Berthoud, CO is a small town located in Northern Colorado. It has an active and engaged political community that is passionate about making the town a better place to live. The local government is run by a board of five trustees who are elected by the citizens of Berthoud. They work together to make decisions regarding the budget, zoning regulations, and other important matters for the community. Local elections for trustee seats are held every two years and provide an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinion on how they believe their town should be run. Additionally, there is a Mayor appointed from amongst the trustees every two years who leads all meetings and represents the town at special events or meetings with other municipalities. Community members also participate in regional initiatives such as deciding on ballot initiatives which can have far-reaching impacts on both residents and businesses alike. All of this dedicated political participation ensures that Berthoud remains a vibrant and successful place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Berthoud, CO is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Larimer County, CO 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Larimer county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 40.8%.
Larimer county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berthoud, CO is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Fort Collins Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Berthoud, 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 Berthoud, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,324 contributions totaling $267,397 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,231 contributions totaling $281,813 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)