The politics in 80812 Cope, CO are diverse and complex. The local government is made up of a mayor and several elected city council members who are tasked with making important decisions on behalf of the community. There is also an active community of citizens who lobby for their interests and offer input into the decision-making process. Members of state and federal political parties are also active in the area, running campaigns for office and engaging in debates about key issues that impact the town. Local events such as voting forums, town hall meetings, and political rallies are common occurrences throughout the year. Overall, politics in 80812 Cope, CO remains vibrant and engaged with citizens from all walks of life striving to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 80812 (Cope, CO) is very conservative.
Washington County, CO is very conservative. In Washington County, CO 12.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.3%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80812 (Cope, CO) is very conservative.
Cope, Colorado is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Cope, 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 80812 (Cope)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)