Woodland Park is a small city located in central Colorado. It has a rich history and strong community spirit that its residents are proud of. The politics in Woodland Park are of utmost importance to the citizens, as they strive for representation and progress within their city. The City Council consists of five members who are elected by the citizens of Woodland Park every two years. These individuals are responsible for setting the direction of the City, making decisions on budgeting, taxes, public works projects, local ordinances, and community initiatives. In 2020, the mayoral seat was won by incumbent Mayor David Miller who ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and public safety. While it is clear that there is much work that needs to be done to improve the quality of life for all residents in Woodland Park, its citizens remain hopeful that their elected officials will continue to make progress towards creating a better future for their city.
The political climate in Woodland Park, CO is moderately conservative.
Teller County, CO is very conservative. In Teller County, CO 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Teller county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.2%.
Teller county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodland Park, CO is moderately conservative.
Teller County, Colorado is very 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.
Woodland Park, 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 Woodland Park, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 738 contributions totaling $31,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $40,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)