Politics in 80290 Denver, CO are heavily influenced by the local Democratic party. This is seen in the current elected officials, most of which are members of the Democratic party. The party has had a strong presence in city council and mayoral positions since the mid-1990s. In recent years, residents have become more engaged in politics and have been particularly vocal when it comes to issues such as affordable housing, public transportation, and climate change. Colorado’s governor is currently a Democrat, and this has also helped shape the political atmosphere in 80290 Denver. While there is still some disagreement between parties on certain topics, overall the city is fairly unified when it comes to issues that directly affect its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 80290 (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 80290 (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 80290 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $5,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $7,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)