Red Feather Lakes, Colorado is a small town located in Larimer County. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political landscape. The Town of Red Feather Lakes is governed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of five elected officials who make decisions on various matters related to local issues. There are also many organizations and groups that advocate for progressive causes in the area, such as environmental protection, economic justice, and social welfare. Further, local candidates running for office in state and federal elections often visit the community to share their platforms with residents and meet interested voters. The people of Red Feather Lakes have an active interest in local politics and take part in events such as candidate forums and community discussions to ensure their voices are heard at the polls.
The political climate in Red Feather Lakes, 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
Red Feather Lakes, 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.
Red Feather Lakes, 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 Red Feather Lakes, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $2,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)