The Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area is a bustling community full of life. Politics in the area are complex and fast-moving, with a variety of local candidates vying for office each election cycle. In recent years, this has included people from all walks of life including small business owners, teachers, business executives, and other professionals. Colorado Springs' leaders have worked to ensure that the voice of every constituent is heard on issues such as public safety, education reform, economic revitalization, and environmental sustainability. With its modern infrastructure and beautiful natural landscape, Colorado Springs has become an attractive destination for both businesses and residents alike. As election season approaches again soon for local leaders in the Colorado Springs region, voters will have their say in deciding who will take the helm and lead the city into the future.
The political climate in Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Colorado Springs Metro Area 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Colorado Springs metro area remained strongly Republican, 54.0% to 42.4%.
The Colorado Springs metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Colorado Springs, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Colorado Springs Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,873 contributions totaling $2,091,468 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,863 contributions totaling $3,702,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)