The politics in 80247 Denver, CO are based on a local level and thus the residents of this area will generally focus on their city or county government. This region is part of Denver County, which consists of a range of diverse neighborhoods, each with its own unique political representation. Through elections held locally, citizens can vote for mayors, council members, school board directors, judges, and other local officials who manage the day-to-day operations of the area. Additionally, many state representatives are elected to represent 80247 Denver in the Colorado State Legislature as well as Congressmen whose districts include this zip code. All these elected officials work together to ensure that 80247 Denver has all the necessary resources to run efficiently and effectively.
The political climate in Zip 80247 (Denver, CO) is moderately liberal.
Arapahoe County, CO is strongly liberal. In Arapahoe County, CO 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arapahoe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.4%.
Arapahoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80247 (Denver, CO) is moderately liberal.
Denver, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Arapahoe County, Colorado is strongly 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 80247 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,132 contributions totaling $141,181 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $28,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)