Lyons, Colorado is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Despite its size, Lyons has a vibrant political culture. The Town of Lyons is governed by an elected board of trustees, which holds meetings throughout the year to discuss the issues that affect the community. Additionally, residents have access to various local organizations and initiatives that promote civic engagement and education on important issues. Furthermore, Lyons has strong ties to state and national politics, with many of its citizens being actively involved in movements for social justice and change at these levels. The town also supports local candidates for office whenever possible and encourages participation in elections at all levels.
The political climate in Lyons, CO is moderately 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
Lyons, CO is moderately 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.
Lyons, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Lyons, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,899 contributions totaling $746,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 850 contributions totaling $247,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)