Term Limits for Boulder City Council : Demographics

Key Demographics Supporting Term Limits

What group of people will be easiest to motivate?

According to a Gallup poll conducted in 2013, 75% of Americans are in support of congressional term limits. The issue was slightly more popular among blacks and females. When it comes to age the concept is universally supported, those under 30yrs and over 65yrs both awarded term limits 74% approval. Given these statistics, the key demographics that support term limits for Boulder City council would be politically educated younger upper middle class families. These young families would encourage democratic ideas and would embrace diverse new faces.

What group will be the most difficult?

The most difficult group to motivate will be those in office. Though there is a great deal of support for implementation of term limits, those in place to vote and enact new legislation lack incentive to enforce these limitations on themselves.

What areas will be crucial to promoting your interest?

The state of Colorado has already enacted legislation to limit the term of state level senators, however, congressional term limits have not been instituted on the national level. We would focus our interests on battlegrounds states. Colorado would be perfect, specifically Denver because of its size and volatility. Being one of the few states enforcing term limits on state legislators, Colorado is a crucial area to focus our efforts. On the local level the university would be a perfect setting to gain support for term limits in the city of Boulder. This is due to the fact that young people are more politically active than they have ever been previously in their lives and political views are generally established by the age of 25. These students typically come from educated upper middle class families and, as stated previously, this is our key demographic.

Here's a look at the range of experience on the current Boulder City Council: