Valmont, CO has an active political atmosphere with many positions up for grabs. Every election season brings a new opportunity to get involved in local politics and make real changes in the community. The mayor, city council members, school board representatives, and other local officials are all chosen by the citizens of Valmont. With numerous organizations advocating for change and engaging the public on important issues, there is ample opportunity to stay informed and engaged in local politics. In addition, Valmont boasts a diverse population that provides essential perspective to its political process. All this culminates into a vibrant political environment where the voice of the people is heard loud and clear.
The political climate in Valmont, CO is moderately liberal.
Boulder County, CO is very liberal. In Boulder County, CO 77.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boulder county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Boulder county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valmont, CO is moderately liberal.
Boulder County, Colorado is very liberal.
Boulder Metro Area is very 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.
Valmont, Colorado: D 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 Valmont, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,273 contributions totaling $800,428 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 496 contributions totaling $227,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)