Wellington, Colorado is a small town located in Larimer County with a population of 7,444 people. Despite its size, it is an active community with its own local politics. The town has its own mayor and City Council who work towards improving the quality of life for its citizens. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for making decisions on various topics such as public safety, infrastructure projects, parks and recreation, budgeting, and economic growth. Every two years residents of Wellington vote for candidates to fill the seats on the City Council. This election process helps ensure the good governance of the city by giving citizens the power to choose their representatives. In addition to voting, citizens can get involved by attending City Council meetings or volunteering at charity events. By engaging in local politics, Wellington residents can shape their own community in meaningful ways.
The political climate in Wellington, 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
Wellington, 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.
Wellington, 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 Wellington, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $6,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $9,874 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)