Burlington, CO is a small city in Eastern Colorado that is home to around 4000 people. The town is mainly governed by the Burlington City Council which consists of 6 elected officials. With elections taking place every two years, citizens in Burlington have the chance to make their voices heard by voting for their chosen candidates. The council frequently works together with local organizations and government agencies to tackle issues such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, they focus on creating a more vibrant community for its citizens and visitors alike. As a whole, the city council works hard to ensure that Burlington remains a strong and thriving community and is committed to encouraging civic engagement within its borders.
The political climate in Burlington, CO is strongly conservative.
Kit Carson County, CO is very conservative. In Kit Carson County, CO 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kit Carson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 17.1%.
Kit Carson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, CO is strongly conservative.
Kit Carson County, Colorado is very 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.
Burlington, 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 Burlington, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)