Lakewood
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Lakewood Demographics
| Population | Median Age | Median Household Income | Registered Voters | Presidential Results (Lakewood County) | Religion (Lakewood County) | Poverty | Cost of Living Index | Median House Value | Median Rent | Race | Age | Education | Foreign Born | Marital Status | Unemployment | Air Quality Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149,643 (Female: 50.2%) (Male: 49.8%) |
37.7 years (+1.3 years to CO) |
$60,984 (+$2,161 to CO) |
2016: Clinton 49% Trump: 42% 2012: Obama 51% Romney: 47% 2008: Obama 54% McCain: 45% 2004: Kerry 47% Bush: 52% |
None: 64.3% Catholic: 15% Evangelical Protestant: 12.9% Mainline Protestant: 4.2% Other: 3.4% Orthodox: 0.2% |
9% Native American: 42% Black: 20.7% Other Race: 16.9% White Alone: 8.9% Hispanic / Latino: 8% Two or More Races: 7.4% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1.2% |
110.2 (+10.2 to US) |
$305,500 (+$65,000 to CO) |
$1,155 | White, alone: 69.8% Hispanic: 22% Asian, alone: 3.8% Two or More Races: 2.6% Black: 0.9% Other Race: 0.5% Native American: 0.3% |
Older Adult 40-64: 33.5% Younger Adult 22-39: 26.4% Children 0-17: 20.1% Senior 65+: 15% College 18-21: 5.02% |
High School: 24.3% Some College: 23.2% Bachelor's: 23.2% Master's: 9.1% Less than High School: 9% Associate's: 8.2% Some High School: 6.1% Less than High School: 2.1% Professional: 1.8% Doctorate: 1.2% |
8.3% (-1.2% to CO) |
Now married: 45.2% Never married: 33% Divorced: 15.1% Widowed: 4.7% Separated: 2% |
3.3% (+0% to CO) |
107 (+32 to US) |
Lakewood City Council
- (4 year terms; limited to 2 consecutive)
- Everyone, regardless of affiliation, has special interests
| Title | Name | Party | Next Election November |
Contact | 2019 Margin | 2017 Margin | 2015 Margin | 2013 Margin | 2011 Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Adam Paul | Unaffiliated | 2019 | 303.987.7040 apaul@lakewood.org |
1.18% (50.59%) Ramey Johnson 49.5% |
X | 64.7% (82.3%) (Bob Murphy) Source Linda Lou Delay 17.6% |
X | ||
| Ward 1 | Ramey Johnson | Republican | 2017 | 303.232.1567 rjohnson@lakewood.org |
X | UNOPPOSED | 33.9% (66.7%) 1 Briana Peterson 33% 1 Special Election |
(Vicky Slack) | ||
| Ward 1 | Charley Able | Unaffiliated Selected Record from his website Called "Reformer" by local blog |
2019 | 303.233.7275 cable@lakewood.org |
3.15% (41.79%) Jeff Yeager 38.64% 1 Ty Hull (Una) 29.57% 1 Called "establishment" by blog |
X | 25.3% (62.6%) Karen Kellen Cathy Kentner 37.3 |
X | ||
| Ward 2 | Scott Koop | Republican | 2017 | 303.232.7275 skoop@lakewood.org |
X | UNOPPOSED | X | 32.6% (68.1%) Frank Teunissen 31.9 | ||
| Ward 2 | Sharon Vincent | Democrat | 2019 | 303.987.7040 svincent@lakewood.org |
6.3% (45.7%) Richard Dick Bryant 39.27 Steven T. Ly 14.83 |
X | (Cindy Baroway) 1 Endorsed various Democrats |
X | ||
| Ward 3 | Shakti | Democrat | 2017 | 303.987.7740 shakti@lakewood.org |
X | 6.3% (53.1%) Dan Smith 46.8% |
X | UNOPPOSED (Sue King) | ||
| Ward 3 | Pedro (Pete) Roybal | Unaffiliated Called "Reformer" by local blog |
2019 | 303.432.7554 proybal@lakewood.org |
18.3% (59.1%) Gary Harty 40.8% |
X | X | 7.9% (41.8%) Carolyn Evans 33.9% Mark Barrington 24.1% | ||
| Ward 4 | Dave Weichman | Republican | 2017 | 303.986.4818 dweichman@lakewood.org |
X | 8.1% (54.%) Betty Boyd 45.9% |
X | 3.7% (51.8%) Amy Attwood 48.1% 1 1 Source | ||
| Ward 4 | Barb Franks | Unaffiliated Called "Reformer" by local blog |
2019 | 303.515.6501 bfranks@lakewood.org |
18.1% (59%) Michael C Coughlin 40.9 |
X | (Adam Paul 1) 1 Endorsed by both GOP and Dem for Mayor |
X | ||
| Ward 5 | Karen Harrison | Republican JeffCO GOP ID's her as GOP |
2017 | 303.987.7767 kharrison@lakewood.org |
X | 32.5% (66.2%) Michael "Gunner" Gunstanson 33.7% 1,2 1 Blog post appears made by Gunner 2 Allegedly highlights Anschutz connection |
X | 4.3% (52.1%) (Diana M. Allen) Natalie Menten 47.8 1 1 Source | ||
| Ward 5 | Dana Gutwein | Democrat | 2019 | 303.987.7040 dgutwein@lakewood.org |
1.3% (50.6%) Jessica Skimel 49.3 |
X | (Tom Quinn) 1 Endorsed Various Democrats |
X |
2011 Pete Roybal / Dave Wiechman Scandal: ", "Wiechmann loaned Roybal $2,000 against state rules. Roybal fined $1,575.
Local Special Interest Groups
- Lakewood Pols - Local Blog
General Special Interests
Leadership Program of the Rockies
- Ramey Johnson, current Ward 1 seatholder, was a 2000 alum.
- Dave Wiechman, current Ward 4 seatholder, was a 2000 alum.
Lakewood City Council Election 2017
Lakewood will elect a city council rep from each of the 5 wards on Nov 7, 2017.
Find your ward: Ward Map
Candidates
| Ward | Name | Party | comment | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | Ramey Johnson (i) | Republican | Supported moratorium on growth. "Reformer" according to Lakewood Pols |
email Website |
| Ward 1 | Kyra Elise deGruy | Democrat | Endorsed by Denver Area Labor Federation | email |
| Ward 1 | Jeslin Shahrezaei | Democrat | No longer on City of Lakewood candidate sheet 8/31/17 | email Website |
| Ward 2 incumbent, Scott Koop (R) is term-limited and cannot run. | ||||
| Ward 2 | Jacob Bruce LaBure | Democrat | Endorsed by Denver Area Labor Federation | email Website |
| Ward 2 | Charles Kenneth Davis | Democrat | ||
| Ward 2 | Trish Merkel | No longer on City of Lakewood candidate sheet 8/31/17 | email Website | |
| Ward 3 | Michael Bieda | Republican | email Website | |
| Ward 3 | Michael Gifford | |||
| Ward 3 | |
Democrat | Withdrew (DemEnter) | |
| Ward 4 incumbent, David Wiechman (R) is term-limited and cannot run. | ||||
| Ward 4 | William Furman | Democrat | email Website | |
| Ward 4 | |
Unaffiliated | Withdrew | email Website |
| Ward 4 | David Skilling | Unaffiliated | email Website | |
| Ward 4 | LaDawn Sperling | Republican | email | |
| Ward 5 | Karen Harrison (i) | Unaffiliated | email Website | |
| Ward 5 | Nancy Pallozzi | Republican | email Website | |
(i) = incumbent
Endorsements
Kyra deGruy, Ward 1
- Denver Area Labor Federation (Source)
Jacob LaBure, Ward 2
- Denver Area Labor Federation (Source)
