The politics of 80427 Central City, CO are varied and complex. This small town is located in the heart of Colorado, and as such the residents often have to make decisions that affect statewide policies. In terms of local government, 80427 Central City has a mayor-council form of government where the mayor is elected by popular vote from among five council members. The political landscape in this town is diverse with candidates hailing from both major political parties and independents vying for office. Additionally, there are numerous advocacy groups within the community that represent different causes and provide an additional voice for citizens on key issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, environmental protection, education reform, public safety improvements, and more. Despite its small size, 80427 Central City has a vibrant and engaged political presence that helps shape policy both locally and statewide.
The political climate in Zip 80427 (Central City, CO) is leaning liberal.
Gilpin County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Gilpin County, CO 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilpin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 43.8%.
Gilpin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80427 (Central City, CO) is leaning liberal.
Central City, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Gilpin 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.
Central City, Colorado: d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 80427 (Central City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)