The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Wheat Ridge. Darker red areas have relatively more Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats compared to other cities in Colorado, and areas in paler shades are where the vote tends to be split more evenly between parties.
Wheat Ridge tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Wheat Ridge has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Wheat Ridge leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Wheat Ridge, 44.42% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Wheat Ridge women make up 50.14% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for Republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support Democrats. The median age in Wheat Ridge is 43.3, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Wheat Ridge a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Wheat Ridge, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 33% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and Colorado elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
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