The small town of Haswell, CO is part of Kit Carson County and is known for its picturesque countryside and abundance of outdoor activities. The politics in Haswell, CO are mainly focused on local issues that affect the small community such as access to healthcare, education, public safety, and economic development. The town has a mayor who is elected to a two-year term and is aided by a six-member board of trustees. Local political candidates often focus their campaigns on improving the quality of life for citizens in Haswell by advocating for better access to healthcare, better educational opportunities, increased public safety initiatives, and improved job and economic growth. A number of local organizations also provide an important voice in the politics of Haswell, such as the Chamber of Commerce and other civic groups that help to ensure that the interests of the residents are represented at all levels.
The political climate in Zip 81045 (Haswell, CO) is very conservative.
Kiowa County, CO is very conservative. In Kiowa County, CO 10.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kiowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.0% to 10.9%.
Kiowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81045 (Haswell, CO) is very conservative.
Haswell, Colorado is very conservative.
Kiowa County, Colorado is very 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.
Haswell, 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 81045 (Haswell)
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)