Opinion: Over in Aurora, will Republicans stay in charge of a left-leaning city?

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Opinion: Over in Aurora, will Republicans stay in charge of a left-leaning city?
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Opinion | 'Now what it Aurora needs is more unity in its city government — and that will require better voter participation this fall.'

: “Critical city council decisions have become hyper-partisan and polarizing, particularly in recent years.”

But it’s difficult for Aurora leaders to reach lasting consensus on major policy issues because the political majority seems to swing back and forth with almost every election. Aggravating that volatility is that candidates in citywide races typically need just a fraction of the vote to win. And because city elections are held in odd-numbered years, with little else to vote on, turnout tends to be low – just 31% of registered voters in 2021.

It’s also more racially and ethnically diverse than Colorado as a whole: 29% Latino, 17% Black, 7% Asian American. These communities traditionally favor Democrats. of the total vote in a five-way race, topping second-place candidate Omar Montgomery, a Democrat and head of the NAACP’s Aurora chapter, by just 215 votes.

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