Politics in Phippsburg, CO are largely focused on local policy issues that promote the best interests of its citizens. The small town is served by a Town Council which consists of five elected members who serve two-year terms. The Town Council is responsible for making decisions regarding the budget, taxes, land use and other municipal services. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve on the Town Council. Candidates run for office based on their knowledge and experience with local issues and their commitment to bettering the community. Additionally, Phippsburg’s residents can get involved in politics by attending public meetings, participating in voter registration drives, and staying informed about local politics through news sources and other publications.
The political climate in Phippsburg, CO is strongly liberal.
Routt County, CO is strongly liberal. In Routt County, CO 62.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Routt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.7% to 35.1%.
Routt county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phippsburg, CO is strongly liberal.
Routt County, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Steamboat Springs 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.
Phippsburg, Colorado: r 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 Phippsburg, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $4,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)