81222 Coaldale, CO is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is known for its peaceful, rural atmosphere and tight knit community. Although it is politically conservative, there are still many people in 81222 Coaldale, CO who are passionate about their beliefs and actively participate in local politics. Every election season there are several political candidates running for various offices including mayor, City Council positions, school board members, county commissioners, and more. Although local elections tend to be low key affairs with smaller turnouts than state or national elections, these individuals make great efforts to get their names out into the community and run their campaigns. It can be difficult for some to decide who they should vote for but by gathering information from virtually any source available nowadays (newspapers/magazines/TV/internet) they can make an informed decision that best reflects their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 81222 (Coaldale, CO) is very conservative.
Fremont County, CO is very conservative. In Fremont County, CO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.8%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81222 (Coaldale, CO) is very conservative.
Coaldale, Colorado is very conservative.
Fremont County, Colorado is very conservative.
Canon City Metro Area is very 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.
Coaldale, 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 81222 (Coaldale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)