The politics in the 80236 Denver, CO area are diverse. The City and County of Denver provides many resources for citizens to stay up to date on local political news and candidates. Residents can find out who their elected city and county officials are through the Denver Elections Division website, which lists all current representatives from congressional representatives to members of the city council. Additionally, there are various organizations within the 80236 area that provide programs and services to support people engaging in their local government. For example, The League of Women Voters offers voter registration drives, town hall meetings, candidate forums and other events for citizens to learn about upcoming elections. Furthermore, there are community-based events such as “Denver Talks” where residents can meet with their local politicians and discuss pressing issues in their neighborhood. These events allow residents to become more aware of local politics and have their voices heard on important policy decisions.
The political climate in Zip 80236 (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 80236 (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 80236 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 520 contributions totaling $32,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $16,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)