Estes Park, CO is a quaint mountain town in North Central Colorado. It is known for its beautiful scenery and access to Rocky Mountain National Park. Politically, the town has been represented by two elected officials: The Board of Trustees and the Mayor. The Board consists of six members elected to staggered terms that serve four-year terms. The mayor is elected to a two-year term by registered voters in Estes Park. Both the board and the mayor seek to ensure that Estes Park is a safe and prosperous community for both residents and visitors alike. They work together to address issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, housing needs, and more. Their efforts have resulted in improved quality of life for all who live in or visit Estes Park.
The political climate in Estes Park, 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
Estes Park, 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.
Estes Park, 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 Estes Park, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,496 contributions totaling $146,859 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 429 contributions totaling $107,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)