The politics in 81223 Cotopaxi, CO are largely centered around local issues and increasing economic security. The community is primarily influenced by the city’s mayor and other representatives who have been elected to serve the citizens of 81223 Cotopaxi, CO. These officials are tasked with advocating for their constituents while also ensuring that the town is progressing and that its citizens are living healthy and prosperous lives. The politics in 81223 Cotopaxi, CO focus on topics such as job creation, education reform, infrastructure improvement, public health initiatives, environmental protection, and community development projects. Local political candidates are working diligently to ensure these issues remain a priority in the area.
The political climate in Zip 81223 (Cotopaxi, CO) is strongly 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 81223 (Cotopaxi, CO) is strongly conservative.
Cotopaxi, Colorado is strongly 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.
Cotopaxi, 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 81223 (Cotopaxi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $2,761 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $2,371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)