right leaning suburbs (Denver, Arvada, Boulder: sales, HOA, crime rates)

[hikernut]

Colorado has turned "blue" and it's not turning back. Outside of school district issues, and what one's neighbors might like to chat about, I don't understand why it matters exactly where a person lives (with respect to conservative vs. liberal populace). I expect any difference in local taxes is going to be way down in the noise. That's certainly true for sales taxes.

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by marioana

We are starting to look for our next house, and we would prefer a right leaning suburb. I know Castle Rock fits the description, any other one?

Sterling

[Therblig]

Originally Posted by hikernut

Colorado has turned "blue" and it's not turning back.

My understanding is that it's the Front Range cities that have gone pretty solidly blue, while most of the smaller towns and the Western Slope are still pretty traditional/conservative.

Any reddish neighborhood in the FR cities isn't likely to stay that way much longer.

[hikernut]

Originally Posted by Therblig

My understanding is that it's the Front Range cities that have gone pretty solidly blue, while most of the smaller towns and the Western Slope are still pretty traditional/conservative

Sure, that's a reasonable generalization.

My point is that the state and the Denver metro area are going to be largely governed by liberal policies going forward. The OP seems to think if the people on his (her?) street vote Republican that will somehow result in lower taxes on his street. Okay, I'm exaggerating, but the point is to move to a state that's truly conservative if that's what you want... Wyoming, South Dakota, etc.

[COcheesehead]

Originally Posted by Therblig

My understanding is that it's the Front Range cities that have gone pretty solidly blue, while most of the smaller towns and the Western Slope are still pretty traditional/conservative.

Any reddish neighborhood in the FR cities isn't likely to stay that way much longer.

Hang out in a Douglas County for awhile.

[MissTerri]

Castle Rock, Parker....

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by marioana

We are starting to look for our next house, and we would prefer a right leaning suburb. I know Castle Rock fits the description, any other one?

From your posts in other forums I see your an IT professional so it would help us to know if you're now into the Work From Home trend and thus leaving a large / expensive area for something more to your liking and budget. Or will you be working in the Denver Tech Center? There are right leaning places in the Denver metro area but I really think most places will work for you except Boulder and the city of Denver.

[TCHP]

The further you get away from the core of Denver, the more conservative it becomes. Not very rapidly and the metro overall is left leaning until you get out towards Parker and points south, Erie and points north, and east of DIA.

For a look at precinct level voting in the last presidential election, examine this:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...9.536/-104.775

[history nerd]

Parker, Castle Rock, really most places in Douglas County. If you don't need hard core conservative but more "not ultra liberal" southeast Aurora or Centennial.

[Therblig]

Originally Posted by hikernut

...the point is to move to a state that's truly conservative if that's what you want... Wyoming, South Dakota, etc.

Then I recommend Kansas. They solved all their tax problems, right?