The small town of Haxtun, CO (zip code 80731) is a rural community located in Phillips County. The town is known for its agricultural roots and strong sense of community. Though it is a relatively small town, the politics in Haxtun still affect the lives of its citizens. Currently, there are no local political candidates running for office but residents are very engaged with their state and national representatives. Every election cycle local organizations host forums and debates to discuss the issues important to Haxtun’s residents such as healthcare, agriculture, education, and economic development. Despite its size and lack of representation in local government, Haxtun’s residents remain passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to issues that matter to them most.
The political climate in Zip 80731 (Haxtun, CO) is very conservative.
Phillips County, CO is very conservative. In Phillips County, CO 19.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phillips county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 19.6%.
Phillips county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80731 (Haxtun, CO) is very conservative.
Haxtun, Colorado is very conservative.
Phillips 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.
Haxtun, 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 80731 (Haxtun)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $665 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)