The politics in Cascade-Chipita Park, Colorado are heavily influenced by the local government which consists of a mayor and two trustees. The mayor is elected by the citizens of Cascade-Chipita Park every four years and the two trustees are elected every two years. All three together oversee the welfare and operations of the town, who work closely with the local fire department, police department, parks and recreation board to ensure a safe and enjoyable community for residents. In addition, they strive to maintain a balanced budget, create new jobs within the community, and collaborate with nearby towns in order to share resources. The town also works to ensure that everyone has access to basic necessities such as food, housing, education and healthcare.
The political climate in Cascade-Chipita Park, CO is somewhat 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
Cascade-Chipita Park, CO is somewhat 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.
Cascade-Chipita 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 Cascade-Chipita Park, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $12,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $5,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)