The city of Colorado Springs, CO (80920) has a very active political scene. As the second most populous city in the state of Colorado, it is home to many different political candidates representing a wide range of ideologies and beliefs. The city's recent elections have seen an increase in the number of candidates running for office. These candidates can be found attending local events and engaging with voters throughout the city. They are often vocal on social media about their platforms and policies that they hope to implement if elected to office. From progressive activists fighting for change in issues like healthcare and immigration, to conservative representatives working towards fiscal responsibility, the citizens of Colorado Springs have a wide variety of choices when it comes to representation in their government.
The political climate in Zip 80920 (Colorado Springs, 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 80920 (Colorado Springs, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Colorado Springs, 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.
Colorado Springs, 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 80920 (Colorado Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 932 contributions totaling $77,561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 835 contributions totaling $891,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,068 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)