Loveland, CO is a nonpartisan municipality that operates under a mayor-council form of government. Every two years, Loveland elects seven council members and a Mayor who work together as part of the Loveland City Council to manage the affairs of the community. These elected officials strive to keep Loveland safe and prosperous by listening to their constituents and responding to their needs.
The Political Climate in Loveland, CO is Leaning liberal.
Larimer County, CO is Somewhat liberal. In Larimer County, CO 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Larimer county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 40.8%.
Larimer county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican
The BestPlaces Liberal/Conservative Index
Loveland, CO is Leaning liberal
Larimer County, Colorado is Somewhat liberal.
Fort Collins Metro Area is Somewhat 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.
Loveland, 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 Loveland, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,073 contributions totaling $1,129,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,572 contributions totaling $843,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)