Yampa, CO is a small town located in Northwest Colorado. Its politics are strongly rooted in the principle of government for the people and by the people. With local elections occurring every two years, residents of Yampa have the opportunity to vote for candidates who represent their values and beliefs. Issues such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure and economic development are of particular importance to those living in Yampa. These issues are debated and discussed amongst both citizens and candidates each election cycle. As a result of this process, Yampa has seen multiple positive improvements over the years, such as investments into its public schools and infrastructure projects that benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Yampa, CO is leaning 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
Yampa, CO is leaning 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.
Yampa, 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 Yampa, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $2,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $7,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)