Calhan, CO is a small town located in El Paso County with a population of 801 people. It is governed by a Mayor and four Trustees that are elected to serve the citizens of Calhan. The local political candidates are determined every two years during the municipal election. Although it is a small town, the politics of Calhan have big impacts on the community. The current mayor has been in office since 2017 and focuses on maintaining the town's rapid growth while ensuring it remains affordable for residents and businesses alike. The Trustees work collaboratively with the Mayor to ensure that any new developments are within budget while providing necessary services to all residents of Calhan. Local elections provide an excellent opportunity for citizens to get involved and stay informed on their local government’s progress.
The political climate in Zip 80808 (Calhan, CO) is moderately 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 80808 (Calhan, CO) is moderately conservative.
Calhan, Colorado is moderately 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.
Calhan, 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 80808 (Calhan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $4,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)