Eaton, Colorado is a small town located in Weld County. It is home to a diverse population of about 4,400 residents. The town has a proud legacy of local politics and community involvement that dates back to its founding in 1885. In Eaton, the government consists of a Mayor and six Town Trustees who are elected by the citizens every four years. The current Mayor is Roger Holen, and the Town Trustees are Michelle Lauer, Mike Cox, Tammy Woodard, Dave Beecher, and Lisa Davis. As leaders of their community, these officials work hard to ensure that Eaton remains a vibrant and welcoming place for all residents. They actively communicate with the public through forums like town meetings and newsletters to ensure transparency between them and their constituents. Additionally, they strive to create policies that positively affect the quality of life for everyone in Eaton by investing in infrastructure improvements such as new roads and park development projects.
The political climate in Eaton, CO is moderately conservative.
Weld County, CO is moderately conservative. In Weld County, CO 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weld county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 39.6%.
Weld county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eaton, CO is moderately conservative.
Weld County, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Greeley Metro Area is moderately 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.
Eaton, 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 Eaton, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $5,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $55,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)