Fairmount, CO is a small town located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It is known for its outdoor activities and stunning scenery. Politically, the citizens of Fairmount are represented by elected representatives at all levels of government. On the local level, the mayor and city council members are elected by popular vote to serve four year terms. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in state and national legislatures such as Congress and the Colorado Senate. In addition, there are several special districts in Fairmount that provide services such as schools, police departments, fire departments, public works, and parks & recreation. These districts are governed by boards of directors appointed by local officials or directly elected by residents of Fairmount. All politics in Fairmount strive to uphold the values of fairness and equality while preserving the natural beauty of this unique mountain town.
The political climate in Fairmount, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, CO is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, CO 57.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairmount, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Fairmount, Colorado: r r 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 Fairmount, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,703 contributions totaling $630,606 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,065 contributions totaling $561,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)