Fountain, CO is a small city in El Paso county with a population of around 24,500 people. It has an active political landscape, with the local municipal government playing an important role in shaping the city's commercial and residential development. Local elected officials focus on providing quality services and amenities for residents while also working to ensure economic prosperity. Recently, they have been focusing on increasing recreational opportunities and investing in infrastructure projects that will benefit the entire community. Other topics discussed include public safety, environmental protection and sustainability efforts. Residents can get involved by attending town hall meetings and voicing their opinion on important matters affecting the city.
The political climate in Fountain, CO is somewhat conservative.
El Paso County, CO is somewhat conservative. In El Paso County, CO 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained strongly Republican, 53.5% to 42.7%.
El Paso county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fountain, CO is somewhat conservative.
El Paso County, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Fountain, 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 Fountain, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,404 contributions totaling $131,674 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,090 contributions totaling $79,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)