Colorado Springs, CO is a vibrant and diverse city located in the state of Colorado. With an estimated population of more than 473,000, it is the second most populous city in Colorado. The local politics in Colorado Springs are largely dominated by the Republican Party which currently holds all five seats on the City Council. The current mayor is John Suthers who has held the role since 2015 and was re-elected in 2019. Colorado Springs also has several other elected officials including state senators, representatives and district attorneys who all serve to represent their constituents and work to improve life in the city. Locally, many issues that face residents are addressed through active engagement with city government representatives such as initiatives on public safety, infrastructure improvement, economic development and transportation initiatives. Residents of Colorado Springs have access to a variety of services provided by their local government including fire protection, public education services and recreational facilities.
The political climate in Colorado Springs, CO is leaning 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
Colorado Springs, CO is leaning 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.
Colorado Springs, 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 Colorado Springs, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39,808 contributions totaling $3,506,357 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15,889 contributions totaling $6,274,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)