Erie, CO is a small town situated in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Its political landscape is diverse and vibrant, reflecting the nature of its population. The town has two main political parties: Republicans and Democrats. Local elections involve dedicated candidates from each party vying for positions on the Town Council and other local offices. Each candidate brings unique ideas and perspectives to the table, making it an exciting time to be involved in Erie's politics. Furthermore, community members are highly engaged in their local government affairs, attending local debates and town halls to help shape policy decisions that affect them. All of this makes Erie a great place to get involved in local politics and make your voice heard!
The political climate in Erie, CO is moderately conservative.
Weld County, CO is moderately conservative. In Weld County, CO 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weld county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 39.6%.
Weld county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Erie, CO is moderately conservative.
Weld County, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Boulder Metro Area is very 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.
Erie, Colorado: R R r R R R
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 Erie, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,615 contributions totaling $957,248 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,232 contributions totaling $442,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)