Bethune, Colorado is a small community located in the 80805 zip code. It is known for its strong sense of community and rural charm. When it comes to politics, Bethune is part of the larger Weld County and votes according to the majority opinion in the county. This means that local elections are often determined by the statewide or national trends. There are no specific local political candidates, but residents of Bethune can stay informed on how their votes may affect the outcome by learning more about state-level and national issues. They can also turn out to make their voice heard at town meetings and rallies held by various political organizations throughout the year. Residents of Bethune understand that their participation in the political process helps shape their community’s future, so they take an active interest in staying informed on current events and local politics.
The political climate in Zip 80805 (Bethune, CO) is very conservative.
Kit Carson County, CO is very conservative. In Kit Carson County, CO 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kit Carson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 17.1%.
Kit Carson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80805 (Bethune, CO) is very conservative.
Bethune, Colorado is very conservative.
Kit Carson 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.
Bethune, 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 80805 (Bethune)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)