Elbert County in Colorado is a bustling area with an influx of people and businesses. It is a diverse and vibrant area that balances its rural roots with urban development. The county has many layers of government that work together to ensure the needs of the community are met, from local business regulations to natural resource management. At the local level, Elbert County has several state representatives—both Republican and Democrat—working to ensure their constituents receive the best representation possible. They strive for equitable solutions that benefit everyone in the county, while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Additionally, Elbert County puts forth municipal elections for several offices such as mayor or city council members. The voting population can decide who they believe should lead their community and represent their interests. Therefore, the politics in Elbert County are complex but managed fairly and transparently so that all citizens have a voice in the decisions being made for their future.
The political climate in Elbert County, CO is very conservative.
In Elbert County, CO 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 23.7%.
Elbert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elbert County, CO is very conservative.
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.
Elbert, Colorado: R R R R R R
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Elbert County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 929 contributions totaling $41,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $68,952 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)