The small rural town of Weldona, CO (zip code 80653) is situated in the northeastern part of the state and offers a unique glimpse into a more traditional way of life. With an area of just 1.7 square miles, Weldona has no mayor or any other type of local political office. However, it does have a local county commissioner that represents its interests to the larger government bodies and helps to ensure that Weldona’s needs are met. The commissioner works with other elected officials at the county level to make sure that vital resources such as schools, roads, and infrastructure are adequately funded and maintained. Even though Weldona does not have its own local politicians, people here take great pride in their community and work to be involved in politics at the county level.
The political climate in Zip 80653 (Weldona, CO) is very conservative.
Morgan County, CO is very conservative. In Morgan County, CO 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.2%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80653 (Weldona, CO) is very conservative.
Weldona, Colorado is very conservative.
Morgan County, Colorado is very conservative.
Fort Morgan Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Weldona, 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 80653 (Weldona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $2,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $39,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,798 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)