In 80721 Amherst, CO, politics are an important part of life. This small town is situated in Logan County, which has a history of conservative values. Locally, the government is led by the Town Board, consisting of five members who are elected by the people every two years. The Town Board works together to make decisions that best serve the needs of the community. Their main focus is on maintaining public safety and providing essential services such as water supply and garbage collection. Additionally, they strive to create a welcoming environment for residents and businesses alike. There are currently no local candidates running for office in 80721 Amherst, however voters can still take part in county and state elections to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in Zip 80721 (Amherst, 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 80721 (Amherst, CO) is very conservative.
Amherst, 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.
Amherst, 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 80721 (Amherst)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 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)