The 80908 Black Forest area of Colorado is an area with a strong sense of community and political engagement. Despite not having a large population, people in this area are passionate about their local politics and are actively involved in decision-making processes. The area is represented by two state senators and one representative in the Colorado House of Representatives. All of these representatives have a long history of fighting for the rights and interests of local residents. Local elections often attract high voter turnouts from residents who believe that their voices need to be heard when it comes to issues such as taxation, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. Furthermore, there are several groups and organizations which advocate for the preservation of local resources, including nature reserves, outdoor recreation areas, and historic buildings. All these factors contribute to making 80908 Black Forest an active political hub in Colorado.
The political climate in Zip 80908 (Black Forest, CO) is somewhat conservative.
El Paso County, CO is somewhat conservative. In El Paso County, CO 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained strongly Republican, 53.5% to 42.7%.
El Paso county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80908 (Black Forest, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Black Forest, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
El Paso County, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Black Forest, 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 80908 (Black Forest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 575 contributions totaling $55,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 569 contributions totaling $131,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)