Politics in 80512 Bellvue, CO has been dominated by the Republican party for many years. Local elections typically feature a wide variety of candidates from both parties, and are often hotly contested races. Voter turnout is high in Bellvue due to the passionate debates and campaigns waged by those vying for public office. The incumbent mayor is a Republican who was elected in 2016 and is currently serving his second term. He has focused on improving infrastructure, creating jobs, and maintaining fiscal responsibility during his time in office. The city council consists of seven members from various political backgrounds that make up the legislative body of Bellvue’s government. They have worked together to pass laws that benefit the community as well as regulations to promote social responsibility. While this small town may not be considered a major political influence, its residents take their local politics seriously and strive to elect officials who will work hard on their behalf and make decisions that have a positive impact on their lives.
The political climate in Zip 80512 (Bellvue, CO) is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Larimer County, CO 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Larimer county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 40.8%.
Larimer county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80512 (Bellvue, CO) is leaning liberal.
Bellvue, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Fort Collins Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Bellvue, Colorado: R r 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 80512 (Bellvue)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $20,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $7,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $519 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)