Deer Trail, Colorado is a small town located in Arapahoe County. It has a rich history and strong sense of community, making it a great place to live and work. There is also an active political scene in the area, with citizens discussing and debating important issues that affect their lives. The local government is responsible for maintaining public services such as roads, schools, and public safety. Residents are represented by three county commissioners who are elected to serve four-year terms. In addition to the commissioners, there are several other elected officials including the mayor, city council members, clerk treasurer and police chief. Politically minded residents can stay informed about current events or get involved with local initiatives by attending meetings or participating in debates. Deer Trail also hosts many events throughout the year such as town hall meetings where residents can voice opinions on important topics. This gives locals an opportunity to be heard and make their voices count when it comes to matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Deer Trail, CO is leaning liberal.
Arapahoe County, CO is strongly liberal. In Arapahoe County, CO 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arapahoe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.4%.
Arapahoe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Deer Trail, CO is leaning liberal.
Arapahoe County, Colorado is strongly 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.
Deer Trail, 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 Deer Trail, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $1,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)