Jamestown, CO is a small rural town located in the Rocky Mountains. The town is noted for its strong sense of community and active involvement in local politics. Jamestown has many volunteer organizations and initiatives that strive to create a better town for all citizens. The most recent success was the passage of a ballot initiative to fund much needed improvements to the local school system. Community members also meet regularly to discuss current issues in the city, state, and nation, such as health care, economic development, and social justice. Local elections are also held every two years with several well-known candidates running for office. People who live in Jamestown take their civic duties seriously and it shows through their commitment to staying informed on local politics so they can make informed decisions during elections.
The political climate in Jamestown, CO is moderately liberal.
Boulder County, CO is very liberal. In Boulder County, CO 77.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boulder county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Boulder county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jamestown, CO is moderately liberal.
Boulder County, Colorado is very liberal.
Boulder Metro Area is very 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.
Jamestown, Colorado: D 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 Jamestown, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $3,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $937 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)