Leadville, CO is an important town in the state of Colorado. It is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. The political climate in Leadville is just as diverse as its population. There are several major local issues that residents care about such as economic development, environmental protection, and education. With both democratic and republican candidates vying for office in the area, it can be difficult to decide which candidate best represents the town's interests. Voters have to think hard about their decision before they cast their ballot on election day. Ultimately, whatever party voters decide to support in Leadville will shape the future of this important community for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 80461 (Leadville, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, CO is moderately liberal. In Lake County, CO 58.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.1% to 37.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80461 (Leadville, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Leadville, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
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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.
Leadville, Colorado: d D D D D D
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 80461 (Leadville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 273 contributions totaling $15,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $4,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)