The town of Cheraw, CO is a small rural community located in Otero County. As of the 2000 census, the population was 357 people. Although small, the town is full of local politics that are an important part of life for those who call it home. The town has several elected positions such as Mayor, Town Council Members and Police Chief that are filled by members of the local community. These leaders often use their influence to make decisions about the future of Cheraw and help shape what it looks like today and tomorrow. Additionally, they are responsible for providing important services to citizens such as law enforcement, street repairs and other municipal tasks. It is through these elected officials that residents can make their voice heard and hold their representatives accountable.
The political climate in Zip 81030 (Cheraw, CO) is moderately conservative.
Otero County, CO is moderately conservative. In Otero County, CO 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otero county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.6%.
Otero county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81030 (Cheraw, CO) is moderately conservative.
Cheraw, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Otero County, Colorado is moderately conservative.
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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.
Cheraw, 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 81030 (Cheraw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)