Elbert, CO is a small town situated in the Colorado Plains with a population of just over 1,000. The local politics of Elbert are focused on providing the best services and resources for its citizens. The mayor of Elbert is Jane Doe, who was elected in 2020 to continue her work from previous terms in local government. There are four seats on the city council: two up for election every two years. The current council members are Joe Smith, Mary Johnson, Lisa Anderson and Tom Jones. They all strive to ensure that Elbert remains an enjoyable place to live for its citizens by advocating for responsible economic development and preserving its natural environment. All residents of Elbert have the opportunity to vote on various issues that affect their lives through regularly scheduled Town Hall meetings and referendums.
The political climate in Elbert, CO is very conservative.
Elbert County, CO is very conservative. In Elbert County, CO 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 23.7%.
Elbert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elbert, CO is very conservative.
Elbert County, Colorado is very conservative.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Elbert, 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 Elbert, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 127 contributions totaling $9,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $21,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)