Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO is a small but vibrant town located in the Rocky Mountains region of Colorado. Politically, the area is known for its progressive and independent leanings, with a history of strong local representation. Locally, there are several parties that participate in municipal elections, ranging from the Conservative Party to the Democratic Party to the Green Party. The residents here value their independence and strive to ensure that all voices in the community are heard by elected officials. In recent years, there has been increased focus on environmental issues as well as social justice issues such as affordable housing and health care access. As Downieville-Lawson-Dumont continues to grow, residents hope that their voices will continue to be present in local politics and that they can continue to shape the future of their town.
The political climate in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO is leaning liberal.
Clear Creek County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Clear Creek County, CO 55.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clear Creek county remained strongly Democratic, 55.0% to 42.1%.
Clear Creek county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO is leaning liberal.
Clear Creek County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood 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.
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, 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 Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 191 contributions totaling $11,599 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $2,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)