Fairplay, CO is a small town located in Park County in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It has a long history of political activism with citizens taking part in local politics and taking up various causes over the years. From advocating for change on environmental and water protection issues to participating in civic engagement initiatives, Fairplay's citizens have been actively involved in influencing their community. The town also has an active local government, with representatives from both major parties running for office. Every four years, residents come together to elect a mayor and five board of trustees who all oversee various aspects of city life such as public safety, infrastructure management, and other important matters. Recent improvements in the town include upgrades to the city park and the expansion of Broad Street which now provides more access to downtown businesses. Despite its small size, Fairplay is an engaged political center that takes part in elections at all levels throughout Colorado.
The political climate in Fairplay, CO is somewhat conservative.
Park County, CO is moderately conservative. In Park County, CO 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Park county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 39.9%.
Park county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairplay, CO is somewhat conservative.
Park County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Fairplay, 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 Fairplay, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $3,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)