Idledale, CO is a small town located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Although Idledale is a small town with a population of less than 500 people, it still has active politics. The town council consists of five members elected by the citizens to represent them and make decisions regarding their community. They are responsible for managing the budget, making laws and regulations, and ensuring that local services are provided in a timely manner. Every two years, citizens can vote for candidates who they believe will best serve their interests and provide leadership for all residents. Additionally, the town council holds public meetings every month to discuss important issues within Idledale and gauge public opinion on various matters. All citizens have an equal say in political decision-making and can actively voice their opinions both directly to the town council or at public forums like town hall meetings. By engaging in these ways, Idledale's locals ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to policies that affect them directly.
The political climate in Idledale, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, CO is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, CO 57.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Idledale, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Idledale, Colorado: r r 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 Idledale, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,878 contributions totaling $777,329 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,169 contributions totaling $1,087,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $930 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)