Welby, CO is a small town with a population of approximately 8,000 people. It is served by the local government system in place in Colorado which includes a mayor and city council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Elections for these positions take place every two years and are open to any qualified citizen aged 18 or over. Issues such as tax rates, infrastructure improvements, zoning laws and regulations, public safety initiatives and more are discussed and voted upon at regular council meetings. The citizens of Welby regularly advocate for causes they believe will benefit the community, from protecting local wildlife habitats to promoting green energy initiatives. The town also hosts annual events such as parades and festivals that bring together citizens from all walks of life to celebrate their community’s spirit and pride. With passionate leaders and engaged citizens, politics in Welby remain vibrant and active throughout the year.
The political climate in Welby, CO is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, CO is moderately liberal. In Adams County, CO 56.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.7% to 40.4%.
Adams county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Welby, CO is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood 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.
Welby, 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 Welby, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,027 contributions totaling $51,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $8,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)