Steamboat Springs, CO is a beautiful small mountain town located in the Rocky Mountains. It has a vibrant and active political scene, with many local organizations and parties fighting for the benefit of its citizens. Steamboat Springs is represented by Colorado's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Joe Neguse. Locally, city government is made up of an elected mayor and four city council members who work together to make decisions that are beneficial to the community as a whole. Issues such as housing affordability, infrastructure needs, environmental protection, and economic development are all heavily discussed amongst local politicians. In addition to these issues, the town also focuses on providing quality educational opportunities for its students and preserving its natural beauty for future generations to come.
The political climate in Steamboat Springs, CO is somewhat liberal.
Routt County, CO is strongly liberal. In Routt County, CO 62.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Routt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.7% to 35.1%.
Routt county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Steamboat Springs, CO is somewhat liberal.
Routt County, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Steamboat Springs Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Steamboat Springs, Colorado: r D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Steamboat Springs, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,751 contributions totaling $719,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 706 contributions totaling $324,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $460 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)