The city of Parker in Colorado's 80138 zip code is home to a thriving and ever-growing population. The town boasts numerous outdoor activities, family-friendly events, and top-notch schools. It is also a politically active area, with local candidates running for office on the local, state, and national levels every election cycle. Elected officials are often seen out in the community, attending events such as block parties, small business openings, and other civic activities. Residents have the opportunity to attend candidate forums or town halls to learn more about each person’s platform before they cast their ballots. At the local level, Parker residents vote for representatives in both the county commission and school board elections. On the state level, they help decide who will represent them in both the Colorado House of Representatives and Senate. Finally, there’s always an opportunity to get involved in presidential races or other national campaigns taking place across America. With a variety of issues facing our country today, from healthcare to immigration reform, it’s important for citizens of Parker to stay engaged in politics so that their voices are heard on Election Day.
The political climate in Zip 80138 (Parker, CO) is somewhat 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 80138 (Parker, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Parker, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Parker, 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 80138 (Parker)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,353 contributions totaling $154,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 472 contributions totaling $89,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)