Cripple Creek, Colorado is a small mountain town located in Teller County. It has a rich history, and is home to many historic sites and buildings. The political landscape of Cripple Creek is largely composed of local issues that concern the residents of the community. Local government in Cripple Creek consists of a mayor, city council, county commission, and various other boards and committees. Many of the issues discussed in local politics revolve around economic development, infrastructure improvements, environmental regulations, public safety initiatives, and policies related to tourism promotion and recreational activities. Residents often take an active role in discussing these topics at public meetings or by participating in voter initiatives as they seek to improve their quality of life.
The political climate in Cripple Creek, CO is strongly 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
Cripple Creek, CO is strongly 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.
Cripple Creek, 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 Cripple Creek, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 243 contributions totaling $11,436 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $10,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)