The politics in 80420 Alma, CO are primarily focused on local issues that affect the area. This includes matters of taxation, infrastructure, education, and environmental protection. Local candidates in the area come from a variety of backgrounds and seek to provide effective representation for their constituents. For example, one candidate may believe that taxes should be lowered to help businesses thrive while another may prioritize investing in public transportation infrastructure. Community engagement is also a major focus of politics in this area, with many candidates seeking to bring people together and find common ground among residents from different backgrounds and perspectives. Additionally, Alma has been proactive about its environmental efforts by supporting renewable energy initiatives and other forms of conservation. All in all, the local political scene in 80420 Alma is diverse yet driven by a shared goal of making the community better for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Zip 80420 (Alma, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Park County, CO is moderately conservative. In Park County, CO 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Park county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 39.9%.
Park county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80420 (Alma, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Alma, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Park County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Alma, 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 zip 80420 (Alma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $2,910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)