Empire, Colorado is a small town with a population of around 1,200 people. Located in northern Colorado, Empire is an agricultural community with a rich history and unique character. Although the town is small, local politics still play an important role in shaping the future of Empire. The Town Council governs Empire and consists of five elected members who serve overlapping four-year terms. Each election cycle typically features several candidates running for open seats on the council that represent the interests of local residents. These individuals are usually well-known within the community and take into account the wants and needs of their constituents before making decisions on behalf of Empire. Additionally, each year citizens have the opportunity to vote on various ballot initiatives that can affect taxes, spending, or other aspects of life in Empire. The citizenry is passionate about their local politics and take part actively in creating a better future for their beloved home town.
The political climate in Empire, CO is leaning liberal.
Clear Creek County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Clear Creek County, CO 55.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clear Creek county remained strongly Democratic, 55.0% to 42.1%.
Clear Creek county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Empire, CO is leaning liberal.
Clear Creek County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
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.
Empire, Colorado: r d D D d D
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 Empire, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $11,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $2,742 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)