, CO 57.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80235 (Denver, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Denver, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson 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.
Denver, 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 80235 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 796 contributions totaling $87,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $41,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)