La Veta, CO is a small town located in Huerfano County with a population of around 1,000 people. It is a quiet and safe community where people take pride in their small-town living. While the area may be considered rural, there is still plenty of politics to keep residents busy. The town has its own mayor and town council who work together to make decisions about local issues that affect the wellbeing and safety of the citizens. They are often seen discussing topics such as taxes, road improvements, public services, zoning laws, and other important matters. Many of the council members also run for office in larger counties or state elections when an opportunity arises. There are also several local organizations in La Veta that focus on political issues such as environmental protection and civil rights. These groups often host events where residents can get informed about current topics and interact with local politicians running for office. With so much interesting politics happening in La Veta, it is not surprising that many citizens take part in their community's affairs!
The political climate in La Veta, CO is somewhat conservative.
Huerfano County, CO is leaning conservative. In Huerfano County, CO 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huerfano county remained Republican, 50.0% to 47.1%.
Huerfano county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Veta, CO is somewhat conservative.
Huerfano County, Colorado is leaning conservative.
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.
La Veta, Colorado: d r D d 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 La Veta, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $9,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $26,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)