Calhan, CO is a small town located in El Paso County with a population of just over 1,000 people. Although it is small, its politics are surprisingly active. The El Paso County Board of Supervisors and the Calhan Town Council are responsible for making decisions about the local government in order to ensure that the town's priorities are addressed. Local elections often include candidates from both Republican and Democratic Parties vying for positions on the Town Council as well as other municipal offices. The town works hard to ensure that all voices are heard and that all opinions are considered when making policy decisions. Public forums provide opportunities for citizens to voice their opinions on important issues like budgeting, infrastructure, education, community programs and more. With so much political activity happening in such a small town, it is no wonder that Calhan has become an example of how government can be successful within a tightknit community.
The political climate in Calhan, CO is moderately 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
Calhan, CO is moderately 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.
Calhan, 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 Calhan, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $4,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)