Lamar, CO is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. Home to just over 8,000 people, Lamar is known for its agricultural roots and quaint rural charm. Despite its small population, Lamar has an active political atmosphere. The town is run by a city council which consists of seven members who are elected by the residents every two years. These elected officials deal with local problems and strive to ensure that Lamar remains a safe and thriving community. Additionally, Lamar is part of Colorado's 4th Congressional District and voters will have the chance to cast their ballots for their chosen representative this November. It is clear that Lamar residents take politics seriously and are eager to play their part in shaping the future of their beloved town.
The political climate in Lamar, CO is moderately conservative.
Prowers County, CO is very conservative. In Prowers County, CO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prowers county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.2%.
Prowers county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lamar, CO is moderately conservative.
Prowers County, Colorado is very 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.
Lamar, 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 Lamar, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $20,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $16,906 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)