The city of Boulder, Colorado (80303) is a vibrant and diverse community that takes great pride in its political leadership. With a population of over 100,000, Boulder is home to many different political views and ideologies. The local government consists of a mayor and nine city council members who are committed to working together to ensure the best outcomes for all citizens of Boulder. Local elections are held every two years in November when residents can vote for their representatives in the City Council and Mayor’s Office. Recently, several initiatives have been implemented by the local government to improve the quality of life in Boulder such as increased funding for public transportation, improved infrastructure maintenance, and greater access to affordable housing. As a result, Boulder remains one of Colorado’s most desirable cities to live and work in.
The political climate in Zip 80303 (Boulder, CO) is strongly liberal.
Boulder County, CO is very liberal. In Boulder County, CO 77.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boulder county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Boulder county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80303 (Boulder, CO) is strongly liberal.
Boulder, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Boulder County, Colorado is very liberal.
Boulder Metro Area is very 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.
Boulder, 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 80303 (Boulder)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,906 contributions totaling $1,265,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 584 contributions totaling $405,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $695 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)