The politics of 80515 Drake, CO is largely dominated by the Republican Party. Although there is a diverse range of political views in the area, most people in 80515 Drake, CO tend to lean towards conservative values and ideals when it comes to their political beliefs. In recent years, local elections have been won by Republicans who promise to uphold traditional values and fiscal responsibility. The local economy is a major issue that politicians are working hard to address in order to keep job opportunities available for all of its citizens. Additionally, some local initiatives have been put into place in order to protect the community from damaging environmental changes that could occur if not addressed properly. Overall, politics in 80515 Drake, CO is a serviceable mix of conservative and progressive views which ensures that all opinions are taken into account and respected when making decisions for the good of the community.
The political climate in Zip 80515 (Drake, CO) is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Larimer County, CO 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Larimer county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 40.8%.
Larimer county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80515 (Drake, CO) is leaning liberal.
Drake, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Fort Collins Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Drake, Colorado: R r d d d D
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 80515 (Drake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $2,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)