The politics in Larkspur, Colorado (80118) are shaped by the surrounding Douglas County. As a part of Douglas County, Larkspur is represented on the local county board by elected officials who work to address the needs of their constituents. These local political leaders strive to ensure that all citizens in Larkspur and across Douglas County have access to necessary resources and services. Issues like public safety, economic growth, education, and environmental stewardship are of paramount importance for residents of 80118. There are also several citizen-led organizations that work to provide support and advocacy at the local level on political issues such as racial equity or public transit accessibility. In addition, nearby cities like Castle Rock and Parker hold elections for representatives who bring their perspectives to state-level decisions that impact Larkspur residents. All of these different efforts come together to create a climate of informed citizens engaging with their government on a variety of issues affecting people in 80118.
The political climate in Zip 80118 (Larkspur, CO) is leaning conservative.
Douglas County, CO is leaning conservative. In Douglas County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.2%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80118 (Larkspur, CO) is leaning conservative.
Larkspur, Colorado is leaning conservative.
Douglas County, Colorado is leaning conservative.
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.
Larkspur, Colorado: R R R R R r
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 80118 (Larkspur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 565 contributions totaling $27,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 479 contributions totaling $99,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)