Simla, CO is a small town located in Elbert County with a population of roughly 800 people. It has a strong sense of community and the local politics reflect this. Simla is part of the Elbert County government and its mayor is elected every two years by the residents. The town also has an elected Town Board which consists of five members who are responsible for making decisions on local matters such as zoning regulations and public services. The Town Board meets once a month to discuss issues and make decisions about how the town should move forward. Additionally, there are City Council members who represent Simla in county-wide discussions and plans. These representatives focus on issues such as education, public safety, and infrastructure investments. All in all, Simla's local politics provide an important foundation for keeping the community strong and vibrant through thoughtful decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 80835 (Simla, CO) is very conservative.
Elbert County, CO is very conservative. In Elbert County, CO 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 23.7%.
Elbert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80835 (Simla, CO) is very conservative.
Simla, Colorado is very conservative.
Elbert County, Colorado is very conservative.
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.
Simla, 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 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 80835 (Simla)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $2,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,393 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)