Commerce City
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See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_City,_Colorado
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Commerce City Demographics
Includes parts of Henderson.
General observations:
- Median household income is +$7,239 to CO average yet median house value is -$40,841 to CO average.
- Higher than average household income yet high poverty (15.6%) and less educated (56.3% have a High School degree or above).
- Most common occupations are construction, repair, and transportation.
| Population | Median Age | Median Household Income | Registered Voters | Presidential Results (Adams County) | Religion (Adams County) | Poverty | Cost of Living Index | Median House Value | Median Rent | Race | Age | Education | Foreign Born | Marital Status | Unemployment | Air Quality Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51,762 (Female: 51.1%) (Male: 48.9%) |
31.3 years (-5.1 years to CO) |
$71,148 (+$12,325 to CO) |
2016: Clinton 50% Trump: 42% 2012: Obama 56% Romney: 41% 2008: Obama 58% McCain: 40% 2004: Kerry 51% Bush: 48% |
None: 70.6% Catholic: 16% Evangelical Protestant: 7.8% Other: 3.9% Mainline Protestant: 1.6% |
15.6% Other Race: 39.7% Native American: 28.7% Hispanic/Latino: 25.3% Black: 8.5% |
107.6 (+7.6 to US) |
$242,959 (+$2,459 to CO) |
$1,112 | Hispanic/Latino: 46.3% White: 45.1% Black: 4.2% Two or More Races: 2.4% Asian: 1.6% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.4% Native American: 0.3% Other Race: 0.07% |
Children 0-17: 32.8% Younger Adult 22-39: 29.4% Older Adult 40-64: 26.8% Senior 65+: 6.42% College 18-21: 4.62% |
High School: 27.9% Some College: 20.5% Bachelor's: 14.4% Some High School: 11.3% Less than High School: 9% Associate's: 8.4% Master's: 4.6% None: 2.8% Professional: 0.9% Doctorate: 0.1% |
14.2% (+4.7% to CO) |
Now married: 52.4% Never married: 30.0% Divorced: 11.6% Widowed: 4.6% Separated: 1.3% |
3.9% (+0.6% to CO) |
107 (+32 to US) |
Commerce City City Council
Mayor and council members serve 4-year terms, with a max of 2 consecutive terms. Pro-Tem is appointed by mayor.
| Title | Name | Party | Next Election November |
Contact | 2019 Margin | 2017 Margin | 2015 Margin | 2013 Margin | 2011 Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Sean Ford | Republican | 2019 | 303.720.9106 sford@c3gov.com |
X | 41% (60.9%) James W. Riddell 19% Gordon Hamby 19.1% |
X | 39.5% (69.7%) Robert Toavs 30.2% |
X | |
| Ward 1 | Andrew Amador (Oscar Madera, incoming) |
Democrat (Flips from registered Dem to registered Unaffiliated) |
2021 | 303.910.4409 aamador@c3gov.com |
8.04% (54.02%) Eugene Leffel 45.98% |
X | 0.3% (50.1%) 1 (Andrew Amador) Andrew AmadorGene Leffel 49.8% 1 Election decided by 4 votes |
X | 15.1% (51.3%) (Dominick Moreno) Gene Leffel 36.2% Joseph E. Jr 12.3% | |
| Ward 2 | Rick Teter | Republican | 2019 | 303.378.2299 rteter@c3gov.com |
X | UNOPPOSED (Previously Ward 4) |
X | 23.7% (45.7%) Kim Madson 22% Kristine Sumner Ph.D 15.6% Ellen Haug 9.3% Jolene Vialpando-Nielsen 7% |
X | |
| Ward 3 | Jadie Carson (Nicole Frank, incoming) |
Democrat (Flips from registered Dem to registered Republican) |
2021 | 303.810.7276 jcarson@c3gov.com |
23.87% (50.2%) Jacob Wilson 26.33% Tawnya Russell 23.46% |
X | UNOPPOSED (Jadie Carson) |
X | 2.6% (27.1%) 1 (Jadie Carson) Joe Sandoval 24.5% David Pocs 19% Kerstin Berlinski 18.2% Guillermo Sema 11% 1 Democrat Total - 57.1% Republican Total - 42.7% | |
| Ward 4 | Paolo Diaz | Endorsed Michaelson-Jenet | 2019 | 303.668.0542 pdiaz@c3gov.com |
X | 0.4% (42.5%) Michael A Scanlon 42.1% Ellen Haug 15.2% |
X | 11.3% (55.6%) (Rick Teter) Harvest Thomas 44.3 |
X | |
| At-Large | René Bullock (Benjamin Huseman, incoming) |
Democrat (Flips from registered Dem to registered Republican) |
2021 | 303.880.6559 rbullock@c3gov.com |
Won with 26.02% | X | Won with 39.1% (René Bullock) |
X | Won with 24.5% (René Bullock) | |
| At-Large | Steve Douglas | Democrat | 2019 | 720.205.2621 sdouglas@c3gov.com |
X | Won with 32.3% | X | Won with 25.2% | X | |
| At-Large | Crystal Elliott | Democrat | 2019 | 303.406.3893 celliott@c3gov.com |
X | Won with 23.2% | X | Won with 28.1% | X | |
| At-Large | Jason McEldowney (José Guardiola, incoming) |
Democrat (Remains registered Dem) |
2021 | 303.808.9105 jmceldowney@c3gov.com |
Won with 19.31% | X | Won with 27.7% (Jason McEldowney) |
X | Won with 24.2% (Jason McEldowney) |
Expanded Historical Election Results
Winner(s) bolded.
| Ward | 2017 Results | 2015 Results | 2013 Results | 2011 Results | 2009 Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-Large | Benjamin Huseman 26.02% Jose Guardiola 19.31 Anthony Stellato 17.08% William Jackson 13.82% Harvest Thomas III 13.52% Alan Howell 10.25% |
Steven Douglas 32.3% Crystal Elliott 23.2% Maria Gonzales 19.8% Anthony Stellato 14.4% Gene Leffel 10% |
Rene Bullock 39.1% Jason McEldowney 27.7% Harvest Thomas 21.8 Robert Toavs 11.2% |
Crystal Elliott 28.1% Steven Douglas 25.2% Paolo Diaz 23.4% Gene Leffel 16.9% James Romito 6.1% Joe Sandoval 0 votes (Sandoval dropped out-DUI) |
Rene Bullock 24.5% Jason McEldowney 24.2% Robert Romine 17% Steve Douglas 13.7% Andrew Hahn 13.6% Colby Trull 6.8% |
2017 Election
Commerce City will elect One city council rep from Ward 1 and Ward 3 and Two reps for At-Large on Nov 7, 2017.
Find your Ward and City Candidates: Ward and Candidates
Candidates
| Ward | Name | Party | Comment | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 incumbent, Andrew Amador is not term-limited and not running for re-election | ||||
| 1 | Eugene Leffel | Democrat | ||
| 1 | Oscar Madera | Unaffiliated | ||
| Ward 3 incumbent, Jadie Carson is term-limited and cannot run. | ||||
| 3 | Tawnya Russell | Democrat | Facebook Website | |
| 3 | Jacob Wilson | Unaffiliated | email | |
| 3 | Nicole Frank | Republican | ||
| At Large incumbents, Rene Bullock and Jason McEldowney are term-limited and cannot run. Two At-Large positions open this election. | ||||
| At Large | Anthony Stellato | Republican | ||
| At Large | Jose Guardiola | Democrat | ||
| At Large | Benjamin Huseman | Republican | ||
| At Large | T Alan Howell | Republican | Previous felony conviction Article | |
| At Large | William Jackson | Republican | ||
| At Large | Harvest Thomas III | Democrat | Ran for city council - Ward 4 - in 2011 Article | YouTube |
