Idaho Springs, CO is a small town located in the Rocky Mountains with a population of 1,848. It's politics are largely conservative given its location in the mountains and proximity to Denver. The town has a history of mining which has been a key industry for many years. Local political candidates generally focus on issues such as development of this industry, local governance, road maintenance, and education. Idaho Springs has had some high-profile elections recently, with candidates focusing on expansion of local business opportunities and increasing access to outdoor recreation activities. Overall, the people of Idaho Springs have particular interests when it comes to their environment and economy that need to be addressed by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 80452 (Idaho Springs, 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
Zip 80452 (Idaho Springs, CO) is leaning liberal.
Idaho Springs, Colorado 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.
Idaho Springs, 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 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 80452 (Idaho Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 181 contributions totaling $11,458 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,066 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)